The road to independence was unanimously approved Monday night by the Asbury Park Housing Authority [APHA] Board of Commissioners. On the very day its interlocal contract agreement with the Long Branch Housing Authority [LBHA] was due to expire, the Board voted to approve a 6 month extension, thereby allowing them time to hire an executive […]

The Asbury Park School District held its Third Annual Bubbles For Autism at Bradley Elementary School Monday afternoon. This year’s supportive celebration, which was also held Thursday morning at Thurgood Marshall Elementary School, was themed Anchored in Love and included participants forming a human anchor on the Third Avenue school’s soccer field. The second and […]

A group of close to 60, including Mayor John Moor and Councilwomen Yvonne Clayton and Eileen Chapman, turned out Thursday evening to celebrate the grand opening of Re-Max Asbury Park, located at 501 Grand Ave. Behind the national brand are a mother and daughter team from Ocean Township who have two other branches under their […]

Editor, Asbury Park Sun, Thank you to all who contributed to the Mayor’s Rodeo for Recreation. A special thank you to the committee consisting of Leesha Floyd, Cassandra Dickerson, Caroline O’Toole,Tara Werner, Cindy Dye, Barbara VanWagner, Tamica Smith Genise Hughes and Kevin Keddy; some who worked for six months to make this  happen. Congratulations to […]

A motor vehicle stop Friday afternoon led to the drug possession arrest of two Asbury Park men, Ocean Township Police Department announced via a written news statement. Sean Hailman, 42, was charged with possession of heroin, cocaine, possession with the intent to distribute narcotics and failure to turn over narcotics to law enforcement. Perry Curtis, […]

Two well known Asbury Park-based real estate offices will join forces Monday. The John C. Conover Agency [located at 200 Main St at the corner of Cookman Avenue] and Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices Signature Properties [formerly Vail Realty, located at 701 Mattison Ave at the corner of  Bond Street] have announced a merger agreement that will […]

A legal awareness workshop will be held 10:30 to 1 p.m. Saturday at St. Augustine Episcopal Church, located at Prospect and Atlantic avenues. Sponsored by the NJ Pan African Chamber of Commerce & Industry Inc, the program is aimed at educating the public on their rights during encounters with law enforcement. Discussions about what one […]

Second Baptist will host a housing development information session at noon Sunday. Developers behind the residential projects underway along the Springwood Avenue corridor will be hand to update the community and answer questions at the Atkins Avenue house of worship. The projects, which include the rehabilitation of the long shuttered Boston Way and the Michaels […]

The team behind the Asbury Underground has put together Recycled – an Earth Day celebration exhibit being held 7 to 10 p.m. Saturday at art629 gallery on Cookman Avenue. “We are very happy to share this show in an effort to further exemplify and bring awareness to the very real and ominous problem we are […]

The Asbury City Council’s approval Wednesday of two electric car charging stations will launch its car share program, the first of its kind by a community along the Jersey Shore. The award went to Jersey City based Greenspot JC, at no cost to the municipality. The agreement outlines a 5 percent profit share to the […]