A calling is out for extras to take part in legendary songstress Darlene Love’s next video, according to her marketing and public relations firm Sammy Boyd Productions. The video will be shot from 2 to 8 p.m. July 28 along the Third Avenue beach in Asbury Park. Participants are asked to wear brightly colored beachwear […]

Editor, Asbury Park Sun, The facts of the AP Public Library board appointments are simple. The City Council had an option to increase the board to 9 members, and we did so. Two highly-qualified residents expressed interest in serving on the board, and Mayor [John] Moor appointed them. We are lucky to have residents who […]

The underlying focus moving forward will be to keep Asbury Park’s spirit and to help create job opportunities and training programs for local businesses and residents, iStar Financial Senior Vice President of Land and Development, Brian Cheripka said during Saturday morning’s Homeowner’s Association meeting at Langosta Lounge. An example of the latter is the Summer […]

The Sixth Annual Visionary Tattoo Arts Festival kicks-off 2 p.m. Friday at Convention Hall, located along the Asbury Park boardwalk at 1300 Ocean Avenue. The weekend festival features over 150 tattoo artists from around the world, organizers said. Tattoo contests run daily throughout the three-day festival with a culmination of Best of Show on Sunday. […]

Kula Café has lined up a few day of events geared toward the city’s youth. On Saturday, the monthly K.Y.D.S. Open Mic night will kick off at 5:45 p.m. at the 1201 Springwood Ave café. The “One Mic One Soul” event is presented by Konscious Youth Development and Service. All city youth and young adults […]

Democratic Congressman Frank Pallone, Jr. announced Wednesday Asbury Park is among four communities who received U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development grants for community and economic development. The grants total $5.7 million and include funding through HUD’s Community Development Block Grant [CDBG]. “This federal investment in our congressional district will spur economic growth and […]

The Asbury Park City Council is scheduled to meet Wednesday in council chambers at City Hall. A closed executive session will start at 4:30 p.m., followed by a public workshop session at 6:30 p.m. and the regular council meeting at 7 p.m. Public participation takes place at the beginning of the regular meeting. Items on […]

The Summerfield Avenue railroad crossing will close permanently to pedestrian and vehicular traffic Tuesday, Mayor John Moor announced at Monday night’s City Council workshop meeting. The crossing was schedule for closure later this year but a split in the rail’s mainline prompted the immediate closure, Moor said. “We got the news today from the DOT […]

Editor, Asbury Park Sun, The Green Acres funding of $1.1 million to the city of Asbury Park for the purposes of developing a waterfront park to preserve beach access means to me and many members of our community, NO Bradley Cove Townhouses to mar the view, open access to the beach or hurt the land […]

The Asbury Park Police Department is investigating two stabbing cases that occurred over the weekend, Acting Chief Anthony Salerno said. The first case was reported near 12:30 a.m. Sunday when police Sgt. Kamil Warraich was flagged down by a passerby. The person said someone was bleeding within the 1100 block of Ocean Avenue along the […]