Asbury Underground, now in its fourth year producing Light of Day Winterfest’s downtown showcase, returns for a fourth year with a new venue and offering. Having built a foundation as the place where art and music collide, the Saturday lineup features 60 performances by over 100 musicians at 21 different locations – with the focus […]

The Asbury Park City Council Wednesday honored the high school’s 2016 Varsity Soccer Team for clinching the Division One Championship, for the first time since 1981 and winning the Central Jersey Group 1 title. In reading the municipal recognition, Councilwoman Eileen Chapman commended the team for their formula of success, on and off the field, […]

The Asbury Park City Council will meet Wednesday in Council Chambers at City Hall, located at 1 Municipal Plaza. A 4 p.m. Executive Session precedes the 6 p.m. Workshop. The Regular Session meeting begins at 7 p.m.Public participation will take place at the beginning of the regular meeting. Items on the agenda include: • Executive […]

A 17-year-old female resident and 20-year-old man were arrested Tuesday night in connection with an armed robbery at Middlebrook Apartment Complex on Deal Road, Ocean Township Police Department spokesman Det. Lt. Timothy R. Torchia announced via a written statement. The female juvenile was charged with conspiracy to commit a robbery, and township resident Royal M. […]

A picture may be worth a thousand words but for Danny Clinch [below right], a thousand images of music icons has translated into the launch of a gallery space at The Asbury, the city’s newest boutique hotel and entertainment venue. Entitled Transparent, well defining the glass encompassed box space that features eerily insightful looks at […]

Asbury Park Police and Fire departments assisted in an emergency evacuation of residents in the area of Langford Street and Mattison Avenue Tuesday night.  The evacuation was sparked by the reported 7:39 p.m. natural gas leak caused by contractors working in the area, Asbury Park Police Department spokesman Patrolman Michael Casey said. “Contractors working at […]

[Clarification: Design regulations included in the city’s Central Business District redevelopment zone govern what color a building building can be painted.] Many know the mixed used building that house the downtown’s popular French brasserie Pascal and Sabine as the former NJ Natural Gas building, built in 1927. But what appears to be uncommon knowledge is […]

The Asbury Park Recreation Department is now accepting proposal applications from agencies and organizations interested in administering programs for city residents and youth. Currently, there are close to 20 Recreation Department funded programs offered to city residents and youth throughout the year, Director Leesha Floyd said. Those programs include athletic, life skills training, library, Lakehouse […]

The Ocean Township Board of Education released a written statement Monday evening calling the approved exit of Loch Arbour students from its school district “strictly a tax issue.” The formal announcement outlines its reasons for a planned appeal of Acting Commissioner of Education Kimberley Harrington’s decision to approve the withdrawal of Loch Arbour students. Loch […]

Asbury Park Neptune Alliance King Memorial Service This year, the Asbury Park Neptune Ministerial Alliance’s Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Program asks the question: Are We Moving Backwards. Being held 6 p.m. Jan. 15 at First United Methodist Church, located at 906 Grand Ave, the keynote speaker will be  Rev. Tommy D. Miles, Pastor […]