Tomorrow morning, May 5, citizens will march to commemorate a child whose 20-year-old murder case has never been solved. Asbury Park resident Quiana Dees was 11 years old when she was found dead in Neptune, apparently due to a gunshot wound, according to Asbury Park Police Chief Mark Kinmon. The Neptune police department handled the […]

Asbury Park is one step closer to a possible change in government. The city council voted on Wednesday night to place a referendum on the ballot in November asking citizens if they think a charter study commission should be formed. Voters will also have the chance to vote for commission members. If approved, the charter […]

The Cookman Avenue streetscape project designed to better link the downtown and the waterfront is underway with a target completion date of July 4. Today cement was poured for the stretch of new sidewalk on the vacant lot across from the Wesley Grove townhouses [as shown in the photo above]. Much of project area dividing the […]

After declaring the case closed, city police have reopened their investigation into the theft of 27 antique copper panels that once hung on the side of Convention Hall, according to a report in the Coaster newspaper. The panels — which had been removed for maintenance work on the building — were reported stolen on Aug. […]

This Saturday, children and adults alike are invited to have a Field Day on Fourth Avenue. Resident Seresa Grillo has organized the second annual Asbury Park Field Day to be held in the open space between Ocean Avenue and the Boardwalk on Fourth Avenue on Saturday from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. “A few years […]

Sunday’s New Jersey Marathon could cause minor traffic delays in the Asbury Park area while its 12,000 runners cruise up and down Monmouth County’s coast. The 26.2-mile race will start in Oceanport before winding through Monmouth Beach and Long Branch. Runners will then head south through Elberon, Allenhurst, Loch Arbour, Asbury Park and Ocean Grove. […]

The Asbury Park Press is reporting that former Asbury Park city manager Samuel J. Addeo has died at the age of 65. He had lived in Georgia for many years, the Press reported. Addeo served in the city manager post from 1980 to1993, and joined the city government in 1972, an article by Nancy Shields […]

The Asbury Park city council will meet tomorrow in council chambers, with a workshop session at 6 p.m. and a regular meeting at 7 p.m. Items on the agenda include: • Scheduling a series of public awareness meetings for the Bamboozle music festival, slated for May 18 through 20. The festival is expected to bring […]

From April 25 through April 30, the Asbury Park Police Department made the following arrests: • On April 25, a 19-year-old male from Paterson was arrested for contempt of court and resisting arrest in the fourth degree. The arrest was made in the 1200 block of Monroe Avenue. • On April 26, a 31-year-old female […]

Novice glass-blowers and curious passersby can now create colorful glass art in Asbury Park’s downtown. Hot Sand Glass Studio recently opened its doors at 550 Cookman Ave. For the past seven years, the half-gallery-half-workspace operated out of a storefront on the boardwalk. Hot Sand is likely the only place in the country where patrons can […]