Gov. Phil Murphy and Congressman Frank Pallone Jr were among those who came out Sunday to honor Luanne Peterpaul at Watermark on the Asbury Park Boardwalk. “I don’t think that there is anyone in this state that I have met who has poured their heart out day in and day out more than Luanne Peterpaul,” […]

An Asbury Park man was sentenced Friday to 17 years for the 2015 stabbing death of Prize Johnson, Monmouth County Prosecutor Christopher J. Gramiccioni announced. Tyreek Williams, 24, of Asbury Park, pleaded guilty in December to the first degree aggravated manslaughter charge, in connection with the 2015 stabbing death of the 19-year-old Neptune resident. Officials […]

The eastbound lane of Cookman Avenue between Main and Bond streets will be closed to traffic from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday, according to an alert from the Asbury Park Police Department. According to officials, road construction work will also prohibit parking along the south side of the corridor. Access to Cookman Avenue outside […]

Juilliard honors students will headline a 7 pm Saturday classical music concert at Trinity Episcopal Church on Asbury Avenue, being held in support of a local youth choir making the transition into becoming an independent nonprofit. The Azure Quartet, comprised of violinists Brenden Zak and K.J McDonald, violist Hannah Geisinger, and cellist Yisei Li, are […]

The Asbury Park Democrats will be kicking off a host of events in the months of April and May to get residents politically activated and registered to vote, starting with a 9 a.m. Saturday Breakfast Reception at St. Stephen’s AME Zion Church on Springwood Avenue, Chair Joe Grillo said. The breakfast will take place before the non-partisan and […]

A Town Hall Meeting with former Governor Jim McGreevey Saturday at St Stephen AME Zion Church, located at 1001 Springwood Ave. During the 10 a.m. event, McGreevey will discuss the State’s prison re-entry program and Councilwoman Yvonne Clayton will be speaking about the Asbury Park CAN all-volunteer record expungement program, which has gained statewide attention. […]

Asbury Park Mayor John Moor and Councilman Jesse Kendle have confirmed they will run in the November election under the Asbury Park Together Ticket. The incumbents were first elected to four-year terms in the November 2014 elections after the formal change of government was enacted. This bid for second four-year terms comes at a time […]

Senator Vin Gopal Wednesday issued support for two measures that would help fund redevelopment in Asbury Park. First up is Gov Phil Murphy’s designation of two Opportunity Zones in Asbury Park. Under federal guidelines, eligible opportunity zones are census tracts with a poverty rate of 20 percent or a median family income of up to […]

Knowledge B. Allah, 54, of Asbury Park was charged with first-degree murder of 57-year-old Salah Ali, third-degree possession of a weapon for an unlawful purpose, and disturbing human remains in an Asbury Park death, Monmouth County Prosecutor’s Office has told the media. Allah is was remanded to Monmouth County Jail, where he awaits an initial […]

An initial line-up of artists scheduled to perform at the rehabilitated Asbury Lanes this summer has been announced by promoter The Bowery Presents and iStar, the waterfront redeveloper which owns the venue. Kurt Vile and the Violators, Bishop Briggs, Lupe Fiasco, Phoebe Bridgers, Allah-Las, Tennis and Black Lips are among the first bands confirmed to […]