Garden State Equality joins the Racial Justice Project in presenting Barry Jenkins’ Academy Award winning Moonlight, being screened 6:30 p.m. Tuesday at Trinity Church, located at 503 Asbury Ave. Tapped by the New York Times as the Best Film of the 21st Century, Moonlight is the first film with an all-black cast, the first LGBT […]

A 20-year-old Moorestown man died as a result of a motor vehicle accident along South Lincoln Avenue in Ocean Township early Saturday morning, Prosecutor Christopher J. Gramiccioni announced in a written statement. Dane M. Fante, 20, of Moorestown, was the passenger in a 2006 Audi AA8 driven by Jose R. Rivera, 21, of Lyndhurst, officials […]

Organizers behind the Fifth Annual St. Patrick’s Day Parade, being held on March 11, have announced that Asbury Park Press Publisher Tom Donovan will be this year’s Grand Marshal. A Lewes, Del. native and  University of Delaware graduate, Donovan began his tenure at the Asbury park in the summer of 2007, according to a written […]

Save the date – Asbury Park artist Charles Trott returns with another installation of his Diasporic Images of Africa [DIA] project. Black Like Me is the title of this African-American History Month educational art display running through month’s end at the Asbury Park Public Library. On Feb 21, Trott will offer a 2 to 7 […]

The comedic actor whose breakout role in Taxi led to long career in front of and behind the scenes of a host of television, film and stage productions will return to Asbury Park in April. An Evening With Danny DeVito will be held 7 p.m. April 28 at the historic Paramount Theatre, Asbury Park Music […]

Asbury Park Police have confirmed the apprehension a 43-year-old woman they believe to be the wig wearing thief wanted in multiple jurisdictions, including Toms River and Wall. “We aren’t 100 percent sure but we strongly believe that it is the same person,” department spokesman Sgt. Michael Casey. Casey said, Toms River and Wall police came […]

The Asbury Park Board of Education has named its second in command – Sancha Gray – as Acting Superintendent effective upon the formal resignation of Dr. Lamont Repollet; tapped by Gov. Phil Murphy to become the State’s next Commissioner of Education. “Dr Repollet made a solid foundation, for which this district is experiencing growth in […]

A four-year joint murder investigation ended with the guilty plea of a 23-year-old Asbury Park man, Monmouth County Prosecutor Christopher J. Gramiccioni announced Wednesday evening. Dominique Moore, 25, is facing a 15-year prison sentence for aggravated manslaughter charges. Officials said, Moore admitted to shooting 23-year-old Daniel Graves, also of Asbury Park, with a 9mm handgun. […]

The Annual Market & Brunch event that celebrates the spirit of Valentine’s Day returns on Feb 11 inside the Grand Arcade at Convention Hall. Curated by the team behind The Asbury Park Bazaar, Can’t Buy Me Love is a showcase of the best in local and regional indie vendors, founder Jenny Vickers Chyb said. Held from […]

The latest play by the American Poetry Theater will make its local debut 7 p.m. Feb 10 at  Second Baptist Church of Asbury Park. A compilation of monologues that answer the question – why do these lives matter, the play offers real life vignettes from African Americans as they were lived in 2017, said Rich […]