A Freehold Borough man pled guilty on Thursday to killing a man and seriously injuring another in an Asbury Park shooting, and could face at least 17 years in prison before parole eligibility under his plea agreement, according to a news release from acting Monmouth County Prosecutor Christopher J. Gramiccioni. Jamar S. Walker, 32, pled […]

Thanks to a Monmouth Conservation Foundation grant, stalled development of the west-side Springwood Park is back on track, Councilwoman Yvonne Clayton said. “We are going out to bid in two weeks and should have shovels in the ground by June 1,” Clayton said. City Council members learned in February that the project had not only […]

The City Council filled one of its vacant administrative positions Wednesday night when it appointed Cindy A. Dye of East Windsor as City Clerk. The position was temporarily being filled by Deputy Clerk and Registrar Melody Hartsgrove, who will retain her role. Hartsgrove replaced recently retired City Clerk Stephen M. Kay in February. “She’s done […]

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 a regular council meeting at 7 p.m. Public participation takes place at the beginning of the regular meeting. Items on […]

Work on the municipal parking lot is begins today officials said. Parking at the Main Street lot, located in front of the city hall, will be limited as milling and paving work begins. “I want to apologize in advance for the inconvenience but I think everybody will agree that the paving of the municipal lot […]

In honor of Earth Day, Friends of Wesley Lake is putting out a call for volunteers to help with their second annual lake cleanup and pub crawl. Scheduled for 9 a.m. to noon Saturday [with a Sunday rain date], the cleanup asks most volunteers to work from the banks skimming and pulling debris for raking […]

A new craft whiskey and gin distillery located next to the Asbury Festhalle and Biergarten received its final approvals from the Planning Board last week, according to Andy Karas, the lead managing partner for the ownership group. An opening is planned by the end of the year. About six months are needed to build out […]

The Asbury Park City Council is scheduled to hold a workshop meeting at 6 p.m. Monday in council chambers at City Hall. A public participation session is scheduled to take place near the end of the meeting, prior to comments from city officials. Items on the agenda for the meeting include: • Cablevision’s Government Affairs […]

The day before a planned protest against the elimination of its volunteer program, the Associated Humane Society [AHS] reversed course on Friday and reinstated the volunteers. The organization had previously stated that volunteers not following procedures and mishandling and injuring animals justified its actions. In response, a group of long-time volunteers, including several from Asbury […]

Asbury Park High School students joined Monmouth University students Tuesday in meeting First Lady Michelle Obama during the educational workshop “The History of Gospel Music” at the White House. The event, part of the White House Music Series, paid tribute to the fundamental role gospel music has played in the American musical tradition and the […]