An 11-story building located in downtown Asbury Park is set to be refurbished after the planning board approved the owners’ proposal Monday night. Known as the Gas Building, the art deco structure at the corner of Bangs Avenue and Emory Street dates back to the 1920s, said Jim Watt, a co-owner and the architect of […]

From Oct. 16 to 22, 2012, the Asbury Park Police Department made the following arrests: OCT. 16 • A 34-year-old male from Asbury Park was arrested and charged with defiant trespassing. OCT. 17 • A 27-year-old male from Neptune was arrested and charged with possession of controlled dangerous substances [CDS]. • A 20-year-old male from Barnegat […]

The Ocean Grove Camp Meeting Association discriminated against two women when it refused to allow them to use its boardwalk pavilion for their civil union ceremony in 2007, the director of New Jersey’s Division on Civil Rights has ruled. The decision, issued Monday, upholds an administrative law judge ruling that was issued in January. The […]

A storage garage for vintage cars is one step closer to reality after last night’s planning board meeting. The garage will be located in a former meatpacking warehouse. The lot fronts mostly on Summerfield and Bangs avenues, with additional frontage on Bond Street. The garage’s loading area fronts on Summerfield Avenue. On the Bangs Avenue […]

At last week’s School District Meet-and-Greet in the Barack Obama Building, parents and district employees discussed parent programs and formally met some new administrators, including high school principal Reginald Mirthil. MEETING THE PRINCIPAL Mirthil, who is an alumnus of Asbury Park High School, just started as principal in September. “I am humbled to stand before […]

From Oct. 12 to 14, the Allenhurst Police Department reported the following incidents: OCT. 12 • After being stopped for driving with an expired inspection sticker, a 46-year-old West End woman was arrested for driving without vehicle insurance. She was processed and released on traffic summonses for failure to inspect, operating an unregistered vehicle, driving […]

Those seeking information about the upcoming charter study commission vote are invited to the West Side Community Center for a public forum about changes of government. If approved by a majority of voters on Nov. 6, a charter study commission [CSC] would scrutinize the city’s current form of government and possibly recommend changes. At the […]

Despite tidal issues, the inaugural Race of Gentlemen went off without a hitch at the Allenhurst and Loch Arbour beach front this weekend. “We had zero problems,” said Allenhurst Police Chief Robert Richter of the event. “This was the first time this town has seen anything like that. It was something new for us.” The […]

The Asbury Park Police Department and Fire Department will meet for the first annual Gun vs. Hoses flag football game on the beach this weekend to raise funds for their respective charities. The game starts at 10 a.m. on Sunday, Oct. 21, with a rain date of the following Sunday. The firefighters will play for […]

Two Asbury Park men were shot at 1:23 a.m. this morning on Main Street, according to Marc Lemieux, director of investigations for the Monmouth County Prosecutor’s Office. The shooting occurred in the street, in the area of 1217 Main St. [pictured above] between Fourth and Fifth avenues, Lemieux said. The two victims, ages 28 and […]