Summer’s end was celebrated Saturday during the City’s Back to School Block Party at Hammary Courts on Prospect Avenue. Asbury Park families were treated to a gathering featuring giveaways, an array of vendors, free massages, bouncies, food and fun, with municipal staff volunteering their time.  Below is a snapshot of the event: ————————————————————————————— Follow the […]

A community is now rallying support for one its residents who devotes much of her time volunteering and fundraising on behalf the city’s youth. Sherrice Lyles is most known for her Wish Upon Prom campaign, which collects formal attire for children across the state whose families may not be able to afford the rights of […]

The Asbury Park School District summer camp children came before the City Council Wednesday with a formal presentation. They had worked for five weeks, planning, organizing and constructing dioramas that re-envisioned their community. “This summer the Asbury Park School District decided to change the way summer school was run,” their written social media statement said. […]

Retired pro basketball player Kym Hampton made a special trip to Asbury Park School District’s Thurgood Marshall and Bradley Elementary schools Wednesday afternoon.   The visit to the city’s summer recreation program was facilitated in part by by friend Connie Breech of the Asbury Park Police Department and Board of Education, and program head Genise […]

Editor, Asbury Park Sun, The College Achieve Charter School, recently approved to open in Asbury Park, and for whom our school board has had to carve out $3.5 million of our budget, is currently seeking approvals before the Zoning Board of Adjustment so it can open in the basement of a church. If its application is approved […]

College Achieve Public Schools, the tuition-free charter school set to open this school year in Asbury Park has been granted its final approvals from the State Department of Education. The pre-K-9 school is currently seeking operation approvals to open [in part] at First Baptist Church on Grand Avenue before the Zoning Board of Adjustment.   […]

Bike Auction Looking for some new summer wheels – chances are you will find it at the Ocean Township Police Department’s Bike Auction. A host of bicycles will be up for preview from 9 a.m. to 10 a.m., with the auction running from 10 a.m. to noon Saturday. The event will be held at Joe […]

The Asbury Park School district set out on a mission to build a brighter a future for its students two years ago. Today, the school district is hosting a 6 p.m. Town Hall meeting at Thurgood Marshall Elementary School, located at 600 Monroe Avenue. A flier sent to homes across the 1.4 square mile community, […]

Asbury Park Board of Education newcomers Joe Grillo and Eric Pinkney were sworn into office Thursday night alongside incumbent Carol Jones. The trio were the top vote-getters in the April 25 election. The school district’s governing body unanimously reappointed Angela Ahbez-Anderson as board president and appointed Sheila Etienne as its vice president. Outgoing Board member […]

They may not have school school-aged children in the Asbury Park School District but on Friday morning some of the city’s most recognizable residents walked a few kids to school. They included Jan Sparrow, Words! bookstore owner, Councilwoman Yvonne Clayton, and Mayor John Moor. The initiative is a part of the recently launched Mayor’s Wellness […]