The “pedestrian decoy” detail netted four more motorists in August, and Allenhurst Police have plans to continue the program next summer, according to Captain Michael Schneider. “I can tell you for sure that Allenhurst will be doing this detail a lot more often next summer,” Schneider said. The decoy program is designed to target motorists […]

A city resident has been arrested by Ocean Township Police on marijuana charges. Brian Conner, 23, is charged with possession of over 50 grams of marijuana, possession of marijuana with intent to distribute, possession of a weapon for an unlawful purpose and possession of drug paraphernalia, according to a prepared release from Ocean Township Police. Township […]

Police Chief Mark Kinmon [pictured above and at right] will continue with his plan to retire from the Asbury Park Police Department effective Jan. 1, 2014, he said. Kinmon had announced his plans to retire in June. He had tossed the idea around in his mind beginning in December of last year, he said. Prompted by […]

Fed up with the recent spate of gun violence in the city, Asbury Park residents gathered Monday evening to voice their frustrations at a rally on the west side of the city. At the rally, Rev. Kevin Nunn unveiled a campaign to begin a “Stop the Violence” chapter in Asbury Park. Stop the Violence has chapters […]

The county has secured funds to redesign the traffic pattern on a portion of Memorial Drive in Asbury Park. Commonly referred to as the “road diet,” the plan would reconfigure a portion of Memorial Drive from Munroe Avenue south [shown above] to Route 35 in Neptune from a four lane thoroughfare into two through traffic […]

On any given Sunday this fall, local youth can be found at the Asbury Park High School football field taking part in football and cheerleading programs that offer more than just a win or a loss. Founded in 1929, Pop Warner Little Scholars, Inc., is a nonprofit organization that provides football, cheerleading and dance programs […]

The Deal Lake Commission [DLC] has published a study that states the amount of toxins that enter Deal Lake [shown above] has been successfully reduced. Deal Lake is Monmouth County’s largest lake and the largest of New Jersey’s coastal lakes, according to the report. It encompasses 155 acres over 27 miles of shoreline. “Decades and […]

Plans for a park within the city where dogs can run off-leash are still in the works despite a summer-long delay in the planning process. The transition of three newly elected members to the city council in July postponed the plans for the dog park, said Councilwoman Sue Henderson, who also serves on the dog […]

A new state monitor has been assigned to the Asbury Park School District. Outgoing state monitor Lester Richens [shown above, at right] will transfer to the Pleasantville School District. He will be replaced by Carole Morris [left]. Richens has served the district since May 2011. Morris served as superintendent of schools in Manasquan for 25 […]

The Asbury Park Board of Education has reopened its search for a new district superintendent. Causing the board to reopen the search is the addition of two new board members — Kenneth Saunders, Jr. and Felicia Simmons — who were appointed to fill two vacancies last month. In order for the two members to take part […]