Asbury Park News Archives

Surf conditions are good but some brown water may be seen off the New Jersey coast because of an ongoing algae bloom, according to a state Web site.

NEW YORK The Asbury Park Press in Neptune, N.J., today announced job changes for three of its advertising staffers.

One of the more poignant film images in memory comes at the end of Christina Eliopoulos of Eatontown's 'Greetings From Asbury Park.' It is of an elderly woman struggling with a plant, having just shed its last ...

New Jersey's Six Flags Great Adventure is lowering its adult admission price by $10 in hopes of enticing reluctant consumers to stay closer to home.

ASBURY PARK - The school district was hit with two false bomb threats Wednesday causing first the intermediate school and then the high school to be evacuated.

Poor, poor New Jersey cities. Here we go again. First, 55 percent of the total New Jersey education budget goes to 31 'poor' Abbott school districts, with 45 percent being distributed to about 600 other ...

'As the water starts to warm up . . . we feel that that there is likely to be some significant problems,' Zipf said.

In a big eff-you to a bunch of my high school friends who always whined that the Wildwood beach was "too long," the monstrosity was voted New Jersey's best beach by some sort of poll , meaning it was 100 ...

An Assembly committee voted Thursday to erase mandatory-minimum prison sentences for people convicted of possessing small amounts of controlled substances in drug-free school zones.

Sabrin says there is a "striking similarity between Frank Gannett's political philosophy" and his campaign to Legalize Freedom.

After months of bad news about patients dying from neglect or escaping, and a patient suicide, Gov.

A Canadian energy company and privately held New York firm are looking to build a deep-water natural gas pipeline off the coast of New Jersey .

Police ended an hourlong standoff with a Keansburg woman who threatened to detonate a live grenade by buying the explosive for $100. Authorities say Julia Smith became distraught after her neighbor, who has ... via Millville News

A former Asbury Park policeman pleaded guilty today to collecting more than $9,000 since 2004 in unemployment benefits to which he wasn't entitled. via The Jersey Journal

Mike Ness is joined on stage by Bruce Springsteen. Springsteen on a break from touring with the E-Street band in support of the band's newest recordings "Magic" joined Ness and his band during the encore. via Courier News

A man who punched his son's youth football coach and knocked him unconscious after a game last fall is sentenced to a year's probation. via Philly.com

Michael Gonzalez was given summonses charging him with needlessly abusing and killing a living creature. via WPVI-TV Philadelphia

“This report only adds to evidence that supporting the need for an investigation is warranted and why subpoena power is needed to get to the truth about how this program was manipulated”

The cash-strapped New Jersey government may need an additional $25.7 million to fund a municipal aid program that has become a target for Republicans and some Democrats who question how the money has been ... via Asbury Park Press

“It's work more on the (bridge) foundations than the superstructure”

RED BANK, N.J. - The long steel bridge, which carries NJ Transit's North Jersey Coast Line trains over the Navesink River, is getting $5 million worth of repairs. via Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers a...

“I've got all kinds of time for you, unlimited time, I can freeze it so nothing moves except for you.”

The brilliant New Brunswick-based band Spiraling is perhaps best known for channeling the spirit of New Wave past, in part because of the band's sheer exuberance. via Home News Tribune

Wall Street closed a quiet session with a moderate advance Thursday, with energy and other commodities companies leading the market as oil prices extended their record-breaking run. via Asbury Park Press Online

Amtrak is starting work to replace concrete rail ties along the Northeast Corridor. One of four tracks will be taken out of service.

NJ Transit issued new schedules that reflect the loss of 25 percent of the corridor's capacity.

NJ Transit spokesman Dan Stessel tells the Asbury Park Press that adjustments have been made to departure times across the entire system to reflect the reduced track capacity.

Stessel said the number of trains will be reduced primarily during off-peak hours. Read more

ASBURY PARK Gannett Co. Inc. on Friday said it was offering buyouts to a total of 160 workers at five of its six newspapers in the state of New Jersey, as advertising revenues decline. via Free Republic

The 'Back to the Garden' Asbury Park Antique & Art Show will feature 80 vendors at Convention Hall Saturday and Sunday with garden displays and furnishings, carousel horses and European and American antique ... via Asbury Park Press Online

The veteran principal of Markham Place Middle School in Little Silver died this morning in a car crash near Fort Monmouth, the Asbury Park Press reports . via The Jersey Journal

“His energy, enthusiasm and commitment to the future will serve our employees, our readers and our advertisers well.”

William C. "Skip" Hidlay has been named president and publisher of the Courier News, the Home News Tribune, mycentraljersey.com and centraljerseymoms.com - the two Web sites published by the newspapers. via Asbury Park Press Online

Navy officials are trying to determine how three jetfighter cockpits ended up in private hands in Middletown. via CourierPostOnline

Ocean Township has denied a pregnant patrolwoman's request for light duty. Officer Sonia Henriques is concerned about putting her unborn child at risk and her doctor agrees. via New York Daily News

“Without manpower, you're not putting out that fire.”

How do you fight a fire in a 24-story building when your ladder only reaches the ninth story? Firefighters face countless hazards when responding to a blaze in a high-rise - defined as a structure at least 75 ... via Home News Tribune

“We're not planning on any big purchases now”

You probably know this already, but a new poll makes it official: New Jerseyans are worried about money. via Asbury Park Press Online

“It has no bearing on other projects they're doing”

Gov. Jon 'Hold Me Accountable' Corzine came in calling it 'inexcusable' that state government ranks so low in public trust. via Asbury Park Press Online

“Anybody who does something wrong and takes someone's life has to be held accountable, even if they are a juvenile”

A 17-year-old driver involved in a one-car crash on the Garden State Parkway nearly six months ago has been charged with vehicular homicide in the death of her front-seat passenger. via Asbury Park Press Online

“Research shows it's effective. It does help them academically later on.”

At first, the children in Sandra Davis' prekindergarten class look like they're having a good time, surrounding the teacher as she reads them a story and playfully calling out answers to her questions about the ... via Asbury Park Press