The 82nd Annual Easter Pageant Parade returns 1 to 3 p.m. April 16 in front of the historic Paramount Theatre at Convention Hall on the Asbury Park boardwalk. The annual event is a popular best of contest with prizes given for everything from most creative bonnets to best dressed men, women, boys, girls, and families. […]

Permit parking has landed back on the discussion table in Deal, according to a public notice ahead of the 7:30 p.m. Board of Commissioners meeting at the Borough Hall meeting room, located at 190 Norwood Avenue. An ordinance will be introduced outlining permit parking hours for Monmouth Terrace, Monmouth Drive, Hathaway, Sydney and Neptune avenues. […]

Loch Arbour voters overwhelming approved pulling its students from the Ocean Township School District Tuesday. The special election votes garnered 97 supporters and four nayes, according to the Monmouth County Clerk’s Office online result page. The village has 136 registered voters. The approval means Loch Arbour can move forward with plans to send its 14 […]

Volunteers are needed Saturday morning for the Asbury Park Environmental Shade Tree Commission’s grass planting along Sunset Lake. Made possible through an $800 Association of New Jersey Environmental Commissions [ANJEC] grant, members will be planting from 9 a.m to 11 a.m. “The purpose of planting the grasses is to deter the geese population around the […]

Before In The Heights wrapped at Axelrod Performing Arts Center, famed Broadway performer and choreographer Luis Salgado [shown in feature photo] administered a Masterclass aimed at teaching the area’s youth the ins and outs of Latin dance. Salgado [at right], currently a member of the On Your Feet Broadway cast, is most known for his […]

Three teams of budding entrepreneurs went before a panel of local sharks last week to pitch for investment in products they hope to debut at the Made in Monmouth event on Saturday at Monmouth University. The budding entrepreneurs are 7th and 8th graders participating in the 15-week Asbury Park Junior Entrepreneur Training [JET] program founded […]

A new report available on the city’s website outlines the municipality’s expenses and revenue in 2016. “City Hall presents the First Annual Financial Report, covering the fiscal year of 2016 in Asbury Park,” City Manager Michael Capabianco writes in the introduction. “We begin this reporting tradition in order to share information about Asbury Park’s financial […]

After 30 years of performing on stages across the tri-state area and the northeast, singer-songwriter Jody Joseph [Bongiovi] is embarking on a new venture. First cousin to the famous rocker by the alternate last name, Joseph [below right] has launched Heartstrings, a nonprofit aimed at administering music workshops in collaboration with local organizations. “Music is […]

After five years of serving the homeless and at risk youth in Asbury Park, Covenant House will break ground on a home next week aptly named Rights of Passage. Made possible through a partnership with Interfaith Neighbors who owns the land, the five-bedroom home will help homeless young men on the way to independence. “The […]

DNC Chairman Tom Perez and Deputy Chair Keith Ellison’s visit to Asbury Park was made possible by the Monmouth County Democratic Organization. Their words were that of unity, resistance, and rallying for the common good in support of the everyday man and woman. “When we are united, our unity is our greatest strength and it’s […]