World renowned author Mary Higgins Clark will join in celebrating seventh-grader Jasmine Bostic’s first published novel during the annual Mercy Center’s Sisters Academy of New Jersey ‘Circle of Mercy Breakfast.’ While Higgins Clark has penned well over 50 suspense novels, this is the middle school student’s first work, written this past fall as part of […]

Below is the Allenhurst Police Department crime report from August 16 through September 19. AUG 16 • A 30-year-old Brooklyn woman was charged with driving with a suspended driver’s license, after she was stopped for a vehicle equipment violation. A 60-year-old West Allenhurst man also was charged with assault and resisting arrest after involving himself […]

The former home of American author and journalist Stephen Crane is now the property of the Asbury Park Historical Society. “For the first time in the society’s 14-year history we now have our own home and a headquarters from which to operate,” Society President Don Stine said. The house was sold free-of-charge to the Historical […]

The Monmouth County Clerk has launched a new voter education website aimed at assisting voters. The website, www.MonmouthCountyVotes.com, was designed in collaboration with the Elections’ Board and the Monmouth County Superintendent of Elections. “We are very excited to provide this website to Monmouth County voters to assist them with all of their election needs and […]

The Asbury Park Fire Department has issued a Heavy rain and Wind advisory for the weekend. Tropical Storm Joaquin is being watched closely, Office of Emergency Management Coordinator Garrett Giberson said. “In preparation of this weekend’s storm the City is lowering the lakes and clearing debris from storm drains in trouble areas,” Giberson said. “Please […]

In a Facebook Post for the popular vintage bowling alley and music venue organizers announced they will shutter earlier than planned. “Our renovation schedule for the Lanes got moved up to October 5th, so, we don’t want anyone to have to risk life and limb to come to a construction site to see a show,” […]

Asbury Park Deputy Mayor Amy Quinn and wife Heather Jensen welcomed their son Jensen Howard Quinn into world Sunday morning. “Hard core from day 1!” Jensen wrote in a Facebook post. “Just kidding, he was yawning.” Quinn said Sunday evening the labor took over 25 hours and baby Jensen entered the world at 12:35 a.m. […]

Department of Environmental Protection [DEP] Commissioner Bob Martin announced a $1.66 million contract to remove sand pushed by Superstorm Sandy into Deal Lake has been awarded to Tri-State Dredging of Philadelphia. The project, funded in part by the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Natural Resource Conservation Service [NRCS], will dredge 12,000 cubic yards of material. The […]

Prohibition in the Steinbach building is in the midst of transitioning into the city’s first large-scale sports bar. Owned by the Gullace family, the former 1920s themed eatery will become Asbury Ale House Sports Bar and Grille within a matter weeks. The family also owns the Shore House Bar and Grill in Point Pleasant. “We want […]

According to a Department of Homeland Security’s inspector general audit report made available Wednesday, Asbury Park must account for how it spent FEMA grant monies received for Superstorm Sandy debris removal and emergency work. While the city received $9.3 million in public assistance grants for the October 2012 storm’s damages, they could not account for […]