Deal Police Department has issued a request to identify advisory pertaining to a suspicious incident at a local synagogue on Thursday, officials said. The department has released four photos, including one of the person of interest’s vehicle – a white Ford pickup truck with an unknown NJ registration. Anyone who can identify this subject is […]

Having to recall verse and the nervousness of recording in front of an audience proved the most challenging for 11-year-olds Kiara Johnson, Nakylah Muhammad and Jaylah Gomez [shown in feature photo], who are among the stars of The Pen is Mightier than the Sword, a documentary being screened Saturday at the 15th Annual Pocono Mountains […]

A 10-day manhunt ended in Asbury Park Wednesday when a joint investigation with the US Marshals Service and the Monmouth County Sheriff’s Office led to the arrest a Brick resident wanted in connection with a Long Branch attempted murder case, Monmouth County Prosecutor Christopher J. Gramiccioni announced via a written news statement. Donovan L. Wesley, […]

The City of Asbury Park has been awarded a Sustainable Jersey bronze level certification for its commitment to going green, officials announced via a written news statement. Sustainable Jersey is a nonprofit, nonpartisan organization that provides tools, training and financial incentives to communities as they pursue green initiatives. Currently, 79 percent or 445 of the […]

An investigation into what appeared to be suspicious activity in a 7 Eleven parking lot led to the drug possession arrest of man and woman, Ocean Township Police Department announced in a written news statement. Brady Taylor, 41, of Beachwood and Kasey Burket, 39, of Manahawkin, were charged with possession of crack cocaine, a hypodermic […]

TOAST PANCAKE RUN Toast Asbury Park hosts a 5k run setting off at 8 a.m. The benefit event is being held in support of Root to Rise, a local organization dedicated to supporting those recovering from addiction and mental health issues. Participants with race bibs will get free pancakes. Registration fee is $35 via the […]

Soulful crooner Remember Jones will take on the lead role in Axelrod Performing Arts Center [APAC] Jekyll and Hyde, opening Nov 4. “I’m very excited to return to the theater world in a role that will challenge me physically, emotionally, and creatively,” the Asbury Park native said. “The folks at the Axelrod continue to make brave […]

New York Times bestselling author and cancer survivor Caridad Pineiro is partnering with her daughter Samantha Scordato, also a writer, to support of Mary’s Place by the Sea, a respite home for women receiving treatment for cancer. “I was lucky that my cancer was caught early, but I have seen family and friends suffer with […]

A sneak peek screening of The Pen is Mightier Than the Sword, the Asbury Park School District’s very own hip hop documentary, will be held tonight at The ShowRoom Cinema, located at 707 Cookman Avenue. The Red Carpet show comes days before the film’s screening at the 15th Annual Pocono Mountains Film Festival on Oct. […]

A hint of what is to come is now on display in the Casino breezeway on the Asbury Park Boardwalk. Against a backdrop of seasonal snapshots, boardwalk redeveloper Madison Marquette has hung an exhibit of its Fourth and Fifth Avenue Pavilion transformations, expected to be complete by summer 2018. The two pavilions are the latest […]