The Monmouth County DWI Task force is scheduled to conduct a DWI checkpoint to detect drivers under the influence of alcohol and or drugs Saturday July 19, according to Brielle Police Chief Michael W. Palmer. The checkpoint will be run from 11 p.m. Saturday through 3 a.m. Sunday on Ocean Avenue, near the intersection of Brighton Avenue. […]

Cities and towns in the Asbury area are holding all the usual summertime activities to celebrate Independence Day, with fireworks going off in various towns beginning Thursday. ASBURY PARK Asbury Park’s Fourth of July fireworks display is scheduled for Friday, July 4 at 9 p.m. A rain date is scheduled for July 5. This year’s […]

The Associated Humane Society of Tinton Falls, which serves as Asbury Park’s animal control, is waiving their adoption fee this weekend. On Saturday, May 31, and Sunday, June 1, from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. qualified homes may adopt a pet from Associated Humane Societies’ Tinton Falls shelter without paying the $100 adoption fee. Adoptions include […]

An Asbury Park teen was allegedly caught in an attempt to sell stolen property with an Ocean Township man at a GameStop in the township, according to a news release from Ocean Township police. Authorities responded to a call alerting them to a disturbance at the GameStop store located on Rt. 66 in the township […]

The Monmouth County Sheriff’s Office is the first law enforcement agency in Monmouth County to equip and deploy their officers with Tasers, according to a department news release. Eight sheriff’s officers have been trained and certified to use the four Taser Model X2 Conducted Energy Devices, recently added to the Monmouth County Sheriff’s Office Law Enforcement Division. […]

A Sunday night car chase that began in Asbury Park resulted in a motor vehicle crash in Neptune in which one car overturned and three individuals were sent to the hospital. The incident started when Asbury Park police officers Michael Boone and John Sarno saw the driver of a late model Mazda commit a motor […]

The New Jersey State Bar Association’s Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender [LGBT] Rights Section named Asbury Park’s Daniel Weiss this year’s winner of its Lifetime Service Achievement Award, accoording to a news release from the organization. Weiss, an immigration lawyer who helped form the section and served as an association trustee, will receive the award […]

At this year’s local TEDx event, five of the presenters scheduled to give “the talk of their lives” have connections to Asbury Park. One is an 11-year-old lifelong resident who volunteers at Asbury’s community bike shop, Second Life Bikes, three have taken on a project to bring the historical aspects of Asbury Park back to […]

After a year long hiatus, visitors to Asbury Park and other New Jersey beaches are invited to once again nominate their favorite beaches in the state Department of Tourism’s Top 10 Beaches contest. Created in 2008, the survey seeks to “encourage stewardship and pride in the state’s beaches while promoting a little healthy competition between […]

Asbury Park High School students showed off this year’s prom fashions at a winter fashion show held at the Berkeley Hotel Wednesday. “We put a lot of work into it,” said senior Siana Portlock. “It ended up being a lot of fun, you feel like a superstar.” At the all-student produced fashion show, dubbed “A […]