A Monmouth County grand jury has returned an indictment charging an Asbury Park police officer and his sister with insurance fraud, Acting Monmouth County Prosecutor Christopher J. Gramiccioni announced Monday. Alix Antoine, 37, a 12-year veteran of the Asbury Park Police Department was suspended immediately following the June 2015 charges. A four-count indictment charges Antoine with the second […]

The 130 year-old Second Baptist Church concluded its annual Men’s Day Celebration Sunday with Community Service tributes to civil rights activist Rev. Gil Caldwell and Interfaith Neighbors’ Paul McEvily. The Men’s Day celebrations are a significant part of African American churches for a number of reasons, according to The African American Lectionary. “The day is […]

A reminder that the Asbury Park City Council Monday night Workshop meeting has been canceled. City officials have said the 7 p.m. Regular session meeting will include a workshop session. The cancelation was done to encourage participation at the kick off to the Levitt AMP Monday night concert series at Springwood Avenue Park [at right]. […]

In honor of June’s Alzheimer’s and Brain Awareness Month, Brandywine Living arranged a day at Asbury Park beaches on Friday afternoon for its Princeton and Brick memory care residents. “We chose the beautiful beach of Asbury Park – to share this wonderful experience with our memory care seniors,” said the Princeton-located facility’s Escapades Producer Stephanie […]

The city’s Inaugural Asbury Park Day set off Saturday morning with the Keepers of the Dream, an all faith’s scholarship breakfast at Trinity Episcopal Church on Asbury Avenue. Present were what Deliverance Temple Church’s Pastor Warren Hall called VIP members of the community – some homeless, some struggling, and some in need of a warm […]

Within days of the Orlando Massacre, as the nation began to digest what has been classified as the largest mass shooting in the country’s history, Asbury Park residents and businesses rallied to show support and raise money to help the victims and their families. Since the June 12 shooting by 29-year-old Omar Mateen, a U.S. […]

A group of entrepreneurs will celebrate the launch their cooperative venture – the Dunes Boardwalk Café – through the weekend. Located at the former Homestead Restaurant along the Ocean Grove boardwalk, the 7,500 square-foot structure remained vacant since Superstorm Sandy. The space now boasts food stands, dining and an event space overlooking the ocean views. […]

Jersey native Richard Morris returns to his roots this weekend when his Brooklyn based folk collective M Shangai performs at The Saint. “We’re excited to be making our debut at the Saint,” Morris said in a written statement. Born in Red Bank, Morris grew up in Monmouth Beach and Rumson. After working as an audio […]

The Asbury Park School District recognized over a dozen individuals and organizations for helping to forward its mission of Building a Brighter Future for its students through an inaugural Hard Hat Award ceremony at Tuesday’s Board of Education Meeting. The symbolic white hard hat represents a vision based on Superintendent Lamont Repollet’s vision to Restore, […]

The Asbury Park Chamber of Commerce has organized Cabernet for Canines, a fundraiser for the 276 dogs rescued from a Howell home on June 3. The Monmouth County Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals [MCSPCA] was called in by the local Animal Control after complaints of a stray dog running around the neighborhood sparked concern about […]