Portraits of prominent African American men and women created by students from Asbury Park High School will be displayed in the library of City Hall throughout the month of February, in celebration of Black History Month. Visual art students from Asbury Park High School took some time out to salute their heroes and heroines by creating […]

Due to high elementary school enrollment in the district, the Barack H. Obama School may be put back into operation as an elementary school come September. The Asbury Park Board of Education voted 9-0 Tuesday night to have school administrators develop a reorganization plan and provide a cost analysis of what it would take to […]

Asbury Park Middle School students attended an assembly dedicated to the memory of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. on Jan. 15, where they paid tribute to another civil rights leader, Nelson Mandela, according to an announcement from seventh grade teacher David Wronko. The date marks what would have been King’s 85th birthday. King’s leadership during […]

Members of the Asbury Park Board of Education are at odds on whether to hire a new auditor, architect and insurance broker. At a meeting held Tuesday, the board voted 5-3 on a motion to seek bids for all three positions. Board President Geneva Smallwood and board members Nicolle D. Harris, Christian Hall, Felicia Simmons […]

The artwork of several Asbury Park middle and high school students is soon to be on display within several downtown businesses. Numerous paintings depict Santa’s elves, candy canes, tree ornaments and other elements of the holiday season crafted by Asbury Park High School students enrolled in the visual art class, and students from the Asbury […]

The Asbury Park unit of the Statewide Education Organizing Committee [SEOC] is scheduled to meet Tuesday, Dec. 3 at 7 p.m, according to a post on the Nextdoor social media website. The SEOC [formerly the Parent Listening Project] is a group of concerned parents, grandparents, community members and neighbors who work together to bring about a better […]

Results from state-mandated testing for the 2012-2013 school year were presented to the Board of Education on Wednesday, and the results show children in the Asbury Park School District are performing below average across the board. William J. Shannon, director of special services for the district, presented the scores, which he says are of “concern” since […]

There is only one week left to enroll preschool-aged children in a free head start program offered by a learning center located in the city. Acelero Learning centers in Monmouth and Middlesex counties run a 12-month head start preschool program in Asbury Park, NJ at no cost to city residents, according to a news release […]

The following “Meet the Candidates” series continues to spotlight individual residents who seek a seat on the Asbury Park Board of Education. There are three three-year terms and two one-year terms up for contest on the Nov. 5 ballot, making a majority of the seats on the nine member board available. A total of nine candidates […]

The following “Meet the Candidates” series continues to spotlight individual residents who seek a seat on the Asbury Park Board of Education. There are three three-year terms and two one-year terms up for contest on the Nov. 5 ballot, making a majority of the seats on the nine member board available. A total of nine candidates […]