March is Women’s History Month, and the nine-month-old Monmouth County Democrats Women’s Caucus is holding an event at Watermark tonight to promote the women of their party. “Together, we are fighting against gender inequality and political oppression,” said co-chair Patricia Teffenhart-Maikos of Holmdel in a prepared release. “Anyone who discounts the strength and determination of […]

Students made some new friends on Friday morning as 57 guests filled Thurgood Marshall Elementary School to read tales of cats in hats and green eggs and ham for Read Across America Day. Grown-ups of all stripes descended on the school on March 1 to share their favorite stories with the elementary school students. And […]

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Free three-hour parking is in effect until further notice, although officials say metered parking should be back in effect by the end of the month. In October 2012, Hurricane Sandy damaged 57 of the city’s 100 parking pay stations. The city ordered 57 newer models at $789,008 to replace the broken machines. The pay stations […]

New street lights have been installed along Springwood Avenue as a step in the ongoing beautification plans for the Springwood corridor. The department of public works [DPW] has installed the lights [pictured at right], city engineer Joe Cunha said, but they still needed to install inner mechanical parts and connect them to a power source […]

The board of education voted not to renew an agreement with the Asbury Park Police Department, but state fiscal monitor Lester Richens has said he may overturn their decision. The board agreed last year to pay the police department $75,000 per year to patrol the area around the Asbury Park Middle School. But some board […]

A Long Branch man has been charged with murder in the September 2012 death of Asbury Park native Jerome Wright. Wright, 30, was shot outside the Atkins Avenue Deli, on Atkins Avenue across the street from the Boston Way Village, on Sept. 1, 2012. This was the first fatal shooting of that year. Ronald Daniels, […]

The first phase of construction for a recording studio at 625 Bangs Ave. was approved by the planning board at its Feb. 25 meeting. Jack Daley, owner of the property at the corner of Bangs Avenue and Bond Street, is a professional musician and producer. His wife, Thea, is a licensed yoga instructor. They plan […]

The city is currently in negotiation with iStar Financial and Madison Marquette to create a new agreement governing the use of three surface parking lots in the waterfront redevelopment area, city manager Terence Reidy said. Reidy expects the issue to be resolved within the next 30 days, and says the lots will definitely be available […]

A large-scale extension of Johnny Mac’s House of Spirits could be underway soon, with the first phase of construction scheduled for completion by this summer. John McGillion, owner of the Main Street tavern, attended the Feb. 25 planning board meeting with his architect and engineer to present plans to the board. The board tabled McGillion’s […]