A house on the 1400 block of Mattison Avenue was hit by gunfire last night, according to Asbury Park Police Chief Mark Kinmon. Shortly after 8 p.m. one of the residents of the home called 9-1-1- to report the house had been hit three times, Kinmon said. No one was injured in the incident and […]

Local retail and consignment store The Paint Place has relocated to a new home, outside of Asbury Park. Jackie Chesley, owner and artisan, closed the store located at 605 Cookman Avenue on Sunday. In March of last year, Chesley [shown above] opened another store in Ocean Grove, where she lives. Operating two stores became “too […]

Asbury Park’s St. Patrick’s Day Parade committee named Rev. Robert Kaeding, or Father Bob, founder of The Center in Asbury Park, as the Grand Marshall of the first St. Patrick’s Day parade to take place in the city on Sunday, March 9, 2014. “I’m honored to be able to be a part of it, certainly,” said Kaeding […]

The Asbury Park City Council selected an agency on Wednesday to start recoupment of the approximately 1.2 million dollars the city is owed in past due municipal court fees. The vote was 5-0. Out of the six companies that submitted proposals, Austin, Texas-based collection agency Municipal Services Bureau [MSB] was chosen and given a one year […]

On Saturday, vintage retail clothing and accessories boutique Backward Glances opened up in Asbury Park. The store had occupied store fronts in Red Bank for 28 years but now its vintage clothing, costumes, interesting t-shirts, little funky gifts, jewelry, coasters and other wares are all relocated to a basement-level space in the Shoppes at the […]

Asbury Park High School senior Daquane Bland-Bennett will head to West Virginia Wesleyan College in Buckhannon, WV on an academic and athletic scholarship in the fall, according to a news release from the district. Bland-Bennett officially signed Wednesday — National Signing Day — with the co-ed liberal arts college.  He has played both running back and defensive back […]

Asbury Park’s Second Baptist Church’s Men’s Ministry Christian Education Department and Youth Ministry on Saturday celebrated the start of Black History Month with a celebration service at the church on Atkins Avenue, where Principal Baruti Kafele gave a keynote address. Kafele calls himself “America’s Principal.” After 20 plus years working as an educator in urban […]

The city council is scheduled to meet Wednesday in council chambers at City Hall. A closed executive session will start at 4 p.m., followed by a workshop session at 6 p.m. and a regular council meeting at 7 p.m. Public participation takes place at the beginning of the regular meeting. Items on the agenda for […]

[Update: Officials first reported a 40-year-old male had been shot. It has since been verified the victim’s true age is 39. This article has been updated to reflect that change.] A man was shot on Washington Avenue in broad daylight Sunday, according to officials. An emergency call was placed at 2:15 p.m. Sunday reporting a […]

An Asbury Park official brought to light several issues of monies owed to the city at Wednesday’s City Council meeting, one of which is approximately $700,000 owed by a downtown redeveloper for payment in lieu of taxes. The past administration “did a horrible job” of collecting payments, according to Councilman John Moor. Moor said downtown […]