Irish Barbeque Kick of the Annual St Patrick’s Day Parade fundraising during this Beach BBQ at The Anchor’s Bend, located inside Convention Hall at 1300 Ocean Avenue. This 6 to 9 p.m. Tuesday benefit features an Irish barbecue, cash bar and music by Steve Reilly. Admission is $10, and for more information, click here. Film […]

Not seeing a local response to the violence that unfolded in Charlottesville, Va. Saturday, Bergh street homeowner Lisa Servon [at right] woke Sunday morning and sprang into action. The University of Pennsylvania educator put out the Stand Up Against Racism Asbury Park call to action via social media. Within hours, over 200 people responded by […]

The City’s Environmental and Shade Tree Commission [ESTC] will hold its Annual Garden Tour from 10 a.m. to noon Sunday. ESTC members and volunteers maintain the city’s green spaces and gardens from March through October. This includes planting, weeding, cleanups, small tree trimming and pruning. The featured gardens include: The Rain Garden, located at Main […]

The State Department of Transportation will honor a group of Asbury Park residents advocating for safer streets for all who use them. The Asbury Park Complete Streets Coalition will receive a Complete Streets Champion Award during the State’s Complete Streets Summit in October. “Thank you for your hard work and leadership in bringing safer, more […]

A community is now rallying support for one its residents who devotes much of her time volunteering and fundraising on behalf the city’s youth. Sherrice Lyles is most known for her Wish Upon Prom campaign, which collects formal attire for children across the state whose families may not be able to afford the rights of […]

An Eatontown man was arrested on child endangerment charges after police received a tip that he knowingly gave a 13- year-old female family member edible marijuana, Ocean Township Police Department announced Thursday afternoon. Eric Morales, 32, of Eatontown was charged with child endangerment, distribution and possession of marijuana, officials said in a written news release. […]

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. […]

No injuries were reported in a Wednesday afternoon blaze that broke out in the bedroom of a home on Prospect Avenue, fire department spokesman Garrett Giberson Jr said. When firefighters responded to the estimated 4:25 p.m. call, they found heavy smoke conditions emitting from the single family home, Giberson said. The fire was contained and […]

The Asbury Park Mayor’s Wellness Committee will launch its first public event on Aug. 21, Chair Michael Manzella said. Held in conjunction with the Community YMCA of Red Bank, a Yoga in the Park will be held from 5 to 6 p.m. prior to the Music Monday free concert series at Springwood Avenue Park, located […]

NJTV’s In Your Neighborhood series is coming to Asbury Park. Sponsored by the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, the series is a year-long community engagement initiative that aims to bring the PBS station directly into the communities it serves. To start Health, Quality of Life and Economic Disparity, a public conversation on the impact of increasing […]