Green awareness continues to spread as Porta joins in Earth Day events happening across the city. At 11:30 a.m. Saturday a Pop-up Bazaar kicks off in Porta’s National Park, located at 911 Kingsley St. The event features a guided meditation and pay-what-you-want pie campaign, in support of the New Jersey Sierra Club. There will be live […]

The New Jersey Department of Transportation [NJDOT] has awarded Asbury Park a Bicycle and Pedestrian Planning Assistance grant that will pave the way for safer streets for all who use the city’s roadways. The state grant program offers municipalities technical assistance and lends recommendations to improve bicycle and pedestrian safety and access within a study area. […]

The Fifth Annual Asbury Park Fishing Club’s Deal Lake Carp Contest will be held from 7 a.m to noon Sunday. The event is cosponsored by the Deal Lake Commission. Free and open to the public, the event is held to help reel in the invasive deep-bodied freshwater fish population in the 158 acre water body […]

Deputy Chief Anthony Salerno retires May 1 but due to the claiming of unused vacation days, his last day of duty will be Monday. Among his last acts of active service was Monday morning’s advancement of officers who ‘have served with dedication despite one of the lowest pay rate in Monmouth County,’ Salerno said.  His […]

A Beachwood woman was arrested on prostitution charges Tuesday after police witnessed her walking away from what they deemed a suspicious vehicle, Ocean Township Police Department announced in a news release. Aryn Montague, 27, was charged with prostitution and possession of a hypodermic syringe and a crack pipe, and for tampering with evidence. The vehicle’s […]

In honor of Earth Day and the political threat facing funding of protective and sustainable programs, a group of environmentally minded organizers have organized a Peaceful Protest and Community Beach Sweep for 11 a.m. Saturday at North Beach. Held in support of the Clean Ocean Action Jersey Shore wide Saturday Beach Sweep, the local event […]

Their names are recognizable members of Asbury Park’s music, art and culture and now a series of vignettes pays homage to a dozen creatives whose artistry helped form a local resurgence. Local Legends, directed by William DeVizia and Michael Lucio Sternbach, is a series of shorts that captures the spirit and stories of those who […]

Good health and educating youth in local government are the focus of two new city initiatives being led by Mayor John Moor. The first will be a Mayor’s Wellness Committee, now seeking members to promote good health, events, activities and programs. Basically it is a committee to help the city and its residents commit to […]

In honor of Earth Day, The ShowRoom Cinema joins a handful of theaters across the nation debuting Tomorrow, the documentary transforming the climate change conversation. Co-produced and directed by French filmmakers Cyril Dion and Melanie Laurent, the documentary is a vignette of the pair’s journey around the world in search of solutions and those driving […]

The Westside Citizens United, in cooperation Trinity Episcopal Church, will host an Asbury Park School Board Election Candidate’s Forum from 6 to 8 p.m. Wednesday. Six candidates are vying for three available three-year seats. They include, in order of ballot position: • James Famularo of Park Ave, a former BOE member and former city employee […]