An Asbury Park police officer witnessed a man fire a handgun on Langford Street shortly after midnight Saturday but police have since been unable to locate the man or any evidence from the scene. Patrolman Darryl Whitley saw a man fire shots from a handgun in the 100 block of Langford Street and flee north […]

Tropical storm Arthur has put a damper on the start of the weekend but by the time the sun starts to shine Saturday patrons of the Anchor’s Bend bar will be able to sit on the beach, drink in hand. The Asbury Park City Council unanimously voted Wednesday to include areas on the beach immediately […]

The Asbury Park City Council Wednesday unanimously approved the dates for the 2015 Skate and Surf Festival. Surf and Skate will be held May 16 and 17 in Bradley Park, the same location it was held this May just west of Convention Hall. The festival is a multi-day, youth culture event that combines music, competitive […]

Asbury Park Mayor Myra Campbell and Councilman John Moor stood in solidarity with U.S. Sen. Robert Menendez and Congressman Frank Pallone on the Asbury Park boardwalk Wednesday as the two denounced offshore oil and gas drilling and seismic testing along the Atlantic coastline. Pallone and Menendez stressed the environmental and economic consequences of an oil […]

Another mini lending library has popped up in Asbury Park, this time at the corner of Cookman and Grand avenues. A Little Free Library is a box full of books where anyone can stop and select a book to take and read or drop off books to share. The idea behind the movement is to […]

From June 17  through 30, the Asbury Park Police Department made the following arrests: JUNE 17 • A 24-year-old male from Neptune was arrested and charged with possession of a controlled dangerous substance [CDS], [cocaine], and possession of drug paraphernalia in the JUNE 18 • A 19-year-old male from Heightstown was arrested and charged with possession of […]

Almost twice the number of beach visitors have decided to set their chairs and umbrellas up on Asbury Park beaches this year as compared to the same time last year, according to city records. Revenues for the period between May 1 and June 15 show a nearly 100 percent increase, from $63,108 last year to […]

Asbury Park Police Chief Mark Kinmon will retire from his position effective Sept.1, City Manager Jack Kelly has confirmed. Kinmon notified the city of his intent to retire through an email sent last week. “As discussed earlier this week, I have submitted my application for retirement to the NJ Division of Pensions. The effective date is […]

A Neptune man was charged with stabbing another Neptune resident outside of Mr. Pizza restaurant on Springwood Avenue Monday. Police arrived at the scene after 12:30 a.m. to find blood on the ground but no victim present. After police secured the scene and canvassed the area they learned a verbal altercation had taken place in […]

Long-time city public works employee Yvonne Adams was lauded by county freeholders at their Thursday meeting for her achievement in securing the city a New Jersey Clean Communities Urban Cleanup award. Adams, the city’s recycling coordinator and office manager of the public works department,  is a member of the state’s Urban Cleanup Team through the […]