Need to Feed started quietly outside the front doors of the Kula Café on Springwood Avenue but quickly grew into a city staple. Offering free soup and sandwiches to those in need every Monday afternoon, Need to Feed is an Interfaith Neighbors’ supported food program that stemmed from the nonprofit’s New Jersey Youth Corps program, […]

A Monmouth County grand jury returned a 42-count indictment Monday against former Asbury Park Housing Authority Executive Director Mark W. Holmes, Acting Monmouth County Prosecutor Christopher J. Gramiccioni said in a written news release. Holmes, 54, of Lawrence Township [Mercer County] is charged with 38 counts of official misconduct, 22 of them are second degree crimes and […]

The Asbury Park City Council is scheduled to hold a workshop meeting at 6 p.m. Monday in council chambers at City Hall at 1 Municipal Plaza. A public participation session is scheduled to take place near the end of the meeting, after comments from city officials. Items on the agenda for the meeting include: • […]

One man is dead and another is in stable condition following gunfire Sunday afternoon along Summerfield Avenue, Acting Monmouth County Prosecutor Christopher J. Gramiccioni said. City resident Jamal Small, 24, was pronounced deceased at 2:51 p.m. at a nearby hospital, Gramiccioni said. No one has been arrested in connection with the homicide at this time, he said. […]

One year ago Monmouth University graduates [shown above] Mychal Mills and Rodney Salomon, both 28, set out to combat some of the things that can plague urban neighborhoods. Be it poverty, crime, gangs, drug abuse or alcoholism, the pair quietly took a holistic approach to what has become an increasingly popular Open Mic Night at […]

If you know a child that has been hoping for a bike this holiday season there’s a chance you’ll be able to make their dream come true. Second Life Bikes has spent a month amassing an inventory of bicycles with 20’’ wheels and smaller, appropriate for children under age 10. From 11 a.m. to 4 […]

The new shop on the block is Rebel Supply Co. and with an edict of Life, Liberty and Affordable Fashion for all, this Cookman Avenue fashion hub offers new and recycled fashion, accessories, junk market finds and local art. The brainchild of Sarah King, former owner of OG Surf and Skate, Rebel opened quietly on […]

Driving Jersey brings us “Here’s The Story: Season’s Greetings from Asbury Park” in honor of their 5th anniversary airing on PBS/NJTV at 8 p.m. Wednesday. The broadcast, their first hour-long show, takes a comprehensive look at Asbury’s past, present and future, according to a written announcement. It spotlights the reflections and predictions of those who […]

A Christmas Gospel Concert to honor the life of Tamara Wilson Seidle brings with it a message of peace and support for her nine children. “This will be the children’s first Christmas without their mother,” Ret. Asbury Park Police Lt. George Corbin of Asbury Park Community Action Network [APCAN] said. “We wanted to do something […]

The intent may have been for a little holiday fun and cheer while collecting nonperishable food and unwrapped toys for those most in need but it went horribly wrong for downtown residents and at least three business owners who opted to shutter their doors early Saturday night as Santacon participants populated the area. Aside from […]