The Asbury Park City Council is expected to vote Wednesday on whether to refer another amendment of the city’s Central Business District redevelopment plan to the Planning Board. The change is requested by owners of the Lakehouse building, as they seek to expand into a neighboring structure. Sound recording studios and classrooms are not permitted […]

The Asbury Park Historical Society will hold their annual reorganization meeting Thursday and one of the first items on their agenda will be the announcement of an initiative to see Convention Hall’s missing copper panels replaced. In March of 2012, the public discovered 27  — or six tons of — original, antique copper panels that […]

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 discussion of […]

Civic organizations and area residents plan to hit the streets on Saturday, Jan. 17 at noon in honor of civil rights activist Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. The walk is meant to commemorate King’s annual day of remembrance as well as bring awareness to the country’s current cultural climate. It begins at Second Baptist Church, located […]

A Neptune Township man has been identified at the victim of a late Monday night stabbing that took place in Asbury Park, according to a news release from the Monmouth County Prosecutor’s Office. Prize R. Johnson, 19, was found dead inside a Washington Village apartment when police arrived on the scene following an emergency call […]

A 19-year-old male died of stab wounds he suffered in an incident in the 400 block of Ridge Avenue Monday night, Acting Police Chief Anthony Salerno has confirmed. The male victim died shortly after being transported to Jersey Shore University Medical Center, Salerno said.  The victim’s name is being withheld pending notification of next of […]

The Asbury Park Sun website seeks an editor who has a passion for fairness, objectivity and accuracy in journalism, as well as a passion for Asbury Park and its immediate surrounding areas. You will be responsible for breaking news and finding the newsworthy stories to tell our community. Some of the coverage includes night meetings. […]

The New Year brought a new set of city officials to municipal hall. A capacity crowd in council chambers Thursday witnessed John Moor sworn in as the city’s first directly elected mayor and his running mates on the Asbury Together ticket — Jessie Kendle, Amy Quinn, Yvonne Clayton and Joe Woerner — take oaths as […]

The Asbury Park City Council’s reorganization meeting is scheduled to take place at noon Thursday in council chambers at City Hall. A public participation session is scheduled as the last item on the agenda. Items on the agenda for the meeting include: • Oaths of office to be taken by Council Members Yvonne Clayton, Jessie Kendle, […]

A holiday toy drive organized by an Asbury Park resident was successful in delivering toys and over $500 in gift cards to a women’s shelter in the city. Help Not Handcuffs, founded by Randy Thompson [shown above, at left], is a community campaign to decriminalize and de-stigmatize substance use disorders and substance use by highlighting […]