Several Asbury Park business owners along with members of the city council and the Chamber of Commerce met last night to discuss a possible need to update the city’s downtown redevelopment zone. The group will be “seeking to modernize the current Central Business District [CBD] redevelopment plan based on the evolution of business within Asbury […]

Emotions ran high during last night’s two hour public hearing on a rent control ordinance the Neptune Township Committee passed 5-0, with one committee member using an expletive on the record. Under the ordinance, rent increases in Ocean Grove and Neptune will be capped by the regional consumer price index. A rent leveling board will […]

A foreclosure action has been pending against Mayor Myra Campbell’s home since May 6, according to court documents. Filed by the Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation, the legal action seeks to foreclose on the mortgage taken out by Campbell [above, center] in 2002 to secure a $100,000 loan with a term of 15 years. “I’ve […]

From July 31 to August 12 the Asbury Park Police Department made the following arrests: JULY 31 • A 19-year-old male from Neptune was arrested and charged with possession of controlled dangerous substances [CDS] in the 800 block of Central Avenue. • A 19-year-old male from Neptune was arrested and charged with possession of CDS […]

In front of a packed meeting room, the Neptune Township Committee last night approved a rent control ordinance by a 5-0 vote. Under the ordinance, rent increases are linked to the regional consumer price index. Rental properties throughout Neptune and Ocean Grove are subject to the ordinance. The ordinance establishes a five-member rent leveling board […]

Asbury Park will fund the installation and repair of surveillance cameras on property owned by the housing authority, and city officials have plans to upgrade and add more cameras throughout the city. City officials along with members of the housing authority, the Monmouth County Prosecutor’s office, the Monmouth County Department of Community Affairs and Senator […]

One of the dogs rescued by the Monmouth County Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals [SPCA] after it was allegedly mistreated by owners in Asbury Park is on the mend and up for adoption. Boogie [pictured above], a 2 to 3 year old pit bull, weighed 30 pounds and had a bloody ear […]

After a public hearing that lasted over an hour, the city council on Wednesday voted to approve a proposal to allow eating and drinking on the second story of a building on Lake Avenue fronting Wesley Lake. Restaurateur Andy Ivanov, owner of Pilsener Haus in Hoboken and former owner of Radegast in Brooklyn, proposed the […]

A public hearing on a rent control ordinance that includes Ocean Grove is scheduled for Monday night’s Neptune Township Committee meeting. The committee may vote on the measure after the hearing. The ordinance limits rent increases to the regional consumer price index. Rental properties throughout Neptune are subject to the ordinance. The measure is similar […]

Beach fee revenue in the city is up $130,532 over last year as of Aug. 4, city manager Terence Reidy told the council at its meeting on Wednesday. “So the beach is still doing well,” Reidy said. Beach fee revenue for Asbury Park last year exceeded $1 million for the first time ever, beach utility […]