The Asbury Park Community Action Network [APCAN] has announced the return of Rev. Dr Bernice King, the youngest child of civil rights leader Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. and Coretta Scott King. In January, Rev. Dr. Bernice King was the keynote speaker during the annual Black History Month Extravaganza. On Sept. 3, she will […]

The next phase of assisting residents with the expungement process kicks off at 7 p.m. Friday at St. Stephens AMEZ Church on Springwood Ave. Expungement asks courts and/or law enforcement agencies to modify, seal, or eliminate criminal records. Once complete, a criminal record cannot be viewed by the public and recipients do not have to […]

The Asbury Park Community Action Network [CAN] is sponsoring an expungement information session from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday at St. Stephen AMEZ Church. Expungement asks courts and/or law enforcement agencies to modify, seal, or eliminate criminal records. Once complete, a criminal record cannot be viewed by the public and recipients do not have […]

Lakehouse Music Academy is among those being honored Friday at the annual Asbury Park Chamber of Commerce Carousel Awards. Just two years after opening its doors, the music academy is also a hub of recording studios, professionally-equipped rehearsal spaces, a retail music store, and base for music industry professionals. Their goal of creating a space […]

Organizers of the November “Summit to End Violence” in Asbury Park held their second meeting Saturday at St. Stephen AME Zion Church. The first Summit to End Violence brought law enforcement officials, politicians, business owners and other city stakeholders together in November to address the underlying causes of violence in Asbury Park: health, law enforcement, jobs, housing and […]