Remedying the algae overgrowth that brings out an unbearable stench during the driest and warmest summer months will be multi-pronged, according to members of the Sunset Lake Commission and a team of area environmental agencies working in support of their efforts. “We are all concerned and want what is best for the lake,” Chair Sue […]

The Women’s March Asbury Park organizers were honored Wednesday night by the City Council, who declared Feb. 8 Women’s Day in their honor. The four women are Daniele Fiori, Amanda Kane, Dallas Hlatky and Jennifer Lampert [at right]. In reading the proclamation, Deputy Amy Quinn said, their efforts “ensured the sounds of women’s voices were […]

A standing room only crowd turned out for the swearing in of the Asbury Park Together team Sunday afternoon. Incumbents Amy Quinn, Yvonne Clayton and Eileen Chapman were sworn into a four-year term on the Asbury Park City Council by Municipal Judge Daniel J. DiBenedetto during the annual organizational meeting at 2 p.m. Quinn, who once […]

The Asbury Park City Council unanimously voted Wednesday night to award its animal control contract to the Monmouth County Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals [MCSPCA] in Eatontown. “It has been my experience that the MCSPCA provides a higher quality of care and better environment for the animals,” said Deputy Mayor Amy Quinn […]

The city’s partnership with EZ Ride and the New Jersey Transportation Planning Authority [NJTPA] has led to a recognition by the latter. The collaboration came about in order to bring Street Smart NJ Pedestrian Safety Education Campaign to the city, officials said. Established in 2013, the pedestrian safety program was implemented in almost forty communities […]

In an effort to establish a comprehensive plan to stem the spread of injection-related HIV and Hepatitis C, the Asbury Park City Council will introduce new legislation to govern a Sterile Syringe Access Program [SAP]. To be administered by the Visiting Nurse Association Health Group, the city’s program will operate “in accordance with the guidelines and procedures […]

The question of police oversight was addressed during Wednesday night’s Regular City Council meeting. Raised during the public portion of the meeting by resident Randy Thompson, Deputy Mayor Amy Quinn responded by saying, “If you are talking about police oversight, I think we have done a number of things.” Quinn outlined the governing body’s approval […]

Hot Mess boutique salon owner Tara Weldon sat through the past couple months of Planning Board and City Council meetings as the issue of expanding the allowable services in the Central Business District [CBD] redevelopment zone were vetted. Relief came Wednesday night when the Asbury Park City Council unanimously voted, despite a contrary recommendation from […]

City Manager Michael Capabianco said City Council campaign signs removed Tuesday were done under his direction. Close to 20 Citizens for Asbury Park signs were removed Tuesday, said Daniel Harris, who is running with BOE members Kenneth Saunders Jr and Stephen Williams during the local Nov 8 election. They are challenging incumbents Eileen Chapman, Yvonne Clayton and Amy Quinn, […]

The Orlando Memorial Grove Plaque reads in part: ‘May love, tolerance, and compassion bloom in this garden and spread throughout this community and our world,’ Asbury Park Environmental Shade Tree Committee’s Tom Pivinski read during Saturday’s planting and dedication service at Liberty Square Park. At 8 a.m., a group of volunteers set out to plant […]