Asbury Park News

A New Jersey veterinarian has pleaded guilty to failing to properly care for a parrot that was kept as an office pet and died when temperatures fell.

Six new police officers have been sworn in, with five of those positions being funded by federal stimulus money channeled through the Community Oriented Policing Services program.

An Asbury Park man pleaded guilty in Superior Court today to an amended charge of aggravated manslaughter, admitting to fatally shooting Justin Johnson, 19, of Asbury Park Village in 2007.

The Jersey Shore Rescue Mission will hold its annual coat give-a-way from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday at the corner of Memorial Drive and Sewall Avenue.

The Asbury Park-Ministerial Alliance and Allen Chapel A.M.E. Church will hold a Pre-World AIDS Day Gospel Jazz Extravaganza featuring the Dorian Parreott Ensemble from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. Friday, Nov.

A state appeals court Tuesday sent the Springwood Avenue development lawsuit back to Superior Court, saying Judge Lawrence M. Lawson erred in 2007 when he dismissed a developer's claims against the city in a summary judgment.

A 25-year-old man was arrested this weekend for allegedly stabbing a partygoer at a house where he had been just kicked out, according to a report in the Asbury Park Press.

It's a touching moment, increasingly familiar to fans watching the E Street Band make its entrance: As the audience howls in anticipation and the rest of the band stands at the ready, Bruce Springsteen gently and lovingly helps Clarence Clemons walk to his saxophone at the front of the stage.

Quite the way to end a tour, with the beginning. It was announced Sunday that Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band will perform for the first time, the entire "Greetings From Asbury Park, N.J." album at their final show in Buffalo on Sunday, Nov.

A grease fire that started in an eatery and spread through duct work caused damage to the interior and roof of Jersey Shore University Medical Center on Route 33 Saturday evening, an official said.

After much debate, which included heckling and catcalls from some Borough Council members as well as the public, a "pay-to-play" ordinance was introduced Thursday night at a council meeting.

The 17th annual Asbury Music Awards, presented by the Saint, are scheduled to take place at 6 p.m. Saturday at the Stone Pony in Asbury Park.

"Take your time," Scooter says reassuringly as they inch forward. "Don't rush. You've got time." Time is on the minds of many as E Street nears the finale of back-to-back tours that have kept the band globe-trotting for the better part of two years.

TRENTON - Attorneys for Monmouth County and the Asbury Park Press faced off today in state Supreme Court to argue whether a settlement agreement reached in a sexual harassment lawsuit must be made public.

Republicans David Rible and Mary Pat Angelini easily won second terms to the state Assembly for the 11th Legislative District last night.

The radio ad, warning that same-sex marriage would send the wrong message to children, played over a loudspeaker in a church gym Thursday in Asbury Park, as 200 gay-rights supporters listened in silence at a post-Election Day "emergency action" meeting.

Nelson Riddle may have written the theme song for the TV show "Route 66" and arranged the music for episodes of "Batman," but it is his work with singers such as Frank Sinatra, Ella Fitzgerald, Nat "King" Cole, Judy Garland and others that cemented his place in American music.

Police are investigating a shooting on Atlantic Avenue that sent a Howell man to the hospital Friday night, authorities reported.

One can't say the Rev. Herman Thompson isn't excited about the eighth anniversary celebration for his New Brunswick All-Stars singing group.

Eva Sipos' worries her last chance to get married will disappear in about two months.