Additional animal cruelty charges were brought upon two Asbury Park men after veterinarians confirmed the wounds and scars on two male pit bulls found in their care were bite marks. “They are definitely dog bites, the wounds are consistent with bite marks,” according to Victor “Buddy” Amato, chief of police for the Monmouth County Society for the […]

Two Prospect Avenue residents face multiple charges of animal cruelty after two male pit bulls in their care were found with what appear to bite wounds and scars from fighting, according to Victor “Buddy” Amato, chief of police for the Monmouth County Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals [MCSPCA]. Asbury Park Police officers who […]

Incoming Asbury Park City Manager John “Jack” Kelly [above] came in for criticism in a report fifteen years ago by the State Commission of Investigation [SCI] when he was Chief Financial Officer for the City of Orange. The 1998 report — which Kelly told the Sun was “inaccurate” and “biased” — dealt with former Orange […]

Two Asbury Park police officers remain unable to work after they suffered injuries in a car crash early Monday morning when their marked patrol car was hit by a 52-year-old city man who failed to yield to a stop sign, according to police. Patrolmen Michael Boone and Francis Sangi were travelling south on Memorial Drive […]

For U.S. Senator Cory Booker, the civil rights movement has come a long way since Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., led the March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom over 50 years ago — but it still has a long way to go. Booker delivered a keynote address in front of a full congregation of about […]

A 35-year-old city man who had been barred from weapons possession due to a previous conviction was sentenced to ten years in a New Jersey state prison after he was found guilty of weapons offenses, according to a news release from the Monmouth County Prosecutor’s Office. Radavine Allah, also known as Robert Brown, 35, of […]

A Super Cab taxi van got lodged in between two storage tanks after the driver of the vehicle crashed into the garage door at the Asbury Park Waste Water Treatment Plant located at 1700 Kingsley Avenue. The Asbury Park Fire Department [APfd]  responded to the call alerting them of the incident minutes after 7 a.m. […]

Big Brothers Big Sisters of Monmouth and Middlesex Counties has named their 2014 “Big Brother” and “Big Sister” of the year. Ray Patsky of Long Branch and Big Sister Christine Krawczuk of Holmdel were chosen for their exceptional commitment to their “littles” they mentor, according to a news release from the agency. “These individuals have […]

A city official has commented on a social media site that the $400,000 sewer connection fee calculated for the Asbury Park Festhalle and Biergarden is inaccurate. “The $400,000 potential fee for the Beer Garden is not currently and never was accurate [too high],” said City Engineer Joe Cunha on a Asbury Park Nextdoor.com post about […]

Members of the Asbury Park Board of Education are at odds on whether to hire a new auditor, architect and insurance broker. At a meeting held Tuesday, the board voted 5-3 on a motion to seek bids for all three positions. Board President Geneva Smallwood and board members Nicolle D. Harris, Christian Hall, Felicia Simmons […]