A new annual film festival with a platform that concentrates on the well told story launches this month at The Saint and the Jersey Shore Arts Center [JSAC] in Ocean Grove. Boardwalk Film Festival [BFF] is a nonprofit collaboration of film industry professionals from New York and New Jersey. Their inaugural event scheduled for Sept. […]

The local community behind the #Keep the Flame Burning campaign, formed following the Orlando massacre at the Pulse Night Club, will join the national movement on Oct 2. Formed on June 12, the LGBTQ United March Against Gun Violence campaign will hold a vigil and rally from Oct 1 to 2 at Lafayette Park in […]

City officials released a report Thursday afternoon outlining record highs for the Summer Recreation Program it runs in conjunction with the Asbury Park School District. “Comparing the numbers, this is the best summer we’ve had in the past ten years,” said Councilman Jesse Kendle, who Chairs the Recreation Committee . “So many kids got the […]

The $50 fee attached last week to each property owner’s utility bill in order to make up a June 2015 billing shortfall is temporarily suspended, Asbury Park officials announced Thursday afternoon. Residents who have paid the $50 bill will receive a credit to their account, according to a news release. The added $50 billing came […]

The Monmouth County Prosecutor’s Office Anonymous Gun Amnesty program will be held on Sept. 10. The guns for cash program allows for the remittance of weapons in lieu of cash with no questions asked. The collection is sponsored by the Monmouth County Board of Chosen Freeholders, Monmouth County Prosecutor’s Office, Monmouth County Sheriff’s Office, Monmouth […]

Tenants of the 90-unit Frederick Douglas Complex are fighting per month rent increases that equate to an estimated $200 per month. Built in 1971, the two-story complex is home to a large senior and low-to-moderate income population, many whom have called the Mattison Avenue located complex home for many decades. The new lease agreements transfer the costs for heat, water, sewer […]

Two Asbury Park business staples have come together to purchase a permanent home in the city’s Main Street Redevelopment zone. Second Life Bikes founder Kerri Martin has partnered with Cowerks’ Danny Croak and Bret Morgan  [shown below, respectively] to purchase the building together at 21 Main Street that Second Life Bikes currently leases. “It’s exciting […]

Democratic 2017 Gubernatorial Candidate Philip Murphy is the featured speaker during a Town Hall event at Harold Daley VFW Post No. 1333, located at 701 Lake Ave. The former US German Ambassador and Goldman Sachs executive, is known for championing middle-class causes via his New Start New Jersey, a progressive nonprofit policy think tank. “At […]

Police officials have announced the closing of railroad crossing this week in Asbury Park and Interlaken. The Asbury Park Police Department has issued an advisory alerting motorists and travelers that the Springwood Avenue railroad crossing will close Thursday for one week. The crossing is nearest to the city’s transportation center, located on Main St and Springwood Avenue. A part […]

The Arts Coalition of Asbury Park [ArtsCAP] has commissioned local artist Patricia Arroyo to add her talent to the Asbury Park Transportation Center, located at Main Street and Springwood Avenue. Arroyo will work with local kids to paint the mural [shown in featured photo] inside the Asbury Park Transportation Center, organizers said. The mural, the […]