Nominated as a Community Change Maker, city resident Sherrice Lyles was shocked when the Caller ID on her telephone read the White House. “I’ve never received a call from the White House so at first I thought it was a scam,” Lyles a mother of four children said. “But when they started asking me personal […]

With 18 months left in office, Republican Gov. Chris Christie has announced his intention to combat New Jersey’s high tax rates by reworking the funding formula attached to school districts. In his Tuesday afternoon address at Somerset County’s Hillsborough High School, Christie said the state faces two separate, but completely intertwined crises – property taxes […]

When complaints about the state of affairs at the Eighth Avenue Dog Beach surfaced last year, an all-volunteer group, immediately sprang into action. The Friends of Asbury Park Dog Beach organized four meetup and cleanup events to keep the beach clean and safe for sun bathers and swimmers who used it by day and the […]

Get the beach chairs, blankets and snacks ready. The Asbury Park Film Initiative and Shore Flicks have announced their Free Movies on the Beach lineup. This marks the seventh year of films on the Second Avenue beach in front of Langosta Lounge. The family-friendly movies are screened on Shore Flicks’ 16-foot inflatable screen [pictured above]. […]

Asbury Park School District inducted 15 students into its newly created Dream Academy Early College Program Monday morning at the Dr. Martin King Jr Middle School. The inaugural class will kick off the 2016-2017 school year by participating in a dual curriculum that allows each student to obtain a Brookdale Community College Associate’s Degree and […]

In the backdrop, Sister Sledge’s “We Are Family” boomed from the speakers, as neighborhood residents enjoyed a cookout, cotton candy, playground, and fountain during the Springwood Avenue Park grand opening Saturday afternoon. The first park built by the city on the west side of town, the opening coincided Second Baptist Church’s Pre-Father’s Day Festival and […]

At Thursday night’s annual senior awards reception close to 50 state county and local organizations gathered to distribute scholarships and recognitions to close to 40 graduating Asbury Park High School students. Each branch of the military, fraternity and sorority organizations, the NJSIAA, NJ Natural Gas, local Elks and Rotary Clubs, and the Asbury Park Homeowner’s […]

Saturday’s grand opening of Springwood Avenue Park will be followed by the Asbury Park Music Foundation’s launch of its Levitt AMP Summer Concert Series. The Grand Opening, held from noon to 2 p.m., will feature music by DJ REEM, food and entertainment, according to organizers. The park is located on Springwood Avenue between Atkins and […]

In a written statement, the Asbury Park Chamber of Commerce announced Thursday morning that Executive Director Jacqueline Pappas will be leaving her 8 year tenure with the nonprofit by summer’s end.  Pappas, who will be relocating to Wilmington, NC, joined the Asbury Park Chamber of Commerce Board of Trustees in 2008 as a co-chair of the […]

Parts of the temporary plan of Asbury Park boardwalk redeveloper Madison Marquette to expand on its pop-up venues was approved Wednesday night. The three part proposal, part of a larger design to introduce activity at the iconic Carousel building near the Ocean Grove border [right], sought to bring retail, food trucks, and glamping [boutique camping] […]