Incoming Asbury Park High School [APHS] student E’Niah Preston has yet to choose a career path but has made commitment to a curriculum that will lead her on the path to graduating in 2020 with a dual degree. “One person can change a community, or change a society – that’s why I’m here,” said Preston, […]

Below is a list of community related news, announcements and events. The file will be updated throughout the week as new events, announcements and news arise. The 6 p.m. Monday night free Levitt AMP Asbury Park Music Series concert   features Dr. Cheeko and The Island Sound, with an opening performance by local reggae band Random Test […]

A showcases of national talent joins local independent artisans during Asbury Park Boardwalk’s summer series of flea markets and festivals by boardwalk redeveloper Madison Marquette. Kicking off on Friday and running through Sunday, the Seventh Annual Visionary Tattoo Festival returns to Convention Hall, located at 1300 Ocean Avenue. A who’s who of tattoo artistry, the […]

The Asbury Park City Council is scheduled to hold a workshop meeting at 6 p.m. Monday in council chambers at City Hall, located at 1 Municipal Plaza. A public participation session takes place near the end of the meeting, after comments from city officials. Items on the agenda include: Special event requests for an Optimum […]

The 130 year-old Second Baptist Church concluded its annual Men’s Day Celebration Sunday with Community Service tributes to civil rights activist Rev. Gil Caldwell and Interfaith Neighbors’ Paul McEvily. The Men’s Day celebrations are a significant part of African American churches for a number of reasons, according to The African American Lectionary. “The day is […]

In a written statement, the Asbury Park Chamber of Commerce announced Thursday morning that Executive Director Jacqueline Pappas will be leaving her 8 year tenure with the nonprofit by summer’s end.  Pappas, who will be relocating to Wilmington, NC, joined the Asbury Park Chamber of Commerce Board of Trustees in 2008 as a co-chair of the […]

For kids, teens and some adults, a skateboard is much more than an opportunity to partake in an action sport filled with ollies, kickflips, and pivots. It can signify a culture or art form, and while for some it has grown into a profession, for many it’s simply a mode of transportation. Looking to share […]

After touring neighboring Ocean Grove’s downtown, Republican Governor Chris Christie stopped by The Asbury, the city’s first hotel [of its size] in over 50 years, before taking a walk along the city’s boardwalk. Christie and Department of Environmental Protection Commissioner Bob Martin were escorted onto the Baronet, a rooftop deck overlooking waterfront and city landscape, […]

The plan was to quietly open Pasta Volo, with the word going out to just few friends for a trial run. What resulted was a busy Saturday with most of her homemade pasta and sauces selling out by Sunday afternoon. “I had to close early,” Pasta Volo owner Cathy Bergamo [at right] said Wednesday afternoon, […]

Recently, a Travel and Leisure magazine writer said of Fourth Avenue’s Asbury Lanes, “Shore punks flock to this bowling alley for rock shows and a friendly bar.” And The Menzingers in the April 27 Consequence of Sound piece entitled “The Greatest American Music Venues” — that asked performers to name their favorite venue — said […]