Asbury Park

Asbury Park

VIDEO: Blaze hits Summerfield Ave. house on July 4

Firefighters extinguished 'very large volume of fire'

By Molly Mulshine
Tweet



A Summerfield Avenue home caught fire just before 2 a.m. on July 4, fire chief Kevin Keddy said today, and the department has video footage of the blaze. Firefighters extinguished the blaze at the two-family, unattached, wood-frame dwelling shortly after receiving the call at 1:53 a.m., Keddy said. They arrived on the scene at 1405 […]

Read more →


Jul 05, 2012
Asbury Park

Wednesday night fireworks start with a bang

July Fourth pyrotechnics show a success

By Molly Mulshine
Tweet



Last night’s July Fourth fireworks went off without a hitch, Police Chief Mark Kinmon said this morning. “It was a great night,” he said, with “probably the biggest crowd we’ve seen here in the last few years for fireworks.” He estimated the crowd’s size at more than 20,000, and said the cancellation of Red Bank’s […]

Read more →


Jul 05, 2012
Asbury Park

New ShowRoom theater ‘halfway there’

Cookman Ave. cinema hopes to move across street in September

By Asbury Park Sun
Tweet



The construction of the new ShowRoom movie theater on Cookman Avenue has made notable progress, as the building’s cement block frontage is complete. The project is “halfway there,” said co-owner Michael Sodano. Sodano and his wife, Nancy Sabino, opened the art-house movie theater in 2009. The ShowRoom mostly screens independent films, but also presents other programming […]

Read more →


Jul 05, 2012
Asbury Park

Police blotter: June 27 through July 2


By Molly Mulshine
Tweet



From June 27 through July 2, 2012, the police department made the following arrests: • On June 27, a 49-year-old female from Ocean was arrested and charged with hindering apprehension and contempt of court at the Transportation Center. • On June 27, a 61-year-old male from Asbury Park was arrested and charged with simple assault […]

Read more →


Jul 03, 2012
Asbury Park

Cops search for jewelry store robbers

Brandishing a handgun, two males took jewels, money from Main Street shop

By Molly Mulshine
Tweet



The Asbury Park Police Department is searching for two males who allegedly held up a jewelry store at Main Street and Bangs Avenue then fled on foot. At about 2:30 p.m. on Saturday, June 30, two males entered the store, Police Chief Mark Kinmon said, where three employees were working. “They were talking about making […]

Read more →


Jul 02, 2012
Asbury Park

Petitions ready for charter study candidates

Commission could seek change in Asbury government organization, method of electing local officials

By Asbury Park Sun
Tweet



Petitions are ready for candidates who wish to serve on a proposed charter study commission that will review whether Asbury Park should change the way it organizes the city government and elects its officials. City clerk Steve Kay said the petitions can be picked up at his office in city hall. Candidates must be a […]

Read more →


Jul 02, 2012
Asbury Park

In light of recent drownings, Boys & Girls Club to hold water safety class

"We want to ensure that all kids are educated about water safety"

By Molly Mulshine
Tweet



A man’s body was found off of Second Avenue last month after four people were rescued — and the Boys and Girls Club of Monmouth County is holding a Learn-to-Swim Program for youngsters on Tuesday in response to the accident. “We want to ensure that all kids are educated about water safety and proper swimming before […]

Read more →


Jul 02, 2012
Asbury Park

Asbury, Interlaken draw water from Jumping Brook treatment plant, not Swimming River

Surrounding towns subject to boil-water advisory, draw from crippled treatment plant

By Asbury Park Sun
Tweet



Yesterday morning, a county-wide advisory for residents to boil water before consuming it was downgraded to just 22 towns. Asbury Park and Interlaken were taken off the boil-water advisory list — although all the municipalities surrounding them still remain subject to the advisory: Loch Arbour, Allenhurst, Ocean Township and Neptune. That’s because Asbury Park and […]

Read more →


Jul 01, 2012
Asbury Park

Boil-water advisory reduced to 22 towns

Asbury Park and Interlaken not included

By Asbury Park Sun
Tweet



The boil-water advisory in Monmouth County has now been reduced to 22 towns, according to a statement on the Monmouth County government website. Asbury Park and Interlaken are not included in the boil-water advisory, which was put in place after three water mains [shown above] collapsed yesterday at the New Jersey American Water company’s Swimming […]

Read more →


Jun 30, 2012
Asbury Park

Some confusion on boil-water advisory in Asbury Park and Interlaken

County website says boil water advisory county-wide; water company website does not include Asbury and Interlaken in towns affected

By Asbury Park Sun
Tweet



(UPDATE: County government website now says Asbury Park and Interlaken not subject to water boil advisory. Click here for the Sun story on the updated information and link to county website. The story below is now out-of-date by this new information.) As the New Jersey American Water Company seeks to get its Swimming River treatment […]

Read more →


Jun 30, 2012
« First‹ Previous374375376377378379380381382Next ›Last »

0

subscribers

0

followers




© 2012-2017 Limited Risk, Inc.