Three Asbury Park schools are among the 151 schools in the state awarded participation in the federal Fresh Fruit and Vegetable program. Barack Obama Elementary, Bradley Elementary, and Thurgood Marshall schools were chosen for the 2015-16 school year allocation that aims to set students on the road to improved lifelong dietary habits. “Thousands of New […]

The City Council will vote Wednesday to create vendor fees for exercise programs along the beach. In response to increased early morning health and fitness program requests, the City Council will establish permit fees through an amendment to its existing special events guidelines. The city’s Director of Economic Development Tom Gilmour said recent requests include […]

The Asbury Park City Council is scheduled to hold a workshop meeting at 6 p.m. Monday in council chambers at City Hall. A public participation session is scheduled to take place near the end of the meeting, after comments from city officials. Items on the agenda for the meeting include: • Special events approvals for […]

Get the beach chairs, blankets and snacks ready. The Asbury Park Film Initiative and Shore Flicks have announced their summer schedule. This marks the sixth year of films on the beach. Viewings are screened on Shore Flicks’ 16-foot inflatable screen [pictured above]. Held at dusk in front of Langosta Lounge restaurant on the Second Avenue […]

Over 30,000 are expected to attend Sunday’s Jersey Gay Pride Festival in Asbury Park. And with a host of local events before the 24th annual festival, Pride events are expected to keep visitors entertained throughout the weekend. “We refer to it as Pride Weekend because festival visitors begin to come to city on Friday,” said Tom […]

As APTV’s content grows so does its need for volunteers. Created 2½ years ago, the public access station primarily served as an outlet to broadcast town meetings, be it City Council or Board of Education. Today the volunteer 9-member board of directors and volunteer staff of four are working to expand content in order to […]

The Planning Board has granted preliminary approval to local developer Pat Fasano for his proposed Dollar Tree, parking lot, and four apartment construction along the 1100 block of Main Street’s west side [shown above] between Third and Fourth Avenue. It’s been more than a year since Fasano was granted an initial preliminary approval to redevelop […]

A new lifeguard station, public wireless internet access and clearer signage are all a part of a list of beach improvement items approved the City Council. The list is funded by boardwalk redeveloper Madison Marquette through a developer’s agreement with the city that dates back to 2010, Madison’s Director of Retail Carrie Turner said. “Every […]

It was a bad start to the summer season for the 25 people nabbed as part of a warrant fugitive sweep in the areas of Asbury Park and Neptune. The sweep on Wednesday was led by the Monmouth County Sheriff’s Office with assistance from the Monmouth County Prosecutor’s Office, the U.S. Marshal’s N.Y. N.J. Regional Fugitive […]

The City Council’s approval of three employment contract agreements during its Wednesday night was met with concern for high salary ranges. Former city employee Lori Ross questioned how the salary ranges were set and whether an analysis was done to vet against comparable Monmouth County and state employee salary ranges. “I will tell you that […]