Three annual Memorial Day weekend events are returning in Asbury Park. The Triumphant Life Church sponsored Memorial Day weekend Carnival is back at Bradley Park, located at Fifth and Ocean avenues. Amusement rides, games, and fare will be offered 5 to 10 pm Friday, and 2 to 10 pm Saturday through Monday. The Memorial Day […]

Asbury Park boardwalk redeveloper Madison Marquette, headquartered in Washington, D.C.,  are in talks to merge with Houston based PMRG, according to news statements released Thursday.  The real estate development firms, two of the largest in the nation, expect to close a deal in the next 30 days. The merger, being done to expand Madison Marquette’s reach […]

The Wednesday night Asbury Park City Council meeting included recognitions for the municipal police department’s accreditation, Gun Violence Day, and Haitian Heritage Month. First up was the Moms Demand Action For Gun Sense in America – Monmouth/Ocean County chapter for their recent works to help support the Asbury Park School District town hall meeting with […]

Editor, Asbury Park Sun, It is time to wake up the true spirit and the rock and roll grit that is the true Asbury Park and rally against the Lieutenant Brannigan’s that march all over us each and every year. And, you can ask any local, they get ruder and ruder when it comes to […]

Two city organizations with their eye on fostering music education programs for the next generation have joined forces. Next month, the Asbury Park Music Foundation [APMF] will participate in Lakehouse Music Academy’s end of semester live performance event known as the Big Gig. Being held from June 22 to 24 at the Wonder Bar [1213 […]

The summer season kicks off this weekend with a few new additions and changes aimed at making the beachgoing experience more pleasurable, according to Beach Manager Garrett Giberson Sr. First and foremost, there will be no smoking on any of the Asbury Park beaches but smoking will be permitted along the boardwalk. “Our ultimate goal […]

The Annual Asbury Park High School Athletic Awards Banquet returned for a second year in a row Monday night to The Asbury, located at 210 Fifth Ave. Each year, the community gathers to honor the student athlete’s accomplishments. Aside from the Most Valuable Player, there were the Coaches and Senior awards given to those who […]

A telephone call by a passerby reporting baby ducklings were trapped in a storm drain led to a quick response from Allenhurst Police Sgt. Michael DiBona. The call came in near 10:55 a.m., Chief Michael Schneider said. Schneider located the ducklings under the railroad overpass on Cedar Avenue. With assistance from the Department of Public […]

Asbury Park creative Adam ‘Atom’ Worth took home two National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences New York Chapter last month; one for Outstanding Editor: Short Form and the other for Outstanding Photographer: Short Form. The accolades, for work featured on the local public access station – Asbury Park Television [APTV], were announced during the […]

The Asbury Park Police Department is asking residents and businesses throughout the City to register privately owned surveillance cameras in order to assist the department with investigations when necessary, city officials announced via a news statement Thursday afternoon. “The Asbury Park Police Department is committed to utilizing every resource to prevent and solve crimes, and […]