The end-of-summer party at the Allenhurst Beach Club is one of the longest-running soirées in the area — but it may be a no-go this year unless police and organizers can come to an agreement on security. Police Chief Robert Richter must approve a social affairs permit for the gathering before the party, set for […]

The Asbury Park Drum Circle is now officially dividing its time between Asbury Park and Belmar. When drummers are unable to use the Fourth Avenue green space between the boardwalk and the street on Saturday nights, they will take their show on the road to Belmar’s Pyanoe Plaza, located on Main Street between Eighth and […]

The ocean is open to swimmers today although lifeguards evacuated the water yesterday due to a stingray sighting. Lifeguards have not seen any stingrays today, Loch Arbour’s head of lifeguards John Bosmans said. The water was evacuated at 3:15 p.m. yesterday because of a sighting of rays 15 to 20 feet off the shoreline. Loch […]

The Asbury Park boardwalk is about to host yet another attraction, with weekly movies on the beach starting tonight. Shore Flicks will screen a movie at the Second Avenue beach in front of Langosta Lounge every Thursday until the end of August, starting 30 minutes after sundown. Spectators are invited to bring their own chairs […]

Since the Asbury traffic circle was repaved and restriped a year ago, accidents on the Ocean Township side of the circle are down 44 percent, the Coaster newspaper is reporting in its July 26 edition. Route 35, Route 66 and Asbury Avenue merge at the circle, which is also located along the border of Ocean […]

Mayor Ed Johnson announced this morning that he will not seek reelection for another four-year term in next year’s May council election. “Just as Asbury Park has embarked on a new era, so must I,” Johnson said in a statement posted on his website. “It is time for me to take pause from my civic […]

Loch Arbour lifeguards ordered swimmers out of the water when they spotted a pod of stingrays offshore at about 3:15 p.m. today. The rays were spotted inside the swimming section at the Loch Arbour Beach Club, head lifeguard John Bosmans said. Lifeguards took a kayak to investigate, then ordered the 30 to 40 swimmers to […]

Now that fewer than half of Interlaken students are temporarily permitted to attend West Long Branch public schools, some of the borough’s parents must continue to pay for their children’s schooling or send students to Asbury Park until a final decision is reached. The issue was a topic of discussion at last night’s board of […]

This summer has been a hot one. At the Boys & Girls Club on Monroe Avenue, it’s been even hotter — their second-floor air-conditioning unit broke a few weeks ago. “It’s really hot,” said the organization’s marketing director, Jaclyn Boruch. “We’re trying to raise some funds for our air-conditioning unit.” But the local nonprofit isn’t […]

From July 18 through July 24, the police department made the following arrests: • On July 18, a 25-year-old male from Neptune was arrested and charged with possession of a controlled dangerous substance [CDS] in the 1100 block of Atlantic Avenue. • On July 18, a 23-year-old male from Asbury Park was arrested and charged […]