Fourth of July celebrations came with a touch comedy and magic at the Asbury Park Senior Center. The Thursday afternoon Carnival event featured Master Magician Micky Magic, with a bit of assistance from a few seniors and the city’s own Mayor John Moor. “The show is designed specifically for the senior set, so everything is […]

City Officials will hold an open house meeting to garner input for a workforce development plan currently being drafted. The 6 to 8 p.m. meeting will be held Oct 18 at the Asbury Park Senior Center, located at 1201 Springwood Ave. This is the third in a series of public input meeting held to vet […]

City native Karen Murphy strives for energy and balance, not for herself but for the eldest members of the community. In her role as Supervisor of the Asbury Park Senior Center on Springwood Avenue, Murphy and her team amped up the social and recreational programs this year, and have a goal to further grow them […]

The Asbury Park High School football team took to weeding Thursday morning at Interfaith Neighbors’ Kula Urban Farm and around the Springwood Avenue Center that houses Kula Café and the Senior Center. The community service endeavor was a collaboration between Interfaith Neighbors and the school district’s College and Career Readiness program, with guidance from the […]

Monmouth County Sheriff Shaun Golden Monday helped 40 Asbury Park senior citizens prepare themselves in the event of an emergency or natural disaster, according to a news release from the sheriff’s office. The program, Seniors Taking on Readiness Measures, or STORM, is part of the county’s Office of Emergency Management [OEM]. The program equips those who […]

The city’s senior citizens are ready to roll thanks to a bus to be purchased through funds Bruce Springsteen donated to the city several years ago. Around 2005, Springsteen donated money to nonprofits throughout the city, as well as a gift of $200,000 to the city itself to offset the purchase of the YMCA building […]