The Coaster

[caption id=”attachment_4246” align=”alignleft” width=”200” caption=”Coaster Photo Homeless cats are being sheltered in a space on the Asbury Park boardwalk provided by redeveloper Madison Marquette.”][/caption]By DON STINE
Pets are now being abandoned in large numbers due to the bad economy and animal advocates are urging people to think first before adopting a pet and plan for their future.
Animals abandoned due to home foreclosures or people no longer wanting their pets or being able to care for them is becoming a big problem, said Asbury Park’s Wonder Bar manager Debbie DeLisa – a pet advocate.

By PAUL BOOTH
No one has to pay to park on the Asbury Park beachfront from now until May.
The City Council made the decision to suspend paid parking on the city beachfront until May 15.
The decision was made based on the recommendation of the city’s Parking Committee.
Business owners, residents and visitors to the beach had [...]

By PAUL BOOTH
In what Asbury Park City Manager Terry Reidy described as “a decision not driven by the budget but driven by the law,” 11 Special Class II police officers will be off the force by the end of the year.
“Research has determined that the city of Asbury Park was not operating within the law [...]

By PAUL BOOTH
Almost a year ago Asbury Park defeated Keansburg 32-18 to secure its first state football championship in 23 years.
On Friday, at the high school’s fall Pep Rally, the football team members finally received the jackets to recognize that feat, thanks to a letter written by consumer science teacher Audrey Kevorkian and a resulting [...]

By PAUL BOOTH
Traffic signals at five intersections on Grand Ave., and one on Park Ave. will be removed in favor of stop signs, according to a report given by the Asbury Park Police Department to the City Council.
According to Police Chief Mark Kinmon, a traffic study performed by the police department’s Traffic Bureau has concluded [...]

Halloween parades, parties, spooky storytimes and even a seance are scheduled for the most terrifying of holidays; Halloween.
Mattison Park restaurant and martini lounge in the landmark Meistrich building in Asbury Park and Paranormal Books, Cookman Avenue are hosting the first ever Halloween block party Oct. 31.
The party includes a costume contest with cash and [...]

A Fall Family Festival, featuring scarecrow creating, a hay maze, a ghoul night and costume parade, kicks off Sun., Oct. 26 on the Asbury Park boardwalk.
The festivities begin at 11 a.m. with children and teens invited to create their own scarecrows with the guidance and help of acclaimed artist Laura Brunetti of L’Estrella Studio’s Traveling [...]

It was homecoming weekend as Asbury Park hosted Pt. Pleasant Beach on a blustery Saturday afternoon in a Shore Conference Patriot Division showdown. For the Blue Bishops it was a different opponent but a familiar result as the undefeated home team dominated its visitors en route to a 40-7 victory.