Fourth of July celebrations came with a touch comedy and magic at the Asbury Park Senior Center. The Thursday afternoon Carnival event featured Master Magician Micky Magic, with a bit of assistance from a few seniors and the city’s own Mayor John Moor. “The show is designed specifically for the senior set, so everything is […]

Asbury Park musicians will take center stage during a new 10-week music series launching this week inside Newark airport. Asbury Park Music Foundation [APMF] has teamed up with Tito’s Handmade Vodka in presenting this live music showcase, being held at the rebranded CBGB Lab inside Terminal C Newark Airport location. “We want passionate music fans […]

The Asbury Park First Saturday initiative is back. Sponsored by the Chamber the Commerce, Executive Director Sylvia Sylvia-Cioffi said the initiative offers an array of events, special offers and deals throughout the downtown and waterfront. This year the City has approved free parking from 1 to 5 p.m. in its spaces located inside the Bangs […]

What began at 7 a.m. wrapped up by mid afternoon Tuesday just in time for the Fourth of July celebrations to begin. “A morning and afternoon later….. Asbury Park… tough sand,” master sand castle artist Matt Long said via social media after sculpting the holiday tribute that honors the city’s history and its upcoming inaugural […]

A Monday evening motor vehicle accident that resulted in a vehicle crashing into a vacant building along Route 35 north remains under investigation, Ocean Township Police officials announced via a written news statement. When police arrived near 6:11 p.m., they found that a 2010 Chevy Cobalt had impacted a vacant business causing significant damage, officials […]

A new documentary, five years in the making, addressing the history, culture and arts in Asbury Park will be screened 7:30 p.m. Tuesday at the ShowRoom. Asburied In Time, A Greeting Through Asbury Park’s Unique History is the brainchild of Rockland County, NY, native Bridget Machete. The 27-year-old filmmaker [at right] is a New York […]

Sea. Hear. Now. organizers are inviting the public to catch master sandcastle builder Matt Long pay tribute to the city by the sea. “Sand castles are intrinsic to the history of Asbury Park,” festival co founder and city resident Tim Donnelly said. Long, also known as the ‘sandman,’ was a cast member on the Travel […]

There’s a double dose of fireworks displays and a parade being planned locally for this holiday week. First up is Ocean Township’s 6 to 10 p.m. Tuesday show at Joe Palaia Park on Whalepond Road. Township officials advise attendees should give themselves plenty of time to park and find a spot to watch the display. […]

A township resident who officials say tried to rob an Ocean Township man by gunpoint inside his apartment complex has been remanded to Monmouth County Jail. Lawrence C. Moton, 29, is charged with robbery, possession of a weapon, unlawful possession of a weapon, aggravated assault, possession of cocaine and possession of drug paraphernalia. Ocean Township […]

The Asbury Park Police Department has reported the missing 9-year-old boy was found. Satif Cooper, 9, was reportedly last seen at approximately 8:30 p.m. Sunday in the area of Asbury Avenue and Pine Street, officials said in a news statement released near 11:39 a..m.  By 7 a.m. a news alert was issued, stating the boy […]