Transportation Planner/Manager, charged with overseeing the city’s transportation and parking services, has been hired, Mayor John Moor confirmed Tuesday. Michael J. Manzella of Holmdel will begin his post on Nov. 16 at a close to $75,000 annual salary. The City Council voted via ordinance on Aug. 12 to create the post, with a salary range […]

The City of Asbury Park has been recognized by the Human Rights Campaign [HRC] for making inroads in being an LGBTQ inclusive community, according to a news statement. In its 2016 Municipal Equality Index [MEI], which evaluates everything from laws and policies to the degree of services offered, the HRC rated Asbury Park third on […]

City officials released a report Thursday afternoon outlining record highs for the Summer Recreation Program it runs in conjunction with the Asbury Park School District. “Comparing the numbers, this is the best summer we’ve had in the past ten years,” said Councilman Jesse Kendle, who Chairs the Recreation Committee . “So many kids got the […]

The $50 fee attached last week to each property owner’s utility bill in order to make up a June 2015 billing shortfall is temporarily suspended, Asbury Park officials announced Thursday afternoon. Residents who have paid the $50 bill will receive a credit to their account, according to a news release. The added $50 billing came […]

Editor, the Asbury Park Sun: Recently Mr Levinsky correctly stated that there are questions regarding traffic calming. [Levinksy: Reject ain Street Corridor Redesign] However, what was missed are the facts: A thing that is indisputably the case. Facts that Mayor John Moore does not grasp either, despite his intelligence and compassion. Regarding emergency vehicle access and […]

A letter from the municipality received Thursday had many property owners up in arms. The letter notified its recipients that a June 2015 billing mistake now equates to property owner being charged $50 retroactively. The billing mistake was discovered by municipal auditor David Kaplan, who said the third quarter water bills were downloaded improperly, charging residents […]

Across from the recently developed Springwood Avenue Park, a group of city and state environmental officials gathered alongside US Congressman Frank Pallone [D-NJ] to speak to the importance of assessing and cleaning up Brownfields sites across the state. The site, located at Sylvan Avenue between Adams Street and Springwood Avenue, will be among those in […]

In his annual address to the city’s Homeowner’s Association, iStar Senior Vice President of Land and Development Brian Cheripka outlined not only the waterfront redeveloper’s goals and initiatives moving forward but made a plea for the community to work together as a whole. Cheripka [at right] asked the standing room only crowd Saturday morning inside Langosta […]

Seventeen-year-old Eddia Watts decided to be a pageant contestant to not only further her personal goals but as a platform that pays homage to her hometown. “I honestly love my state, and I wanted to show the United States that Asbury Park isn’t such a bad place,” Watts said in an e-mail interview. “Asbury Park […]

After touring neighboring Ocean Grove’s downtown, Republican Governor Chris Christie stopped by The Asbury, the city’s first hotel [of its size] in over 50 years, before taking a walk along the city’s boardwalk. Christie and Department of Environmental Protection Commissioner Bob Martin were escorted onto the Baronet, a rooftop deck overlooking waterfront and city landscape, […]