The Monmouth County Driving While Intoxicated [DWI] Task Force will conduct a checkpoint to detect drivers under the influence of alcohol and/or drugs, task force coordinator Chief Michael W. Palmer of the Brielle Police Department said. The checkpoint will be run from 10 p.m. Friday through 2 a.m. Saturday along Route 336 in Eatontown. Task […]

The Asbury Park City Council is scheduled to meet Wednesday in council chambers at City Hall, located at 1 Municipal Plaza. A closed executive session will start at 4 p.m., followed by a 6 p.m. public workshop session and the 7 p.m. regular council meeting. Public participation takes place at the beginning of the regular […]

The Sounds of Summer are back and Asbury Park Music Foundation has a lineup of free music events that is sure to fit anyone’s bill. Known for their youth music education programs, the roster features a mix of local, regional and national touring artists aimed at bringing the city’s entire community together in various locations, […]

Monday night’s Pulse Memorial gathering in Library Square Park was not only a moment for the Asbury Park community to remember the 49 individuals who lost their lives one year prior when 29-year-old Omar Mateen, a security guard armed with a SIG Sauer MCX semi-automatic rifle and a 9mm Glock 17 semi-automatic pistol attacked the […]

A national, if not global, attention has turned toward the just over 1-square-mile city along the Jersey Shore. Having already received accolades for its venues, like The Asbury, national publications are beginning to name the city itself among their best of lists. It began with last year’s Travel + Leisure and USA Today’s nod, and […]

KYDS June Events The Konscious Youth Development & Service [KYDS] monthly lineup of events are aimed at nourishing the body, mind and soul. The 5:30 to 7 p.m. Monday June 12 & 19 Mindful Meditations offer a place to reset peace and balance. This month’s 5:30 to 9 p.m. June 24 One Mic One Soul […]

To the Editor, Asbury Park Sun, The only deterrent to creating a much desired oceanfront public community park at the North End beach in Asbury Park is iStar Financial/Residential. iStar has the development rights to build townhouses on the Ocean Avenue public right-a-way in front of Asbury Tower to the Loch Arbor border. This development […]

An upgrade of the city hall complex is back in front of developers interested in transforming the 1 Municipal Plaza facility. The new request not only seeks plans to add a parking garage, commercial spaces and residences to its one block facility along Main Street, it now comes with a new outlined ask for green space, City […]

‘Time is running out for the community’s voice to be heard’ was the takeaway from Saturday morning’s Charting a New Path Forward: What Residents and Civic Leaders Want in Local Media forum, held at Cowerks in the Lakehouse building on Lake Avenue in Asbury Park. Members of the local media, including Jersey Shore Hurricane News, […]

An Asbury Park man was found guilty Wednesday of sexual assault charges stemming from a 2014 involving an 11-year-old girl, Monmouth County Prosecutor Christopher J. Gramiccioni announced Saturday. Didier Villagra, 37, of Asbury Park, was found guilty of first degree aggravated sexual assault, second degree sexual assault, and second degree endangering the welfare of a […]