Local Developer Pat Fasano this week crossed the first hurdle needed to open an outdoor barbeque area, complete with smoker, at Asbury Lanes. The City Council, which must approve Fasano’s plans before they advance to the Planning Board, voted Wednesday to approve an escrow account to cover municipal costs associated with the project. The project […]

Thanks to a Monmouth Conservation Foundation grant, stalled development of the west-side Springwood Park is back on track, Councilwoman Yvonne Clayton said. “We are going out to bid in two weeks and should have shovels in the ground by June 1,” Clayton said. City Council members learned in February that the project had not only […]

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 […]

Work on the municipal parking lot is begins today officials said. Parking at the Main Street lot, located in front of the city hall, will be limited as milling and paving work begins. “I want to apologize in advance for the inconvenience but I think everybody will agree that the paving of the municipal lot […]

In honor of Earth Day, Friends of Wesley Lake is putting out a call for volunteers to help with their second annual lake cleanup and pub crawl. Scheduled for 9 a.m. to noon Saturday [with a Sunday rain date], the cleanup asks most volunteers to work from the banks skimming and pulling debris for raking […]

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 […]

Asbury Park High School students joined Monmouth University students Tuesday in meeting First Lady Michelle Obama during the educational workshop “The History of Gospel Music” at the White House. The event, part of the White House Music Series, paid tribute to the fundamental role gospel music has played in the American musical tradition and the […]

Tickets for the Fourth Annual Restaurant Tour are now available on line, said Jacqueline Pappas, executive director of the Asbury Park Chamber of Commerce. Held this year from noon to 4 p.m. April 26, the Chamber of Commerce sponsored event showcases each eatery’s cuisine via small bites, samplings and demos. “Restaurants are the leading industry […]

A close to $40 million federally-funded beach replenishment project from Deal to Loch Arbour begins this week, U.S. Rep Frank Pallone [D-NJ] announced Monday. The area is the last remaining stretch of Monmouth County beach damaged during the October 2012 hurricane Sandy to undergo recovery. “As New Jerseyans well know, the fight for Sandy aid […]

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 […]