Running through September 3, two jitney bus routes will take visitors from the train station to the beach for $1 a ride. Shore EZ Ride shuttles run from 9 a.m. to 11 p.m. on Fridays, Saturdays, and Sundays. Times are coordinated with the arrival of NJ Transit trains at stations in Long Branch, Asbury Park, […]

The city council at its meeting last week approved amendments to the municipal budget prompted by changes in state aid numbers. After the amendments, the budget bears a 3.6-percent tax levy increase, city manager Terence Reidy [above] said, which translates to an increase of 11.5 cents per $100 of assessed property valuation. The average household […]

The city is set to liven up some of its crosswalks in the waterfront redevelopment area with colors and artwork, including crosswalks at the three-way intersection of Cookman and Asbury Avenues and Kingsley Street [shown above]. “The intent is to draw attention to pedestrian crossings,” city redevelopment and planning director Don Sammet said at the […]

An Allenhurst end-of-summer party held for decades will not happen this year. Allenhurst Police Chief Robert Richter is declining to sign a social affairs permit for the gathering, which is organized by former long-time resident Frank Fischer, with the assistance of the Allenhurst fire department. “The permit will not be signed off on,” Allenhurst police […]

Asbury Park may soon employ spotlight eminent domain to acquire and demolish dilapidated structures through the state’s abandoned properties law. Representatives from the Housing and Community Development Network of New Jersey attended Wednesday’s council meeting to tell the governing body how it could use the state’s Abandoned Properties Rehabilitation Act to address properties that previously […]

Chief financial officer Juan Uribe resigned after Wednesday night’s council meeting, according to city manager Terence Reidy. Reidy said Uribe handed him his letter of resignation at that time, with an effective date of August 16. City treasurer Christine Paulin will serve as acting CFO until a replacement is found, Reidy said. Uribe “didn’t elaborate […]

Although the city council rescinded its resolution establishing a dog park at last night’s meeting, the issue isn’t off the table yet. The governing body also approved a resolution establishing an advisory committee to examine whether the city should have a dog park and where one should be located. “I still feel there is a […]

An antiquated ordinance that brought the city national media attention was formally repealed after a unanimous vote from the city council at last night’s meeting. The ban on bathing attire on the boardwalk went into effect in 1958 and city resident Louise Murray recently implored the council to begin enforcing it again. The story ignited […]

A sit-down between leaders of the gay and Methodist communities in Ocean Grove caught the attention of the New York Times today. In an A section story by Chadwick Moore entitled “In Methodist stronghold, a dialogue on gay rights”, the Times reported on how these two groups — at odds over same-sex marriage and the […]

Workers are installing new street lights on Cookman Avenue as part of a streetscape program designed to better link the waterfront and downtown business district. The streetscape project started in the spring. Waterfront redeveloper Asbury Partners is paying for the improvements, with the goal of making this barren stretch of Cookman more pedestrian-friendly. Installing the […]