A 10-year old child was fatally shot and and his 39-year old mother injured in a late Wednesday night shooting along the 400 block of Ridge Avenue, according to reports from  News 12 New Jersey and CBS News.   Police are searching for two suspects said to have fled the scene on foot. The gunfire […]

NJ Hall of Famer Wyclef Jean will perform during the Annual Asbury Park Music & Film Festival [APMFF], organizers announced Wednesday. The former Fugees member, who was inducted into the NJ Hall of Fame in 2017, will headline 9:30 pm April 28 at the legendary Stone Pony on Ocean Avenue, according to a written statement. […]

Wish Upon a Prom is celebrating five years of outfitting teens for the rites of passage event that can run families upwards of $600. Each May, the local nonprofit transforms Harold Daley VFW Post No. 1333 on Lake Avenue into a formalwear fashion house venue. The one-day event allows teens to pick not only their […]

NENAproductions Theater Project returns next week with A New Brain, William Finn’s autobiographical musical that addresses his battle with arteriovenous malformation and the healing power of art. Finn wrote the music and lyrics and co wrote the book with Tony-winning playwright James Lapine. The New York Times called the production ‘one long, harmonious thank-you note […]

Gov Phil Murphy has appointed Asbury Park’s own Brenda ‘Sue’ Fulton to head the Motor Vehicle Commission. The Motor Vehicle Commission [MVC] is composed of eight members, four of which are appointed by the Governor. Three cabinet members also serve on an ex-officio basis: the State Attorney General, Treasurer, and Commissioner of the Department of Transportation. […]

Editor, Asbury Park Sun, The Asbury Park Historical Society would like to go on record in opposition to the recent request made by several people to have the 97-year-old statue of our city’s founder removed. We have noted in the past that the statue of James A. Bradley stands at the eastern end of Sunset […]

A bid for the borough’s largest property within its downtown Main Street Redevelopment zone has been accepted by JCP&L, as first reported Thursday by Sun affiliate triCity News. The utility’s long-vacant complex sits on a total of 3.34 acres and features three structures, including its signature four story Art Deco building constructed in the late 1920s. […]

Editor, Asbury Park Sun, I, mother, grandmother, great grandmother, and citizen of Asbury Park, NJ, am writing to strongly oppose the 2019-2024 plan for new oil and gas drilling off the U.S. coast including New Jersey coastline. I am a witness to the many beach closures due to pollution of our oceans and waterways, to […]

Gov. Phil Murphy made a return to Asbury Park Sunday, attending the morning worship service at St. Stephen Episcopal AME Zion Church on Springwood Avenue. “I’m here today to do much more than worship with you,” the Middletown resident said. “I am here today to say thank you, among other things, to this community for […]

This week, the Asbury Park City Council approved the introduction of a $375,000 bond ordinance that will address improvements to its waterfront located wastewater treatment plant.   The improvements will include the installation of a carbon odor control filtration system, any needed environmental testing and remediation work, as well as any associated improvements to the City’s […]