City officials released a report Thursday afternoon outlining record highs for the Summer Recreation Program it runs in conjunction with the Asbury Park School District. “Comparing the numbers, this is the best summer we’ve had in the past ten years,” said Councilman Jesse Kendle, who Chairs the Recreation Committee . “So many kids got the […]

The underlying focus moving forward will be to keep Asbury Park’s spirit and to help create job opportunities and training programs for local businesses and residents, iStar Financial Senior Vice President of Land and Development, Brian Cheripka said during Saturday morning’s Homeowner’s Association meeting at Langosta Lounge. An example of the latter is the Summer […]

The 2013 Asbury Park City Council is scheduled to meet Wednesday in council chambers at City Hall for the last time before new members are sworn in Jan. 1 at noon. A closed executive session will start at 5 p.m., followed by a workshop session at 6 p.m. and a regular council meeting at 7 […]

The Asbury Park City Council is scheduled to meet Wednesday in council chambers at City Hall. A closed executive session will start at 5 p.m., followed by a workshop session at 6 p.m. and a regular council meeting at 7 p.m. Public participation takes place at the beginning of the regular meeting. Items on the […]

A project that will continue redevelopment along Springwood Avenue and another that will see a full-block built out along the city’s waterfront both secured green lights from the city last week. At their Nov. 24 meeting, the Asbury Park Planning Board voted unanimously to grant final approvals on The Renaissance, a 64-unit, four-building affordable housing development […]

The Asbury Park City Council is scheduled to meet Wednesday in council chambers at City Hall. A closed executive session will start at 5 p.m., followed by a workshop session at 6 p.m. and a regular council meeting at 7 p.m. Public participation takes place at the beginning of the regular meeting. Items on the […]

[Editor’s note: In an effort to provide Sun readers and Asbury Park candidates who seek to be elected as the city’s first directly-elected mayor with the most fair and accurate election coverage, the Sun sat down with each of the four mayoral candidates and asked them the same ten questions. No candidates were provided advanced […]

Waterfront redeveloper iStar Financial’s plans for 34-unit condominium development received the stamp of approval from the city’s Technical Review Committee [TRC] Thursday. The project, named “Monroe Condominiums” [shown below], is a three- and four-story complex slated for the eastern end of the block bound by Sewall, Monroe and Grand Avenues, and Heck Street, near the […]

[UPDATE: The time and location of the TRC meeting has been changed. It will take place at 5 p.m. in the second floor conference room of the municipal complex, located across from the city manager’s office at One Municipal Plaza.] The Asbury Park Technical Review Committee [TRC] is scheduled to meet Thursday in council chambers at […]

Master waterfront redeveloper iStar Residential has placed surfboards as markers on all the sites they are slated to build on as proof of their committed to the redevelopment of Asbury Park’s waterfront. The surfboards were placed Friday and can be seen at sites along Cookman Avenue, Kingsley Street and Ocean Avenue among other locations. One […]