Editor, Asbury Park Sun, There’s an important election happening on November 5 – Asbury Park Board of Education. I’m supporting incumbents Connie Breech, Dominic Latorraca, and Barbara Lesinski because they have the experience, knowledge and integrity to move our schools in the right direction. When I was first elected, our schools were a mess. We […]

The Asbury Park City Council announced this past week that a volunteer Complete Count Committee will work to encourage community response to the 2020 Census. The ad hoc committee with be comprised of individuals and community-based organizations, all working to provide education and outreach leading up to the 2020 Census.  “The Census will give us […]

The Asbury Park City Council has awarded TimHaahs, a Blue Bell, Pa-based engineering and architectural firm, a preliminary contract to design a 500 space garage, officials have announced. T&M Associates, Clarke Caton Hintz and 4ward Planning will assist in the design work needed for the garage, which will be located off Main Street in the […]

Chris Viola, founder/CDO at Cul+ure Collective, announced Monday that a new cocktail lounge – Laylow will open Thursday at 603 Mattison Avenue. The collective also owns and operates REYLA and Barrio Costero. Characterized as a social cocktail lounge that ‘promotes community through creativity, culture, quality cocktails, and hugs, lots of free hugs,’ the new offering […]

The 10th Annual Garden State Equality Walk Weekend, held Oct. 11-14, not only expanded to four cities this year, it exceeded its $100,000 goal, organizers said in a written statement. “In our tenth year hosting the Equality Walk, the passion New Jerseyans have for LGBTQ equality shows no signs of slowing down,” said Executive Director […]

Innovation is applied to a campaign being launched by the Friends of Wesley Lake on Saturday. The group’s annual fall cleanup will feature a Hold On To Your Butt campaign, aimed at educating cigarette smokers on the harms of throwing the most littered item in the world on city streets. “Our focus is always on […]

Two weeks after over 35,000 gathered along the waterfront in Asbury Park for the Second Annual Sea.Hear.Now festival, organizers have solidified a 2020 date. The sold-out music, surf and art celebration will return Sept 19 and 20, organizers have announced. Held this year on Sept 21 and 22, the weather and surf proved accommodating for […]

The popular downtown Asbury Park French eatery Pascal & Sabine were host to a couple of unique patrons Saturday. “A young man named Pascal drove two hours with his girlfriend, Sabine, to dine with us. He proposed and she said yes! Cheers to our real-life Pascal & Sabine,” read the Monday Instagram post.  A spokeswoman […]

The first penthouse at the Asbury Ocean Club Surfside resorts and residences is closing with a record sale at $5 million, believed to be the highest sale for a residential unit in Asbury Park, according to a news release issued by waterfront redeveloper iStar. With 4,100 square feet of indoor space and 2,200 square feet […]

COASTAL HABITAT FOR HUMANITY PARTNERSHIP A new partnership with Coastal Habitat for Humanity [1105 Memorial Dr] and the City’s Community Development Department will mean qualified Asbury Park homeowners can receive home repairs to address health and safety concerns at no charge. The program, funded by the Community Development Block Grant [CDBG], will support Coastal Habitat […]