The Asbury Park City Council is scheduled to meet Wednesday in council chambers at City Hall. A closed executive session will start at 4:30 p.m., followed by the regular council meeting at 7 p.m. Public participation takes place at the beginning of the regular meeting. • The City Council is expected to hold Redevelopment Counsel […]

The Asbury Park Community Action Network [CAN] is sponsoring an expungement information session from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday at St. Stephen AMEZ Church. Expungement asks courts and/or law enforcement agencies to modify, seal, or eliminate criminal records. Once complete, a criminal record cannot be viewed by the public and recipients do not have […]

With goals that range from uniformed bike racks to smart road design that accommodates all modes of transportation, the recently formed the Asbury Park Complete Streets Coalition is holding its first public meeting from 7 to 9 p.m. Tuesday at Cowerks, located at 619 Lake Ave. The grassroots committee of concerned residents is led by […]

When aesthetics and functionality successful cross paths it becomes a design win. This weekend, a 700-square-foot Asbury Park home on Cookman Avenue became the spotlight of an Apartmenttherapy.com feature for hitting the mark. The online lifestyle and interior design DIY, shopping and advice site serves as a base to connect its audience to the resources […]

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. The public participation session takes place near the end of the meeting, after comments from city officials. Items on the agenda for the meeting include: Special events application […]

JCP&L spokesman Ron Morano said service was restored by 12:17 p.m. to the businesses and homes in the downtown area affected by a power outage Monday morning. Morano said the outage happened at 10:44 a.m. and affected 329 of its customers. Asbury Park Police Department spokesman Sgt. Carmen Gagliano said the outages ran along Cookman […]

A Monmouth County grand jury returned a 6-count indictment Monday against 20-year-old Dante Allen of Asbury Park, charged in the police involved November shooting that resulted in a little girl being grazed by bullet, Acting Monmouth County Prosecutor Christopher J. Gramiccioni announced in a written news statement. Allen is charged with first degree attempted murder, second […]

Rev. Bernice King, daughter of slain civil rights activist Martin Luther King Jr., had but one consistent message during her Wednesday visit to Asbury Park – love and care for the city’s youth is paramount. “Love compels you to go against the status quo,” she said. “Status quo never brings about change.” King delivered that […]

Lakehouse Music Academy has announced its Summer Camp programing. This year’s lineup features Get Started Music and Arts Camps for ages 5 to 10, and Teen Core Camps for ages 10 to 18. Field trips are held during Jersey Rockers Week at the Stone Pony. “Our summer camps are not only popular with locals but […]

There was no aspiration to become a roadie or even Punk Rock royalty, Handsome Richard Manitoba said. “I was a friend of the band – a mascot,” the veteran Dictators band member said. “And as a friend, they said, get Richard something to do.” It was after a happenstance performance at Sheepshead Bay’s Popeye’s Spinach […]