Police with a search warrant forced their way into a Langford Street apartment Friday morning in an incident that led to the arrest of four suspects on drug-related charges, according to a press release from the Asbury Park Police Department. The Asbury Park Police Department’s Street Crime Unit, assisted by the department’s Detective Bureau and […]

The city council voted Wednesday to adopt an amended budget that includes a tax increase just under 9 percent for homeowners. The average tax increase is $234.36. This number is based on the assessment of a residential home valued at $84,000, which is the average value of a residential property in the city, according to Richard […]

A major annual music festival held in Asbury Park may have to send festival attendees to Red Bank for the main event show, but will keep the remainder of the concerts here. Representatives from the annual Light of Day festival have reserved Saturday, Jan. 18, with the Count Basie theater in Red Bank in case […]

The Asbury Park Police Department [APPD] welcomed six new members Tuesday to its Citizens On Patrol [COP] branch at a small graduation ceremony held in the Senior Citizen Center on Springwood Avenue. COP is an all-volunteer division of the police department. Its members patrol the streets to increase police presence several times a week to […]

Adults and kids are invited to learn the secrets of professional kite and sandcastle builders this Saturday at a “Kites and Castles” event on Asbury Park’s 3rd Avenue beach. Sponsored by the “Stronger Than the Storm” campaign, Kites and Castles brings world class sand sculptors and kite makers out to teach beachgoers of all ages […]

The Asbury Park City Council will hold a special meeting in September with representatives of the New Jersey Department of Transportation [NJDOT] to discuss the state’s proposed redesign of Main Street, and local business owners and residents are invited to weigh in. Commonly referred to as the “road diet,” the plan would reconfigure Rt. 71, […]

In the wake of Friday’s fatal shooting incident in the city, Democratic gubernatorial candidate Barbara Buono visited Asbury Park to denounce Governor Christie’s veto of several gun-control measures. Standing in an empty lot on Washington Avenue, the same street 20-year-old Tyrell Howard was fatally shot Friday night, Buono called Christie’s gun-control measures a “hollow” attempt at gun […]

Ocean Township gets the featured spotlight in this Sunday’s New York Times real estate section which goes in depth every week on a town in the New York metropolitan area. The article was posted today on the paper’s website. Written by Times writer Jill P. Capuzzo, the article describes the various characteristics of the township, […]

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. Several special applications for liquor licenses are on the agenda. They include an application to extend […]

From Aug 14 to 19 the Asbury Park Police Department made the following arrests: AUG 14 • A 20-year-old male from Asbury Park was arrested and charged with possession of controlled dangerous substances [CDS]. • A 49-year-old male from Asbury Park was arrested and charged with receiving stolen property at police headquarters. • An 18-year-old […]