About 115 area residents attended a community interest session at Asbury Park’s ShowRoom Cinema Tuesday night to hear details of three projects being proposed by one of the Rebuild by Design teams at work in Asbury Park. With the main theatre at capacity before the start of the meeting, event organizers had to split the […]

Advocates urging for opiate overdose prevention and safe syringe access in Asbury Park will offer a free Naloxone overdose prevention training on March 19, at 6:00 p.m. at the LGBTQ Youth Outreach Center at 805 Fourth Ave, according to a release from event organizers. The training, coordinated with The South Jersey Aids Alliance [SJAA], is […]

Insisting waterfront redeveloper iStar Financial be at the table, county officials cancelled a meeting with the city to discuss options to preserve a section of the north Asbury waterfront known as Bradley Cove. IStar owns the rights to the develop the land. “[I]f iStar is the holder of development rights in Bradley Cove, it is […]

As of Friday, the Asbury Park unit of the Boys and Girls Clubs of Monmouth County will shift their pool hours back to summers only. “The reason for this is two-fold,” said executive director Doug Eagles in an email. “Our current Club programming needs don’t necessitate regular use of the pool. In addition, after an in-depth […]

The former Cooper Creation jewelry store in Asbury Park is undergoing renovation and will soon reopen as a cold submarine sandwich shop. Vintage Subs will be an authentic, Jersey-style sub shop with a retro-style interior decor, complete with checkerboard floor and pop culture memorabilia from bygone eras, according to owner Nick Evangelista, who is still […]

With several new construction projects set to take place in the city next year, a city official has taken steps to bring back a program that would put local residents to work directing traffic around the construction sites. “The city had a flagman program a number of years ago,” said Council. “When construction projects come online, trained […]

On Feb. 21, both girls and boys Asbury Park Middle School teams defeated Union Beach to claim Bayshore League Championship titles, according to a release from the school district. This year’s wins mark the second consecutive year both Asbury Park Middle School basketball teams have won championships. Last year, the girls and boys were crowned champions […]

In response to concerns from residents about speeding and parking issues, the Asbury Park Police Department has made an effort to increase their patrol division’s awareness in the city, according to Police Chief Mark Kinmon. Before the start of the New Year, Capt. Anthony Salerno was shifted to lead the patrol division and Capt. Marshawn […]

Next week at Asbury Park’s ShowRoom Cinema, the public is invited to a presentation that outlines avant garde design ideas that would serve to bolster the city’s resilience against future storms. The ideas come from a team of individuals involved in an interdisciplinary design competition, Rebuild by Design. Rebuild by Design is an initiative of President Obama’s […]

Asbury Park was announced as one of four New Jersey municipalities selected to receive round one grant funds for streetscape and waterfront improvements, according to a news release from the state’s Economic Development Authority [EDA]. The grant totals $926,070, Virginia Pellerin, communications officer for the EDA, confirmed. It will see the old conventional highway style […]