Asbury Park

City preps for zombie invasion

Fifth Annual Zombie Walk starts at 5 p.m. tomorrow

By Molly Mulshine
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The city of Asbury Park is preparing for its fifth annual Zombie Walk. The Zombie Walk started at the VFW on Lake Avenue downtown five years ago, according to Pasqualina DeLucia of boardwalk redeveloper Madison Marquette. The year after it began, it moved to the Carousel building and eventually to Convention Hall. The event is […]

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Oct 05, 2012
Asbury Park

Curb bump-outs approved on trial basis

After third vote, curbs to be installed at Vive site

By Molly Mulshine
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City council members approved curb bump-outs on a trial basis at the Oct. 3 council meeting after their third vote on the proposal. A bump-out is an extension of the curb at the corners of a city block that effectively eliminates the shoulder at the intersection. Bump-outs are said to slow vehicular traffic and aid […]

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Oct 05, 2012
Asbury Park

Ridge Ave. fire allegedly caused by unattended cooking

Inhabitants assisted by Red Cross

By Molly Mulshine
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A fire that broke out after midnight in the 400 block of Ridge Avenue was caused by unattended cooking, public information officer Garrett Giberson said today. The fire department received a call at 12:35 a.m., Giberson said. Firefighters found heavy smoke and fire conditions when they arrived at the scene. Three residents — a 34-year-old […]

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Oct 04, 2012
Asbury Park Schools

Talesha Crank seeks BOE seat

'[Students are] bright, intelligent, full of ideas and full of talent and would like people to support them'

By Molly Mulshine
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Talesha Crank has thrown her hat in the ring for a spot on the nine-member Asbury Park Board of Education [BOE]. For the first time, BOE elections will be held alongside general elections on Nov. 6 this year. Previously, they were held in the spring. Crank moved to Asbury Park from Neptune just over three […]

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Oct 04, 2012
Asbury Park

Emergency budget appropriation approved

City seeks bond to make up for $1 million shortfall

By Molly Mulshine
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A resolution enabling an emergency appropriation to close a $1 million gap in the 2012 municipal budget was approved unanimously at last night’s council meeting. This resolution will allow the city to seek a $1 million bond to pay off a shortfall in the budget’s line item for employee health insurance. Council voted on the […]

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Oct 04, 2012
Asbury Park

Shooting victim’s relatives ask officials, parents to help stop gun violence

Some allege lack of police presence on East Side

By Molly Mulshine
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The relatives of Dericke Williams, who was fatally shot on Sept. 21, attended last night’s council meeting and implored local parents and city officials to find a way to stop gun violence. Williams was the third young man to fall victim to shooting homicide in the month of September. No arrests have been made in […]

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Oct 04, 2012
Asbury Park Schools

Gerard Dalton defends BOE spot

Was appointed to board last October

By Molly Mulshine
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Gerard Dalton is approaching the end of his first year on the Asbury Park Board of Education [BOE] and asking voters to elect him for another year. Dalton was appointed to the nine-member board last year after a member resigned. He is running for one more year to finish that member’s term. After that, he […]

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Oct 03, 2012
Asbury Park

Funding sought for Springwood park

Oil tank removal paves way for county grant

By Molly Mulshine
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The city is one small step closer to a new park on Springwood Avenue. Workers removed oil tanks [pictured at right] from the block of Springwood where the park is planned, between Union and Atkins avenues, on Monday. One of the tanks had a leak, so the soil around that tank must be taken out, […]

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Oct 03, 2012
Asbury Park

The Sun’s city council preview — Oct. 3, 2012


By Molly Mulshine
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Asbury Park’s city council will meet tonight in council chambers, 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: • A second vote on the resolution authorizing an emergency appropriation on the budget to rectify a $1 million […]

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Oct 03, 2012
Allenhurst

Allenhurst police blotter


By Hannah Walker
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From Sept. 20 to 30 the Allenhurst Police Department reported the following incidents: SEPT. 20 • Officers arrested a 24-year-old Brick Township woman and a 24-year-old Long Branch man during the course of a motor vehicle stop. The vehicle was originally stopped because the vehicle registration was expired. The female passenger was arrested after giving […]

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