With the new year, comes the annual assessment of a portion of city properties. Done on a five-year cyclical basis, the 2017 focus will be on properties located west of Memorial Drive, officials said in written statement. The upcoming inspections are not property assessments but information gathered will be used to determine up to date […]

Asbury Underground creator and art629 Gallery owner Pat Schiavino has announced a new venture that will support burgeoning talent. With Prism – a group exhibit by Inspired Minds Fine Arts School students, Schiavino is not only putting a spotlight on new talent but giving these high school students their first professional gallery showing.   Held […]

The Hotel Tides will launch a two week food drive on Feb. 1 to benefit the FoodBank of Monmouth and Ocean Counties. Founded in 1984, the Neptune based nonprofit serves over 300 pantries, soup kitchens and other feeding programs through its distribution of over 12 million pounds of food annually; including 2.5 million pounds of […]

New permit parking zones along city streets near the waterfront will not go into effect until March 1, Transportation Manager Michael Manzella said. “We’re getting a letter out to residents and will release a full press release,” Manzella [shown below] said. The new 5 p.m. to 8 a.m. parking restrictions were put in place via […]

Interim Executive Monmouth County Superintendent of School Lester Richens set Loch Arbour’s special election for April 4. The special election is being held to solidify Acting State Commissioner of Education Kimberley Harrington’s approval of Loch Arbour’s petition of withdrawal from Ocean Township School District. Mayor Paul Fernicola said residents will cast ballots on whether the […]

The Monmouth County Democrats, Sunday, were the first county in the state to hold a gubernatorial endorsement convention, resulting in resounding support for Phil Murphy of Middletown. The former U.S. Ambassador to Germany and Goldman Sachs executive is known for championing middle-class causes via his New Start New Jersey, a progressive nonprofit policy think tank. […]

In just one week, four women of Asbury Park organized a local Women’s March that drew a crowd of 6,000 Saturday, according to the Asbury Park Police Department’s count. The women: Daniele Fiori, Amanda Kane, Dallas Hlatky and Jennifer Lampert [shown below right], envisioned the sister walk to the March on Washington in DC as […]

The question was what does identity mean to you and the answer came via 20 area residents vying at Friday night’s Open Mic Night for a spot in the May 20 TEDxNavesink to be held in Asbury Park. “I’m a woman, I’m Muslim, I’m an Arab, I’m Latina and American, and also a writer, all […]

Skateboarding returned to Asbury Park’s waterfront this past year and on Saturday ice skating returns via The Asbury on Fifth Avenue. If you’re wondering what’s next – try roller skating inside the iconic Convention Hall, located at 1300 Ocean Ave. Next month, boardwalk redeveloper Madison Marquette will unveil a Valentine’s weekend lineup that features a roller […]

A 21-year-old Haddon Heights man was arrested on driving while intoxicated charges after crashing his car into a tree along Park Avenue near Larchwood Road. Matthew R Brown was charged with driving while intoxicated, careless driving, reckless driving, failure to wear a seat belt, open container in a motor vehicle, and failure to maintain a […]