The Asbury Park City Council concluded its annual assessment and approval of the city’s bar, restaurant and entertainment venue liquor licenses this week but not before implementing a new set of conditions. Moving forward every venue serving alcohol must clean the sidewalk and curb nightly after closing and the following morning prior to opening. They […]

The Asbury Park Mayor and City Council have issued an official statement following the controversy that surrounds the upcoming Festival of Life event planned for June 24 to 29 in Bradley Park, located at Ocean and Fifth avenues. The controversy was sparked by a former Asbury Park resident’s social media post asking for the LGBTQ […]

The Asbury Park City Council and members of the community paid special tribute Gerald ‘Jerry’ Scarano this week, just hours after learning the regular attendee, who often challenged procedure and practices, had died. Scarano, 63, and his roomate Harold Kelly, 48, were found dead inside the former’s Ocean Boulevard home, Monmouth County Prosecutor’s Office Spokesman […]

In his poetic introduction of lifelong friend during Sunday night’s NJ Hall of Fame Induction ceremony, Bruce Springsteen referred to the Middletown reared Stevie Van Zandt as a representative of the Jersey ethos. “He is his own purest creation; words you will never hear on the street – wow, that guy looks just like Little […]

Editor, Asbury Park Sun, Thank you to all who contributed to the Mayor’s Rodeo for Recreation. A special thank you to the committee consisting of Leesha Floyd, Cassandra Dickerson, Caroline O’Toole,Tara Werner, Cindy Dye, Barbara VanWagner, Tamica Smith Genise Hughes and Kevin Keddy; some who worked for six months to make this  happen. Congratulations to […]

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,” […]

Asbury Park Mayor John Moor and Councilman Jesse Kendle have confirmed they will run in the November election under the Asbury Park Together Ticket. The incumbents were first elected to four-year terms in the November 2014 elections after the formal change of government was enacted. This bid for second four-year terms comes at a time […]

Herline Valcin, 29, realized a 15-year-long dream Thursday when she was sworn into duty; becoming Asbury Park’s first female Haitian native to serve on its 91-member police force. The 1.4 square mile community is known for its sizeable Haitian population. “I just wanted to give back to my community and to try to make a […]

Three to five year olds at Alphabets Preschool Center on Grand Avenue invited a few special guests to lunch Friday. The guest list consisted of state, county and local dignitaries, as well as members of the media. “Would you like to sit here,” 5-year-old Akim said to the Sun reporter as the guests entered their […]

The Asbury Park City Council introduced a 2018 budget Wednesday that comes with a lowered tax rate and, for the first time in years, calls for no Transitional Aid support from the state. “That’s a huge, huge thing for Asbury Park,” Deputy Mayor Amy Quinn said. Capabianco said while they requested no transitional aid dollars, […]