A Monmouth County grand jury returned a 13-count indictment against a young couple charged with the robbery and murder of Trupal Patel, 29, of Brick, according to a news release from the Monmouth County Prosecutor’s Office. Patel’s body was discovered on the side of the road in Shark River Park on Feb 22, Monmouth County […]

The Robinson Ale House is nearing its finish line. The revamped local eatery by restaurateur Tim McLoone is located in the iconic Howard Johnson’s structure, downstairs from his Tim McLoones Supper Club. A new niche has been created – boasting a lighter decor, akin to a rustic beach style, and a new menu boasting everything […]

The Asbury Park−Neptune chapter of the NAACP, the nation’s oldest and largest civil rights organization, is calling for a thorough investigation into the social media post that showed two Neptune Township High School students posing before a graffiti wall affixed with swastikas and a racial slur. “We will not stand for this repugnant display of […]

Local restaurateur Marilyn Schlossbach and Joe Leone Introna, of Joe Leone’s Italian Specialties & Catering of Point Pleasant Beach and Sea Girt, have vowed to sleep on the Asbury Park boardwalk until they raise $50,000 in support of the soon to be constructed Rights of Passage home in Asbury Park. A partnership between Covenant House […]

Bike Rodeo A Safe Routes to School Bicycle Riding Skills Program will be held from 2:30 to 4:30 p.m. Tuesday at Bradley Elementary School, located at 1100 Third Avenue Asbury Park. The event features a learn to ride course, with a separate course for Pre-K to 2nd-grade students; safety tips and equipment check; helmet fitting; […]

Moms, grandmothers, sisters, aunts, and a couple educators were recognized during the Asbury Park Toy Drive Fourth Annual Mother’s Day Celebration. Based on essays submitted by city students, the local fundraising group behind the Christmas toy distribution had some special gifts for those who were the subject of 30 essays. There were no first, second, […]

A new arts nonprofit has landed on Bangs Avenue in Asbury Park. The New Art Syndicate is branded as a collective that uses art as a community collaboration. Located at 529 Bangs Ave, founders Carrie Ruddick and John Amelchenko have been a part of the city’s downtown art scene for years. The couple says they […]

The Asbury Park City Council will host two Workforce Development meetings next week. The public participation meetings will be held from 6:30 to 8 p.m. Monday at the Asbury Park Senior Center, located at 1201 Springwood Avenue and from 9 to 10:30 a.m. Tuesday at City Council Chambers, located at 1 Municipal Plaza. “We want […]

Two previously approved applications came back before the Asbury Park Planning Board Monday to seek modifications to their site plans. First up was waterfront redeveloper iStar and its team behind the 1101 Ocean Avenue project, the long awaited transformation at the twice failed site last pitched as the Esperanza. With a scheduled Spring 2019 completion […]

The downtown restaurant Skratch, located at Bond and Mattison, has closed its doors. The team behind the thrice reinvented eatery like the venue itself has varied through the years and has included mainstays Thomas McInerney and his wife Jodi, and brothers Michael and J.P. Acosta. The owners opened in January 2014 as Bank on Mattison […]