Charles Gurrera, long-time manager of Georgie’s Bar, was found dead in his apartment Tuesday, Asbury Park Police Deputy Chief Anthony Salerno has confirmed. At 2 p.m. on Aug. 19 Asbury Park police and fire departments responded to a call they received alerting them to an unconscious person where they found Gurrera in his apartment, located above […]

From August 12 through 18, the Asbury Park Police Department made the following arrests: AUG 12 • A 58-year-old male from Union Beach was arrested and charged with shoplifting in the 100 block of Memorial Drive. AUG 13 • A 19-year-old from Asbury Park was arrested and charged with possession of CDS [marijuana under 50g], possession with […]

The Asbury Park Environment and Shade Tree Commission [ESTC] heard a presentation Monday on coastal resiliency given by Claire Hoch, an architecture and landscaping student from The University of Pennsylvania. The presentation stems from the city’s attempt to win state grant funds from the department of  Housing and Urban Development’s “Rebuild by Design” competition. Two of […]

Asbury Agile, Asbury Park’s annual web, mobile, and technology conference returns for its 4th installment on Friday, October 3rd, 2014, event organizers announced Monday. The theme for the conference is “The Process of Building” and includes a variety of talks from thought leaders hailing from companies such as Facebook, Etsy, Pivotal Labs, Huge, local branding agency M­Studio, and more. […]

Kids enrolled in the Boys & Girls Club summer camp were treated to a special basketball clinic run by two minor league members of the National Basketball Association Friday. Former Rutgers player J.R. Inman [above, at left] and former University of Pittsburgh player Tyrell Briggs [third from left] taught basic basketball skills and relayed the […]

A long overdue tax revaluation has shifted the values of properties across the city. As required by law, all properties within municipalities across the country are assessed to reflect their true market value. The last revaluation in Asbury Park was completed over 10 years ago. Property values throughout Asbury Park increased during that period. However, […]

Ocean Township police seized 47 firearms from a Sunset Avenue home after a tenant of the location allegedly accosted an individual hired by the property owner to work there, authorities said Monday. On Friday, August 15 at 6:50 p.m., police responded to a Sunset Avenue property just east of Rt. 35 after they received a call […]

Asbury Park’s first fully gluten-free bakery and cafeteria-style restaurant is set for a soft opening Saturday, August 16 and Sunday, August 17 from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. My Momma’s will sell a variety of affordable food choices geared to people with celiac disease or who may have gluten [a protein found in wheat, rye and […]

The Monmouth County DWI Task Force is scheduled to conduct a DWI checkpoint on Main Street in Asbury Park Friday, August 15, to detect drivers under the influence of alcohol or drugs, according to Brielle Police Chief Michael W. Palmer. The checkpoint will be conducted from 11 p.m. on Friday until 3 a.m. on Saturday, […]

A 28-year-old Red Bank man who was allegedly driving under the influence crashed into a telephone pole in Allenhurst Wednesday, shattering it and causing extensive damage to his vehicle. At approximately 9:05 a.m., on August 13th, police responded to a motor vehicel crash at the intersection of Corlies and Norwood avenues where they found one […]