The 13th Annual Surfrider Foundation: Jersey Shore Chapter Family Day on the beach in Asbury Park returns Saturday.  The free noon to 5 pm beach day features food, surf lessons, beach volleyball, a scavenger hunt, live music from Stringbean Blues, and a beach clean-up aimed at sharing the importance of coastal preservation, said Mike Castellano, […]

During last night’s Council Meeting, we addressed the shooting that occurred last week on July 4th. The incident took place on Asbury Park boardwalk in the area of 1st and Ocean Avenues after the fireworks, injuring two people. Luckily, the injuries were non-life threatening. City Council would like to thank the first responders, police and firefighters […]

DC-based artist Kunj will open the return of Siren Arts, a weekly performance art exhibit kicking off 7:15 pm tonight [July 11] along the waterfront.  Questioning and rebelling against institutional ideas of race, gender and queerness, Kunj uses ritual performance and structure to explore the notion of no-identity versus new-identity, according to a statement about […]

Tower Dogs, the newest addition to the Asbury Park boardwalk, had its official grand opening ceremony Wednesday.  Located inside the First Avenue Pavilion, Tower Dogs’ signature skinless dog is a 100 percent beef recipe that is minimally seasoned and cured, and contains no fillers. There are vegan, vegetarian and gluten-free options on the menu. The […]

When Southside Johnny and the Asbury Jukes returns for their annual holiday show on The Stone Pony Summerstage Saturday night, so returns their collaboration with the venue and local nonprofit Asbury Park Toy Drive. Celebrating their 20th anniversary, the Asbury Park Toy Drive began in 1999 as a way to support the needs of Asbury […]

A 16-year-old juvenile is in custody following a ‘shots fired’ incident on the Asbury Park boardwalk following the Fourth of July firework’s display, Monmouth County Prosecutor Christopher J. Gramiccioni announced. The incident left two people injured. One victim, a 55-year-old female and an employee of a nearby business on the boardwalk, sustained a non-life-threatening wound […]

Fourth of July Fireworks display in Asbury Park Thursday ended with a reported shooting, Mayor John Moor confirmed.  “I don’t know all the details but there was a shooting,” Moor said via a telephone conversation. “I do know one person was transported to Jersey Shore [University Medical Center].”  Moor said he obtained the information from […]

Cars Will Be Pulled Randomly From Main Street Onto Elberon Avenue  The Monmouth County Driving While Intoxicated [DWI] Task Force will conduct a checkpoint to detect drivers under the influence of alcohol and/or drugs, Task Force Coordinator Chief Michael B. Schneider of the Allenhurst Police Department announced in a written news statement said. The checkpoint […]

iStar, Asbury Park’s waterfront redeveloper, celebrated the grand opening of its Asbury Ocean Club hotel Monday morning; forever transforming a site that signified twice-failed development over a near 30 year period in the now resurgent city.  Mayor John Moor, introduced by iStar’s Senior Vice President of Land and Development Brian Cheripka, said, “How historic this […]

Saturday marks the fifth anniversary of the annual Promenade of Mermaids, an event that attracts hundreds [if not thousands] of all ages donning their best mermaid wears to the Asbury Park waterfront. This year, the City’s own Deputy Mayor Amy Quinn will serve as the parade’s Grand Marshal.  “I have never been a Grand Marshal […]