The Asbury Park Chamber of Commerce paid homage Friday night to what Executive Director Sylvia Sylvia-Cioffi calls ‘champions of our beloved city’ during the annual Carousel Award event at Convention Hall, located on the AP Boardwalk. This year’s event included video presentations by John Kaplow of NJ Media Works. The award recipients were given proclamations […]

A group of Asbury Park clergy, community leaders, and residents gathered around the flagpole at municipal headquarters to pay homage to the National Day of Prayer. Created in 1952 by a joint resolution of Congress and signed into law by President Harry S. Truman, every president has signed a National Day of Prayer proclamation. In […]

The Mayor’s Rodeo For Recreation photos are in, thanks to photographer Victor Bubadias.  The Thursday night event was held to support summer camp scholarships for Asbury Park youth.  Here’s a gallery snapshot of the night’s celebration – double click on image for full scale:  ——————————————————————————————————————- Follow the Asbury Park Sun on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram. The Asbury Park Sun […]

Thursday’s Mayor’s Rodeo For Recreation is shaping up to be a community affair, with many local businesses and venues pitching in to support the summer youth camp program administered by the City’s Recreation Department and Asbury Park School District. The event, which launched in 2016, is the brainchild of Mayor John Moor, who opted out […]

Suggested changes to the Springwood Avenue Redevelopment Plan that got the nod from the Asbury Park Planning Board on Monday is but a sign of things to come. Included in the changes is assignment of the municipal-owned parking lot on Memorial Drive for valet parking and allowing for single-family detached homes in the residential zone. […]

The Asbury Park Chamber of Commerce and Mayor John Moor were on hand last week for the grand opening of Joe Oz Real Estate Group on Bangs Avenue. “The Joe Oz Realty Group is a fantastic new addition to the community,” Chamber Executive Director Sylvia Sylvia-Cioffi said in a written statement. “It takes about two […]

While the All Stars Afterschool program at Our Lady of Mount Carmel is celebrating its 7th anniversary, changes in funding could affect its ability to continue to serve the city’s most vulnerable youth. Founded in 2011 through a collaboration with the Friendship Train Foundation, the loss of its 21st Century Community Learning Centers grant now […]

An incident outside a Sunday evening sign making gathering in preparation for the Stand Against Hate Rally scheduled for 10 a.m. Monday resulted in an arrest after a 22-year-old man allegedly pepper sprayed a transgender woman, according to witnesses and police. The incident occurred near 7:29 p.m at 1100 Ocean Avenue, Police Department Spokesman Capt. […]

Mayor John Moor announced via social media that Asbury Park was granted a Transit Village designation and it immediately went viral [locally that is]. “…I am pleased to advise you that the City of Asbury Park has been designated New Jersey’s next Transit village. This is years of policy decisions and staff work that is […]

City officials have announced the award of a $237,000 Transportation Alternatives Program [TAP] grant for Main Street. The city’s main corridor [owned by the state] is one of only 27 projects totaling $19.46 million awarded by the Federal Highway Administration of the US Department of Transportation. “Main Street is one of Asbury Park’s biggest and […]