A vacant field on a stretch of Cookman Avenue has puzzled many for years. The land is filled with wooden stubs, giving the appearance of a field of wooden tombstones. Over time, people have painted various patterns and images on the stubs. There has also been public art displayed on the premises. So what’s with […]

Smoke-free public areas are one step closer to a reality in Asbury Park. The city council on Wednesday night approved an ordinance giving them the authority to establish smoke-free areas by resolution. The governing body has discussed designating Sixth Avenue beach as a smoke-free area first. The vote for the ordinance was four-to-one, with Councilman […]

Dogs and their human companions can now enjoy relaxed restrictions on canine beach and boardwalk access. The city council on Wednesday night approved an ordinance regarding dogs on the beach and boardwalk. “This will expand the time period each year when leashed dogs will be permitted to walk on the boardwalk with a handler,” city […]

Asbury Park restaurateur Marilyn Schlossbach and her husband Scott Szegeski are now the parents of twin girls. Schlossbach, 45, gave birth early this morning to sisters Hari at 1:23 a.m. and Rubi twenty minutes later, according to a post on the Facebook page of her brother Richard Schlossbach. The new parents [shown at right], along with […]

The city’s canine community will have a new place to run off-leash by this fall. Council last night approved a resolution establishing a one-year pilot program for a dog run to be located in the eastern quadrant of Library Square Park. The dog run will front on Heck Street, between First and Asbury Avenues. The […]

Asbury Park’s ReVision theatre company is moving to a new location — the former Greek Orthodox Church at 700 Grand Ave. — just in time for its fifth season. The church was built in 1949, according to a press release from ReVision. On April 1, its parishioners moved to a new church in Ocean Township […]

Asbury Park’s city council will meet tonight in council chambers, with a closed executive session starting at 5 p.m.; a workshop session at 6 p.m. and a regular meeting at 7 p.m. Items on the agenda include: • A final report on the Bamboozle music festival, which took place last month and brought about 90,000 […]

The police department recently welcomed six new patrol officers to its ranks, all of whom were recently laid off by the Trenton Police Department. The new recruits — Joe Leon, Crystal Everett, Thomas Gogan, Matt Czajkowski, Barry Hollo and Jonathan Cincilla [pictured above] — were sworn in last Friday and yesterday was their first official […]

Shots were fired into a Monroe Avenue home just past 9 p.m. on Saturday night, Police Chief Mark Kinmon said today. No arrests have been made yet, Kinmon said. There were no injuries and the case is under investigation. The incident was called in to Police Headquarters and officers were dispatched to the area, the […]

A group of citizens seeking the recall of the current council learned today that the city has approved their notice of intention, which is the first step in the recall process. The group, led by community activist Duanne Small, filed the notice of intention at city hall last week. They hope to file five recall […]