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Asbury Park

Rev Gil Caldwell’s Reflection

Civil Rights Leader Hosts Sister Rosetta Tharpe Tribute In Celebration Of Community & Its Music History

By Michelle Gladden


City elder Rev. Gil Caldwell is most known as a civil rights activist; marching along Rev. Martin Luther King Jr who he first met in 1958, having been jailed for publicly supporting equal rights, and being turned away from a Pennsylvania hotel during his honeymoon with wife Grace. The retired United Methodist Church minister, who […]

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Mar 19, 2018
Asbury Park

Mayor’s Rodeo For Recreation Returns April 19

Des and the Swagmatics Headlines; Donovan, Akins & McGillion Honored

By Michelle Gladden


Des and the Swagmatics will headline the April 19 return of the Mayor’s Rodeo For Recreation, being held at the Stone Pony. First held in 2016, the event is the brainchild of Mayor John Moor, who has said he decided to opt out of the traditional Mayor’s Ball for a less casual evening in supports […]

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Mar 17, 2018