Authorities say a Neptune man found in the middle of an Asbury Park street has been pronounced dead. The cause of his death is still unknown. At 3:59 a.m. Asbury Park Police received an emergency call alerting them to an address on Church Street, according to Charles Webster, public information officer for the Monmouth County […]

Five new police officers will soon be hired in Asbury Park. Friday evening, Democratic Congressman Frank Pallone, Jr. announced the additional officers will be added to the force as a direct result of a Community Oriented Policing Services [COPS] grant awarded by the U.S. Department of Justice Office, according to a press release from his website. […]

By May of next year, beaches from Asbury Park to Avon-by-the-Sea will be restored to “conditions better than prior to Sandy,” according to a press release from democratic Congressman Frank Pallone’s office. Pallone’s office announced Thursday a $18.3 million contract to replenish the beaches was awarded by congress through a federal Sandy aid package. Work will […]

Two Asbury Park families will soon see their energy bills greatly reduced through the donation and installation of solar energy panels on their homes. The panels come through a the work of Grid Alternatives, a nonprofit organization that brings solar power and solar job training to under-served communities,  according to Julian Foley, a communications manager for Grid […]

Wednesday’s board of education meeting was cancelled when less than half of the board members showed up at the designated start time. The meeting was schedule to start at 7 p.m. Board president Angela Ahbez-Anderson and board members Christian Hall, Felicia Simmons and Barbara Lesinki were present. Ahbez-Anderson waited until 7:15 to announce the meeting […]

The Asbury Park Housing Authority has entered into a new agreement for professional legal services. At a special meeting held Tuesday, the Board of Commissioners appointed Florio, Perrucci, Steinhardt and Fader as their new attorneys. It took the board two attempts and two closed executive sessions before a vote passed. The initial vote was 3-0 […]

The Asbury Park Historical Society is set to sponsor a gospel concert to honor the sounds of the city’s west side. On Saturday, Sept. 28, a “Gospel Explosion” concert will pay tribute to the city’s West Side Missionary Jubilaires, one of Asbury’s oldest and most famous gospel groups, according to a press release from the historical society. The […]

On Friday, Sept. 27, representatives from the Department of Health and Human Services will hold an information session on the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act. Commonly referred to as the “Obamacare,” the measure is a federal healthcare overhaul whose proponents say will increase the coverage and affordability of health care in the United States. […]

Monmouth County officials doled out $15,000 in exchange for 218 weapons during  their gun buyback campaign Friday and Saturday. The anonymous program was sponsored by a Rumson resident who offered $25,000 of his own money to fund the campaign under one condition: one of the host locations had to be in Rumson. Authorities in Asbury […]

The Asbury Park City Council began an initial discussion Wednesday to amend a city ordinance that allows the sale of liquor to start at 7 a.m. on weekdays. The change would move the start time two hours later. The conversation was initiated by Councilwoman Amy Quinn. Quinn received “a number of emails” from residents who say […]