Between 1910 and 1970 — long before Asbury Park became known for rock music — the city’s African American community rocked the sounds of jazz, gospel, and rhythm and blues on Springwood Avenue. An upcoming gallery exhibit that highlights Asbury Park’s black music scene, from Count Basie to Billy Brown, is on its way to […]

I regret to inform our readers that Asbury Park Sun Editor Jill Bartlett will be leaving her post at the end of January. During Jill’s tenure, the Sun has continued to grow in readership and importance to Asbury Park and its immediate surrounding communities. Jill’s hard work, dedication and passion for the greater Asbury area […]

The New Year brought a new set of city officials to municipal hall. A capacity crowd in council chambers Thursday witnessed John Moor sworn in as the city’s first directly elected mayor and his running mates on the Asbury Together ticket — Jessie Kendle, Amy Quinn, Yvonne Clayton and Joe Woerner — take oaths as […]

Two candidates on the A-Team slate who were unsuccessful in their bids for office in November in Asbury Park have filed suit seeking the counting of 343 ballots disqualified by the Monmouth County Board of Elections. If counted, the ballots are potentially enough to trigger a run-off election between the top two vote-getters for Mayor […]

The chimney of a house in the 1000 block of Bangs Avenue went up in flames Wednesday afternoon due to a large amount of creosote buildup. Firefighters headed to the scene at 1:39 p.m. and arrived to find fire and heavy smoke emanating from the chimney and heavy smoke conditions in the attic due of […]

The Asbury Park City Council’s reorganization meeting is scheduled to take place at noon Thursday in council chambers at City Hall. A public participation session is scheduled as the last item on the agenda. Items on the agenda for the meeting include: • Oaths of office to be taken by Council Members Yvonne Clayton, Jessie Kendle, […]

A holiday toy drive organized by an Asbury Park resident was successful in delivering toys and over $500 in gift cards to a women’s shelter in the city. Help Not Handcuffs, founded by Randy Thompson [shown above, at left], is a community campaign to decriminalize and de-stigmatize substance use disorders and substance use by highlighting […]

A historic pedestrian bridge damaged during Hurricane Sandy may finally be fully rebuilt soon. The bridge, which connects Emory Street between Sunset and Fifth avenues, has remained barricaded since days after the Oct. 29, 2012 storm after it suffered structural damage and was deemed unsafe. Project specifications for a full replacement bridge are currently being […]

Members of the winning Asbury Together ticket are scheduled to be sworn in to service Thursday at noon. Mayor-elect John Moor (shown above, at far left) will be sworn in to a four-year term as the city’s first directly-elected mayor. The remaining council-elect members, incumbent Amy Quinn, Jessie “Coach K” Kendle, Joe Woerner, and Barbara […]

No owners have come forth to recover a boat that ran aground on Asbury Park’s First Avenue beach Christmas Eve, Asbury Park Police confirmed Monday. The empty vessel, approximately 22-24 feet long and named “Braveheart,” was found Wednesday morning and towed by the city’s public works department to the North Asbury beachfront near the Loch […]