The 2018 Celebration of Haitian Heritage Month was held this past week at the Asbury Park Senior Center, located at 1201 Springwood Ave. Founded by Kareen Delice-Kircher, the event’s honorary chairs included Mayor John Moor, Board of Education Vice President Sheila Etienne, Cassandra Momplaisir, and Marie Gilles. The Saturday event honored: Mr. Guil Laroc of […]

The Monmouth County Driving While Intoxicated [DWI] Task Force will conduct a checkpoint to detect drivers under the influence of alcohol and/or drugs, Task Force Coordinator Chief Michael W. Palmer of the Brielle Police Department announced in a written news statement said. The checkpoint will be run from 10 p.m. Friday through 2 a.m. Saturday […]

TEDxAsburyPark returns from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday with its ideas worth spreading storytelling showcase at the historic Paramount Theatre, located on the Asbury Park Boardwalk. The event is a culmination of an all volunteer crew spending months vetting the many applicants, organizing the signature open mic audition and rehearsals – all held before […]

Asbury Park, Deal and Ocean Township are among the Jersey Shore police departments launching local Click It or Ticket enforcement on Monday. A part of the national seat belt enforcement and education campaign, the police departments will be cracking down on unbuckled motorists and passengers, according to a written statements. The specialized enforcements, which runs […]

Asbury Park’s own flagship Hoagitos is among the eateries featured in the Travel Channel’s Food Paradise. The Fast Food Finds episode, featuring Hoagitos chicken, brisket and FUBAR fries, will air at 2 p.m. Saturday and 2 p.m. June 13, and is available on demand at travelchannel.com. The popular Asbury Park boardwalk summer container pop up […]

Singer-songwriter and longtime Asbury Park creative Chris Brown is launching Let’s Get Folked Up: Songwriters in the Round 6 p.m. Wednesday at Watermark, located at 800 Ocean Ave. Billed as a collaborative evening for musicians to share their songs and their stories, the showcase further solidifies the Nashville-Asbury Park connection. Brown said he hopes the […]

An Asbury Park man has pleaded guilty to firing into a crowd of people and injuring a 15-year-girl in the leg during a city block party last year, Monmouth County Prosecutor Christopher J. Gramiccioni announced Tuesday. Josiphiah Fowlkes, 23, of Washington Avenue was charged with aggravated assault, possession of a handgun for unlawful purpose, and […]

A $325,000 Transit Village grant awarded by the NJ Department of Transportation [NJDOT] will be used to fund a wayfinding signage and construction project, city officials announced via a written news statement Tuesday. “We’re thrilled to be awarded this Transit Village Grant and look forward to creating wayfinding signage that is not only functional, but […]

Editor, Asbury Park Sun, The past few years, each spring, at least two flatbeds of palm trees are planted at the former VIVE sales office site between Cookman and Lake avenues, then dug up and trucked away in the fall. Not once have I heard anything but such comments as “tacky,” “ridiculous,” “this isn’t Florida,” and “where do they go […]

A Tuesday morning bomb threat to the Motor Vehicle Commission on Third Avenue resulted in officials evacuating the building and placing the neighboring Bradley Elementary School on a temporary lockdown, Deputy Chief David Kelso said. Asbury Park Police Officers responded near 9:47 a.m to the 1010 Comstock Street location, department spokesman Sgt Michael Casey said. […]