Law enforcement officials have upped the ante for those that commit gun-related crimes in Monmouth County. In a continued effort to curb violence throughout the county, members of the Monmouth County Prosecutor’s Office and the state attorney’s office announced a joint initiative that increases prison time for citizens that have committed gun crimes or who […]

The “Meet the Candidates” series continues to spotlight individual residents who seek a seat on the Asbury Park Board of Education. There are three three-year terms and two one-year terms up for contest on the Nov. 5 ballot, making a majority of the seats on the nine member board available. A total of nine candidates are […]

The night Hurricane Sandy made landfall in New Jersey, all of Asbury Park—and most of New Jersey—was left in darkness without electricity for several days. On the boardwalk outside of Langosta Lounge Tuesday night a crowd of about 200 survivors came together to shine flashlights into the air at 6:30 p.m. to mark the year anniversary […]

The “Meet the Candidates” series continues to spotlight individual residents who seek a seat on the Asbury Park Board of Education. There are three three-year terms and two one-year terms up for contest on the Nov. 5 ballot, making a majority of the seats on the nine member board available. A total of nine candidates are […]

Local dignitaries and members of Working Families United for New Jersey, Inc.’s “Raise the Wage” coalition held a press conference Friday to assemble public support in favor of a ballot question that asks voters whether they would like to raise the state’s minimum wage, according to a news release from Congressman Frank Pallone’s office. The […]

The “Meet the Candidates” series continues to spotlight individual residents who seek a seat on the Asbury Park Board of Education. There are three three-year terms and two one-year terms up for contest on the Nov. 5 ballot, making a majority of the seats on the nine member board available. A total of nine candidates are […]

Promoters for the Light of Day Festival have announced the headliner for their main event concert—and have listed the Paramount Theater as the venue. Light of Day is a five-day concert series that raises funds for research and treatments for Parkinson’s disease and related illnesses. The festival started as a single concert held at The […]

Photographs of Asbury Park taken just after World War II by one of Asbury’s own will be on display at The Gallery 13 throughout the month of November. The majority of large-scale black and white prints, shot by 92-year-old Asbury Park native Edward Noumair, depict Asbury Park from an aerial perspective [shown above]. Noumair graduated from […]

The Asbury Park chapter of the Statewide Education Organizing Committee [SEOC] will host a candidates’ forum for the upcoming Board of Education election Monday, according to a news release from the organization. The forum takes place Oct. 28, at 7 p.m. at Atonement Lutheran Church. All candidates for the November 5 school board election have […]

A discrepancy between how many exterior style elements should be included on the Vive townhomes has slowed the delivery of certificates of occupancy needed to transfer ownership of some of the finished homes to buyers. Members of the Asbury Park planning board and representatives of iStar Financial discussed the apparent discrepancy at a planning board […]