Mayor John Moor and Councilman Jesse Kendle announced they will be seeking another four-year term in the November 8 municipal election, according to a news release issued by their campaign. Both were elected in 2014 and reelected in 2018 and will be running again as the “Asbury Together” ticket.  Moor said about his most recent […]

The City of Asbury Park was named a New Jersey “Healthy Town to Watch” by the New Jersey Health Care Quality Institute (Quality Institute) in their annual Mayors Wellness Campaign (MWC) recognition program for 2019. Asbury Park has participated in the MWC since 2017 and this is the first year the City has been recognized […]

Installation of electric vehicle charging stations in Asbury Park has begun, City officials announced Friday afternoon. Completion of the first hub, located on Mattison Avenue between Main and Bond streets, is nearing completion. “We are proud to support electric vehicles in Asbury Park and lead the charge along the Jersey Shore to help reduce our […]

From the mayor to heads of churches and community organizations, Cedrica Mitchell and Shontice McKenzie have spent the past month meeting Asbury Park’s most influential leaders. The DC natives are on a self-funded mission to spread mental wellness awareness in all 50 states, by way of a 2002 Chevy Trailblazer home.  McKenzie, a former elementary […]

Fourth of July Fireworks display in Asbury Park Thursday ended with a reported shooting, Mayor John Moor confirmed.  “I don’t know all the details but there was a shooting,” Moor said via a telephone conversation. “I do know one person was transported to Jersey Shore [University Medical Center].”  Moor said he obtained the information from […]

Against a backdrop of post-storm waves crashing along the Asbury Park shoreline Friday on what is known as World Water Day,  Congressman Frank Pallone Jr [NJ-6] continued to lead the fight to stop offshore drilling in Atlantic. In the coming weeks, the Trump Administration is expected to release a 2019-24 National Outer Continental Shelf Oil […]

The Asbury Park City Council Tuesday reorganization not only featured the swearing-in of Mayor John Moor and Councilman Jesse Kendle, who won second terms in office during the November elections, it also included the unanimous vote for and swearing-in of Councilwoman Amy Quinn as Deputy Mayor. The 11 am meeting set the official 2019 calendar, […]

A group of over 100 residents turned out for Wednesday night’s City Council meeting to address alleged police abuse against a young man belonging to one of the city’s most prominent families. Rev Nicolle Harris shared the incident via a social media post, saying: “This past Tuesday night [Nov 20], the young man pictured here […]

In the midst of an opiod crisis that claimed a record number of lives last year, the local NGO Help Not Handcuffs will host three events featuring discussions with Portuguese Drug Czar Dr. João Goulão on how his country’s drug decriminalization policy succeeded in greatly reducing overdose deaths and improving other health outcomes. Among the […]

The City of Asbury Park has unveiled a new rainbow-striped crosswalk on Asbury Avenue in front of the Empress Hotel. The temporary crosswalk was created by resolution to promote awareness of LGBTQ issues in Asbury Park and timed to coincide with Garden State Equality Equality Walk, which will take place on Saturday. “We wanted to […]