The Asbury Park City Council is scheduled to hold a workshop meeting at 6 p.m. Monday in council chambers at City Hall. A public participation session is scheduled to take place near the end of the meeting, prior to comments from city officials. Items on the agenda for the meeting include: • Cablevision’s Government Affairs […]

The City Council opened discussions last week to raise performer permit fees for the boardwalk from $20 to a $50 fee. The permits are given on an annual basis to musicians and other entertainers. “The increase, in terms of fee, seems like a little bit of a no brainer,” said Deputy Mayor Amy Quinn, who […]

Junior Entrepreneur Training [JET] members are readying for their first business venture at Saturday’s Made in Monmouth Expo at Monmouth University. The group’s 17 middle school-aged students, who were divided into two groups, will sell their handmade chocolate covered treats and fashion forward tees during the 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. annual vendor event. And while […]

The Asbury Park City Council is scheduled to meet Wednesday in council chambers at City Hall. A closed executive session will start at 4:30 p.m., followed by a public workshop session at 6:30 p.m. and the regular council meeting at 7 p.m. Public participation takes place at the beginning of the regular meeting. Items on […]

The City Council is considering a temporary moratorium on the issuance of year-long residential parking permits until a comprehensive plan can be developed to better match the number of spaces to the number of permits issued. “What we are (currently) selling is a hunting permit and there’s not necessarily enough spots associated with it.” said Councilman […]

The Asbury Park City Council is scheduled to hold a workshop meeting at 6 p.m. Monday in council chambers at City Hall. A public participation session is scheduled to take place near the end of the meeting, prior to comments from city officials. Items on the agenda for the meeting include: A presentation by Madison […]

The Asbury Park City Council is scheduled to meet Wednesday in council chambers at City Hall. A closed executive session will start at 4:30 p.m., followed by a public workshop session at 6:30 p.m. and a regular council meeting at 7 p.m. Public participation takes place at the beginning of the regular meeting. Items on […]

Former Asbury Park Councilman Jim Keady [right] is throwing his hat in the legislative ring for the state’s 30th District Assembly race. Keady, 43, a registered Independent, said he’s accepted the nomination of the Democratic parties of Monmouth and Ocean Counties to run for the seat, according to a statement he issued on Monday. Keady, […]

The City Council will present a resolution setting guidelines for Madison Marquette’s proposed food truck court at its next regular meeting, officials said Wednesday night. The boardwalk redeveloper needs the Council’s approval in order to advance to the Planning Board. The food truck court, proposed on land the redeveloper leases north of the vacant Sunset […]

The lawsuit seeking to count disqualified vote by mail [VBM] ballots from last year’s mayor and council election was dismissed Thursday afternoon by Monmouth County Superior Court Judge Dennis O’Brien, said Mayor John Moor, who represented himself in the case. “It’s done, it’s over,” Moor said in a telephone interview following the decision. “They started […]