Three incumbent council members swept to victory in the Asbury Park municipal elections by a 70-30 percent margin. Deputy Mayor Amy Quinn and her running mates, Councilmembers Eileen Chapman and Yvonne Clayton, prevailed over former Deputy Mayor John Loffredo, former Board of Education member Garrett Giberson and Jill Potter. With all nine election districts in […]

A slate led by former four-term Councilman and Deputy Mayor John Loffredo will run for the three City Council seats up for election this November.  Loffredo (above left), a realtor who served on the council from 2001 until 2014, will be joined on the ticket by Garrett Giberson (right) and Jill Potter (center). All three […]

The summer season kicks off this weekend with a few new additions and changes aimed at making the beachgoing experience more pleasurable, according to Beach Manager Garrett Giberson Sr. First and foremost, there will be no smoking on any of the Asbury Park beaches but smoking will be permitted along the boardwalk. “Our ultimate goal […]

An adult man from Matawan and three people who attempted to help him were successfully rescued off shore Saturday evening, Asbury Park Fire Department spokesman Garrett Giberson said. The Asbury Park Fire Department was dispatched near 7:41 p.m., Fire Department Chief Kevin said. The call for service came in after lifeguards had gone off duty. “Upon arrival, they found […]

The first major winter storm of the season, predicted to start Friday night, comes with a blizzard and flood warning from the National Weather Service. Snowfall is expected to be heavy at times before tapering off early Sunday morning, leaving anywhere from 10 to 14 inches in its wake. The blizzard warning is in effect […]

The chimney of a house in the 1000 block of Bangs Avenue went up in flames Wednesday afternoon due to a large amount of creosote buildup. Firefighters headed to the scene at 1:39 p.m. and arrived to find fire and heavy smoke emanating from the chimney and heavy smoke conditions in the attic due of […]

First floor residents of the Munroe Towers were briefly evacuated following a fire that broke out Sunday in one of the clothing dryers in the basement laundry room. At 1:41 p.m. members of the Asbury Park Fire Department arrived at the 15-story rental complex where they found heavy smoke in the basement and parts of the […]

A second-alarm structure fire in a multi-family dwelling in Asbury Park left one adult and three children without a home Tuesday morning. Asbury Park firefighters responded to a fire in the second floor apartment at 510 Sixth Avenue at 10:17 a.m., according to Fire Marshall Garrett Giberson. The fire originated in a second floor unit of […]

A 76-year-old woman was transported to a nearby hospital after a fire broke out in her apartment Thursday. Member of the Asbury Park Fire Department [APFD] responded to a call at 10:47 a.m. notifying them of a fire that broke out in one of the apartments in the Munroe Towers apartment complex, said Garrett Giberson, spokesman […]

A fire broke out in a storage shed at the site of the Kingsley Arms apartment complex Wednesday, according to an Asbury Park fire official. Firefighters responded to the two-alarm blaze shortly after 3 p.m., Asbury Park Fire Department spokesperson Garrett Giberson said. When they arrived on the scene they found heavy fire conditions coming from […]