The Asbury Park City Council is scheduled to meet Wednesday in Council Chambers at City Hall, located at 1 Municipal Plaza. There will be a 5:30 p.m. closed executive session. The public meetings begin at 6 p.m. with a  workshop session and is followed by the 7 p.m. Regular City Council Meeting. Public participation takes place […]

Mary Macs Libation Station site plan was unanimously approved Monday by the Asbury Park Planning Board. The new offering by Johnny Mac House of Spirits owner John McGillion is a part of a larger scale expansion of the Main Street business, located on Cookman Avenue between Cookman and Mattison avenues. Mary Macs, located at the […]

A new festival celebrating African and African-American cultural heritage will make its debut Aug. 5 at Springwood Avenue Park. The inaugural Universal African Heritage Festival is being held to encourage cross-cultural communication among communities, artists, youth and all others interested in various forms of culture and art from Africa and its Diaspora, organizers said in […]

Editor, Asbury Park Sun, The College Achieve Charter School, recently approved to open in Asbury Park, and for whom our school board has had to carve out $3.5 million of our budget, is currently seeking approvals before the Zoning Board of Adjustment so it can open in the basement of a church. If its application is approved […]

A group of residents have formed what will be an association focused on quality of life issues in the downtown neighborhood, officially known as the Central Business District [CBD] Redevelopment Area. The new Downtown Neighbors Association of Asbury Park [DNA] had its first meeting last week, member Gary Maffei said. On the agenda was the […]

“Tonight and Every Night,” the short film created by Asbury Park native Christina Eliopoulos this year is headed to full length feature production. “We will try to keep as many of the original stars and crew as possible,” Eliopoulos said. Inspired by her late father’s life after a diagnosis of dementia, Eliopoulos addresses the fragility […]

A 75-year-old township resident arrested Saturday in relation to threats he made to Mayor Christopher Siciliano via social media has apologized.  “I did receive a sincere apology form the man, which I accept,” Siciliano said. “It’s time to move on.” Officials said they received  information that a township resident threatened to “burn the mayor’s house […]

The Asbury Park Fire Department is back on the scene of a blaze that broke out Saturday evening in two vacant buildings along Springwood Avenue and Memorial Drive, department spokesman Garrett Giberson Jr said. “Firefighters are on the scene now for areas that have rekindled,” Giberson said. “There were no injuries.” The fires occurred near […]

Members of the Asbury Park Fire Department are battling a blaze burning at two building on Memorial Drive south of Springwood Avenue, department spokesman Garrett Giberson Jr. confirmed. The fire call came in near 7:02 p.m. and there is no word yet as to any injuries or how the blaze started. ——————————————————- Follow the Asbury […]

Party people who don’t care about the weather are gathering at Sunset Park for the inaugural Asbury Park Superfest: Masters of Funk, ongoing until 9 p.m. The lineup features an all-star gathering of soul, funk, and R&B icons hailing back to the 60s, including The Mary Jane Girls and Dazz Band. Also on the bill […]