The Asbury Park City Council is meeting tonight at City Hall. Their closed executive session is held at 5 p.m., while the workshop and regular sessions are at 6 and 7 p.m., respectively. Items on the workshop agenda include: • A beach safety presentation from city manager Terence Reidy, head lifeguard Joe Bonjavani and Garrett […]

A 19-year-old city resident was shot twice in his leg early Friday morning, Police Chief Mark Kinmon has said. The man was shot in his thigh in the area of Bangs Avenue and Comstock Street just before 1 a.m. on July 6, Kinmon said. He then ran to a home in the 1300 block of […]

A 31-year-old Asbury Park man was allegedly found to be in possession of a sawed-off shotgun and half an ounce of uncut heroin on July 8. As the result of an investigation, Jermaine Henry Nettles, 31, was found in an apartment at St. Stephen Manor, Asbury Park Police Chief Mark Kinmon said. Nettles, a Ridge […]

Developer Carter Sackman and his attorney Andrew Karas brought the Kinmonth Project before the planning board once more last night, this time with testimony from parking expert George Jacquemart. After hearing from Jacquemart, the board recommended the city complete an independent parking study. Sackman hopes to restore the Kinmonth Building [pictured at right], on Mattison […]

New Jersey American Water [NJAW] has toned down water use restrictions in Monmouth County, although they say a state of emergency is still in effect. Restrictions were imposed  after three NJAW water mains ruptured on Friday, June 29. “We’ve made temporary repairs to our plant,” NJAW external affairs manager Richard Barnes said today. “We were […]

The Asbury Park Police Department made four significant drug-and-weapons-related arrests during June, some of which were the result of investigations by the department’s street crimes unit. “Usually, these investigations are generated by our narcotics and gang unit — the street crimes unit,” Asbury Park Police Chief Mark Kinmon said. • As a result of a […]

The first candidate for a proposed charter study commission was on the campaign trail this weekend. Pam Lamberton [pictured above] was out seeking her 100 signatures to get on the November ballot. A second city resident, Rita Marano, has also picked up petitions, according to city clerk Stephen Kay. In November, Asbury citizens will vote […]

Volunteers beautifying Press Plaza in downtown Asbury got an early start Saturday morning to beat the heat, which reached 98 degrees by the afternoon. Today’s tasks included weeding and mulching in the traffic island in the center of the plaza, according to Tom Pivinksi, chairman of the city’s environmental and shade tree commission. Volunteers will […]

The rate of violent crimes committed in Asbury Park continues to decrease, with 113 incidents reported in the first six months of this year, down from 124 this time last year, Police Chief Mark Kinmon said. Rates have been decreasing for several years. In 2010, 174 incidents were reported in the first half of the […]

The city’s dog park committee is holding a second public interest meeting tomorrow — Saturday, July 7 — at 10 a.m., in Library Square Park [pictured above]. The plan for a dog park was approved June 6 as a one-year pilot program. Members of the park’s committee — including condominium owner and pet trust attorney Rachel […]