The Asbury Park Historical Society will hold their annual reorganization meeting Thursday and one of the first items on their agenda will be the announcement of an initiative to see Convention Hall’s missing copper panels replaced. In March of 2012, the public discovered 27  — or six tons of — original, antique copper panels that […]

An Asbury Park woman and a Long Branch man were caught with crack cocaine, marijuana and prescription drugs in their possession Friday after their car was pulled over near the Asbury Park circle, according to Ocean Township police. Police observed a 2001 Mazda being “operated erratically” through the circle around 1:00 a.m. on Jan. 9 […]

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: • A discussion of […]

On Friday, Jan. 9, partnering organizations in support of law enforcement officers nationwide will promote a National Law Enforcement Appreciation Day [LEAD]. Local agencies will celebrate at 2:00 p.m. in The Performing Arts Center at Neptune Township High School, located at 55 Neptune Blvd, according to a release from Ocean Township police. The FBI National Academy started […]

A bright, warm classroom on the third floor of The Jersey Shore Arts Center  will Friday be home to a new yoga studio, ‘Ohana Rising. Lisa Brodrick, a certified yoga instructor and teacher trainer who has spent over a decade as a schoolteacher at Asbury Park’s Little Tots Pre-K, has leased the space for a […]

A twenty four year old Asbury Park man has been charged with with the stabbing death Monday night of Prize R. Johnson, 19, according to Acting Monmouth County Prosecutor Christopher J. Gramiccioni. Tyreek Williams is charged with first degree Murder, third degree Possession of a Weapon for an Unlawful Purpose, and fourth degree Unlawful Possession […]

Civic organizations and area residents plan to hit the streets on Saturday, Jan. 17 at noon in honor of civil rights activist Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. The walk is meant to commemorate King’s annual day of remembrance as well as bring awareness to the country’s current cultural climate. It begins at Second Baptist Church, located […]

The Asbury Park leg of the Light of Day international concert series gets underway Sunday at the legendary Stone Pony. Concert organizers of the 15th anniversary edition of the anchor event for the world-renowned Light of Day Foundation will bring over 150 music acts to 30 venues over 10 days in three New Jersey cities and New York […]

A 54-year-old city resident was arrested on Christmas Eve and accused of shooting another resident once in the leg and robbing him in a Dec. 18 incident. Victor Jones, Asbury Park, was taken into police custody Dec. 31 following a police investigation, according to Charles Webster, a spokesman for the Monmouth County Prosecutor’s Office. Asbury […]

From Dec. 23 to Jan. 4, the Asbury Park Police Department made the following arrests: DEC 23 • A 52-year-old female from Neptune was arrested and charged with possession of CDS [cocaine] and possession of drug paraphernalia at the intersection of Springwood and Elizabeth avenues. DEC 24 • A 34-year-old male from Asbury Park was arrested […]