New Jersey Repertory Company is offering an opportunity for six high school students to participate in a nine week playwright program, according to a news release from the organization. It’s been more than a year since Hurricane Sandy tore through New Jersey’s shoreline, ripping apart communities and displacing thousands of families. The effects of Sandy […]

When the city’s voters go to the polls tomorrow, they’ll be making decisions on the local, regional and state levels. Along with choosing a Governor, U.S. Senator, two Members of the General Assembly, a Sheriff and two Freeholders, Asbury Park voters will select five residents for the board of education—a majority of seats on the […]

Neighborhoods across the country will celebrate the 30th annual National Night Out Against Crime this Tuesday, Aug. 6. Since its inception in 1984 by the National Association of Town Watch – a non-profit organization that seeks to develop and promote crime prevention programs – the yearly event has become a time for members of the […]

The Monmouth/Ocean Small Business Development Center [MOSBDC] at Brookdale College has made 20 scholarships available for its Entrepreneur Certificate Program. The only requirement to apply is residence in an area affected by Hurricane Sandy. The Entrepreneur Certificate Program provides a curriculum tailored to those who seek to start a business or to expand a business […]

With local parades, parties and pyrotechnics shows planned, the Shore area is geared up to celebrate the birth of our nation. Below is a list of local events scheduled, which kick off tonight in Ocean Township. So go bust out the red, white and blue duds, heat up the grill, and take in a local […]

The Asbury Park Sun has a new editor to oversee its mission to provide accurate, objective and fair reporting to its readers. New editor Jill Bartlett [above] is an Asbury Park resident and a graduate of Rutgers University, where she won numerous academic prizes and scholarships. Her breaking news experience comes through her work as […]

A public notice of a shark warning in the Monmouth County area is a hoax. The statement, circulating on social media, purports to be issued by the U.S. Coast Guard and dated June 7. It claimed shark sightings off Belmar, Spring Lake/Sea Girt and the Manasquan Inlet. The false notice advises people to stay out […]

On Memorial Day, veterans organizations and people throughout the nation will gather at monuments to honor those who gave their lives for their country. A good number of those monuments were built right after World War I, which ended in 1918 with the loss of over 100,000 American lives. Perhaps because of the horrific nature […]

The Sun has received reports of power restored in Asbury Park at several locations east of Main Street. On the Asbury Park Sun and triCityNews Facebook pages, residents reported power restored at the 500 block of Fifth Ave., on Cookman Ave., at Sixth and Park aves. and on First Ave. The Sun previously reported power […]

Power has been restored to a Kingsley St. location. Porta Pizza now has full power, according to manager and head pizzaiola Freddi Vilardi [above on right with staff]. The Kingsley St. establishment plans at 1 p.m. opening today for the bar, and a 2 p.m. opening to serve a limited menu of marinara pizza and […]