A letter from the municipality received Thursday had many property owners up in arms. The letter notified its recipients that a June 2015 billing mistake now equates to property owner being charged $50 retroactively. The billing mistake was discovered by municipal auditor David Kaplan, who said the third quarter water bills were downloaded improperly, charging residents […]

As parents’ focus shift to back to school preparation, the local Boys and Girls Club on Monroe Avenue has organized a Community Block Party that just may help relieve some of the to list, along with a touch of fun. To be held from noon to 3 p.m. Saturday [rain date Sunday], it will be […]

In a formal letter to NJ Transit, the city’s governing body has asked for the summer season’s late night train to continue service throughout the year, according to a news release issued Thursday morning. “Asbury Park gets more traffic through NJ Transit in the summer months, absolutely,” Mayor John Moor said in a written news […]

Editor, Asbury Park Sun, A brief note to AP Council from someone who, as you know, is a strong supporter of [the Asbury Park City Council] and of the city of Asbury Park to urge you in the strongest possible terms to reject the proposed re-design of the Main Street corridor. Removal of two lanes, […]

The Asbury Park Police Department has issued an alert for resident and business owners to be on notice that individuals are posing as utility and IRS officials to unlawfully solicit money. The alert comes as a result of an uptick in scam reports, according to the advisory issued Wednesday afternoon. Scammers, identifying themselves as NJAWC […]

Local Asbury Park Boardwalk summer retailer United by Blue will host a Sunset Lake Clean-up from 10 a.m. to noon Saturday. And, as an incentive for anyone who volunteers for the two-hour event, the Philadelphia headquartered retailer has partnered with fellow AP Boardwalk venue Hoagitos, The Jersey Collective and Mindful  Café to provide gratis coffee and […]

A 23-year-old Asbury Park man was charged with unlawful possession of a weapon, according to an Ocean Township Police Department news release. Eddy Vilus was found to be in possession of a loaded .380 Ruger semiautomatic pistol, officials said. The weapon’s serial number had been scratched off beyond recognition. Vilus also was charged with possession […]

Court hearings are pending for seven residents, a Long Branch woman and 16-year-old juvenile arrested over the weekend in relation to drug related offenses and other charges, according to a news release from the Ocean Township Police Department. The arrests were the result of a search warrant executed at a Monmouth Road home as part […]

A Neptune Township man must serve 45 years in a state prison for the the 2011 murder of a man in the Asbury Park Village housing complex, Monmouth County Prosecutor Christopher J. Gramiccioni announced Tuesday. Thaddeus Reevey, 23, was convicted in March of first degree murder and second degree possession of a weapon for an […]

Community leader Daniel A. Harris III is the first candidate to go on the record with his bid to challenge the Asbury Together incumbents for one of three open City Council seats. The Asbury Together ticket is comprised of Deputy Mayor Amy Quinn, Councilwoman Yvonne Clayton and Councilwoman Eileen Chapman. Harris confirmed Monday evening that […]