The two bridges crossing Deal Lake, shuttered this year for replacement and repair, will officially open Friday morning, in time for the holiday weekend traffic, Mayor John Moor said during Monday night’s City Council Workshop. “Main Street and Sunset Avenue are both major roads that lead in and out of Asbury Park. Not only are […]

If you didn’t know – May is National Moving Month. The designation recognizes the busiest time of year for Americans to make residential moves, according to the Better Business Bureau. And as Asbury Avenue located Move For Hunger readied for the busy season, it took time out Thursday to receive a national recognition from Mutual […]

The Asbury Park City Council is scheduled to hold a workshop meeting at 6 p.m. Monday in council chambers at City Hall, located at 1 Municipal Plaza. A public participation session is takes place near the end of the meeting, after comments from city officials. Items on the agenda for the meeting include: • Special […]

A stroll along the Asbury Park’s boardwalk Saturday will be more than a chance to enjoy the oceanfront for thousands of women served by Mary’s Place by the Sea in Ocean Grove. The noon walk-a-thon, is the nonprofit’s Fifth Annual Let’s Walk Together fundraising event to support its mission of providing women diagnosed with cancer […]

An Ocean Township man arrested Thursday for shoplifting at a Family Dollar store on Route 35 was taken back into custody after police spotted him attempting to burglarize a Deal Road home. David Shank, 30, taken into custody near 7:30 p.m., was found to be in possession of drug paraphernalia, according to a news release […]

The narrative behind how a collaborative group of poets and musicians turned a pile of puppets into an international touring cabaret is unveiled in The Yard Dogs Road Show documentary, being screened Saturday at The ShowRoom Cinema on Cookman Avenue. The local viewing serves as the kick off for the Juicy Jenn Movie Club, a […]

The Asbury Park Chamber of Commerce turned the city pink this month with the help of a few businesses. The local Paint the Town Pink campaign is part of a national Breast Cancer Awareness recognition held throughout May to remind women over age 40 to get a mammogram. Asbury Park joined shore towns from Aberdeen […]

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 11 a.m. Friday through 3 a.m. Saturday along Route 35, near the […]

The plan was to quietly open Pasta Volo, with the word going out to just few friends for a trial run. What resulted was a busy Saturday with most of her homemade pasta and sauces selling out by Sunday afternoon. “I had to close early,” Pasta Volo owner Cathy Bergamo [at right] said Wednesday afternoon, […]

With an anticipated growth in beach patrons, Asbury Park officials are moving forward with plans to make beach access available through a smart phone APP. A request for proposal [RFP] has been issued for an electronic beach badge systems, according to a city news release. A downloadable App currently exists for its parking utility, allowing […]