The Annual Back To School Block Party held over the weekend helped ready 300 students for the new school year, city officials have announced. “We are grateful to the community and our sponsors for their generosity,” Mayor John Moor said. “Every donation helps us provide the students of Asbury Park with the tools they need […]

A member of the Asbury Park community was fatally struck by a New Jersey Transit train in the early Monday morning hours. Brian Holland, 37, was struck and fatally injured near 2:20 am Monday at the Sunset Avenue crossing, NJ Transit spokesman Nathan Rudy. There were no passengers aboard the Long Branch bound train. “This […]

Three local political organizations will host an all day Saturday forum aimed at helping those wanting to become more active and seeking change. The Monmouth & Ocean Democratic LGBTQ+ Caucus join Asbury Park Democrats and the Asbury Park Young Democrats in offering a political ‘bootcamp’ style day of interactive learning.  What’s Next – A Workshop For […]

Editor, Asbury Park Sun, I first began to pay closer attention to Aretha Franklin during my involvement in the Civil Rights Movement. She was a strong supporter of Martin Luther King, the Southern Christian Leadership Conference and  ‘The Movement.’ Her willingness to provide bail for Angela Davis who was jailed because of Davis’ left leaning […]

In between the end of summer camp and students returning to school, Asbury Park is readying for a few fundraisers being held to support city’s youth. There are three fundraisers being held to support student’s back to school needs. It begins tonight [Aug 16] with the Asbury Park Music Foundation’s Second Annual Back to School […]

The shift to a three ward, partisan form of government in Asbury Park will now rest in the hands of November voters. According to a written notice from City Clerk Cindy Dye, the Committee for a More Equitable Asbury Park has obtained the required number of support signatures needed to advance their petition; 15 percent […]

On Aug 23, Monmouth Arts popular ArtWalk series turns its attention on the collaborative Wooden Walls public art installation, located along the Asbury Park boardwalk. Curator Jenn Hampton of Parlor Gallery and local historian Kathy Kelly of Paranormal will lead a behind the scenes look that not only offers a few inside scoops but some […]

A new medical practice has opened on Eighth Avenue and Main Street. The brainchild of brother sister team Josh Lane and Barbara Locke, Blue Orchid is actually a one stop medispa specializing in everything from primary care to the trending vampire facial and coolsculpting. Office manager Shannon Flammia explains that vampire facials were made popular […]

The Asbury Park Music Foundation [APMF] has partnered with Black Suburbia Music Group to launch Suburbia Friday Nights – a concert series that will be held on the first Friday of every month beginning Sept 7. “Hip Hop is under-represented in Asbury Park and our Foundation saw an opportunity to support this musical community and […]

A petition filed last month that could lead to a shift in Asbury Park’s government will need support from 15 percent of the total number of voters who cast ballots in the 2017 general election, city officials have confirmed. Filed by the Committee For A More Equitable Asbury Park, the petition proposes a shift in […]