National nonprofit Move for Hunger is holding its fourth annual Surfside Food Drive and Concert Series to benefit the FoodBank of Monmouth and Ocean counties next weekend. From Sept. 1 to 3, area residents and beachgoers are urged to bring non-perishable food items to the Move for Hunger tent on the Fourth Avenue boardwalk. Donation […]

Some local preschoolers celebrated their graduation recently with a pizza party. And it wasn’t just any pizza party. Instead of ordering food from a restaurant, the students got to taste produce from their own garden, which they’d been cultivating for the past year. Students at Head Start Preschool, which provides free childcare to low-income families […]

From Aug. 22 to 27, the Asbury Park police department made the following arrests: AUG. 22 • A 32-year-old female from Asbury Park was arrested and charged with drug paraphernalia and possession of a hypodermic needle or syringe in the 200 block of Deal Lake Drive. • A 33-year-old male from Asbury Park was arrested […]

The West Side of town will see an increased presence of police officers on foot patrol starting next week as the department prepares for its new Springwood Avenue satellite headquarters. The police will set up shop in the new Springwood Center as soon as the building’s locks are changed, Chief Mark Kinmon said today. This […]

From Aug. 18 to 23, the Allenhurst Police Department reported the following incidents: • Aug. 18: Police responded to a crash involving a bicycle and a vehicle at the intersection of Corlies and Ocean avenues. The bicyclist was transported to the Jersey Shore University Hospital by the Allenhurst First Aid Squad. Sergeant James Rogers is […]

Paul Shappirio’s photography has almost a ghost-like quality to it. This shot of a lone fisherman on an undisclosed Asbury Park jetty at sunrise represents that interpretation quite well. Shappirio explores photography as a personal hobby. He’s also a professional educator at the Belmar Elementary School. His photos seek the beauty of the real world […]

Police Chief Mark Kinmon last night focused on internal affairs at a chief’s advisory meeting in city hall. The meeting was the second of its kind. The first took place in April. The public was invited but turnout was light, despite many residents having voiced concerns at council meetings about the department’s internal affairs. “The […]

The sign designating Wesley Lake is missing and volunteers say they believe it’s been stolen. The blue and gold sign was installed on the lake’s banks near the intersection of Grand and Lake avenues, Citizens for Wesley Lake volunteer Barbara Lesinski said. Wesley Lake divides Asbury Park and Ocean Grove. The sign’s two plastic posts […]

Legislators tackled shore-specific issues at a press conference held today on the boardwalk. Offshore drilling and water-quality legislation known as the BEACH act were the topics at hand for Sen. Frank R. Lautenberg [D-NJ] [above, right] and Rep. Frank Pallone [D-NJ-6] [right]. They were joined by Mayor Ed Johnson [pictured above, left], Deputy Mayor John […]

Downtown dweller Robert Obler is the fourth resident to throw his hat in the ring and seek a seat on the charter study commission. The charter study commission, established via ordinance in May, would scrutinize the city’s current form of government and possibly suggest changes. In the November election, the electorate will vote on whether […]