A 17-year-old Asbury Park resident was allegedly robbed at knifepoint early Thursday morning by an 18-year old Red Bank man and two juveniles while he was walking home from the train station. At approximately 12:30 a.m. the teen was confronted by three males who demanded anything of value, Asbury Park Deputy Chief Anthony Salerno said. […]

The Boys & Girls Club of Monmouth County will host their third annual Porta Palooza fundraiser on Thursday, July 24 from 6 to 9 p.m. in the restaurant’s Abbot Room. Attendees can expect a fun time playing giant Jenga, participating in a bean bag toss and other games while winning prizes and having fun for […]

The Asbury Park Board of Education voted to appoint Gregory Allen to the top position in the district, this time in an interim role. Board member Christian Hall made a motion to appoint Allen as the district’s interim superintendent, board member Felicia Simmons seconded the motion. The vote passed 5-2. Board President Geneva Smallwood, Vice-President […]

Asbury Park’s custom jeans and vintage apparel shop Sweet Joey’s was selected as the first video in the “Made in Asbury Park” series to be released on YouTube. The series is produced by Asbury Park Waterfront, master waterfront redeveloper iStar Residential’s marketing initiative, as a means to celebrate thriving Asbury Park businesses. Eight videos will […]

An art show and fundraiser at Hotel Tides on August 3 will showcase pieces created by Center clients during a 13-week creativity workshop. The workshop, meant to foster self-awareness and a sense of well-being, utilized art as a segue to more open verbal communication. Local artist Steven Brunner organized the workshop and led the group […]

The Asbury Park Zoning Board of Adjustment granted unanimous approval to two West Side residential development projects that will not only begin to reshape a major West Side thoroughfare, but aim to be the first buildings in the county to achieve gold standard Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design [LEED] certification. The two buildings, named 201 […]

Waterfront redeveloper iStar Financial will not submit a letter in support of the city’s attempt to secure a state Green Acres grant to preserve an area of the northern beachfront, leaving the city with little chance of obtaining the funds, according to preservation proponents. The move drew a sharp rebuke from Councilwoman Amy Quinn, who […]

A 24-year old was robbed Monday after he stopped to give two men a few spare dollars. While walking home from the beach at approximately 10:20 a.m., a resident was approached by two men near the corner of First and Grand avenues, one of whom asked the resident for two dollars, Asbury Park police Deputy […]

Master waterfront redeveloper iStar Residential has placed surfboards as markers on all the sites they are slated to build on as proof of their committed to the redevelopment of Asbury Park’s waterfront. The surfboards were placed Friday and can be seen at sites along Cookman Avenue, Kingsley Street and Ocean Avenue among other locations. One […]

A second-alarm structure fire in a multi-family dwelling in Asbury Park left one adult and three children without a home Tuesday morning. Asbury Park firefighters responded to a fire in the second floor apartment at 510 Sixth Avenue at 10:17 a.m., according to Fire Marshall Garrett Giberson. The fire originated in a second floor unit of […]