Meetings, this week, to find an alternative location for the Asbury Park Skateboard Foundation’s proposed project did not prove fruitful, according to a Thursday afternoon conversation with Mayor John Moor. Moor and City Manager Michael Capabianco held Tuesday meetings with Housing Authority and School District officials to determine whether property the two entities own could […]

The Asbury Park administration announced Thursday afternoon that the municipality has been awarded a $341,247 New Jersey Department of Transportation [NJDOT] grant to help mend its damaged roadways. In the past few months, residents have come before the City Council asking when repairs will made to pot filled and cracked streets. City Manager Michael Capabianco […]

Tickets to the April 21 Mayor’s Rodeo for Recreation will close Monday, Mayor John Moor has announced. The event is being held to help fund scholarships for the city’s summer recreation programs. “Everyone has been asking me about having a Mayor’s Ball but I’m not really a tuxedo person,” Moor said on Jan 27 when […]

A family of three was sent to the hospital and relocated from their Third Avenue home after the Asbury Park Fire Department responded to an alarm call Wednesday, Chief Kevin Keddy said. Firefighters responded near 10 p.m. Wednesday to the fire alarm activation call at a multi-family home, spokesman Garrett Giberson Jr said. Upon arrival, […]

He’s sold out at venues across the city and state, and local front man Remember Jones now headlines a Soul Revue & Dance Party event at Convention Hall. Tickets are now on sale for this May 14 music and dance extravaganza, organizers announced Wednesday afternoon. “Convention Hall will be transformed into a sensational soul-centric venue […]

The Asbury Park City Council is scheduled to meet Wednesday in council chambers at City Hall. A closed executive session will start at 5 p.m., followed by the regular council meeting at 7 p.m. Public participation takes place at the beginning of the regular meeting. Items on the agenda include: • Executive Session contract negotiation […]

Movement to preserve the tract of land dubbed Bradley Cove along Asbury Park’s north beach continues Wednesday. Members of the public will have the opportunity ask questions and make comments on a Monmouth County Green Acres grant application during the 7 p.m. City Council meeting. Green Acres funding is used to protect environmentally sensitive open […]

Under their ‘Your next blast of summer is here!’ Facebook tag, organizers announced a two-day presale ticket event for the July 16 Jane’s Addiction concert at the Stone Pony Summer Stage. The event features 25 years of Ritual de lo Habitual and Lollapalooza, with special guests Dinosaur Jr. Tickets, $52.50, will be available via Ticketmaster.com from […]

Inspired by the Asbury Park Downtown Merchants Guild – a grassroots effort to spotlight the eclectic and unique nature of the city’s shops and entertainment offerings in the ever evolving downtown, The Merchants Park Revitalization was realized Monday. In September, the Merchant’s Guild set out to create an iconic gateway to the historic downtown corridor. […]

The Asbury Park Neptune Minister’s Alliance will host an information session for those interested in the plumbing and electrical trades. Held Tuesday from 4:30 to 6 p.m. at the Westside Community Center of Asbury Park, industry professionals will be on hand to discuss what is needed to forge a career in these fields. The Alliance […]