Beach club price rates are staying flat this year — but club members should anticipate an increase in 2014. “We’re holding rate the same as they were last year until we hear back from FEMA and the insurance companies,” Deputy Mayor Chris McLoughlin said at the March 26 commissioners meeting. “They will go up next year […]

From March 20 to 25, the Asbury Park Police Department made the following arrests: MARCH 20 • A 33-year-old female from Bradley Beach was arrested and charged with prostitution, possession of drug paraphernalia and possession of a syringe in the 700 block of Asbury Avenue. • A 65-year-old female from Tinton Falls was arrested and […]

From March 13 to 20, the Asbury Park Police Department reported the following arrests: MARCH 13 • A 40-year-old male from Asbury Park was arrested and charged with possession of CDS. • A 28-year-old male from Asbury Park was arrested and charged with possession of CDS. MARCH 14 • A 23-year-old male from Commerce, Mich., […]

Realty Appraisal Company has won the bid to conduct a city-wide property revaluation. By a vote of 3-0, the city council last week awarded the contract to the company for an amount not to exceed $265,000. Mayor Ed Johson and Councilman Kevin Sanders were not present for the vote during the council meeting Wednesday, March […]

An independent candidate who filed to run in the city council election was disqualified today, and his name will not appear on the ballot, according to city clerk Steven Kay. Justice Allah, 32, submitted 93 signatures on his nominating petition to run in the May 14 nonpartisan election. Eighty-five signatures of registered voters in Asbury […]

Most of the now-closed boardwalk in Asbury Park will reopen next week, and the city council has awarded a contract to repair the remaining two sections that will remain off-limits until May 18. By a vote of 3-0, the council awarded the repair work at last night’s council meeting to GCS Contractors of Oakhurst in […]

Repairs to the Allenhurst Beach Club should be completed by Memorial Day weekend, with a full opening date of June 14, Mayor David McLaughlin said at last night’s borough commissioners’ meeting. “If everything falls into place by Memorial Day weekend, we’ll shoot for that,” McLaughlin said. “We’re acting like it’s a Memorial Day opening, but […]

From March 5 to 12, the Asbury Park Police Department made the following arrests: MARCH 5 • A 53-year-old male from Brooklyn, NY, was arrested and charged with robbery and unlawful possession of a firearm. MARCH 6 • A 44-year-old male from Neptune was arrested and charged with possession of CDS, manufacturing CDS, CDS distribution […]

From Feb. 27 to March 4, the Asbury Park Police Department made the following arrests: FEB. 27 • A 27-year-old male from Long Branch was arrested and charged wiith simple assault, assault on a police officer and escaping in the 1200 block of Monroe Avenue. • A 23- year-old male from Asbury Park was arrested […]

From Feb. 19 to 26, the Asbury Park Police Department made the following arrests: FEB. 19 • A 38-year-old male from Asbury Park was arrested and charged with aggravated assault and possession of unlawful weapons. FEB. 20 • A 46-year-old female from Neptune was arrested and charged with possession of controlled dangerous substances [CDS], possession […]