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 […]

Whether you live in Asbury Park or are patronizing the city’s vibrant downtown community, city officials are asking for your input. During Wednesday night’s Asbury Park City Council meeting, Deputy Mayor Amy Quinn made the plea for feedback on the three parking meters vying to become the chosen pay station of choice moving forward. The […]

The Asbury Park City Council Wednesday honored the high school’s 2016 Varsity Soccer Team for clinching the Division One Championship, for the first time since 1981 and winning the Central Jersey Group 1 title. In reading the municipal recognition, Councilwoman Eileen Chapman commended the team for their formula of success, on and off the field, […]

SantaCon’s return to Asbury Park on Saturday is being met with a cautionary welcome by city officials. This will be the fifth year the holiday themed bar crawl will be held in Asbury Park, and given past complaints, City officials are going on the record to ask the thousands who visit to be respectful. Acting […]

Final project approvals were granted Wednesday by the Asbury Park City Council for iStar’s 1101 Ocean Avenue mixed use development. In its role as the municipality’s redevelopment authority, the City Council unanimously granted the master waterfront redeveloper a subsequent developer’s agreement that includes a Payment in Lieu of Taxes [PILOT] structure that will allay the […]

The City of Asbury Park has been recognized by the Human Rights Campaign [HRC] for making inroads in being an LGBTQ inclusive community, according to a news statement. In its 2016 Municipal Equality Index [MEI], which evaluates everything from laws and policies to the degree of services offered, the HRC rated Asbury Park third on […]

Civil Rights advocate and local Asbury Park resident Rev. Dr. Gil Caldwell was honored this weekend by his alma mater – Boston University. Caldwell, who first met Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. in 1958 while he was a student there, was one of three people to receive the University’s 2016 Distinguished Alumni Award. The honor […]

What began with a telephone call from Jacqueline Klosek of the Sunshine Girls has grown into a community wide campaign now in search of volunteers. “I, like so many people around the country and all over the world, was really distraught over the horrific, hateful attack in Orlando,” Klosek said in a written social media […]

Deputy Mayor Amy Quinn said she was heartbroken when the news broke of the early Sunday morning mass shooting in Orlando, Fla. “We are just trying to show our support for the devastating loss in the gay community and all of our communities,” she said Monday afternoon following the raising of the rainbow flag, a representation […]

The Asbury Park City Council is seeking candidates for an eleven-member Business Committee created by resolution last month. “The business community is the lifeblood of Asbury Park,” Councilwoman Yvonne Clayton said in a written statement. They provide services, they bring in guests from other locations, and they’re the basis for the revitalization of the city. […]