Rita Marano’s name could be one of the many appearing on the Asbury Park ballot in November. The longtime city resident says she’s collected slightly more than the requisite 100 signatures to secure a nomination for the charter study commission. If city clerk Steve Kay verifies that 100 of those signatures belong to registered Asbury […]

After years of allowing many fitness groups to access the beach unfettered, the city will likely create an official policy for people holding beachfront yoga and exercise classes by next year. City director of commerce and economic development Tom Gilmour is currently drafting a policy, and he expects it to be complete by October. It […]

The recreation department’s tradition of tagging — collecting donations in cans from drivers stopped at red lights or stop signs — has been put on hold for now until the department can establish guidelines for the process. An outside auditor, David Kaplan, recently found the department was not monitoring how much money was being collected […]

Former Asbury Park police officer Derrick Parreott was indicted today on charges of impersonating a law enforcement officer, according to a news release issued by acting Monmouth County prosecutor Christopher J. Gramiccioni. Parreott was officially terminated as an Asbury Park police officer in February, 2011, the release stated. The indictment alleges that Parreott identified himself […]

The Asbury Park Boys and Girls Club’s summer camp is closing three weeks early this year, but officials from the organization say some summer programs will continue and the club as a whole is on steady financial footing. “In order to ensure the long-term stability of the organization, we’ve had to make short-term decisions, such […]

Kadijah Valentine, a reporter from PulseAP, recently visited the city’s Community Garden to interview members of the Environmental and Shade Tree Commission — and sample some of the fruits of their labor. Valentine [pictured above, left, with gardener Rachel Hirschfeld]  learned about the garden and the volunteer group that keeps it up and running. She […]

Road detours caused by a year-long project to replace 10.5 miles of natural gas distribution mains in Asbury Park are expected to end later this month. New Jersey Natural Gas is undertaking the project in five phases, according to NJNG spokesperson Michael Kinney. The project is currently in its last phase, and that phase will […]

The new streetlights on Cookman Avenue between the downtown business district and the waterfront are now installed and operational. The lighting is part of a streetscape program designed to make this barren stretch of Cookman more pedestrian-friendly. There are now eight new streetlights, along with new sidewalks, in the vacant stretch of Cookman where dilapidated […]

Police department headquarters at city hall was closed today after bed bugs were found in the facility. Exterminators are expected on site early this afternoon to clear the offices of the pests, according to police chief Mark Kinmon. The bedbugs were brought in to the headquarters by a sexual abuse suspect and his alleged victim […]

Running through September 3, two jitney bus routes will take visitors from the train station to the beach for $1 a ride. Shore EZ Ride shuttles run from 9 a.m. to 11 p.m. on Fridays, Saturdays, and Sundays. Times are coordinated with the arrival of NJ Transit trains at stations in Long Branch, Asbury Park, […]