The Asbury Park Mayor and City Council have issued an official statement following the controversy that surrounds the upcoming Festival of Life event planned for June 24 to 29 in Bradley Park, located at Ocean and Fifth avenues. The controversy was sparked by a former Asbury Park resident’s social media post asking for the LGBTQ […]

In an open letter to the Mayor and City Council, Help Not Handcuffs Founder Randy Thompson, Muata Greene and Deidre ‘Tiff’ Metcalf, and a group of area signatories will call for the removal of the James A Bradley statue that sits in the waterfront located park in the city founder’s name. Thompson’s organization is a nonprofit that works […]

The Asbury Park City Council is scheduled to hold a workshop meeting at 6 p.m. Tuesday in council chambers at City Hall. A public participation session is scheduled to take place near the end of the meeting, after comments from city officials. Items on the agenda for the meeting include: • Special event considerations include […]

The Jersey Shore Jazz and Blues summer series of music festivals kicks off Saturday at its first event in Bradley Park across from Convention Hall. The series takes place over the course of the next three Saturdays, beginning in Asbury Park and then travelling to Point Pleasant on July 20 and Long Branch on Aug. […]