Two Neptune teens were charged with unlawful possession of a weapon near 6 p.m. Friday following a tip to the Asbury Park Police Department’s Street Crimes Unit, according to a news release from spokesman Michael Casey. The 15-year-old boys were taken into custody outside a Washington Avenue home, Casey said. From the news release: They […]

Angelica Estevez, going to her first prom this year, set out Thursday night to find the perfect dress. The 18-year-old [featured below]said she had no idea what style of gown she wanted. “When I see the dress, I’ll know,” she said. Helping to narrow the search, was Miss New Jersey International Junior Teen crown holder […]

Thursday was a RED Day at the Asbury Park Boys and Girls Club on Monroe Avenue. RED Day is a label Texas-based Real Estate Company Keller Williams uses to for its annual one-day volunteer commitment to a community, according to Associate Peter Cunha of the East Monmouth Branch, located in Shrewsbury. “Each Keller Williams is individually owned […]

When Dean LaSasso opened his Italian specialty food venue along Main Street in Asbury Park 13 years ago, it was for the convenient location and the hope that it would help bring progress to the downtown area. Today, the Dino’s on Main Marketplace owner says the neighborhood is suffering the abuse of weekend bar patrons […]

While plans are in motion to increase patrol in the downtown where disorderly behavior complaints are on the rise, the police department will not alter patrol in high crime areas throughout the city, Acting Police Chief Anthony Salerno said. What will occur is an earlier deployment of the department’s foot and bicycle patrols following Friday’s […]

Plans to change sound mitigation rules in the downtown were placed on the fast track Wednesday night. The City Council voted to advance proposed changes to Planning Board and added an amendment that asked for a special meeting so that the measure could be vetted as quickly as possible. “We found a mistake and we […]

The Asbury Park City Council is scheduled to meet Wednesday in council chambers at City Hall. A closed executive session will start at 6 p.m., followed by the regular council meeting at 7 p.m. Public participation takes place at the beginning of the regular meeting. Items on the agenda include: • The Executive Session discussions […]

Voters residing in the city’s Districts 1 and 9 will report to a new polling location for the upcoming June 7 Primary, according to a written news statement by city officials. The Monmouth County Board of Elections has changed the voting location to Our Lady of Mount Carmel Church Annex, located at 1143 Asbury Ave. […]

Asbury Park’s Director of Planning and Redevelopment has put forth changes that would eliminate the costly sound engineer’s report in lieu of sound mitigation. During her presentation to the City Council Monday night, Alonso said it is of no surprise to anyone that separate standards for sound exist in the downtown corridor than in the […]

A Monday night blaze has left a family of three generations temporarily homeless, according to Asbury Park Fire Chief Kevin Keddy. The Third Avenue home, in the 1,000 block, was left inhabitable, Keddy said. The Asbury Park Fire Department responded near 6 p.m. to the report of a fire. The blaze appears to have ignited […]