The Pulse nightclub massacre second anniversary was commemorated Tuesday with a moment of silence, poetry reading, song, and thanks for a community that rose to help plant the memorial grove in Library Square Park, bordered by Heck Street, Asbury, First, and Grand avenues. “Two years ago we experienced one of the worst travesties in modern […]

The Asbury Park Young Democrats will host a kickoff fundraising event 6 p.m. Wednesday at the Asbury Park Yacht Club, located 1000 Ocean Ave. Headed by Comedian Jess Alaimo, who was founding member of the Women’s Convention, and Kayvon Paul, the Community Outreach Director at Garden State Equality, the Asbury Park Democratic Committee spin off […]

A Monday night fundraising event hosted by Sen Vin Gopal [D-11] at Parlor Gallery on Cookman Avenue raised over $4,000 for the Asbury Park Democrats, Chair Joe Grillo said. “After decades of political division, Asbury Park is now the political pulse point of coastal Monmouth [County], Grillo said. “This didn’t happen by accident. It happened […]

Gov. Phil Murphy and Congressman Frank Pallone Jr were among those who came out Sunday to honor Luanne Peterpaul at Watermark on the Asbury Park Boardwalk. “I don’t think that there is anyone in this state that I have met who has poured their heart out day in and day out more than Luanne Peterpaul,” […]

Senate Majority Leader Loretta Weinberg, Senator Sandra Cunningham, Former Lieutenant Governor Kim Guadagno, and Assemblywoman Joann Downey are among those on the political lineup at the inaugural Asbury Park Women’s Convention: A Day of Politics and Comedy, organizers announced Monday in a written statement. “I am absolutely humbled by the diverse turn out of exceptional […]

In less than two days after announcing the inaugural Asbury Park Women’s Convention [APWC] would be held Feb 24 at The Asbury, organizers sold out. Coupled as an educational and entertaining forum, the 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. event has been moved to the historic Paramount Theatre on the Asbury Park Boardwalk. “We feel so […]

Editor, Asbury Park Sun, Chris Smith has been the representative for New Jersey’s 4th Congressional District for 37 years. That means the people I live with, hang out with, and the majority of people on my social media do not actually know what it’s like to live without Chris Smith as [a] representative. We’ve just […]

Known for attracting thousands to the downtown, Asbury Underground Art and Music Crawl returns Jan 13 as curators of the Light of Day Winterfest downtown offerings. For close to 20 years, the Light of Day [LOD] Foundation has showcased the tri state’s most acclaimed artists in support of fighting Parkinson’s disease and its related neurodegenerative […]

Five city women have come together to launch a women’s convention aimed at spotlighting issues that affect women across party lines. Entitled Asbury Park Women’s Convention: A Day of Politics and Comedy, the day long event will be held Feb 24 at The Asbury. “This is a pivotal time for women,” Councilwoman Yvonne Clayton said in […]

Organizers behind the Labor Day Stand Against Hate Rally are furthering their message that Love is louder than hate. “We want to remind the world that all are welcome and have the right to be safe in our America,” a written statement announcing an Oct 8 March For Each Other event. The peaceful event’s message […]