County freeholders conducted their June 26 meeting in front of a packed council chambers in Asbury Park who urged freeholders to assist the city with the preservation of an open tract of land on the city’s northern beach front. The tract comprises roughly .6 acres of beachfront in the Ocean Avenue right-of-way along Asbury Park’s North […]

Four years ago, Frank’s Deli & Restaurant at 1406 Main Street began to donated unsold bread, pastries and rolls to Interfaith Neighbor’s Need to Feed program — that practice continues today. Need to Feed provides soup and pastries in the winter and sandwiches in the summer to residents in need. Franks is a longtime Asbury Park […]

Patrons of The Anchor’s Bend bar may be able to keep their toes in the sand and their faces in the sun while simultaneously sipping cocktails as early as this summer. Members of the Asbury Park City Council voted to introduce an amendment to one of the city’s general licensing ordinances at their June 18 […]

The Asbury Park Republican Committee has elected Charles P. Smentkowski, Sr. as their new chairman. “I’m honored that the committee has selected me to represent such a great group of dedicated republicans,” Smentkowski said in a statement sent to the Sun. Smentkowski is a former Asbury Park Police officer and retired lieutenant from the Monmouth […]

Asbury Park Police have identified individual taken in custody following a stabbing that occurred on Springwood Avenue Tuesday as 19-year-old Tyhiem “Slim” McGhee. McGhee, a Borden Avenue resident, is accused of stabbing a 42-year-old Asbury Park resident after the two got into a verbal altercation that turned physical during a barbecue being held in the […]

Police have taken one person into custody following a stabbing that occurred on Springwood Avenue. Shortly after 4 p.m. police were notified of a verbal altercation that escalated into a physical altercation in the rear yard of an address in the 1400 block of Springfield Avenue, according to Deputy Chief Anthony Salerno. During the physical […]

The Asbury Angels Project unveiled the benches that bear the names of the 2014 Asbury Angels at their third dedication ceremony on the Asbury Park “Boardwalk of Fame” Saturday. Asbury Angels Foundation member Tony Pallagrossi read the names of each inductee and informed the crowd of about 50 people that had gathered about the contribution […]

Juice Beach, formerly Pure Health Bar, has rebranded and is in the midst of construction on a second location on the Asbury Park boardwalk. Cathy Gallo, 51, [shown above, at right] has owned and operated the store at 701 Cookman Ave. for just under 3 years. Now, 3 generations of women in her family will […]

The Asbury Park Democratic Committee on Monday selected the members of their executive board, according to a news release from the organization. Joe Grillo [shown above] was re-elected as chairman and Donna Harrison [at right] as vice chair. Angela Ahbez-Anderson was selected as recording secretary, Trudie Syphax as treasurer and Duanne Small was selected as […]

Public testimony at a previous planning board meeting has prompted owners of Taka restaurant to rethink the facade renovations at their new Cookman Avenue location. Rather than the cultured stone facade planning board members granted preliminary approvals on [shown below], owners will attempt to restore the existing brick facade currently hidden by a stucco finish […]