The Asbury Park City Council is scheduled to meet Wednesday in council chambers at City Hall. A closed executive session will start at 4 p.m., followed by a 6 p.m. public workshop session and the 7 p.m. regular council meeting. Public participation takes place at the beginning of the regular meeting. Items on the agenda […]

City officials will look to hire a consultant to review four existing payment in lieu of tax [PILOT] agreements, according to a request for proposal [RFP] due by month’s end. PILOTS were first enacted across the state in 1977. The local agreements typically include a full payment of city taxes but attribute a 5 percent […]

A Night of Jazz and Blues is being planned in tribute to Asbury Park music man Gladstone Trott. The Asbury Park Music Foundation March 24 event is a fundraiser to help raise money for medical bills associated with Trott’s ongoing fight against cancer. Trott has been hospitalized since December. Raised in Asbury Park, Trott began […]

Four women with no political expertise further advanced the Women’s March Asbury Park movement created on January 21 on Sunday. The women are Amanda Kane, Dani Fiori, Dallas Hlatky and Jennifer Lampert, who within six days [and with the support of city officials], organized a local march that drew a crowd of 6,000. “We were […]

The Asbury Park Police Department is working with the Monmouth County Prosecutor’s Office to identify two suspects who vandalized the Garden State Equality headquarters on Main Street Saturday afternoon, Acting Police Chief Anthony Salerno said.  The nonprofit’s Executive Director Christian Fuscarino said video surveillance was remitted to the local police department. “The video and or stills, […]

The wait is on but the battle lines have been drawn. Saturday’s Cold War 2017 launched with a double-hitter that kicked off with the inaugural Ice Bowl skateboarding jam at Forth Union inside the Carousel building in Asbury Park’s waterfront. Held from noon to 3 p.m. the area’s best were hand picked by Jersey skateboarding […]

Rapper Carl Perino [shown in feature photo], who happens to be a Jackson middle school principal, debuted his latest social justice piece Thursday night at the Paramount Theatre on the Asbury Park Boardwalk. The first to grab the mic during the TEDxNavesink Open Rehearsal, Perino rhythmically addressed women’s rights: “Where are all the marchers on […]

The City is seeking bids for a bike sharing program it hopes to have up and running by Memorial Day. “When you address bicycling in Asbury Park, you’re addressing many concerns simultaneously,” Deputy Mayor Amy Quinn said. “Better biking facilities and programs is part of the City’s larger commitment to making our roads better for […]

Trinity Episcopal Church is celebrating the Lenten season with an inaugural visual artists’ exhibit opening Saturday. Artists from across the state have submitted works representing the fourteen Stations of the Cross. “We are honored that these artists chose to share their beautiful and intriguing art with us and the community during Lent.,”  Rev. Michael Way […]

Hundreds packed the Paramount Theatre on the Asbury Park boardwalk Tuesday night for the Asbury Park School District’s Third Annual Black History Month Extravaganza. Held in tribute to former President Barack Obama, the celebration was emceed by School Resource Officer Tyron McAllister [shown in feature photo], who heads the Gang Resistance Education and Training program, […]