Whether you are in the mood to rock or a little jazz, a quiet five-course meal or an elegant black tie affair, Asbury Park’s venues are offering a range of New Year’s Eve celebrations. Along the waterfront: New Year’s begins early at the oceanfront located Watermark offering a night filled with light fares and Champagne […]

As the year winds down, the last stretch of beach replenishment along the Monmouth County shoreline moves into its final phase. Headed by the US Army Corps of Engineers, this final replenishment project covers the beach area from Lake Takanassee in Elberon to Philips Avenue in Deal. “The completion of this project will not only […]

A 25-year-old Eatontown man has died following a single car crash along Route 35 early Tuesday morning, according to a news release from Ocean Township Police Department spokesman Det. Lt. Kevin Faller. Preliminary investigation found that Malik J. Edwards lost control of his 1995 Ford Mustang, Faller said. Police were called at approximately 1:52 a.m. […]

APTV will broadcast an around-the-clock recap of 2015 starting Tuesday, board member Jeffrey Seeds announced Monday. “Of course we have last week’s council meetings up (as covering city government is our prime directive),” Seeds said. “But the other 18 hours each day is all original programming that we created/documented in 2015.” Titled “As Seen On […]

The Hotel Tides will be running a food drive to benefit the FoodBank of Monmouth and Ocean Counties, located in Neptune. Starting Wednesday, the hotel will collect nonperishable food items at its Seventh Avenue location between the hours of 4 and 11 p.m., General Manager Ryan Jimenez said. “This is our first year participating in […]

Over the past few weeks, we’ve seen a host of community organized holiday celebrations, most benefiting the city’s youth and those in need of a holiday joy, meal and warm clothing. There were the well-attended tree lightings at Convention Hall and then in Press Plaza, where soldiers from the National Guard’s Company B of Freehold helped […]

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 a public workshop session at 6:30 p.m. and the regular council meeting at 7 p.m. Public participation takes place at the beginning of the regular meeting. Items on […]

Funeral services for Asbury Park High School graduate and star football player Jamar Small, 24, will be held Jan 2, according to community leaders. Small died after sustaining gunfire wounds Sunday afternoon along Summerfield Avenue, Acting Monmouth County Prosecutor Christopher J. Gramiccioni said in a written statement. A second victim sustained nonlife threatening wounds. Community […]

Langosta Lounge at the Asbury Park Boardwalk announced Tuesday that its annual Christmas Community Dinner will be served from noon to 4 p.m. Christmas Day. The eatery partners with Pat Sherman of Trinity Church to host the holiday event, which includes the free family-style meal; a visit by Santa, who will disperse donated toys; and […]

Decreases to the proposed Asbury Park parking guidelines were introduced during Monday night’s City Council Workshop Meeting, Councilman Joe Woerner said. They include reducing proposed residential permit rates by $30 and lessening the proposed $3 metered parking rates to $2, Woerner said. The residential permit rates will now run from $90 per year for the […]