Close to a hundred fathers; many of whom took off from work from 8 to 10 a.m. Tuesday morning, attended Thurgood Marshall Elementary’s inaugural Bring Your Dad To School Day. Among them was Major Mason who said he would be going in late to his job at the Morganville School District. “This was empowering,” Mason […]

The Pen is Mightier Than The Sword, Asbury Park School District documentary took top honors during this weekend’s 15th Annual Pocono Film Festival, held Saturday at the Poconos Mount Airy Casino and Resort in Mount Pocono, Pa. Founded by Bridget O. Davis, a registered ER nurse, author and founder of the Brown Girl Book Club, […]

Having to recall verse and the nervousness of recording in front of an audience proved the most challenging for 11-year-olds Kiara Johnson, Nakylah Muhammad and Jaylah Gomez [shown in feature photo], who are among the stars of The Pen is Mightier than the Sword, a documentary being screened Saturday at the 15th Annual Pocono Mountains […]

A sneak peek screening of The Pen is Mightier Than the Sword, the Asbury Park School District’s very own hip hop documentary, will be held tonight at The ShowRoom Cinema, located at 707 Cookman Avenue. The Red Carpet show comes days before the film’s screening at the 15th Annual Pocono Mountains Film Festival on Oct. […]

College Achieve Public Schools, the tuition-free charter school set to open this school year in Asbury Park has been granted its final approvals from the State Department of Education. The pre-K-9 school is currently seeking operation approvals to open [in part] at First Baptist Church on Grand Avenue before the Zoning Board of Adjustment.   […]

The Asbury Park Board of Education unanimously voted to extended Superintendent Lamont Repollet’s contract for another five years during its June 29 meeting. In a written statement BOE President Angela Ahbez Anderson said: “I was the Board President  at the time that the district was searching for a superintendent. We interviewed several qualified candidates but […]

The public is invited to join Sisters Academy 8th-grade students as they launch their handmade boat. They will be joined by Ranney School students who will be launching their watercraft as well. The culmination of a semester-long project administered in partnership with Project USE, the inaugural sail will occur at 8 a.m. Saturday at Deal […]

The Asbury Park Board of Education voted Wednesday to shift its election back to the November. Five of the eight BOE members voted in favor of the measure, with the sole no vote made by veteran board member Barbara Lesinski. Board members Connie Breech and Dominic Latorraca were not present. “This is going to save […]

The Asbury Park School district set out on a mission to build a brighter a future for its students two years ago. Today, the school district is hosting a 6 p.m. Town Hall meeting at Thurgood Marshall Elementary School, located at 600 Monroe Avenue. A flier sent to homes across the 1.4 square mile community, […]

Asbury Park Board of Education newcomers Joe Grillo and Eric Pinkney were sworn into office Thursday night alongside incumbent Carol Jones. The trio were the top vote-getters in the April 25 election. The school district’s governing body unanimously reappointed Angela Ahbez-Anderson as board president and appointed Sheila Etienne as its vice president. Outgoing Board member […]