Asbury Park council members John B. Moor and Amy Quinn have filed to run for re-election along with three running mates. All five council seats are up for grabs in the November 4 election and it will be the first time in the city’s history voters will directly select their mayor. The petition lists Moor, […]

From Aug. 26 to Sept. 2, the Asbury Park Police Department made the following arrests: AUG 26 • A 40-year-old male from Neptune Township was arrested and charged with possession of CDS [cocaine] and possession of drug paraphernalia at the intersection of Cookman Avenue and Main Street. • A 44-year-old female from Neptune Township was arrested and charged with […]

On Thursday, Sept. 4 at 7:50 a.m., the first official school day will begin for district students, including those who will attend the newly re-opened Barack Obama Elementary School. Late last week, teachers put the finishing touches on their classrooms and bulletin boards as elementary students will be returning to the building for the first time […]

Charles Gurrera, manager of Georgies bar in Asbury Park, will be remembered at multiple memorial services and benefits held in Asbury Park. Proceeds of all the events will be donated to Gurrera’s family, to help ease the financial burden in their time of need. On Sunday, Aug. 31, Georgies Bar will host a memorial tribute […]

Asbury Park youth who participated in a week long summer jazz camp will perform Friday, Aug. 29 at 3 p.m. in the Asbury Park High School auditorium. This is the fourth year The Jazz Arts Project, a Red-Bank based nonprofit organization, has conducted their Asbury Park Summer Music Camp for beginning instrumental music students at the […]

On Thursday, Sept. 4, Jan Sparrow and Scott Asalone, co-owners of Words! Bookstore in Asbury Park, will discuss the challenges men and women face in understanding the “unwritten rules” of communication that exist between genders at a seminar held at the ShowRoom Cinema, according to news release from the city’s Business Development Center. How men and women […]

Watermark, an upscale bar and lounge on the Asbury Park boardwalk, has donated a total of $21,500 to support a full music program at the city’s Hope Academy Charter School. At a benefit held Tuesday, Watermark owner Russell Lewis presented Asbury Park’s Musical Heritage Society with a check for $20,000 and, by the end of […]

Asbury Park Mayor Myra Campbell has yet to decide whether to seek re-election in November, but she will be submitting the required nominating petitions by the Sept. 2 deadline to allow herself more time to make a final decision. She would run alone without a ticket of council running mates, she said. “I was elected […]

New ownership has taken over at Baca Sports Bar and Lounge. Two partners in the Asbury Festhalle and Beergarden, Andrej Ivanov [above, at right] and Ladiflav Sebestyen [left], along with James Avery [center], a New Jersey native and sous chef, have closed purchase on the sale of Baca, a sports bar located in the Steinbach’s […]

The City of Asbury Park will host an American Red Cross blood drive on Thursday, Sept. 4th in City Council chambers from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. This drive is sponsored by the employees but is open to the general public. Appointments are preferred but walk-ins will be accepted. Sign up for an appointment at www.redcrossblood.org and enter […]