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Asbury Park

Asbury Park CAN network to host public meeting

Group seeks to address issue of violence in the city

By Asbury Park Sun


The Asbury Park Community Action Network [Asbury CAN] is set to host their third Summit to End Violence meeting on Saturday, Jan. 11 at St. Stephen AME Zion Church and members of the public are invited to attend. Asbury CAN is a grassroots effort that seeks to address violence in the city by tackling what […]

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Jan 03, 2014
Asbury Park

Grassroots effort to end violence in the city resumes

Organizers announce phone number for residents to call with questions

By Jill Bartlett


Organizers of the November “Summit to End Violence” in Asbury Park held their second meeting Saturday at St. Stephen AME Zion Church. The first Summit to End Violence brought law enforcement officials, politicians, business owners and other city stakeholders together in November to address the underlying causes of violence in Asbury Park: health, law enforcement, jobs, housing and […]

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Dec 09, 2013