Volunteers answered the call this weekend to come out and help enhance the look of the boardwalk. Twenty-seven people on Saturday and twelve on Sunday showed up to paint various elements of the boardwalk in a new color scheme meant to evoke the architectural history of the waterfront, according to event organizer Jana Manning, an […]

In one week, downtown Asbury Park will have a new attraction whose aim is to draw people who appreciate locally-grown produce and homemade products. A farmer’s market called “Asbury Fresh Saturday Market” will debut on Saturday, May 5 from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. at Kennedy Park on Cookman Avenue. The market will be open […]

The Arthur Pryor band shell above the Sunset Avenue pavilion has been stripped down to its steel shell, as the wood on the structure was rotting and becoming a safety hazard, according to officials of the city and boardwalk redeveloper Madison Marquette. Asbury Park director of planning and redevelopment Donald Sammet, who confirmed that the […]

The Asbury Park Police Department arrested Eddie Martin, 44, of Neptune, after he allegedly broke the window of a car and entered it. On Sunday, April 22, at 12:30 a.m., Officer Craig Breiner heard glass breaking in the 200 block of Second Avenue, according to a prepared release from the Asbury Park Police Department. He […]

Three key business owners and representatives of two city arts groups have come together with a plan to enhance the look of the boardwalk. And they want the public to come out this weekend to help make it a reality. This Saturday and Sunday, volunteers are sought to paint various elements of the boardwalk in […]

In an effort to improve communication between the police department and the public, Chief Mark Kinmon is inviting citizens to a question-and-answer session in city hall Wednesday night at 6 p.m. This inaugural meeting of the Police Chief’s Advisory Committee is being held to keep the public apprised of goings-on within the department, Kinmon said. […]

A 36-year-old male from Asbury Park was shot once and wounded last night just before 9 p.m. on the property of the St. Stephen Manor apartment complex on Prospect Avenue. The victim was taken to Jersey Shore University Medical Center and his injuries are not life-threatening, said Police Chief Mark Kinmon. The victim was not […]

Area residents are being asked to come together for a still important cause on May 6 — AIDS awareness. HIV and AIDS reached epidemic levels in the 1980s. Now, it is possible to live with AIDS but it is still a chronic disease, according to The Center’s founder and executive director Rev. Robert. F. Kaeding, […]

Food trucks have been an American tradition for decades. But a surge in popularity over the past few years has resulted in gourmet mobile eatery options no longer limited to ice cream and hot dogs. Thanks to a few new businesses, the gourmet food truck trend is influencing the Asbury Park boardwalk’s pop-up eateries. The […]

Some of Asbury Park’s four-legged residents could enjoy more boardwalk time this year. The city council advised city attorney Fred Raffetto at Wednesday night’s council meeting to draft an ordinance extending the time of year dogs are allowed on the boardwalk. Currently, a city ordinance allows dogs on the boardwalk — as long as they […]