The first day of school in the Asbury Park School District came with a new theme at Barack Obama Elementary. “This is a new super school year,” Principal Reginald Mirthil said. “The theme for this school year is HERO – helpful, engaged, respectful and on task.” To further the new directive, the faculty wore superhero […]

Lise Coachi entered the Asbury Park City Council Chambers with the aid of a walker. She was surrounded by family and friends who led her to seat at the front of the room, giving her a birds-eye view. Like most elders, Ms. Coachi said very few words but intently watched the events of the day […]

The Asbury Park City Council will host two Workforce Development meetings next week. The public participation meetings will be held from 6:30 to 8 p.m. Monday at the Asbury Park Senior Center, located at 1201 Springwood Avenue and from 9 to 10:30 a.m. Tuesday at City Council Chambers, located at 1 Municipal Plaza. “We want […]

Spring cleaning is upon us all. Rather than discarding those unwanted treasures to the landfill, the city will host a Recycling Marketplace from 9 a.m. to noon Saturday at the center island in the municipal parking lot at 1 Municipal Plaza along Cookman Avenue. Cancelled last week due to inclement weather, the marketplace is a […]

They may not have school school-aged children in the Asbury Park School District but on Friday morning some of the city’s most recognizable residents walked a few kids to school. They included Jan Sparrow, Words! bookstore owner, Councilwoman Yvonne Clayton, and Mayor John Moor. The initiative is a part of the recently launched Mayor’s Wellness […]

A group of petitioners fighting to stave off proposed short term rental guidelines in Asbury Park launched a campaign Sunday to get the issue placed on the November ballot. “While many of you signed the online petition to defend private property rights from infringement by the AP City Council, we need your signatures on paper […]

The state’s Parks and Recreation Association awarded its Excellence in Design accolade to Suburban Consulting Engineers of Wall for its design of Asbury Park’s Springwood Avenue Park. The design team captured the vision and project objectives that the City of Asbury Park and the Springwood Avenue Advisory Committee had for this unique and one-of- a-kind project, […]

The Asbury Park City Council recognized the 2016 Asbury Park High School Varsity Football team for its Central Jersey Group 1 Championship title at the start of the Regular Session Wednesday meeting. In reading the proclamation, Councilwoman Eileen Chapman said as the team faced a season filled with many peaks and valley, they met every […]

Last week’s Crucial Catch Day held at the local Visiting Nurse Association of Central Jersey (VNACJ) Community Health Center on Main Street was one of 30 NFL and American Cancer Society events held nationally and the only one its kind held in the state, organizers said. Designed to educate women about the importance of regular […]

Hot Mess boutique salon owner Tara Weldon sat through the past couple months of Planning Board and City Council meetings as the issue of expanding the allowable services in the Central Business District [CBD] redevelopment zone were vetted. Relief came Wednesday night when the Asbury Park City Council unanimously voted, despite a contrary recommendation from […]