From Oct. 9 to 15 the Asbury Park Police Department made the following arrests: OCT 9 • A 35-year-old male from Asbury Park was arrested and charged with disorderly conduct, obstruction of justice and criminal mischief in the 1200 block of Washington Avenue. • A 47-year-old male from Asbury Park was arrested and charged with […]

The following “Meet the Candidates” series will spotlight individual residents who seek a seat on the Asbury Park Board of Education. There are three three-year terms and two one-year terms up for contest on the Nov. 5 ballot, making a majority of the seats on the nine member board available. A total of nine candidates are in […]

Toast, Asbury Park’s downtown breakfast spot [shown above], will host their first charity 5k run/walk Saturday. The event ends with a pancake after party in Kennedy Park. Restaurant owner Amy Russo hoped to have at least 100 runners sign up to run this first year. By the close of registration Friday morning, 140 runners preregistered for […]

From Oct 3 to 7 the Asbury Park police department made the following arrests: OCT 3 • A 32-year-old male from Asbury Park was arrested and charged with possession of controlled dangerous substances [CDS] in the 700 block of Fifth Avenue. • A 20-year-old female from Asbury Park was arrested and charged with making terroristic […]

It’s official. The New Jersey Zombie Walk is back atop the Guinness World Records list for the “largest gathering of zombies.” A record 9,592 zombies invaded the Asbury Park beach Saturday, reclaiming their title from the 8,027 zombies that set the record last year at Minnesota’s Zombie Pub Crawl. The records management team for Guinness […]

This month, the Asbury Park Fire Department [APDF] isn’t just fighting fires. In recognition of October’s status as National Breast Cancer Awareness Month, the APFD has joined the fight against breast cancer. For the entire month, members of the department will don pink T-shirts with the department logo on them. The shirts are available for purchase, and all […]

From Sept 24 to Oct 1 the Asbury Park police department made the following arrests: SEPT 24 • A 40-year-old male from Asbury Park was arrested and charged with burglary to a structure and theft of property. • A 23-year-old male from Asbury Park was arrested and charged with simple assault. SEPT 25 • A […]

From Sept 18 to 24 the Asbury Park Police Department made the following arrests: SEPT 18 • A 50-year-old male from Neptune was arrested and charged with robbery in the 900 block of Summerfield Avenue. • A 48-year-old male from Asbury Park was arrested and charged with possession of controlled dangerous substances [CDS], possession of […]

The city council is scheduled to meet tonight in council chambers at City Hall. A closed executive session will start at 5 p.m., followed by a workshop session at 6 p.m. and a regular council meeting at 7 p.m. Public participation takes place at the beginning of the regular meeting. Items on the agenda for […]

From Sept 11 to 16 the Asbury Park Police Department made the following arrests: SEPT 11 • A 37-year-old male from Asbury Park was arrested and charged with possession of controlled dangerous substances [CDS] and possession of drug paraphernalia. SEPT 12 • A 22-year-old male from Eatontown was arrested and charged with simple assault. • […]