On Memorial Day, veterans organizations and people throughout the nation will gather at monuments to honor those who gave their lives for their country. A good number of those monuments were built right after World War I, which ended in 1918 with the loss of over 100,000 American lives. Perhaps because of the horrific nature […]

Rain held off for most of Saturday to begin the Memorial Day weekend in Asbury Park. Pictured above is the welcome to visitors outside Second Life Bikes on Main Street, as well as directions to the beach. Sunday”s forecast from the National Weather Service calls for a high of 78 degrees with the chance of […]

The 2012 municipal budget was introduced on April 4, but has yet to be approved because state aid figures have not come in. Without state aid, the budget bears a 17-percent tax levy increase.  State aid will offset that number. The budget cannot be approved until the city learns how much financial aid it will […]

With the “Twist of Lemon” house tour, the Asbury Park Homeowners Association [APHA] is celebrating the city’s ability to turn lemons into lemonade on June 3. The tour will “show the diversity of our homes — Victorian, vintage, new and condos as well,” said Conrad Neblett, APHA treasurer. This is the organization’s 17th annual tour. […]

A new youth employment program seeks to give Asbury kids ages 16 through 21 a leg up. The Go for the Gold initiative is taking root in Asbury Park as part of the city’s community development initiative, which is chaired by Mayor Ed Johnson and Assistant Prosecutor  Thomas Huth. Dan Passarella, the planning coordinator of […]

Throughout Bamboozle weekend, the police department was busy but there were no “serious or significant incidents,” Police Chief Mark Kinmon said. “Just some minor scuffles here and there.” Most of the summonses related to the three-day festival were issues for disorderly persons offenses, the chief said. “Everything was smooth,” he said. “We were really just […]

Those who work at downtown businesses are not completely out of luck when it comes to parking this weekend. The city and the Chamber of Commerce are renting the Bangs Avenue parking garage and distributing one pass to each business downtown. The issue of parking for downtown workers was a hot topic at recent Bamboozle […]

A new gourmet market will open next month at the now-closed location of Plan B restaurant on Cookman Avenue. Andrew Vermilyea, 29, in partnership with his father Greg Vermilyea, says he plans to open The Speakeatery no later than the end of June. “It will be a gourmet market, with prepared foods and a deli,” […]

Officials from LiveNation are scheduled to deliver the final update on this weekend’s Bamboozle festival at tonight’s city council meeting. LiveNation officials held a public awareness meeting last Monday. For the full story, click here. They also held meetings later in the week for local business owners. Officials anticipate 20,000 to 40,000 people each day […]

A Neptune woman was arrested on May 12 after she attempted to burn items given to her by her ex-boyfriend but ended up setting a building on fire, police have charged. Maria Isabel Navarro, 21, was arrested just after 7 p.m. that day after allegedly causing the structure fire on Ridge Avenue. “The fire started […]