From Feb. 5 to 11 the Asbury Park police department made the following arrests: FEB 5 • A 26-year-old male from Asbury Park was arrested and charged with driving without a license and failure to use headlights at the intersection of Adams Street and Atkins Avenue.  • A 23-year-old male from Asbury Park was arrested […]

A new public relations initiative will give Asbury Park residents a chance to meet with local police officers in a neutral environment once a month to talk about whatever is on their minds. The Asbury Park Police Department [APPD] kicks off their first Coffee With a Cop series Saturday, Feb. 15 from 9 a.m. to […]

In honor of Black History Month, the top six students in each class at Asbury Park Middle School were treated to a live performance by Newark-based performance group Faces of Black History on Feb. 6, according to a news release from district spokesperson Chanta L. Jackson. Faces of Black History is made up of performers […]

Editor, the Asbury Park Sun, While attending Asbury Park City Council meetings I have seen the gap between the East and West sides of town grow. As a new member of the zoning board, I enjoy the experience and the present members have been very helpful. I also thank the present council for voting me […]

Local retail and consignment store The Paint Place has relocated to a new home, outside of Asbury Park. Jackie Chesley, owner and artisan, closed the store located at 605 Cookman Avenue on Sunday. In March of last year, Chesley [shown above] opened another store in Ocean Grove, where she lives. Operating two stores became “too […]

Langosta Lounge, an oceanfront restaurant and bar located on the Asbury Park boardwalk, has announced plans to kickoff its Valentine’s Day celebrations with Couples Mala, the fourth event in its Mala for Life series, according to release from a public relations firm representing the restaurant. Commonly used as prayer beads in the Hindu and Buddhist religion, […]

Asbury Park’s St. Patrick’s Day Parade committee named Rev. Robert Kaeding, or Father Bob, founder of The Center in Asbury Park, as the Grand Marshall of the first St. Patrick’s Day parade to take place in the city on Sunday, March 9, 2014. “I’m honored to be able to be a part of it, certainly,” said Kaeding […]

The Asbury Park City Council selected an agency on Wednesday to start recoupment of the approximately 1.2 million dollars the city is owed in past due municipal court fees. The vote was 5-0. Out of the six companies that submitted proposals, Austin, Texas-based collection agency Municipal Services Bureau [MSB] was chosen and given a one year […]

On Saturday, vintage retail clothing and accessories boutique Backward Glances opened up in Asbury Park. The store had occupied store fronts in Red Bank for 28 years but now its vintage clothing, costumes, interesting t-shirts, little funky gifts, jewelry, coasters and other wares are all relocated to a basement-level space in the Shoppes at the […]

Asbury Park High School senior Daquane Bland-Bennett will head to West Virginia Wesleyan College in Buckhannon, WV on an academic and athletic scholarship in the fall, according to a news release from the district. Bland-Bennett officially signed Wednesday — National Signing Day — with the co-ed liberal arts college.  He has played both running back and defensive back […]