April is not only the month of hope but national recognitions include observations for the English language, Scottish-American heritage, humor, cannabis, and canine fitness. There are awareness campaigns for interns and volunteers, inventors, welding, occupational therapy, distracted driving, donors, fair housing, records and information, and the military child. Homage also is paid for everything from […]

Asbury Park’s words! bookstore kicked off a 10th anniversary Grand Reopening celebration by honoring local writers. The independent bookstore is the brainchild of Jan Sparrow and Scott Asalone, who also run ASGMC, a management consulting venture they launched in 1999 that works to coach, train, and motivate middle to senior level members of the nonprofit […]

At Rev Dr Martin Luther King Jr Middle School in Asbury Park, where district officials have made strides to ‘Build a Brighter Future’ for its students, Gov Phil Murphy Friday signed an executive order that aims to stay gun violence across the state. “It is appropriate, this week of all weeks, to be in a school named […]

Loch Arbor artist Vilja Virks-Lee is on a mission – a mission that is $806 away from coming to fruition [at the time of this posting]. “I want to put my magenta pussyhats up in the sky to encourage everyone to keep fighting everyday for our democracy,” she wrote in the You Caring source-funding post. […]

Asbury Park resident and Civil Rights foot soldier Rev Gil Caldwell was born in 1933 at a segregated hospital in Greensboro, N.C. In an April 3 article published by his alma mater Boston University, Caldwell recalled how his birth would be the first of several segregated experience he would endure. His neighborhood was segregated, his […]

Jack Johnson, Incubus, Social Distortion, Ben Harper & The Innocent Criminals, Blondie, and Brandi Carlile will headline Danny Clinch’s two-day fall Sea.Hear.Now Festival in Asbury Park. In total there are 25 shows slated for the music, surf, art and food event being held 12:30 to 10:30 p.m. Sept 29 and 30 in Bradley and Atlantic […]

Six area teens face drug possession charges following a Tuesday night traffic stop, according to a written news release from the Ocean Township Police Department. Township residents Jordan Jernigan, 18, Antonio Badillo, 18, Jasher Pena, 18, Fhelipe Magalhaes, 19, and Middletown residents Emily Valente, 18 and a 17-year-old female juvenile were charged with drug possession […]

Ahead of this weekend’s Jersey Devil Festival, taking place in Asbury Park, the Asbury Park City Council recognized Paranormal Books & Curiosities Kathy Kelly for producing event. In reading from a proclamation, Deputy Mayor Quinn said they encourage residents and visitors to learn more about the historic folklore reported by the indigenous Lenape Indian tribe […]

The Monmouth County Prosecutor’s has confirmed that the 18-year-old victim in an Easter Sunday stabbing incident in Asbury Park remains in stable condition at an area hospital. Spokesman Charles Webster said Asbury Park police responded near 9:50 p.m. Sunday to the area of Monroe and Prospect avenues but no victim was located at the time. […]

Tickets are now on sale for the annual Chamber of Commerce sponsored Asbury Park Restaurant Tour. Being held from noon to 4 p.m. April 29 at over 25 eateries throughout the 1.4 square mile city, the well-known sold-out event features best of fare small bite offerings, samplings and demos. Along the way, look out for […]