Fed up with the recent spate of gun violence in the city, Asbury Park residents gathered Monday evening to voice their frustrations at a rally on the west side of the city. At the rally, Rev. Kevin Nunn unveiled a campaign to begin a “Stop the Violence” chapter in Asbury Park. Stop the Violence has chapters […]

The county has secured funds to redesign the traffic pattern on a portion of Memorial Drive in Asbury Park. Commonly referred to as the “road diet,” the plan would reconfigure a portion of Memorial Drive from Munroe Avenue south [shown above] to Route 35 in Neptune from a four lane thoroughfare into two through traffic […]

On any given Sunday this fall, local youth can be found at the Asbury Park High School football field taking part in football and cheerleading programs that offer more than just a win or a loss. Founded in 1929, Pop Warner Little Scholars, Inc., is a nonprofit organization that provides football, cheerleading and dance programs […]

A new state monitor has been assigned to the Asbury Park School District. Outgoing state monitor Lester Richens [shown above, at right] will transfer to the Pleasantville School District. He will be replaced by Carole Morris [left]. Richens has served the district since May 2011. Morris served as superintendent of schools in Manasquan for 25 […]

Children at Asbury Park Pediatrics received a special visit today from Democratic Congressman Frank Pallone, Jr., [above, at center] who showed up to read to them as part of a national campaign to improve literacy. The event draws focus to the national nonprofit “Reach Out and Read” program. The nonprofit program is made up of a […]

This Friday, the Asbury Musical Heritage Foundation [AMHF] will open their Local Live! doors to no-so-local singer-songwriter Manu Saggioro [shown at right] and violist Kimberly Foster at Where Music Lives on Cookman Avenue. Where Music Lives is the performance and exhibition space of the AMHF. The space is used to bring music-based initiatives to the […]

Two positions on the Asbury Park Housing Authority, and an alternate position on the city’s zoning board, have opened up, and the city council is seeking applicants to fill them. The application for both positions is the same one that was created to establish the citizen advisory committees. Interested residents can pick up a copy […]

The Asbury Park Historical Society will hold a ceremony Sunday to commemorate the 79th anniversary of the S.S. Morro Castle disaster. The ceremony will take place at 1 p.m. in front of the Morro Castle monument just south of the entrance to the Paramount Theater, according to a press release from the Asbury Park Historical […]

The City of Asbury Park website [cityofasburypark.com] is due for a major upgrade in the coming months. To gain input from the community, members of the Asbury Park city council will host a forum Thursday, Sept. 5 at 7:00 p.m. in council chambers to discuss what residents and community would like to see on the […]

The city council is scheduled to meet tonight 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 agenda for […]