The Asbury Park City Council made the first step to approve a redevelopment plan for Brownfield site that sat vacant for more the 20 years. Brownfield refers to contaminated sites deemed in need of remediation. Once the home of Finks Plastics, the First Avenue and Langford Street site is owned by Mark Adjmi and his […]

City officials who are weighing implementing a smoking ban along Asbury Park beaches have run into a glitch. As first proposed during the Jan. 25 City Council meeting, the administration has recommended doing away with smoking on the beaches but allowing it along the boardwalk. But a no smoking near commercial establishments law, brought to […]

The Asbury Park School District was among those recognized Friday by the State Dept of Education for increased graduation rates. From Weehawken and Willingboro to Perth Amboy and Carlstadt-East Rutherford, districts were hailed via social media for their innovative techniques and programs. In Asbury Park’s case, the state DOE commended the district for growing the […]

Two area nonprofits have joined forces to offer music education to students at Our Lady of Mt. Carmel in Asbury Park. The groups are Tinton Falls-based Heartstrings Incorporated and Red Bank-based Friendship Train Foundation. The latter has been working with the over 90-year-old private K through 8 Catholic school since 2011. Through their collaborative All […]

The newly launched Women’s Hospitality Network [WHN] was featured this week in an NJTV news segment. WHN is comprised of a team Asbury Park and Neptune churches and organizations that offer shelter, a warm meal, and toiletries to women experiencing homelessness.  The program houses up to a dozen women on a rotating basis at a […]

Heroin Possession Arrests Two men were charged with heroin possession following a motor vehicle stop Thursday, according to a news statement by Ocean Township Police Department. Francis A Mosco, 48, of Brick and Richard S Budnicki, 27, of Lanoka Harbour were charged with possession of heroin and hypodermic syringes, and discarding a syringe during the […]

An unidentified driver  [shown in photos] who was pulled over for a motor vehicle violation Wednesday afternoon, remains at large after fleeing the scene with three passengers in tow, Deal Police Department announced in a written statement.  The passengers – Bruce Barba, 61, Darnell Roberts, 27, and Jamal Marcus, 26, all of Baltimore, were charged […]

Asbury Park Police Department has charged a 26-year-old man with the Sunday afternoon stabbing incident in Railroad Plaza, Deputy Chief David Kelso announced in a news statement. Eddie Laboy of Neptune has been charged with aggravated assault, possession of a weapon for unlawful purpose [a knife] and unlawful possession of a weapon, Department Spokesman Sgt. […]

Transportation Manager Michael Manzella proposed installing an electric-vehicle car share program during Wednesday night’s City Council Workshop meeting. The vehicles would be available to rent for an hour or up to a day, Manzella said. And like the bicycle share program, the city would be the first to offer the service along the Jersey Shore. […]

In an open letter to the Mayor and City Council, Help Not Handcuffs Founder Randy Thompson, Muata Greene and Deidre ‘Tiff’ Metcalf, and a group of area signatories will call for the removal of the James A Bradley statue that sits in the waterfront located park in the city founder’s name. Thompson’s organization is a nonprofit that works […]