A report by the Asbury Park Police Department says 30 antique copper panels once on Convention Hall were reported stolen on Aug. 2, 2011, although the general public was not made aware of the loss until last month. City manager Terence Reidy said today he was notified of the incident in August, but saw no need to […]

The city council is now reviewing whether to ask voters to establish a charter study commission to consider changes to Asbury Park’s form of government. But that decision would not just put the question of establishing a five-member charter study commission on the ballot in November. It could also stop some of the council’s political […]

Reacting to the theft of thirty-four decorative copper panels once on Convention Hall, the Asbury Park Historical Society will request the city council and boardwalk redeveloper Madison Marquette disclose more information about the incident. At an emergency meeting on Saturday, the Historical Society Board of Trustees — several shown above — also tentatively agreed to ask […]

The Asbury Park Historical Society will hold an emergency meeting tomorrow to develop a plan of action for recovering a historic set of panels.  The panels, pictured above, reportedly went missing from Convention Hall last year. Boardwalk redeveloper Madison Marquette reported the 34 panels stolen from Convention Hall, said Celia Morrissette Johnson, president of the […]

The board of education was especially divided over one issue during budget discussions this week — the color of the new football field’s Astro Turf. After two close votes, the board determined it would not expend an extra $45,000 on a blue field. Instead, the board approved next year’s $66 million budget, which allocates $825,000 […]

The owner of a successful Emory Street hair salon has found himself locked out of Cookman Avenue, with a lack of client parking to boot. Steven Statland, owner of Chop Chop Bang Bang, recently sought a move to Cookman, but zoning rules allow only retail, theaters, bars and eateries on that busy main drag. The planning […]

The Asbury Park Chamber of Commerce bites into the city’s culinary scene with its inaugural “Restaurant Tour 2012: Destination Asbury Park” event featuring 25 food establishments. The tour, scheduled for Sunday, April 29, from 12-4 pm, will feature small “bites” and sampling experiences at restaurants, lounges, juice bars and bakeries throughout the city. Restaurant Tour wristbands will be sold in […]

A typical council meeting last Wednesday erupted into a passionate discussion of the city’s recent increase in gun violence. Citizens’ comments included suggestions on how to help, as well as a few barbs. Asbury resident Myra Campbell suggested the code enforcement and police departments work together to reduce blight in the city.

A dilapidated Cookman Avenue building that once housed two long-closed entertainment venues is expected to be demolished within 60 days. The structure was last the home of the Club Phoenix, a go-go rock bar open for about a decade until the late 1990s. Previously, the building had housed the Odyssey gay nightclub from the early […]

The fresh air at the Asbury Park beach front could be even fresher this summer. City officials met last month to discuss designating non-smoking public areas in town, starting with beaches. Mayor Ed Johnson shared this news with the public after representatives from the Monmouth Cancer Coalition (MCC) attended the March 21 council meeting to […]