From Nov. 26 to Dec. 2 the Asbury Park police department made the following arrests: NOV 26 • A 28-year-old male from Long Branch was arrested and charged with possession of controlled dangerous substances [CDS] in the 100 block of Memorial Drive. NOV 27 • A 20-year-old male from Asbury Park was arrested and charged […]

From Nov. 19 to 25 the Asbury Park Police Department made the following arrests: NOV 19 • A 42-year-old male from Asbury Park was arrested and charged with receiving stolen property. • A 42-year-old male from Asbury Park was arrested and charged with possession of controlled dangerous substances [CDS] in the 1300 block of Washington […]

From Nov 12 to 19 the Asbury Park police department made the following arrests: NOV 12 • A 28-year-old male from West Long Branch was arrested and charged with shoplifting in the 900 block of Main Street. • A 44-year-old male from Asbury Park was arrested and charged with making terroristic threats in the 1500 […]

From Oct 30 to Nov 12 the Asbury Park Police Department made the following arrests: OCT 30 • A 40-year-old female from Ocean Grove was arrested and charged with defiant trespassing. • A 23-year-old female from Ocean Grove was arrested and charged with possession of a syringe in the 200 block of First Avenue. • […]

From Oct. 23 to 29 the Asbury Park Police Department made the following arrests: OCT 23 • A 36-year-old male from Asbury Park was arrested and charged with burglary to a structure and theft of property in the 300 block of Deal Lake Drive. • A 30-year-old female from Asbury Park was arrested and charged […]

[Editor’s note: “The African Americans: Many Rivers to Cross” is a six-part, six-hour documentary series by Henry Louis Gates Jr., a Harvard professor, author and critic. The series explores the 500-year history of Africans in America. It is being aired on PBS Tuesdays at 8 p.m. from Oct. 22 through Nov. 26.] Editor, the Asbury […]

From Oct 15 to 22 the Asbury Park police department made the following arrests: OCT 15 • A 34-year-old female from Wall was arrested and charged with possession of controlled dangerous substances [CDS] at the intersection of Washington and Ridge avenues. • A 49-year-old male from Asbury Park was arrested and charged with disorderly conduct […]

A Newark Superior Court Judge has waived the state’s 72-hour waiting period for an Asbury Park same-sex couple so they can be married on the boardwalk after midnight on Oct. 21, the official date a Mercer County Superior Court judge ruled same-sex couples in the state of New Jersey shall be permitted to enter in […]

Little Free Libraries have quickly become a worldwide trend, and one city resident is putting feelers out to see if the movement has traction in Asbury Park. The mission of the Little Free Library organization is to promote literacy and community building through the placement of small, birdhouse-like structures that contain books. Books in the collection can […]

City Manager Terence Reidy attended his final Asbury Park City Council meeting Tuesday. Reidy has held the position for the past 10 years. He was previously the city manager in Montclair. During the council meeting, Reidy read a poem he titled “Farewell and Gratitude.” “It’s meant to be a thank you to this city and […]