City Manager Terence Reidy attended his final Asbury Park City Council meeting Tuesday. Reidy has held the position for the past 10 years. He was previously the city manager in Montclair. During the council meeting, Reidy read a poem he titled “Farewell and Gratitude.” “It’s meant to be a thank you to this city and […]

From Oct. 9 to 15 the Asbury Park Police Department made the following arrests: OCT 9 • A 35-year-old male from Asbury Park was arrested and charged with disorderly conduct, obstruction of justice and criminal mischief in the 1200 block of Washington Avenue. • A 47-year-old male from Asbury Park was arrested and charged with […]

The body of a 58-year-old homeless man was found in the back seat of a car Sunday near the intersection of Memorial Drive and Munroe Avenue. The Asbury Park Police Department received a call after noon reporting a man was sleeping in the back of a privately owned vehicle sitting in the lot of the Main […]

The city council is scheduled to meet tonight 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 agenda for […]

The following “Meet the Candidates” series will spotlight individual residents who seek a seat on the Asbury Park Board of Education. There are three three-year terms and two one-year terms up for contest on the Nov. 5 ballot, making a majority of the seats on the nine member board available. A total of nine candidates are in […]

A 29-year old city resident was shot late Sunday night. The Asbury Park Police Department [APPD] responded to a call just before 10 p.m. notifying them an individual had been shot outside of the area near 117 Elizabeth Ave. [between Springwood Avenue and McKinley Place], according to Chris Decker, assistant Monmouth County Prosecutor. When police […]

A structure fire severely damaged two homes on Cookman Avenue Sunday, displacing three adults and causing minor injuries to several firefighters, according to a local fire official. Members of the Asbury Park Fire Department [APFD] responded to a call reporting a structure fire on the 900 block of Cookman Avenue [between Langford Street and Memorial […]

Toast, Asbury Park’s downtown breakfast spot [shown above], will host their first charity 5k run/walk Saturday. The event ends with a pancake after party in Kennedy Park. Restaurant owner Amy Russo hoped to have at least 100 runners sign up to run this first year. By the close of registration Friday morning, 140 runners preregistered for […]

Saturday, from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m., city residents can drop off items at the recycling center that aren’t the norm for daily collections. The Asbury Park Department of Public Works is hosting a “City-wide Clean Up Day.” Rimless tires, empty paint cans, clothing and book will be collected along with the regular items collected […]

The terms and conditions of the redevelopers’ agreement have been drafted for a major development project slated for Springwood Avenue between Atkins Avenue and Memorial Drive, and should be finalized by year’s end. City officials met with members of the two organizations selected to redevelop the area earlier this week. The agreement includes stipulations for the phasing […]