The Third Annual Sea.Hear.Now Festival organizers have announced that Pearl Jam, The Avett Brothers, Cage The Elephant, Billy Idol, Lord Huron, Dirty Heads, The Beach Boys, Patti Smith, The Growlers, Grouplove, and Dr. Dog are among those headlining the Sept 19 to 20 Music & Surf Festival. Fans will be treated to over 25 performances […]

A Feb 4 report released by 24/7 Wall St has named Asbury Park among the top worst cities to live in across the nation. In recent years, Asbury Park has been ranked among the best cities nationwide by Livability, Travel +Leisure, carrentals.com, USA Today, to name a few. Also, its beach has consistently landed on […]

Editor, Asbury Park Sun, The City of Asbury Park prides itself on being one of the most welcoming communities within the State of New Jersey, and the country. A recent news article paints us in the opposite light – counter our beliefs, our thoughts, and our mindset in being an open and tolerant city, accepting […]

The Asbury Park Police Department instituted a number of promotions and new hires Friday morning. Among them are Lt. Amir Bercovicz. Hired in 1995, Bercovicz served in various units, including the Street Crimes Unit and the Detective Bureau, Deputy Chief David Kelso said. Bercovicz will be assigned as the day shift Watch Commander. Newly promoted […]

A news release issued Tuesday afternoon by the State’s Department of Community Affairs [DCA] praises Asbury Park for its financial independence, revitalization and job growth. On June 3, Asbury Park hosted its 27th annual Jersey Pride parade, drawing thousands of visitors to the popular shore town, the release stated. In attendance, Governor Phil Murphy said […]

A National Survey by the Human Rights Campaign shows the Asbury Park has made strides in a scorecard that measures LGBTQ inclusivity in city laws and policies, municipal officials announced Friday. “The LGBTQ community has been a long-standing part of Asbury Park’s history, and an instrumental part of the City’s current period of revitalization and […]

A new study by Pansop.com shows women in Monmouth County had higher income increases  than their male counterparts between 2009 and 2015.  While men still make more money than women, the data shows women are closing the gap, a Pansop analyst said. “Women in Monmouth County have seen a significant increase in income when compared […]

City officials have announced the award of a $237,000 Transportation Alternatives Program [TAP] grant for Main Street. The city’s main corridor [owned by the state] is one of only 27 projects totaling $19.46 million awarded by the Federal Highway Administration of the US Department of Transportation. “Main Street is one of Asbury Park’s biggest and […]

For the second time this year, Monmouth County Culinary Education Center of Asbury Park graduate Emily Chapman won top honors during a Food Network competiton. Chapman defeated celebrity chef Robert Irvine, winning $40,000 in an episode of “Chopped: Impossible” that aired Thursday. “Chopped: Impossible,” is a tournament of champions competition that featured 12 previous “Chopped” […]

Editor, Asbury Park Sun, When Asbury Park’s last open space natural resource north beach area, Bradley Cove, is viewed solely as a source of profit and gain, there are serious consequences to our earth and peoples. This vision engenders immense economic inequality, injustices and can provoke acts of violence against the majority of humanity and our natural […]