The City of Asbury Park and its Quality of Life Committee, in conjunction with the Recreation Department and Community Development, will be collecting winter clothing to help neighbors in need through Jan. 12. Everything from new and gently used coats, hats, scarves, sweaters, and gloves will be collected during business hours from 9 a.m to […]

The Annual Lighting of the Menorah returns 6:30 p.m. Tuesday in Kennedy Park, located in on Cookman Avenue in downtown Asbury Park. The event is held  in celebration of Chanukah – the commemoration of the Jewish rebellion during the Maccabean War and the miracle of the burning lamp. The eight-branched menorah is lit from left […]

The City of Asbury Park has announced that its 2018 parking permits are now available. This year, there will be no rate increases and an online purchase option has been added, Transportation Manager Michael Manzella said. Many of the changes were based on public feedback. “The Parking Committee continuously evaluates input from residents and employees […]

APTV President & Wife Honored Heera Sidhu and his wife Josephine [shown if featured photo] were honored this week by the Asbury Park City Council for their volunteer service to the community. Sidhu, who served as APTV board president, helped transform the municipal access channel into a station offered an array of municipal news and […]

Five city women have come together to launch a women’s convention aimed at spotlighting issues that affect women across party lines. Entitled Asbury Park Women’s Convention: A Day of Politics and Comedy, the day long event will be held Feb 24 at The Asbury. “This is a pivotal time for women,” Councilwoman Yvonne Clayton said in […]

The City’s Zoning Board of Adjustment has granted College Achieve of Greater Asbury Park the right to open a second location inside First Baptist Church, located at Third and Grand avenues this week. “I am very happy with the outcome,” CEO and Founder Michael Piscal said. The K through 9 public charter school opened this fall inside […]

The Asbury Park Mayor’s Wellness Committee will host a CPR Training session 6 to 7 p.m. Tuesday in City Council Chambers at 1 Municipal Plaza. Held in conjunction with the American Heart Association Family & Friends CPR program, the hour long course is designed for those who want to learn the life saving skill but […]

There’s a ‘Secret Santa’ running around town distributing $100 gift cards to Asbury Park students. This England born Santa has an Irish heritage and runs a little pub called Johnny Mac House of Spirits, located on Main Street in Asbury Park. With his wife Mary in tow, John McGillion spent the week shopping for the […]

The Asbury Park Master Plan Reexamination Report was unanimously adopted by the Planning Board Monday night. The Report serves as an update to what is is essentially the City’s planning and development road map, and included changes based on community comments made during its unveiling earlier this fall and online. “Subsequent to that last meeting…and […]

 Monmouth County jury returned a guilty verdict against a city resident charged in the 2014 armed robbery of a man, Monmouth County Prosecutor Christopher J. Gramiccioni announced in a written statement. Mario Figueroa, 40, of Asbury Park, was found guilty Tuesday of first degree armed robbery, fourth degree unlawful possession of a weapon, third degree […]