Over 1,100 Halloweeners turned out for the City’s Trunk or Treat event held Tuesday in the Municipal Parking Lot. Organized by the Asbury Park Recreation Commission, the event was held as a fun, safe and easy option for parents, said Councilman Jesse Kendle, who heads the Recreation Commission.  Below find a gallery snapshot of the […]

Another layer of security will be in place during the Nov. 7 general election. Representatives from the Monmouth County Prosecutor’s Office will be on hand to assist voters with questions relating to everything from fraudulent voting and illegal voting to voter intimidation, Monmouth County Prosecutor Christopher J. Gramiccioni announced Tuesday. “The Prosecutor’s Office will respond […]

A group of Asbury Park business owners have come together to lead a campaign to support 2017 hurricane victims. Led by Marilyn Schlossbach Food For Thought By The Sea nonprofit, the team is calling on those in the business community to lend a hand during the Nov 10 to 12 fundraising drive. The team includes […]

A few brave souls will face the elements Saturday afternoon when the annual Thanks4Giving Plunge returns to Asbury Park. Held in support of the Special Olympics New Jersey [SONJ], the Plunge kicks off at 1 p.m. at the beach just north of the Convention Hall, located at 1300 Ocean Ave. The Special Olympics New Jersey […]

Former Jon Bon Jovi Soul Kitchen Chef Terrence Stewart has been hired to take on the culinary charge and training at Interfaith Neighbor’s Kula Café on Springwood Avenue, officials announced in a written news statement.   The South Jersey native said he moved Asbury Park back in 2004 because his father and other family members lived […]

In the midst of the flood warnings and wind advisories, reminiscent of what most faced five years ago during Superstorm Sandy, a group of environmental advocates came together for Hands Across the Boards: Five Years After Sandy, organized by the New Jersey League of Conservation Voters Education Fund. “Certainly the weather is sending us a strong message, […]

The Asbury Park The Complete Streets Coalition was honored this week during the State’s Complete Streets Summit at Rutgers University. The Summit Taskforce, comprised of  the NJDOT’s New Jersey Bicycle and Pedestrian Resource Center, chose the local group as the recipient of this year’s Complete Streets Champion Award. Formed during the summer of 2015, the […]

I’ve heard it said before – only in an Asbury Park – and had the chance to experience such a moment on Thursday night at Danny Clinch Transparent Gallery at The Asbury, located at Fifth Avenue and Kingsley Street. This art-meets-music space has become known for its impromptu after hour shows, that is reminiscent of […]

The Walk to School Day initiative continued Friday morning as school and city officials came together to walk a few lucky student raffle winners to Thurgood Marshall Elementary school. The initiative, which began in 1994 in Great Britain, has grown into an international movement, celebrated by over 40 countries. According to the NJDOT, the state […]

Asbury Park realtors have signed on to hold a month-long food drive in support of Move For Hunger and its mission to stave off hunger throughout Monmouth and Ocean counties, and beyond. The Gallery Residential Brokerage firm, which opened June 1 on Mattison Avenue, will host a month long food drive in November. Members of […]