To the Editor, Asbury Park Sun: Asbury Park’s economic recovery over the past two decades is an unqualified success.  The City has thrived and no longer receives State transitional aid.  However, the financial picture for its schools is quite different. Asbury Park School District is halfway through a six-year process of losing tens of millions of dollars […]

The Asbury Collection, which is comprised of The Asbury hotel, Asbury Ocean Club and Asbury Lanes, is hosting a job fair for various positions on Thursday, April 28 from 3-7 pm at The Asbury Hotel, located at 210 Fifth Avenue. Open roles include sales manager, guest service agent, front office manager, groundskeeper, bartender, line cooks and more. To view […]

The Stone Pony Summer Stage kicks off on Saturday, May 7th, with Sum 41 and Simple Plan getting the festivities underway, according to a news release from Live Nation, which handles bookings at the venue. The schedule announced includes performances through Labor Day. Other performers include The Black Crowes, Southside Johny and the Asbury Jukes, […]

Waterfront redeveloper iStar has announced two new residential developments proposed for the waterfront redevelopment area, one to be built by national homebuilders Toll Brothers and the other by Somerset Development, which developed the Bellworks project in Holmdel, according to a news release issued by iStar. The Somerset Development project will be built next to the […]

In celebration of Women’s History Month, Asbury Lanes will be partnering with Asbury Park Distilling Co. to host Who Runs The World?, an event and fundraiser for and by the women of Asbury Park.  The event will be taking place on Monday, March 28 from 6-10 p.m. During the evening, six women will speak on a panel focused […]

To the Editor, Asbury Park Sun: The city of Asbury Park has lost a great native son; Mr. Frank Syphax. He will be remembered as a true leader in Asbury Park and especially on the West Side of town. While I will remember the deep aristocratic tone of his voice. I will also remember how well […]

The Asbury Park Property Owners Coalition (APPOC) announced that its members have received more than 300 signed objection letters from their tenants over the sharing of their personal information with the City as required by one of the City Council’s amendments to the Rent Control Ordinance approved on December 22, 2021, according to a news […]

Founder of Asbury Park Tennis Initiative, Aaron Williams, joined youth from Boys & Girls Clubs of Monmouth County on January 19th to kick-start a weekly joint-initiative between the two organizations bringing the sport of tennis back to Asbury Park. The partnership is an early initiative of the newly-formed 501c3 non-profit, Asbury Park Tennis Initiative, to […]

To the Editor, Asbury Park Sun: Although I frequently find issue with some of the triCityNews policy recommendations on political issues in our City of Asbury Park, I commend its recent article on the City’s progress in finding the most fair Rent Control Ordinance. (TriCityNews, December 16 issue.) My comments are also based in part examination of a […]

To the Editor, Asbury Park Sun: This is in response to the December 16, 2021 TriCityNews article “Economic And Political Time Bomb In Asbury Park.” On April 20, 2021 a vote was held on a petition for rent control. The Mayor and Council rejected the petition before it went to vote for several reasons. A […]