The Asbury Park City Council will meet Wednesday in Council Chambers at City Hall, located at 1 Municipal Plaza. There will be a 4:30 p.m. closed executive session. Public meetings begin at 6 p.m. with a workshop session followed by the 7 p.m. Regular City Council Meeting. Public participation takes place at the beginning of […]

The Asbury Park School District summer camp children came before the City Council Wednesday with a formal presentation. They had worked for five weeks, planning, organizing and constructing dioramas that re-envisioned their community. “This summer the Asbury Park School District decided to change the way summer school was run,” their written social media statement said. […]

Visionary Tattoo Arts Festival Kicks Off Friday Tattoo artist from across the globe will gather Friday through Sunday at Convention Hall [1300 Ocean Ave] on the Asbury Park Boardwalk for the 8th Annual Visionary Tattoo Arts Festival. Featuring tattoo contests, Olde City sideshow, burlesque performances, Steve Truitt’s suspension, Lucha Libre wrestling, the Miss Asbury Park […]

Bruce Springsteen joined Little Steven and his Disciples of Soul at the historic Paramount Theatre on the Asbury Park Boardwalk for a second night as part of the Asbury Music and Film Festival. Below find the video footage courtesy of Asbury Park Boardwalk:   —————————————————- Follow the Asbury Park Sun on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram. The Asbury Park Sun […]

Many enjoyed the snapshots shared via social media of the brief rainbow that accented Asbury Park Thursday. Local resident Mark Smith submitted these images. “If you think your readers would be interested, feel free to use this photo of the 180 degree rainbow that lasted only about 2-3 minutes after our brief deluge yesterday,” Smith […]

There is a website that has copied the exact look of asburyparksun.com with fake stories. Some of the posts include fake profane quotes of public officials and others. One public official was recently contacted by a statewide news outlet about an outrageous quote that they thought was on the Asbury Park Sun, but was actually […]

Known as one of the architects behind the August 1963 March on Washington, Dr. Dorothy Height spent her life trumpeting for better opportunities for African American women, issues of unemployment, literacy, and voter awareness.   On Thursday, local community leaders, most of whom had a personal relationship with the civil rights icon, gathered at the […]

The Deal Police Department is asking all township residents to complete an emergency contact survey as soon as possible. The survey establishes contact information, any firearms and a special needs assessment in case of emergencies. It also asks residents to list whether they are full or part time residents, if any members of the household […]

The State Police has issued a missing child alert for a 15-year-old boy [shown at right] in his hometown of Elizabeth on Sept. 17. Sebastian Cardona is described as a Hispanic male, standing 5 feet and weighing 100 pounds. He has green eyes and blonde hair, according to the alert. “Sebastian was last seen on […]

A free US Army program brings study aids directly to the fingertips of students via its online March2Success.com website. The site offers standardized test prep and study programs to middle and high school students, those preparing for college entrance exams, or looking to improve English, math and science skills, officials said in a news release. “March2Success […]