An allegedly intoxicated Edgewater Park man injured two Asbury Park police offers while he was being arrested after he reportedly brandished a handgun and falsely impersonated an officer, police said Friday. Anthony Kennedy, 26, faces charges of impersonating a police officer, aggravated assault, aggravated assault on a police officer, resisting arrest, unlawful possession of a […]

Toast owner Amy Russo will open another of her breakfast and lunch restaurants in Red Bank in the current location of the Broadway Diner [right] on Monmouth Street. The Asbury Park restauranteur [shown above in Toast Asbury] said she expects ownership to formally transfer by the end of the month. The Red Bank restaurant will […]

Waterfront redeveloper iStar Residential has removed the surfboard it placed on the North End beach. The surfboards were placed at the beginning of July on sites throughout the waterfront  to represent future projects the redeveloper will bring to the city. “Every surfboard represents a future project that we are working on, or will be working on, […]

The Central Avenue street sign at the corner of Third Avenue in Asbury Park has been replaced. A production crew from The Wendy Williams Show filmed a segment for Williams’ upcoming 50th birthday episode that unveiled a new street sign that reads “Wendy Williams Way.” Williams, a TV personality and talk show host, grew up […]

Editor, Asbury Park Sun, One of the most important accomplishments that a governmental body can do is to preserve and protect the land they live on, the waters they live near, and all natural resources which sustain life for the peoples they represent. Preserving natural areas is critical to the quality of the air we breathe, the water we […]

The Monmouth County DWI Task force is scheduled to conduct a DWI checkpoint to detect drivers under the influence of alcohol and or drugs Saturday July 19, according to Brielle Police Chief Michael W. Palmer. The checkpoint will be run from 11 p.m. Saturday through 3 a.m. Sunday on Ocean Avenue, near the intersection of Brighton Avenue. […]

An 18-year-old Neptune Township resident found with a stolen handgun from a North Carolina home in May has been charged with weapons offenses and receiving stolen property, according to a news release from the Monmouth County Prosecutor’s Office. Izais Normil, of Eighth Avenue, was found in possession of a loaded Baikal Makarov 9mm semi-automatic handgun. A […]

A Monmouth County grand jury returned a five-count indictment Wednesday charging a Freehold resident with shooting one man to death and injuring another in the same incident, according to a release from the Monmouth County Prosecutor’s Office. Jamar S. Walker, 31, faces charges of murder, attempted murder, unlawful possession of a weapon, possession of a weapon […]

The Asbury Park Planning Board Monday gave unanimously approval to back the city’s effort to preserve a tract of land on the northern beachfront set for development. Board members will supply the city’s with a letter in support of their effort to secure Green Acres funds. If secured, the funds will be used to purchase […]

Ocean Township police are searching for a township resident who was reported missing on July 3. Nicholas Johnson, 26, is 6 feet 2 inches tall and weighs 170 pounds. He has hazel eyes and brown hair. Johnson likes to walk along beachfront area and was last seen wearing black pants and a black wool coat, […]