The Asbury Park Mayor and City Council have issued an official statement following the controversy that surrounds the upcoming Festival of Life event planned for June 24 to 29 in Bradley Park, located at Ocean and Fifth avenues. The controversy was sparked by a former Asbury Park resident’s social media post asking for the LGBTQ […]

A Neptune Township teen charged with fatally shooting death 10-year-old Yovanni Banos-Merino in Asbury Park back in February will face those charges in an adult court, Monmouth County Prosecutor Christopher J. Gramiccioni has announced. A Superior Court judge has ruled that Jah-Del K. Birch, 17, of Embury Avenue in Neptune Township, now faces adult charges […]

The Third Annual Asbury Park Day celebration returns Saturday with a mission to unite the city’s diverse population. Organized by a group of westside citizens and organizations, the annual event was created by a June 15, 2016 proclamation set forth by the City Council that marks the fourth Saturday in June as Asbury Park Day. […]

Allison Kolarik, 34, a former Asbury Park resident who now resides in Long Branch, said she was called to action after researching the highly publicized Festival of Life, a six-day evangelical gathering, sponsored by Revival Today. Billed as a live music event with contests, giveaways and activities for kids, the 6 p.m. nightly gathering is […]

A couple Hollywood stars, famed musicians and state and local dignitaries came together Monday night to celebrate the grand reopening of Asbury Lanes. iStar CEO Jay Sugarman opened the night by thanking those who made the relaunch and night possible, including his Senior VP of Land & Development Brian Cheripka.   “Brian is our leader […]

Set against the picturesque Asbury Park oceanfront, Donna Setaro of Lacey spoke, as she has done over 930 times, in support of the Move Over Law. Setaro is the mother of fallen State Trooper Marc Castellano, who was fatally struck while responding to a call on the westbound side of I-195 in Howell eight years […]

The Asbury Park Environmental Shade and Tree Commission has launched a ‘Friends of’ 501(c)(3) nonprofit arm to help with the funding of their city-wide greening projects. “This has come about to continue the Asbury Park Environmental Shade Tree Commission’s [ESTC] commitment to further the beauty and health of our city,” chair Tom Pivinski said in […]

Des & The Swagmatics will kick of the Asbury Park Music Foundation free summer concert series on June 26 when Music Mondays at Springwood Avenue Park returns, and will return the following Wednesday for Asbury Park Live at the First Avenue Green on the Asbury Park Boardwalk. This year’s roster features a mix of local, […]

The Asbury Park City Council and members of the community paid special tribute Gerald ‘Jerry’ Scarano this week, just hours after learning the regular attendee, who often challenged procedure and practices, had died. Scarano, 63, and his roomate Harold Kelly, 48, were found dead inside the former’s Ocean Boulevard home, Monmouth County Prosecutor’s Office Spokesman […]

It’s been five years since Interfaith Neighbors’ Kula Café opened its doors on the corner of Springwood and Atkins avenues. A year later, the on the job 16-week training program aimed at helping the area’s younger generation obtain jobs in the hospitality industry, launched Kula Urban Farm. Located on neighboring land at 115 Atkins Ave, […]