An Asbury Park man was arrested Tuesday on child pornography charges after Monmouth County Prosecutor’s Office Detectives launched an investigation into a series of CyberTips from the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children, Acting Monmouth County Prosecutor Christopher J. Gramiccioni said in news release. Johan J. Murrieta, 20, of the 300 block of Eighth Avenue is charged […]

Asbury Towers residents Gail Brisson, Sister Celest Farley, and Ginny Randolph [shown above] were among the first to line up Thursday morning for North Eats’ offering. “This is exciting,” Brisson said. “I’ve been watching the development  and I think it’s great.” The food truck court’s soft opening kicked off at 11 a.m. with a mix […]

Asbury Park kicks off the Fourth of July weekend with additional parking spaces along its busiest roads. Acting on the city’s parking consultant report released in March by New York based Desman Associates, ‘the governing body implemented a number of different initiatives to better manage the City’s parking resources,’ said Councilman Joe Woerner, a member […]

The Stone Pony Summer Stage is joining the Asbury Park Toy Drive with their Christmas in July campaign. Starting at Friday’s Southside Jonny and The Asbury Jukes Summer Stage concert attendees can bring a new unwrapped toy to the show and receive a voucher for up to $20 applicable at future shows or a 10 […]

A budding documentarian has been named the state’s Veterans of Foreign Wars [VFW] Boy Scout of the Year. Eagle Scout Alex Roberts, 15, of Ocean Township [shown above second from left] created a Holocaust Memorial Display and companion video featuring survivors’ stories for his Service Project. Designed to be used as an educational tool for […]

A 28-year-old Long Branch woman was arrested for heroin possession after police observed her throwing a lit cigarette out the passenger window of a vehicle driving unsafely along Route 35, according to news release from the Ocean Township Police Department. Heather A. Throckmorton was charged Wednesday with possession of 23 bags of heroin, possession of […]

Vintage retailer Backward Glances is calling on your creativity. The Cookman Avenue store is among 40 retailers across the nation participating in Colossal Coachman’s contest. The hat design event features an elope Inc. top hat [shown right] participants can decorate in their own funky manner. Entrants can pick up their hat the local store. “We […]

The 2015 New Jersey Hall of Fame inductees have been chosen. Among the 13 honorees are famed columnist Anna Quindlen, comedian Jon Stewart, five-time World Series champion Derek Jeter, and U.S. Sen Frank Lautenberg. “The people we celebrate have overcome every imaginable obstacle and challenge,” according to their website. “They have survived war, overcome the […]

In a landmark decision that changes the course of events in the United States, the Supreme Court vote 5 to 4 to recognize same sex marriages across the nation. In the majority opinion, Justice Anthony M. Kennedy wrote, “They ask for equal dignity in the eyes of the law. The Constitution grants them that right.” […]

What happens when Asbury Park Mayor John Moor and Buddy Valestro [better known as The Cake Boss] meet up with Staten Island resident Matt Long on a sunny June day along the boardwalk? A challenge to kick off the summer season, of course. Valestro is the host of TLC’s Reality TV show that’s followed the […]