Asbury Park Mayor Myra Campbell and Councilman John Moor stood in solidarity with U.S. Sen. Robert Menendez and Congressman Frank Pallone on the Asbury Park boardwalk Wednesday as the two denounced offshore oil and gas drilling and seismic testing along the Atlantic coastline. Pallone and Menendez stressed the environmental and economic consequences of an oil […]

Another mini lending library has popped up in Asbury Park, this time at the corner of Cookman and Grand avenues. A Little Free Library is a box full of books where anyone can stop and select a book to take and read or drop off books to share. The idea behind the movement is to […]

From June 17  through 30, the Asbury Park Police Department made the following arrests: JUNE 17 • A 24-year-old male from Neptune was arrested and charged with possession of a controlled dangerous substance [CDS], [cocaine], and possession of drug paraphernalia in the JUNE 18 • A 19-year-old male from Heightstown was arrested and charged with possession of […]

The Asbury Park City Council is scheduled to meet Wednesday in council chambers at City Hall. A closed executive session will start at 5 p.m., followed by a workshop session at 6 p.m. and a regular council meeting at 7 p.m. Public participation takes place at the beginning of the regular meeting. Items on the […]

Cities and towns in the Asbury area are holding all the usual summertime activities to celebrate Independence Day, with fireworks going off in various towns beginning Thursday. ASBURY PARK Asbury Park’s Fourth of July fireworks display is scheduled for Friday, July 4 at 9 p.m. A rain date is scheduled for July 5. This year’s […]

Almost twice the number of beach visitors have decided to set their chairs and umbrellas up on Asbury Park beaches this year as compared to the same time last year, according to city records. Revenues for the period between May 1 and June 15 show a nearly 100 percent increase, from $63,108 last year to […]

Asbury Park Police Chief Mark Kinmon will retire from his position effective Sept.1, City Manager Jack Kelly has confirmed. Kinmon notified the city of his intent to retire through an email sent last week. “As discussed earlier this week, I have submitted my application for retirement to the NJ Division of Pensions. The effective date is […]

Below is the Allenhurst police blotter from June 10 through 27. The information is published unedited from the Allenhurst Police Department: JUNE 10 • Police charged a 22-year old Point Pleasant man for driving without a license, after stopping him for a motor vehicle violation. He was also found to be driving a vehicle, with an expired […]

A Neptune man was charged with stabbing another Neptune resident outside of Mr. Pizza restaurant on Springwood Avenue Monday. Police arrived at the scene after 12:30 a.m. to find blood on the ground but no victim present. After police secured the scene and canvassed the area they learned a verbal altercation had taken place in […]

Long-time city public works employee Yvonne Adams was lauded by county freeholders at their Thursday meeting for her achievement in securing the city a New Jersey Clean Communities Urban Cleanup award. Adams, the city’s recycling coordinator and office manager of the public works department,  is a member of the state’s Urban Cleanup Team through the […]