The Asbury Park City Council is scheduled to meet Wednesday in council chambers at City Hall. A closed executive session will start at 5 p.m., followed by a workshop session at 6 p.m. and a regular council meeting at 7 p.m. Public participation takes place at the beginning of the regular meeting. Items on the […]

Temperatures are mild at the Jersey Shore, making it easy to long for the sunny days of summer. For those who have summer on the brain, beach badge certificates for the 2015 season will soon be on sale at One Municipal Plaza. The city makes badges available this time of year so they can be given as […]

A project that will continue redevelopment along Springwood Avenue and another that will see a full-block built out along the city’s waterfront both secured green lights from the city last week. At their Nov. 24 meeting, the Asbury Park Planning Board voted unanimously to grant final approvals on The Renaissance, a 64-unit, four-building affordable housing development […]

Beginning this weekend, The Premier Theatre Company will stage their annual live production run of  “Scrooge: The Musical” at the historic Paramount Theatre, located on the Asbury Park boardwalk. A full orchestra will accompany all four weekend performances scheduled for Saturday Dec. 6 at 7 p.m.;  Sunday, Dec. 7  at 1 p.m.;  Saturday, Dec. 13 at 7 p.m. with a […]

While many shoppers hit the racks for Black Friday, Asbury Park’s businesses are getting ready for Small Business Saturday tomorrow. Small Business Saturday was popularized by American Express as an alternative to frenzied holiday shopping in big-box chain stores to which most people flock on Black Friday. American Express customers who register an eligible American […]

If the Asbury Park Pop Warner Midget Football Team wins their next game they are going to Disney World — but only if they can raise enough funds to get there first. As of Wednesday they have collected $2,105 of $30,000 needed through a crowdfunding campaign on the fundraising website GoFundMe to cover the costs of […]

The City of Asbury Park Housing Authority on Tuesday announced the organization’s standing has raised. The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development [HUD] now considers the agency to be “standard.” For the past several years, it has been listed as a substandard troubled organization by HUD, but has consistently improved in its grading since […]

Oceanfront restaurant and bar Langosta Lounge will again partner with Trinity Church to host its annual Thanksgiving Day Community Dinner. Open to the public and free of charge, the dinner will be served from 11:00 a.m. till 2:00 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 27.  Anyone in need of a free hot meal or the company of the community is […]

Giving thanks by giving back is a Thanksgiving tradition at Asbury Park’s ‘southern family style’ restaurant, At the Table. For the fourth year in a row, homeless and senior citizens will head to the restaurant on the day before the holiday to sit, warm up, and eat heartily. “It’s just our little give back to […]

Students at Sisters Academy of New Jersey are prepared to save lives after completing a training session from the very individuals who respond after disaster strikes — the American Red Cross. Each of the school’s 60 students successfully completed a Red Cross babysitting, pediatric first aid and cardiopulmonary resuscitation [CPR] training program Friday. The six-and-a-half hour […]