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A Monmouth University Field Hockey Player instructs a Wayside Elementary School student in the use of a field hockey stick.
By JOANNE L. PAPAIANNI
Most parents and teachers search for ways to get youngsters to turn off the TV and become more active.
Last week in honor of National Turn Off the TV Week, teachers at Wayside [...]
By ED SALVAS
Ron Palmieri is busy packing up his Avon Shoe Repair Shop at 304 Main and preparing to move.
But the move, scheduled for about May 1, is literally just steps away from the Main Street location where he’s been for 18 years. Palmieri is moving to a new, smaller store around the corner [...]
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The Steinbach building in Asbury Park, which closed in July 1979, is being converted to residential and commercial units. Lofts are available for rent and Old Man Raffertys, a restaurant, is scheduled to open in July on the first floor.
The landmark Steinbach building on Cookman Avenue in Asbury Park is set to be [...]
By JOANNE L. PAPAIANNI
An Allenhurst woman was killed Monday evening by an oncoming train after stepping onto the railroad tracks as the train approached the Allenhurst station.
According to NJ Transit spokesperson, Joe Dee, Ruth Gorman, 54, of Paige Avenue was visible to the engineer of train #4378 who blasted the horn and began applying the [...]
By ANDREW CANGIANO
Seven years after a fire destroyed the Washington Village housing complex in Asbury Park, the city has kicked off plans to put a new residential facility at the site.
The new complex, at 1259 Washington Avenue, is the Asbury Park Housing Authoritys first groundbreaking in 40 years.
City Councilman Ed Johnson said the new complex [...]
By ANDREW CANGIANO
Despite a number of victims who refuse to cooperate with police, Asbury Park Police Chief Mark Kinmon said the department is moving in the right direction to alleviate the violence.
We feel like we have a pretty good grip on whats going on concerning the shootings, he said last week. Were going to continue [...]
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David McLaughlin was sworn in as mayor of Allenhurst this week by Municipal Court Judge George Cieri. McLaughlin, who had served as a borough commissioner, was named mayor following the resignation of longtime mayor Joseph Coyne.
The parents of a 14-month-old son, who died due to severe malnutrition in 2004, pled guilty this week to manslaughter in connection with the babys death.
Tahjia Handberry, 25, of Asbury Park, and Wesley White, 28, of Neptune both acknowledged that their failure to obtain medical attention for their son, Jmeir White, resulted in his death.
They [...]