Asbury Park

Concert at Wonder Bar to benefit Joan Dancy & PALS

Organizers hope to raise $75,000 to help people with Lou Gehrig's disease

By Jill Bartlett
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On March 1, 2014, The Wonder  Bar in Asbury Park will host the inaugural Sinderella’s Ball concert to benefit Joan Dancy and PALS (People With ALS) Foundation. Joan Dancy and PALS is an all-volunteer grassroots organization that helps provide services and medical equipment to assist people in Monmouth and Ocean County who suffer from ALS […]

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Feb 17, 2014
Asbury Park

Asbury Park cop accused of assisting gang members

Officer allegedly coached on getting vehicle out of impound and used police database to look up warrants

By Jill Bartlett
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At a press conference held in Asbury Park Friday, Acting Monmouth County Prosecutor Christopher Gramiccioni announced the results of “Operation Dead End,” a sweep that netted 28 individuals in connection with various crimes committed in the city including one Asbury Park Police Officer and two juveniles. The operation resulted in 28 arrests out of 31 […]

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Feb 14, 2014
Asbury Park

Authorities net 28 in “Operation Dead End”

Asbury Park police officer Keith German among those arrested

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After a six-month investigation, 31 people, including several known gang members, a city police officer and two Asbury Park juveniles were charged in connection with violent street crimes and firearms offenses during a police dragnet, according to a news release from the Monmouth County Prosecutor’s Office. In an effort focused on addressing the number of […]

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Feb 14, 2014
Asbury Park

Sackman making good on PILOT payments

Reidy says his administration was already working toward resolution

By Jill Bartlett
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Downtown developer Sackman Enterprises has paid the outstanding balance owed in payments in lieu of taxes on the 550 Cookman Ave. complex and is in the process of working out the details for payments on the Steinbach’s building. According to city tax collector Jesse Faasen, the approximate $75,000 in payments owed on the 550 Cookman Ave. […]

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Feb 14, 2014
Asbury Park

Thompson to council: Support use of anti-overdose drug

If successful, first responders would carry overdose antidote

By Jill Bartlett
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In recognition of the recent rise in heroin abuse in Monmouth County, a city resident is leading an effort to put an overdoes antidote in the hands of first responders in Asbury Park. Randy Thompson [shown at right] sought the help of city policymakers at council meetings in January and February, explaining the benefits of […]

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Feb 14, 2014
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High school students strut their stuff at fashion event

'We put a lot of work into it and had a lot of fun doing it'

By Jill Bartlett
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Asbury Park High School students showed off this year’s prom fashions at a winter fashion show held at the Berkeley Hotel Wednesday. “We put a lot of work into it,” said senior Siana Portlock. “It ended up being a lot of fun, you feel like a superstar.” At the all-student produced fashion show, dubbed “A […]

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Feb 13, 2014
Asbury Park

City man pleads guilty to tossing guns in police chase

27-year-old now faces up to 20 years in prison

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An Asbury Park resident admitted to throwing two handguns out of a window while leading police on a motor vehicle chase throughout the city last year, according to a news release from the Monmouth County Prosecutor’s Office. The state will recommend Christopher Melendez receive a 20-year sentence in a New Jersey state prison with a minimum 10-year […]

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Feb 12, 2014
Asbury Park

Prost! Beer garden sewer connection fee lifted

Owners hope to be open by July 1

By Jill Bartlett
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Owners of the Asbury Festhalle and Biergarden received word Tuesday — in writing — that they will not be responsible for a $320,000 sewer connection fee. According to a letter from City Engineer Joe Cunha addressed to Jennifer Lampert, one of the partners in the two-story Austrio-Hungarian restaurant slated for 527 Lake Ave., it was determined “there will […]

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Feb 12, 2014
Asbury Park Schools

BOE gets a rundown on possible costs to reopen Obama School

District boundary lines may have to be redrawn on the West Side

By Jill Bartlett
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The Asbury Park Board of Education heard a preliminary report of what it may take to reinstate the Barack H. Obama building as an elementary school for the 2014-2015 school year during a special meeting held Tuesday. Redrawing the district’s boundary lines, furniture considerations, general building maintenance and upkeep, bringing 21st century technology into the classrooms, […]

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Feb 12, 2014
Asbury Park

Mattison Avenue residence struck by gunfire Monday

No one was injured in the incident

By Jill Bartlett
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A house on the 1400 block of Mattison Avenue was hit by gunfire last night, according to Asbury Park Police Chief Mark Kinmon. Shortly after 8 p.m. one of the residents of the home called 9-1-1- to report the house had been hit three times, Kinmon said. No one was injured in the incident and […]

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