The Annual Back To School Block Party held over the weekend helped ready 300 students for the new school year, city officials have announced. “We are grateful to the community and our sponsors for their generosity,” Mayor John Moor said. “Every donation helps us provide the students of Asbury Park with the tools they need […]

Wish Upon a Prom is celebrating five years of outfitting teens for the rites of passage event that can run families upwards of $600. Each May, the local nonprofit transforms Harold Daley VFW Post No. 1333 on Lake Avenue into a formalwear fashion house venue. The one-day event allows teens to pick not only their […]

The Charity Kings are back at it again. This time around the Wish Upon A Prom organizers are working on their Third Annual Back To School Giveaway, slated for Aug. 26. “Our purpose for this event each year to assist families in need in Monmouth County & other NJ  areas,” organizer Sherrice Lyles said. “We […]

Local nonprofit Charity Kings and their annual prom giveaway was the spotlight of a WPIX news segment by Monica Morales  Friday. The organization’s Wish Upon A Prom initiative, led by Sherrice Lyles, was featured during the 5 p.m. broadcast. Now in its fourth year of providing prom wear and all its accouterments to high school […]

Asbury Park based nonprofit, The Charity Kings will bring back Santa’s Toy Shoppe on Dec. 17. Currently collecting donations for boys and girls up to age 16 and their families, coordinator Sherrice Lyles [below right] said everything from toys, clothing, books and gift cards, to electronics, gift baskets for parents, artificial Christmas trees, lights, decorations, gift wrapping […]

Below is a list of community related news, announcements and events. The file will be updated throughout the week as new events, announcements and news arise. The 6 p.m. Monday night free Levitt AMP Asbury Park Music Series concert   features Dr. Cheeko and The Island Sound, with an opening performance by local reggae band Random Test […]

Nominated as a Community Change Maker, city resident Sherrice Lyles was shocked when the Caller ID on her telephone read the White House. “I’ve never received a call from the White House so at first I thought it was a scam,” Lyles a mother of four children said. “But when they started asking me personal […]

The Asbury Park City Council is scheduled to hold a workshop meeting at 6 p.m. Monday in council chambers at City Hall at 1 Municipal Plaza. 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 the […]

Potential prom queens from around the area ventured to Asbury Park Thursday to find the dress of their dreams at the Charity Kings-sponsored “Wish Upon a Prom” event. The event invites young ladies to choose complimentary formal wear and accessories for the prom. The charity group amassed a collection of over 600 dresses and several […]