Staff of the Thurgood Marshall Elementary School celebrated National African-American Read-In with students a little differently this year, according to a news release from the Asbury Park School District. In the past, famous keynote speakers were brought in to interact with students. But for Monday’s, co-organizers Sharon Stevenson and Veronica Patterson decided to look no further […]

Prom season is on its way and Hotel Tides in Asbury Park is once again inviting people to don their best tuxedos and gowns to promote a worthy cause. The Pink Prom raises will raise funds for Project Real Empowerment on All Levels [R.E.A.L.], an LGBT youth center in Asbury Park where young adults can form […]

The first person to be federally prosecuted under a program for serious gun crime offenders is being made an example of through an advertising campaign paid for by the Monmouth County Prosecutor’s Office. Two billboards, one in Asbury Park on Fourth Avenue between Memorial Drive and Main Street and one in Neptune on Rt. 35 South, […]

Life is all about making choices. That is the message members of the Monmouth County Sheriff’ Office Department of Correction Gang Intelligence Unit delivered to students at Our Lady of Mount Carmel School in Asbury Park Thursday during a presentation about the risks of joining a gang. The Gang Intelligence Unit deals with incarcerated gang […]

Two members of the Asbury Park City Council at a meeting held Wednesday talked about the recent sweep of arrests made in the city in connection with gun use, drug sales and violent crimes. “I’ve got to commend all of those involved,” said Mayor Myra Campbell, although she acknowledged she and other member of council […]

Three of Asbury Park’s native sons will share their recollections of city’s jazz scene from the 1940s to today in a panel discussion held at the old Oakhurst School in Ocean Township in March, according to a release from the Ocean Township Historical Museum. The event is the next in the Ocean Township Historical Museum’s […]

The city council is scheduled to meet Wednesday in council chambers at City Hall. There are no items on the agenda for executive session discussion. The workshop session begins at 6 p.m. and regular council meeting at 7 p.m. Public participation takes place at the beginning of the regular meeting. Items on the agenda for […]

On March 1, 2014, The Wonder  Bar in Asbury Park will host the inaugural Sinderella’s Ball concert to benefit Joan Dancy and PALS (People With ALS) Foundation. Joan Dancy and PALS is an all-volunteer grassroots organization that helps provide services and medical equipment to assist people in Monmouth and Ocean County who suffer from ALS […]

At a press conference held in Asbury Park Friday, Acting Monmouth County Prosecutor Christopher Gramiccioni announced the results of “Operation Dead End,” a sweep that netted 28 individuals in connection with various crimes committed in the city including one Asbury Park Police Officer and two juveniles. The operation resulted in 28 arrests out of 31 […]

After a six-month investigation, 31 people, including several known gang members, a city police officer and two Asbury Park juveniles were charged in connection with violent street crimes and firearms offenses during a police dragnet, according to a news release from the Monmouth County Prosecutor’s Office. In an effort focused on addressing the number of […]