With the greater Asbury Park area still without power, some businesses have nonetheless managed to open their doors. The Hardware Store of Asbury Park on Main Street was open on Thursday. Meanwhile, the Sun received a message from Jerome Beckman of Beckman’s on Bangs Avenue saying that he is open to serve pork roll, egg […]

While area residents are stocking up on barbecue supplies and dusting off their red, white and blue duds, municipalities are planning a plethora of activities to celebrate Independence Day. Even though the holiday falls on a Wednesday this year, cities and towns in the Asbury area are holding all the usual summertime activities to fête the […]

According to a statement on the website of the New Jersey American Water Company, the water-boil advisory has been lifted for the towns of Allenhurst, Loch Arbour, Neptune and Ocean Township. Asbury Park and Interlaken had the advisory lifted Saturday morning as those two towns draw their water from the Glendola reservoir in Wall Township. […]

On what is the last weekend of spring before summer officially begins on June 21, the Sun was on the streets of the greater Asbury Park area. As always, there’s plenty to see and chronicle. Take the gentleman above enjoying the scene at the Allenhurst beach. Our Sun photographer also brings you a hard-working hot […]

As you’d expect on a June weekend, there was lots of action around the greater Asbury Park area — and the Sun was there. On our travels we observed classic cars in Ocean Grove and yet another catchy sign from Kerri Martin at Second Life Bikes on Main Street in Asbury. Plus a group of about […]

Kenrick Crawford, 44, of Asbury Park, has been indicted — along with 19 others, mostly from Long Branch — for his role in what the Monmouth County Prosecutor’s Office is calling a “massive heroin and firearms trafficking network.” The Prosecutor’s Office issued a press release this morning regarding the bust, which is the result of […]

The Village of Loch Arbour just hit a road bump in its plans to merge with the Borough of Allenhurst. The village’s board of commissioners on Wednesday put off voting on an ordinance calling for the merger, according to a report in the Asbury Park Press. The action took place after the commissioners could not […]

Calling it the beginning of a new chapter in the 133-year history of the Asbury Park Press, the paper’s publisher and editor yesterday announced changes to the publication that will take effect next month. Those changes include new smartphone and iPad apps, as well as adding “new layers of content to the watchdog reporting that […]

The surfer who was found dead Wednesday at the Roosevelt Avenue beach in Deal has been identified, and the news apparently is ricocheting around national surfing circles. Kevin McGarry, 42, of Ocean Township was found with his wetsuit on after being spotted by a fisherman, according to a post on the website Boardistan, which reports […]