The Levitt AMP Asbury Park Music Series organizers have announced that Monday night’s free concert at Springwood Park will feature west side performer JT Bowen, the legendary singer of Clarence Clemons & The Red Bank Rockers. Bowen and his new band – The Mighty Kings of Soul – will headline, with an opening performance by […]

The Ocean Township Police Department has issued an advisory message for the public’s help in identifying a person of interest in an ongoing investigation. The advisory asks for identification of a white male shown in an 11:58 a.m. May 11 surveillance photograph as well as a photo of a vehicle believed to be associated with […]

Asbury Fresh organizers want you to enjoy music, dance and, if the Om strikes, participate in a yoga class in support of empowering communities to rise out of poverty through education, food security programs and economic opportunities. The city’s outdoor farmer’s and crafter’s market, held Friday nights and Sunday afternoons in Kennedy Park, will hold […]

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Seventeen-year-old Eddia Watts decided to be a pageant contestant to not only further her personal goals but as a platform that pays homage to her hometown. “I honestly love my state, and I wanted to show the United States that Asbury Park isn’t such a bad place,” Watts said in an e-mail interview. “Asbury Park […]

Eric Stein, 28, of Ocean, was charged with heroin possession as well as possession of a hypodermic syringe and drug paraphernalia, after police stopped to offer aid close to 6 p.m. Monday near Monmouth Road and Lake Avenue, according to a news release from Det. Lt. Timothy R. Torchia of the Ocean Township Police Department. […]

The Asbury Park City Council is scheduled to meet Wednesday in council chambers at City Hall. A closed executive session will start at 5:30 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 discussions include […]

A collaboration between four Jersey natives, three from Rumson, asked, ‘What if the rock stars who wrote the greatest punk songs of all time had been lounge singers?’ The answer came in the form of Punk Standards, debuting 8 p.m. Wednesday at The Asbury, located at 210 Fifth Avenue. Be it hits by The Ramones, […]

In less than two years since Superintendent Lamont Repollet first introduced the Hard Hat Nation, the Asbury Park School District has been recognized nationally as a Model School by the International Center for Leadership Education. Since its 1992 inception, the International Center for Leadership in Education has identified schools across the nation and around the […]

The Monmouth County Prosecutor’s Office, Sheriff’s Office and the Police Chiefs Association have created a Special Needs Registry, according to a joint advisory issued Tuesday morning by the Asbury Park Police and Fire departments. . A voluntary service open to all citizens with special needs who reside, attend school or are employed in Monmouth County, […]