Producers of an independent historical documentary feature centered around the city’s history and current revival will unveil the film’s trailer at a fundraiser Sunday. The film, “Asburied in Time,” begins its narrative journey at the time James A. Bradley founded the city, according to the film’s director and producer, Bridget Machete, a 24-year-old Rockland County, NY, […]

Six new police officers will soon be hired in Asbury Park. Congressman Frank Pallone, Jr. announced Wednesday the city’s police department will receive $750,000 to hire additional police through a Community Oriented Policing Services [COPS] grant awarded by the U.S. Department of Justice Office, according to a news release from Pallone’s office. A total of $1.37 […]

The Monmouth County Board of Elections will give a free public workshop on voting rules and regulations at the Asbury Park Veterans of Foreign Wars [VFW] Post 1333, 701 Lake Avenue, on Thursday, Sept. 25 at 6 p.m., according to a county news release. County Clerk Claire M. French will describe proper voting procedures, including […]

Sharp eyes and quick actions by Asbury Park Police officers are believed to have made the difference between life and death for a man who tried to commit suicide Friday. While on patrol in the 700 block of Second Avenue, Class II Special officers Clint Davis and Ryan Leahy spotted a Chevy Blazer backed into […]

[UPDATE: The time and location of the TRC meeting has been changed. It will take place at 5 p.m. in the second floor conference room of the municipal complex, located across from the city manager’s office at One Municipal Plaza.] The Asbury Park Technical Review Committee [TRC] is scheduled to meet Thursday in council chambers at […]

An Asbury Park-based blog that features street portraits of people within city limits and couples them with short snippets of conversations had its first anniversary about a week ago. The blog, Humans of Asbury Park, was created by 28-year-old Kamelia Ani [shown above]. Ani took her inspiration from the popular Humans of New York site and, […]

An outflow pipe that allows water to exchange between Wesley Lake and the ocean is clogged with sand, and a pond weed is further trapping debris and garbage in the coastal lake. City public works employees identified the problem with the pipe Wednesday, according to City Engineer Joe Cunha, who heads up the department. Workers […]

Visitors to Convention Hall, the city’s most widely recognized waterfront landmark, can expect a good scare on select evenings throughout the month of October as they weave their way through a haunted maze on the hall’s main floor. “Haunted Hall” promises small, dark alleys that lead to a series of ten “scare rooms.” Each room […]

The Asbury Park Fire Department is set to receive a $24,700 grant through the Assistance to Firefighters Grant [AFG] program, Congressman Frank Pallone, Jr., announced Wednesday. The AFG program is part of a coordinated, ongoing effort by the Federal Emergency Management Agency [FEMA] and the Department of Homeland Security in cooperation with the U.S. Fire Administration […]

Cowerks, Asbury Park’s technology hub, has announced a partnership with Microsoft to deliver a series of events geared to the local entrepreneurial and software developer communities. Over the coming months, Microsoft will lead classes and workshops and host open office hours and other events with the goal of providing support for area start-ups, design and developer […]