The Nov. 8 Asbury Park City Council ballot lineup has been set by Municipal Clerk Cindy Dye. Through a randomly drawn process, the Asbury Together ticket consisting of incumbents Amy Quinn, Yvonne Clayton and Eileen Chapman won the top slot. They will be followed by the Citizens for Asbury ticket, comprised of Daniel Harris, Stephen Williams […]

City Council Candidate Tracy Rogers said he will appeal Asbury Park Municipal Clerk Cindy Dye’s findings that 8 of his signatures of support on his nominating petition are invalid, leaving him without enough endorsements to run in the Nov. 8 election. “The simple fact is that a right to vote and sign a petition should not […]

Sea ChangeAP, the local public art initiative behind the Wooden Walls art mural project at Sunset Pavilion will feature renowned photographer Danny Clinch’s latest collaborative with RC Hagans – Camera and a Can. Presented along the Ocean Avenue side of Sunset Pavilion from noon to 2 p.m. Saturday, the event includes a walking tour led […]

Oysterfest is back and the three day festival kicks off Friday with a community nod entitled – Asbury Park Open House Night. Held from 5 p.m. to 10 p.m. Friday, organizers have waived the $3 entrance fee and will feature a beer from Main Street-located Dark City Brewing Company, the city’s first microbrewery. Sponsored by […]

Asbury Park Chamber of Commerce Board President Roy S. Werts died Tuesday at his home, according Buckley Funeral Home website. Private funeral arrangements are being handled by the Second Avenue funeral home but those who wish to express their condolences may do so via www.Buckelyfuneralhome.net. Memorial posts also are ongoing via Rembering Roy Werts Facebook. The […]

Saturday visitors to Asbury Park’s downtown can enter a social media race for a host of select prizes. A group of city merchants have come together to offer Selfie Saturday, being held from 11 a.m. to 9 p.m. The rules are simple: take a selfie inside a participating business, post it to Facebook and/or Instagram, […]

Asbury Park officials are in search of a Transportation Planner/Manager to take over the duties of running the city’s $2.187 million parking utility. The qualified candidate will oversee the management of the city’s transportation and parking services, including its parking meters, traffic control, pedestrian safety plans, bicycle and streetscape design. The job also calls for […]

Six city residents have filed bids to challenge the Asbury Together incumbents Deputy Mayor Amy Quinn, Councilwoman Yvonne Clayton and Councilwoman Eileen Chapman for the three City Council seats up for grabs. Voters will cast ballots for four year City Council terms in the Nov 8 election. The prospective candidates include Daniel Harris, Doug McQueen, Tracy […]

A staple at Asbury and Belmar Fresh maker and farmers markets, handbag designer Crystal Kodada celebrates her second anniversary during New York City’s upcoming Fashion Week. Kodada, who launched her defining handmade line during the September 2014 Fashion Week, is a self described Jersey Girl, having lived here for most of her 30 years, and […]

Labor Day, as its name suggests, is a day of rest for laborers. It’s origins date back to 1882 as a mission to honor the American Labor Movement. Today, the holiday is celebrated as a long weekend that unofficially punctuates the end of summer, especially for tourists communities like Asbury Park and the wider Jersey Shore […]