The number of Asbury Park kids attending the Recreation Summer Camp program has surpassed last year’s numbers, Recreation Director Leesha Floyd said. To date, 210 city kids are enrolled in the program with numbers due to increase further once summer school kicks off on July 5, Floyd said. The program runs through Aug. 4 at […]

The Asbury Park Recreation Department is now accepting proposal applications from agencies and organizations interested in administering programs for city residents and youth. Currently, there are close to 20 Recreation Department funded programs offered to city residents and youth throughout the year, Director Leesha Floyd said. Those programs include athletic, life skills training, library, Lakehouse […]

City officials released a report Thursday afternoon outlining record highs for the Summer Recreation Program it runs in conjunction with the Asbury Park School District. “Comparing the numbers, this is the best summer we’ve had in the past ten years,” said Councilman Jesse Kendle, who Chairs the Recreation Committee . “So many kids got the […]

Tickets to the April 21 Mayor’s Rodeo for Recreation will close Monday, Mayor John Moor has announced. The event is being held to help fund scholarships for the city’s summer recreation programs. “Everyone has been asking me about having a Mayor’s Ball but I’m not really a tuxedo person,” Moor said on Jan 27 when […]

The most creative and fashionable will vie for top honors Sunday at the city’s 81st Annual Easter Pageant Parade. “It’s an important community event, and not just for Asbury residents,” pageant Co-Director Cassandra Dickerson said in a written news release. “We attract people from as far as Red Bank, Long Branch, Tinton Falls, Freehold, Neptune […]

With a goal of making summer recreation programs accessible to all the city’s youth, Asbury Park Mayor John Moor and the City Council have launched the “Mayor’s Rodeo for Recreation Challenge.” “Everyone has been asking me about having a Mayor’s Ball but I’m not really a tuxedo person,” Moor said. “When I learned that there […]

Rachel D’Avino, a victim of the Newtown Connecticut shootings at Sandy Hook Elementary School, will be forever memorialized in a playground dedicated to her on Asbury Park’s 7th Avenue beach [pictured above]. Fire Chief Kevin Keddy and Leesha Floyd, a program development aide for the city’s recreation department, formally presented details of the project to […]