Despite a late summer launch Asbury Park’s bicycle ride share program shows a higher than expected return on the City’s investment, according to a Zagster report released Friday. Since the program’s Aug 23 launch, 646 people utilized the program that allows riders to rent and return a bike at any one of the stations located […]

The city’s credit rating received its highest upgrade to date from Moody’s Investment Services, Mayor John Moor announced Friday. Moody’s has given the 1.4 square mile community an A2 rating, meaning Asbury Park now moves into a low credit risk category for investors who purchase municipal bonds.  “In the 14 years that Moody’s has been […]

Constructing a new park with a focus on giving youth an opportunity to create art has landed on the discussion table in Asbury Park. City Officials are inviting the community to weigh in on the creation of an Art Park 6 p.m. Jan 30 at the Asbury Park Senior Center, located at 1201 Springwood Avenue. […]

Christian Cortez, 20, who grew up in Asbury Park, will be among the first occupants of Rights of Passage, a Covenant House-operated, transitional home due to open in a few weeks on Prospect Avenue. While finding a place to call home became a challenge after his mother’s death a year ago, the high school graduate […]

The City of Asbury Park will be featured during next week’s New Jersey Planning Conference, being held from Jan 25 to 26 at the Hyatt Regency in New Brunswick. “This is a great opportunity to highlight to professionals and policy makers throughout the state what makes Asbury Park special and the work we are doing […]

Asbury Park Police Department, in a joint investigation with the Monmouth County Prosecutor’s Office, is asking the public’s help in locating a city man wanted in connection a New Year’s Eve murder. Raymundo Merino-Ruiz, 27, a Sewell Avenue resident, was fatally stabbed, according to officials. Officials continue to search for Fabien Vasquez-Quiroz [at right]. Those […]

The Mayor’s Wellness Committee will offer a free Movement and Meditation class 11 a.m. Jan 27 at the Boys and Girls Club of Monmouth County location on Monroe Avenue. The hour long tutorial will be taught by a certified instructor, with a stretch and calisthenics session led by Councilman Jesse ‘Coach’ Kendle, who also heads […]

Asbury Park native Kay Harris, among one of the first business owners to take a chance at running a year round venture along the Asbury Park Boardwalk, closed the doors to her Asbury Galleria shop inside Convention Hall Monday. “My business was originally born or created out of my love for Asbury Park, as well […]

A roster of talent will vie for a spot in the 2018 TEDxAsburyPark lineup Thursday at the Paramount Theatre, located on the Asbury Park Boardwalk. Among the largest TEDx Conference offerings along the eastern seaboard, the event allows a live studio [on stage] audience to rate performances and offers the aspiring presenters tutelage ahead of […]

Editor, Asbury Park Sun, I am responding to the looming construction crane being lit up at night as a sign of iStar’s progress on the waterfront. I do think it’s a great idea for iStar to start communicating much better with the citizens of the town about what progress is being made. There is a […]