The building once housing the Fast Lane nightclub is scheduled to be torn down this week. Waterfront redeveloper iStar Financial owns the property, and the company will be conducting the demolition, according to Brian Cheripka, iStar’s vice president for land. Cheripka also confirmed the plan to demolish the structure this week. The building [above at […]

With local parades, parties and pyrotechnics shows planned, the Shore area is geared up to celebrate the birth of our nation. Below is a list of local events scheduled, which kick off tonight in Ocean Township. So go bust out the red, white and blue duds, heat up the grill, and take in a local […]

In a landmark decision, the United States Supreme Court last week struck down the 1996 Defense of Marriage Act [DOMA], reversing the federal government’s refusal to recognize same-sex marriages as legal. The ruling opened the door for same-sex couples in “lawful marriages” to receive the same federal benefits as any other married couple, but what […]

From June 26 to July 2 the Asbury Park Police Department made the following arrests: JUNE 26 • A 24-year-old male from Long Branch was arrested and charged with possession of a syringe in the 10 block of Borden Avenue. • A 26-year-old male from Neptune was arrested and charged with possession of controlled dangerous […]

A second hearing date of July 16 has been scheduled to decide if uncounted ballots in the May 14 Asbury Park city council election should be opened. Daniel Harris III, an unsuccessful candidate on the A-Team slate, last month filed a challenge to the election results. His petition seeks to count 332 vote-by-mail [VBM] ballots […]

Kula Café has successfully graduated and placed their first group of students in Asbury Park restaurants. Situated in the Springwood Center on Springwood Avenue, the restaurant is both a community café and a job training program. Local youth who face “profound obstacles to employment,” like lack of education and having children of their own, are […]

During a volatile council swearing in ceremony today, Myra Campbell was appointed as Asbury Park’s new mayor — the first time a female African-American has held the post. Campbell’s appointment came as a surprise, as it bucks what some consider a tradition in Asbury Park of appointing as mayor the person who received the most […]

An initial hearing on the challenge to the Asbury Park City Council election is scheduled for tomorrow morning in front of Monmouth County Superior Court Judge Dennis O’Brien, according to the civil case management office in Freehold. The challenge was filed by Daniel Harris III [right], an unsuccessful candidate on the A-Team slate. His petition […]

Myra Campbell, who was elected on May 14 to her first term on the City Council, was appointed Asbury Park’s Mayor at the council reorganization meeting at noon today. The vote was 3-2. Voting for Campbell [above at center] were reelected incumbents John Loffredo [above at left] and Susan Henderson [at right]. Campbell provided the […]

The opportunity for Asbury Park to have its first African-American female Mayor is motivating incoming Councilwoman Myra Campbell to seek the post, with reelected incumbents John Loffredo and Susan Henderson providing the necessary votes. “A window of opportunity that has never been opened for an African-American female in this city, and may never be opened […]