U.S. Rep. Frank Pallone Jr [D-6th District] led a contingent of Washington DC based Internet Association members on a Small Business Crawl through Asbury Park’s downtown Wednesday morning. Aimed at showcasing the depth and breadth internet job possibilities within the city, top executives from Google, Facebook, Yelp, Spotify, Etsy, Airbnb, Expedia and Paypal got a […]

The Asbury Park Chamber of Commerce announced Wednesday Asbury Park eateries swept more than one half of the categories in New Jersey Monthly magazine’s 2017 Jersey Choice Restaurant Poll. Now it will be up to the public to vote online for the best restaurants, Chamber officials said. The 2017 Jersey Choice Restaurant Poll is sponsored […]

The Asbury Park City Council is scheduled to meet Wednesday in council chambers at City Hall. A closed executive session will start at 4 p.m., followed by a 6 p.m. public workshop session and the 7 p.m. regular council meeting. Public participation takes place at the beginning of the regular meeting. Items on the agenda […]

A suspended Asbury Park police officer and his sister pleaded guilty Tuesday in connection to a health insurance fraud scheme, Monmouth County Prosecutor Christopher J. Gramiccioni announced Tuesday afternoon. Alix Antoine, 38, a suspended 12-year veteran of the Asbury Park Police Department and his 44-year-old sister, Patricia Louis, also known as Patricia Antoine, pleaded guilty […]

The Deal Police Department is asking all township residents to complete an emergency contact survey as soon as possible. The survey establishes contact information, any firearms and a special needs assessment in case of emergencies. It also asks residents to list whether they are full or part time residents, if any members of the household […]

Since 2001, a Brooklyn based property owner of three lots on Avenue A has received property maintenance violations from the city’s code enforcement department, according to city records. With a goal of utilizing two of the three lots for urban farming and the third as part of a an affordable housing project that will help […]

The bi coastal Punk Rock Bowling and Music Festival will return to Asbury Park this June, organizers announced Monday. Tickets and registration is now open for participation in the 19th anniversary showcase being held at The Stone Pony Summer Stage. Headlining are The Specials and NOFX, who will be joined by punk pioneers Buzzcocks, Charles […]

NENAproductions Theater Project is wrapping up their 2016-17 season with a production of the five-time Tony winning Peter And The Starcatcher at the Jersey Shore Arts Center. Based on the bestselling novel by Dave Barry and Ridley Pearson, and written by Rick Elice with music by Wayne Barker, Peter and the Starcatcher is the prequel […]

Registration closed two weeks before A.Skate NJ [brought by the team behind Forth Union] held their second skateboarding clinic for children diagnosed with autism. “Registration is closed and we have a waiting list of over 60 families,” they said via social media on Feb. 5. “We are working hard to be able to open up […]

Editor, Asbury Park Sun, What a joy it is to live in an Asbury Park where businesses understand that a public commitment to justice does not negatively harm their businesses. Justice making enhances the integrity of the owners, staff, and customers. And, it is “good business.” We who are old [I am 83] cannot help but […]