Trinity Episcopal Church celebrates the Lenten season with the return of Stations of the Cross, a visual arts exhibit that will run through April 16. This year, artists from across the state were invited to create interpretive pieces that represent the fourteen Stations of the Cross, a reflection of the humiliating and unimaginably painful journey, said […]

On the eve of celebrating a woman who gave 12 years to helping define the state’s premier LGBTQ support agency, Garden State Equality’s Executive Director Christian Fuscarino paid tribute to all the women behind the nonprofit. “Last Thursday, the League of Women Voters of New Jersey honored me at their annual ‘Making Democracy Work’ event,” […]

Music, surf, art and food will come together during a new festival launching this fall. The Sea.Hear.Now Festival, is the brainchild of nationally renowned music industry photographer and video producer Danny Clinch, who opened his Transparent Gallery inside The Asbury, the city’s newest hotel and entertainment venue. The Sea.Hear.Now Festival will run from 12:30 to […]

New Jersey American Water Annual Spring Cleaning Don’t be alarmed if you begin to see discoloration in the water being drawn from the tap. New Jersey American Water will be conducting an annual spring cleaning through April 13. The maintenance practice flushes built up mineral deposits from the pipes of its water distribution system, according […]

An Asbury Park man was sentenced to 12 years for a March 2013 murder, Monmouth County Prosecutor Christopher Gramiccioni has announced. Dominique Moore, 25, pled guilty in January to first degree aggravated manslaughter, officials said. Moore admitted to using a loaded 9mm handgun to kill 23-year-old Daniel Graves, also of Asbury Park on Jan 10, […]

The Explorers Supper Club will be taking over High Voltage Cafe for a 4-week dinner series, organizers have announced. The pop up Thursday night dinners, running April 12 to May 3, are the brainchild of local entrepreneur Bret Morgan [below right], who is behind the Asbury Fresh, Cowerks, Humble Humans, and Bands on a Budget […]

Returning from the drawing board, local redeveloper Sackman Enterprises Wednesday presented proposals for three redevelopment projects in the city’s downtown that will require amendments to the Central Business District Redevelopment Plan. The project sneak peaks included the informally known Barry Slot Building [at right] located at 574 Cookman, the 711 Mattison Avenue site, and the […]

Suggested changes to the Springwood Avenue Redevelopment Plan that got the nod from the Asbury Park Planning Board on Monday is but a sign of things to come. Included in the changes is assignment of the municipal-owned parking lot on Memorial Drive for valet parking and allowing for single-family detached homes in the residential zone. […]

A mother who left her sleeping child in the car while she shopped was arrested Friday after police located her inside Burlington Coat Factory on Route 66, Ocean Township Police Department announced via a news statement. Humu Koroma, 33, of Neptune was charged with endangering the welfare of minor. Officials said they responded near 5:35 […]

Entitled Darkness on the Edge of Town: An International Symposium, the Bruce Springsteen Archives and Center for American Music at Monmouth University will host an inaugural academic conference from April 12 to 15, organizers announced Monday. “The Darkness Symposium is the first academic conference scheduled since we established The Bruce Springsteen Archives and Center for […]