TEDxNavesink has announced four participants from its Open Mic Auditions, held Jan 20 at the iconic Paramount Theatre in Asbury Park, will be a part its annual TED Talks event on May 20. They are: Eric Burdge of Rumson [at right], who delivered talked about his off the beaten path road to becoming a master […]

The initial design Carter Sackman and his team presented before the Planning Board Monday night for a 60-unit residential complex on Lake Avenue was not the design the board members ultimately affirmed. The project, located at 545 Lake Ave, aims to transform the existing 59-stall parking lot between the Asbury Park Festhalle & Biergarten and […]

The Monmouth County Democrats County Committee unanimously elected David G Brown II as its Chairman Monday night. The Long Branch native takes over the position left open by former Chair Vin Gopal, who stepped down to run for State Senate. Brown, who has been a Long Branch Democratic Party volunteer for over a decade, served […]

‘Still I Rise’ by Maya Angelou was embraced as an anthem at the Asbury Park School District and with a year of accolades, reaching educational benchmarks, and the creation of programs that address a student’s holistic needs, 2017 may prove to be an ‘Ain’t No Stopping Us Now,’ kind of year. “We have embarked on […]

The Ocean Township Police Department has launched Report It, an app that lets smartphone users instantly make reports directly to its dispatch center. Based on the ‘If you see something, say something,’ campaign, Chief Steven R. Peters [at right] said the Geo-based platform allows participants to make anonymous non emergent tips and send photos. “This […]

The Ocean Township High School Marching Band led a group of over 100 spectators to the ocean across the street from the Berkeley Hotel early Saturday morning for the 9th Annual Asbury Park Rotary Polar Plunge. But it was close to 60 who opted to brave the mid 30 degree weather and run into the […]

When Bernie Costello, a retired investment banker from Allenhurst, took up the guitar a few years back he had no inclination to perform on stage before a live audience. But perform he did – opening the three-day Lakehouse Music Academy Big Gig at the House of Independents, the downtown’s  newest entertainment venue known to draw […]

Robert Legere Design Center and Robert Legere Home on Cookman Avenue will reopen its doors for two consecutive weekends, starting Saturday. “This is a court ordered liquidation sale that will present a wonderful opportunity for the thousands of customers who have shopped at Robert Legere Design for the last 15 years,” owner Steve Troy said […]

Two 18-year-old men were rushed to hospitals after attempting to ignite a fire inside a fire pit, Ocean Township Police Department announced Thursday night. Officers, responding to a 6:22 p.m. reported fire in a wooded area between Fairway Lane and Weston Avenue, discovered the the blaze originated from a fire pit in the rear of […]

The Asbury Park City Council has announced Community Input Meetings that will help to craft a Master Plan Reexamination Report. Based on New Jersey Municipal Land Use Law [MLUL], established in 1975, a municipality’s Master Plan is not only a road map for planning and development but ultimately establishes the foundation for what is a […]