The Asbury Park City Council is scheduled to meet Wednesday in Council Chambers at City Hall, located at 1 Municipal Plaza. There will be 5 p.m. closed executive session prior to the 6 p.m. public workshop session and 7 p.m. Regular Meeting. Public participation takes place at the beginning of the regular meeting. Items on […]

Madison Marquette and the City of Asbury Park announced in a 4 p.m. news release that they have launched a free public Wi-Fi network accessible to all along its beaches and boardwalk. Testing for the new network began in October 2016, according to the written statement. “Our new wireless network brings much-desired connectivity to residents and […]

More than $40,000 was raised for Special Olympics New Jersey [SONJ], which provides year round, gratis sports training and competition opportunities for more than 25,000 athletes with intellectual disabilities, organizers announced Tuesday. Despite Saturday’s inclement weather, over 3,000 participated in the three events, which included a 5K, half and full marathon. Hosted by Jersey Shore […]

Earth Day celebrations, in part, may have been postponed by a day due to inclement weather but that did not stop hundreds from turning out Sunday in support of a collaborative mission to preserve local [and global] environmental resources. The day began with hundreds gathering for the Earth Day Creative Protest at Sixth Avenue beach […]

The 2017 Asbury Park Music & Film Festival delivered its film submission award winners Sunday at The Asbury, the city’s newest hotel and entertainment venue. The award event was hosted by two time Gracie Award winner and Q104.3 Jim Kerr Rock and Roll Morning Show host Shelli Sonstein. Below is the list of recipients: Asbury […]

Sammy Steinlight was on hand to capture Bruce Springsteen’s surprise appearance Friday night during the Upstage All-Stars Jam at the Paramount Theatre on Asbury Park’s boardwalk. Below are the videos captured by the 16-year public relations industry veteran: The jam session was held in conjunction with the Asbury Park Music & Film Festival screening of […]

Due to rain, the Earth Day Creative Protest scheduled along Asbury Park’s north beach area and the Rally on the Roof at Asbury Festhalle & Biergarten has been postponed to Sunday. All event details remain the same, organizers said. The local event is a collaboration between Women’s March Asbury Park organizers and the Asbury Park […]

Asbury Park’s waterfront redeveloper iStar has launched an internship program aimed at offering local residents construction training opportunities.  The internship program addresses a long voiced complaint that city 20-somethings are in need of employment opportunities.  “iStar is committed to workforce development in Asbury Park,” Senior Vice President of Land and Development Brian Cheripka [at right] […]

Green awareness continues to spread as Porta joins in Earth Day events happening across the city. At 11:30 a.m. Saturday a Pop-up Bazaar kicks off in Porta’s National Park, located at 911 Kingsley St. The event features a guided meditation and pay-what-you-want pie campaign, in support of the New Jersey Sierra Club. There will be live […]

The New Jersey Department of Transportation [NJDOT] has awarded Asbury Park a Bicycle and Pedestrian Planning Assistance grant that will pave the way for safer streets for all who use the city’s roadways. The state grant program offers municipalities technical assistance and lends recommendations to improve bicycle and pedestrian safety and access within a study area. […]