[UPDATE: A previous version of this article listed the hours of operation as 5 p.m. to 2:30 am. The hours have since been changed. They are now 4 p.m. to 1 a.m. This article has been updated to reflect that change.]   Free parking on Wednesdays has come to an end, but weekend visitors to […]

The New Jersey State Bar Association’s Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender [LGBT] Rights Section named Asbury Park’s Daniel Weiss this year’s winner of its Lifetime Service Achievement Award, accoording to a news release from the organization. Weiss, an immigration lawyer who helped form the section and served as an association trustee, will receive the award […]

Come Memorial Day, even more Asbury Park beach visitors will be able to conveniently store their surfside accoutrements right on the beach. At least 60 new beach lockers will be added to the already 228 that are split up throughout the First, Fifth, Sunset, Seventh and Eighth avenue beaches, bringing the total count to at […]

Asbury Park police responded to a several calls of shots fired on the 1500 block of Sewall Avenue Thursday evening, Asbury Park Police Chief Mark Kinmon has confirmed. The calls came in around 7:00 p.m., he said. Officers have located evidence of a shooting but have not found any victims, he said. As of 8:15 […]

Asbury Park resident Jermaine Huntley, 28, was shot outside of a home on the 1200 block of Washington Avenue Thursday morning. Asbury Park Police received a call at 9:55 a.m. reporting someone had been shot in the area. After he was shot, Huntley was taken to Jersey Shore Medical Center by an independent party where […]

Two Ocean Township Police officers helped a 28-year-old woman deliver her baby in the parking lot of a 7-Eleven convenience store in the township, according to a new release from Ocean Township Police. Ocean Police received a call at 5:49 p.m. Wednesday alerting them to a woman in a vehicle who was in labor in […]

An empty Lake Avenue parcel in the downtown business district is slated for a six-unit condominium development under an application filed with the Planning Board. The site, which already has a curb cut, is believed to have been vacant since the 1960s, according to project developer Trip Brooks. The Planning Board is scheduled to hear […]

William Wells, a senior at Asbury Park High School, was named Class B Central Player of the Week by Shore Sports Network for week ending April 5, according to an announcement from district spokesperson Chanta L. Jackson. As pitcher for the Blue Bishops Baseball team, Wells [shown at right] allowed only one hit in seven […]

Waterfront redeveloper iStar Financial is again offering amenities to encourage Asbury Park beachgoers to turn their day at the beach into a night on the town. Seasonal rates for iStar’s 2014 beach packages were announced this week via an email sent from Asbury Park Waterfront, the company’s marketing initiative, and they have been reduced considerably in […]

Another one of Asbury Park’s long-standing events is headed to more southern Jersey shores. The organizer of Sandblast Weekend,  a collection of parties and events held in Asbury Park geared toward the LGBT community,  has announced the festival’s move to Atlantic City this year, according to Tom Gilmour, the city’s director of economic development. “Brad Hurtado, […]