Public frustration with violence continues in the City of Asbury Park in the wake of the city’s first fatal shooting of the year and a large fight on the West Side that residents claim resulted in acts of police brutality, Several city residents spoke at the Wednesday Asbury Park City Council about police conduct during a […]

The city council is scheduled to meet Wesdesday night in council chambers at City Hall. A closed executive session will start at 4 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 […]

As of yesterday, city employees are now covered by the state’s health insurance plan, in a move that is expected to save the city $1 million per year. Previously, all full-time city employees were insured by Horizon Blue Cross Blue Shield, city manager Terence Reidy said. The new benefits are “very similar,” Reidy said, although […]