The Asbury Park City Council recognized the 2016 Asbury Park High School Varsity Football team for its Central Jersey Group 1 Championship title at the start of the Regular Session Wednesday meeting. In reading the proclamation, Councilwoman Eileen Chapman said as the team faced a season filled with many peaks and valley, they met every […]

Asbury Park’s Move For Hunger is among 25 nonprofits across the nation vying in The Atlantic magazine’s Renewal Awards competition. The Asbury Avenue based nonprofit, which works to end food hunger via a national network of relocation companies, was chosen among a pool of 500 nominees to compete for the $20,000 award. “It’s an honor […]

The woman behind the Stone Pony’s success since 2003 has been named the 2017 St. Patrick’s Day Parade Grand Marshal. “I knew immediately after the start of last year’s event that Caroline should be the next grand marshal,” event founder Garrett Giberson Jr. said. “Everyone on the Board agreed.” Giberson, who has known the Wall […]

Editor, Asbury Park Sun, We are still absorbing the historic outpouring of support, passion, commitment, and gratitude that the greater Asbury Park community brought to the Women’s March of Asbury Park on Saturday, January 21st. We are catching our breath, getting sleep, and making much needed trips to the grocery store. We want to acknowledge […]

With the new year, comes the annual assessment of a portion of city properties. Done on a five-year cyclical basis, the 2017 focus will be on properties located west of Memorial Drive, officials said in written statement. The upcoming inspections are not property assessments but information gathered will be used to determine up to date […]

Asbury Underground creator and art629 Gallery owner Pat Schiavino has announced a new venture that will support burgeoning talent. With Prism – a group exhibit by Inspired Minds Fine Arts School students, Schiavino is not only putting a spotlight on new talent but giving these high school students their first professional gallery showing.   Held […]

The Hotel Tides will launch a two week food drive on Feb. 1 to benefit the FoodBank of Monmouth and Ocean Counties. Founded in 1984, the Neptune based nonprofit serves over 300 pantries, soup kitchens and other feeding programs through its distribution of over 12 million pounds of food annually; including 2.5 million pounds of […]

New permit parking zones along city streets near the waterfront will not go into effect until March 1, Transportation Manager Michael Manzella said. “We’re getting a letter out to residents and will release a full press release,” Manzella [shown below] said. The new 5 p.m. to 8 a.m. parking restrictions were put in place via […]

Interim Executive Monmouth County Superintendent of School Lester Richens set Loch Arbour’s special election for April 4. The special election is being held to solidify Acting State Commissioner of Education Kimberley Harrington’s approval of Loch Arbour’s petition of withdrawal from Ocean Township School District. Mayor Paul Fernicola said residents will cast ballots on whether the […]

The Monmouth County Democrats, Sunday, were the first county in the state to hold a gubernatorial endorsement convention, resulting in resounding support for Phil Murphy of Middletown. The former U.S. Ambassador to Germany and Goldman Sachs executive is known for championing middle-class causes via his New Start New Jersey, a progressive nonprofit policy think tank. […]