The Third Annual Asbury Park Day celebration returns Saturday with a mission to unite the city’s diverse population. Organized by a group of westside citizens and organizations, the annual event was created by a June 15, 2016 proclamation set forth by the City Council that marks the fourth Saturday in June as Asbury Park Day. […]

Asbury Park Police and Fire departments assisted in an emergency evacuation of residents in the area of Langford Street and Mattison Avenue Tuesday night.  The evacuation was sparked by the reported 7:39 p.m. natural gas leak caused by contractors working in the area, Asbury Park Police Department spokesman Patrolman Michael Casey said. “Contractors working at […]

On Monday Congressman Frank Pallone, Jr. [D-06] announced the Asbury Park Police Department was awarded a $474,055 U.S. Department of Justice Office of Community Oriented Policing Services [COPS] grant. “Safety is of the utmost importance for ensuring growth and success in our communities,” Pallone said in a written statement. “Adding two police officers to the […]

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 […]

Repeated false alarm calls answered by the Asbury Park Police and Fire departments will come with an incremental penalty fee beginning in August, city officials announced Tuesday. A new law was created to incentivize property owners to correct repeated false alarms calls in order to save taxpayer money spent on emergency responses, according to a […]

A family of three was sent to the hospital and relocated from their Third Avenue home after the Asbury Park Fire Department responded to an alarm call Wednesday, Chief Kevin Keddy said. Firefighters responded near 10 p.m. Wednesday to the fire alarm activation call at a multi-family home, spokesman Garrett Giberson Jr said. Upon arrival, […]

A Middletown woman, identified as 46-year-old Maria Ortiz, was transported to an area hospital after her vehicle crashed into a telephone pole and then rolled on its side close to Deal Lake, Asbury Park Police Department Spokesman Michael Casey said. Ortiz, from the Port Monmouth section of Middletown, was traveling [west] along Deal Lake Drive, Fire Department […]

The City Council voted this week to move forward with a NJ Staffing for Adequate Fire and Emergency Response [SAFER] grant application that could bring two new firefighters to the Asbury Park Fire Department’s squad at no cost to the municipality for the first two years of a three-year agreement. Chief Kevin Keddy said the […]

Two key position within the municipal administration have been filled. City Manager Michael Capabianco said the Director of Public Works and the newly created Director of Communications hires will start their posts on January 4. Former Hillside Township Public Works Supervisor William ‘Billy’ McClave of Howell will be heading the Department of Public Works. According […]

Asbury Park firefighter Paul Annunziata was honored earlier this month for his harrowing rescue during the March 2014 fire at Monroe Towers. The recognition came from the New Jersey American Legion Firefighter of the Year award held in Wildwood June 11. “Firefighter Annunziata’s actions are a credit to the Asbury Park Fire Department and the […]