The Asbury Park Boys and Girls Club of Monmouth County debut its Innovation Lab Thursday. The first of its kind in the state, the creative technology space was funded by North Star New Jersey in partnership with the NJ Lottery. “As part of their community involvement, they provide these programs,” NJ Lottery Deputy Executive Director John […]

The City of Asbury Park announced its new back-in pilot program along Eighth Avenue Thursday. According to a written news release, the city striped back-in angled parking on the south side of Eighth Avenue between Webb Street and Kingsley Street. Officials said the new parking configuration is cited by transportation engineers as being safer, particularly for […]

Shake, Rattle and Roll and enjoy the area’s best in culinary offerings during Friday night’s annual A La Carte event by The Center in Asbury Park. Founded in 1992, The Center is a volunteer-based not-for-profit HIV/AIDS support service organization. Among their premier fundraising endeavors, the 7 to 9 p.m. event offers foodies an array of […]

Hang Onto Your Shorts Film Festivals returns this weekend to locations throughout Ocean Grove and Asbury Park. Over 150 short films will be screened Saturday and Sunday at Jersey Shore Arts Center, The ShowRoom and Porta. The fourth annual event draws a roster of new and established filmmakers and actors, culminating with an award ceremony […]

Kula Café Relaunches Story Hour 12:30 p.m. Sunday with a special guest reader – that incomparable Cat in the Hat. Behind the adventurous Dr. Seuss character will be Esther Piekarski, director of the Alphabets Preschool Center on Grand Avenue. The no cost event features pancakes for kids and coffee for adults. Children also will choose books to take […]

Months of planning by organizers Sonja O’Brien and Connie Breech will pay off [literally] Saturday as over 40 locations offer bargains and another man’s treasures during the annual Asbury Park City Wide Yard Sale. Held in support of  Rescue Ridge and  Wag On Inn, the yard sale hosts have signed on to donate a minimum […]

A 3:26 a.m. call to a West Park Avenue home resulted in Ocean Township police helping in the delivery of a healthy baby girl, according to a news release. Officials said Police Officer Thomas Rant assessed the mother who was having contractions approximately one minute apart. The Oakhurst First Aid arrived along with additional police officers […]

Formerly known as TEDxNavesink, the annual TEDx Talk event will change its identity to TEDxAsburyPark on May 20; fittingly, the theme of this year’s conference that brings together a roster of leading thinkers in technology, science, gender, business, art, and local musicians. The shift comes as the TEDxNavesink team partnered with Asbury Park boardwalk redeveloper […]

City residents Sonia Jo and Jason Thomson have drawn national attention once again. The couple’s Wanderland Popup in New York’s Catskills is among the 10 luxury camping destinations featured in a May 11 National Geographic article: Don’t Call It Glamping: 10 Amazing Luxury Camping Adventures WANDERLAND POPUP IN THE CATSKILLS, NEW YORK In spring of […]

A Monmouth County grand jury returned a 13-count indictment against a young couple charged with the robbery and murder of Trupal Patel, 29, of Brick, according to a news release from the Monmouth County Prosecutor’s Office. Patel’s body was discovered on the side of the road in Shark River Park on Feb 22, Monmouth County […]