A unique running race is taking place in Asbury Park on Sunday. The Train Run, organized by the Jersey Shore Running Club [JSRC], consists of a train ride followed by a run or walk. Participants can choose their distance when disembarking from the train in Allenhurst or Elberon. And afterward, Johnny Mac’s will host a […]

Asbury Park’s city council is scheduled to meet in council chambers tonight, with a closed executive session starting at 5 p.m.; a workshop session at 6 p.m.; and a regular meeting at 7 p.m. Items on the agenda include: • Contract awards for various boardwalk repair materials, as well as the first phase of south […]

The city council will vote at its meeting tomorrow night on whether to implement a new funding mechanism for infrastructure repairs in the waterfront redevelopment area. At a council meeting held last week, many residents came to the microphone during public comment to ask about the plan. Under the funding plan, the city will bond […]

Repairs to the Allenhurst Beach Club and Mr. C’s Beach Bistro are taking longer than anticipated, and the restaurant likely won’t reopen until next year. The club and Mr. C’s both received heavy damage in Hurricane Sandy, which hit on Oct. 29 last year. The borough plans to demolish Mr. C’s [pictured above] today, they […]

From Feb. 13 to 18, the Asbury Park Police Department made the following arrests: FEB. 13 A 40-year-old male from Asbury Park was arrested and charged with possession of CDS, possession of CDS with intent to distribute, CDS distribution near school property and possession of drug paraphernalia. A 45-year-old male from Asbury Park was arrested […]

Former councilman James William Keady is seeking a second term on the Asbury Park council. Council elections are being held Tuesday, May 14. All five council members’ terms expire on June 30. The election is nonpartisan. Keady, 41, lives on Cookman Avenue with his four-year-old daughter, Reese Ann Keady, he said. He grew up in […]

The Feb. 12 borough commissioners meeting was packed as Allenhurst Beach Club members clamored for more information about possible changes to the rules governing cabana rentals. Some borough residents attended a January meeting to suggest rule changes in order to lessen the wait time for a resident to rent a cabana at the Allenhurst Beach […]

The state-run Regional Achievement Center [RAC] recently created school improvement plants for Asbury Park Middle School and High School. Region Five RAC executive director Mario Barbiere delivered a presentation to the board of education at its Feb. 11 meeting to keep board members up to date on RAC activity. New Jersey is one of the […]

Waterfront redeveloper Asbury Partners provided a statement from last year in response to questions about the city council’s decision to apply for Green Acres funding to turn an area of land near North End beach into a protected park. Asbury Partners’ majority owner is iStar Financial. The group is willing to consider preservation of the […]

The city is going out to bid for its pending revaluation once more — but officials say this will not keep the reval from happening by 2014. Municipalities undergo property revaluations approximately every decade to ensure that the assessment of properties for tax purposes aligns with actual property values. Property owners pay taxes based on […]