The City of Asbury Park has received a $250,000 Monmouth County Municipal Open Space Grant [MOSG] for improvements to the Sunset Lake Park and the Springwood Avenue Park, according to a news release issued by the city. Monmouth County awarded a total $3.47 million in grants to parks in 23 municipalities through the 2020 MOSG […]

Solar Landscape, a solar energy company based in Asbury Park, today announced it has made an agreement with the Asbury Park Board of Education to implement a solar energy program for city schools, according to a news release issued by the company. The goal of the program is to establish a solar energy system that […]

The Asbury Park Property Owners Coalition have sent an open letter to the City Council and the public outlining the position of city landlords regarding a public referendum on a rent control ordinance proposed by the Asbury Park Affordable Housing Coalition. The referendum would be held April 20. The five-member committee of petitioners who submitted […]

Mike Beson, who has served as both a Mayor of Neptune and a member of the Ocean Township Board of Education, announced that he will seek the Democratic Party nomination to run for Monmouth County Commissioner. The five-member Board of Commissioners — formerly known as the Board of Chosen Freeholders until a new state law […]

The Asbury Park City Council has announcd that the Visiting Nurses Association of Central Jersey (VNA) will be using the Asbury Park Senior Center, located at 1200 Springwood Avenue, as an additional Covid-19 vaccination distribution center beginning Monday, January 18. Currently, the VNA is distributing vaccines at their location at 1301 Main Street in Asbury […]

Cinema Lab yesterday announced the launch of their Kickstarter fundraising campaign to complete the final phase of the relaunch of the former ShowRoom Cinema Bradley Beach as The Bradley, a community-based cinematic experience featuring first-run movies. With a team of film industry leaders and New Jersey locals behind it and ambitious plans to update the […]

The Asbury Park Democrats saw a dramatic change in leadership as four-term Municipal Chair Giuseppe “Joe” Grillo (above) stepped aside and Angela Ahbez-Anderson was unanimously elected Chair of the Asbury Park Democratic Committee. Pedro Trivella was elected Vice Chair.  “The Asbury Park Democrats are a voice for our city’s values of progressive civic and political […]

After a nearly three hour public hearing, the city council tonight rejected a rent control ordinance proposed by the Asbury Park Affordable Housing Coalition [APAHA}. The vote was 3-1 against, with one abstention.  Mayor John Moor and Council members Eileen Chapman and Yvonne Clayton voted no. Deputy Mayor Amy Quinn voted yes and Councilmember Jesse […]

Calling a proposed rent control ordinance by the Asbury Park Affordable Housing Coalition [APAHC] “one of the most severe rent control schemes in the history of the entire state,” a coalition of landlords issued a statement today outlining their own proposed ordinance. A virtual public hearing via Zoom is scheduled before the City Council tonight […]

The Asbury Park Affordable Housing Coalition [APAHC] issued a news release today calling for residents to support the coalition’s proposed rent control ordinance. A virtual public hearing via Zoom before the City Council is scheduled for tonight, Dec. 22, at 6 pm. APAHC’s news release, printed in full below, includes call in information. If the […]