Asbury Park’s Cable Television Advisory Committee will host the city council candidates’ forums this evening. Individuals who seek election in the Nov. 4 city council race will go head-to-head in the debate-style election forum at 7 p.m. in the Veterans of Foreign Wars Harold Daley Post #133, located at 701 Lake Ave. The League of Women […]

Only one of the two tickets in the Asbury Park Board of Education race has filed their campaign finance reports detailing contributions received and expenditures made through Oct. 6., and that ticket filed late. The 29 day pre-election reports were due Oct. 6. The report requires any contributions made above $300 be disclosed. The Moving Foward […]

Asbury Park’s Cable Television Advisory Committee will host the first of their candidates’ forums this evening. Individuals who seek election in the Nov. 4 board of education race will go head-to-head in the debate-style election forum at 7 p.m. in the Veterans of Foreign Wars Harold Daley Post #133, located at 701 Lake Ave. The League […]

Authorities have arrested a 22-year-old Asbury Park man and charged him in connection with the early Monday morning shooting of a female inside her Neptune home, according to a news release from the Monmouth County Prosecutor’s Office. Diquan Speights is charged with one count each of first degree attempted murder, second degree burglary, second degree unlawful […]

Think you know the Asbury Park boardwalk?  Which one?  Asbury Park has had two Casinos, three Asbury Avenue pavilions, two Natatoriums, and innumerable amusement rides in the past 125 years — and that includes only the first two-block area. Join the Asbury Park Historical Society for “Greetings from Asbury Park(s): A 125-Year Stroll Down the Boardwalk” […]

[Editor’s note: In an effort to provide Sun readers and Asbury Park candidates who seek to be elected as the city’s first directly-elected mayor with the most fair and accurate election coverage, the Sun sat down with each of the four mayoral candidates and asked them the same ten questions. No candidates were provided advanced […]

Below is the Allenhurst police blotter from October 7 through October 19. The information is edited to meet Associated Press Stylebook standards but is published otherwise unedited from the Allenhurst Police Department: OCT 7 • After stopping a 42-year-old Asbury Park woman for a motor vehicle violation, she was charged with driving while unlicensed [never […]

Editor, Asbury Park Sun, As a resident of Asbury Park from 2001 – 2013, I have a strong attachment to this unique and wonderful city and a desire to see it continue to make progress for all residents. I have seen and known a number of different council members over the years and learned just […]

A 22-year old woman was shot in the 1800 block of Bangs Avenue, along the Asbury Park-Neptune border, early this morning. Neptune Police received a 911 call at approximately 4:28 a.m. alerting them someone was shot at 1827 Bangs Ave., according to a statement from Charles Webster, spokesman for the Monmouth County Prosecutor’s Office [MCPO]. […]

The City of Asbury Park proved herself a worthy muse during the second of the ShowRoom Theatre’s “AP in 3 Film Challenge” events, with 21 entries submitted overall — up from eight entries made in the previous challenge. The contest’s top ten finalists’ films screened at the cinema Sunday night. The “Best Film” award went to […]