A petition that seeks direct train service between Bay Head and New York Penn Station has been created on online petition site change.org. The petition pressures Veronique Hakim, executive director of NJ Transit, for a “one seat ride” service that would eliminate train transfers in Newark and Long Branch station, significantly reducing the time and […]

From June 4 through 10, the Asbury Park Police Department made the following arrests: JUNE 4 • A 27-year-old male from Wall Township was arrested and charged with disorderly conduct in the 1000 block of Bangs Avenue. JUNE 5 • A 24-year-old male from Asbury Park was arrested and charged with simple assault and criminal mischief […]

After hearing the testimony from four different applicants, leaving just 45 minutes remaining in the meeting, members of the Asbury Park planning board voted to postpone K. Hovnanian’s application to build 28 townhomes in the western waterfront to a special meeting to be held June 19. The board also granted permission by a 6-2 vote […]

Below is the Allenhurst police blotter from May 27 through June 9. The information is published unedited from the Allenhurst Police Department: MAY 27 While working a seat belt checkpoint, police stopped a 33-year old Sea Bright woman, after she nearly struck officers, standing in the roadway. She was believed to be under the influence of narcotics […]

Downtown Bangs Avenue was abuzz with the sights of over 200 professional and amateur artisans who tested out the latest in fine art supplies from industry leaders Winsor & Newton, Liquitex and Conté à Paris at the Collective Art Tank’s Third Annual Day of Demos held Saturday. The yearly event brings the 19 North American […]

To celebrate their recent partnership and new Asbury Park offices, Jersey Shore  At Anytime, Gold Mobile and Marshall, Jackson & Partners are celebrating with a ribbon cutting ceremony followed by an “Art Block Party” Thursday, June 12, from 4:30 to 9 p.m, according to a release from event organizers. The event will feature food, fun and live entertainment from over […]

Vegan restaurant Goldie’s, one of the four restaurants in Asbury Park owned and operated by the Smith group, is the subject of a laudatory review in tomorrow’s New York Times Sunday edition. The Times Fran Schumer cites Smith junior partner Mark Hinchliffe, a vegan who was instrumental in the creation of Goldie’s, as aiming for […]

Some Asbury Park residents are irked with the city’s municipal hiring practices, and they made their objections known at Wednesday’s council meeting. Within the past calendar year, the city has hired a convicted sex offender and an individual who allegedly provided a relative’s address in the Asbury Senior Towers to gain priority consideration for a civil service […]

Asbury Park police are investigating the mysterious uprooting of five saplings within the 100 block of Dewitt Avenue.  The department was notified about the uprooting of the trees at around 8:45 Friday morning by City Engineer Joe Cunha, according to Asbury Park Police Chief Mark Kinmon.  “We did take a report and are looking into […]

The first of the city’s weekly beach bonfires takes place Friday night on the Fifth Avenue beach. Flames will start crackling at 8 p.m., following a 5 p.m. clambake at the Beach Bar, which is located on the southern promenade of Convention Hall [shown above]. Weekly fires will be held on Fridays in June, switch […]