The Asbury Park West Side Community Center [WSCC] has lost its 2016 tax appeal case against the city. The 75-year-old embattled organization, once a hub for community activities, challenged the municipal tax assessment by maintaining it fell under the purview of a tax exemption status. But State Tax Judge Mala Sundar said in a Feb. […]

The fight to restore the embattled West Side Community Center advanced last week when a group, identifying themselves as the Committee to Save the West Side Community Center, called for an investigation and immediate appointment of a receiver to take on temporary control of the DeWitt Avenue nonprofit. The 27-page letter and report, dated Dec […]

An analysis done to address complaints about a spate in gunfire was completed this week by the city. Manager Michael Capabianco said a police statistician worked for the past few weeks to aggregate the incident reports in order to determine whether gunfire is on the rise. The result: 23 shots were fired this year versus […]

An unpaid $90 water bill led to the transfer of a portion of the West Side Community Center’s Dewitt Avenue property to city ownership, according to Rev. John Bradley, the Center’s Board of Trustees Vice President. Bradley told the City Council last month an error in remanding the property back to the Center occurred back […]

Private work by city employees came into question during Monday night’s City Council Workshop meeting. Westside Community Executive Director Lori Ross had raised the matter at previous council meetings, saying it was her understanding that city employees were doing work at private properties while on the city’s timeclock. Acting City Manager Anthony Nuccio said he […]