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 […]

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 […]

The 13th Annual Surfrider Foundation: Jersey Shore Chapter Family Day on the beach in Asbury Park returns Saturday.  The free noon to 5 pm beach day features food, surf lessons, beach volleyball, a scavenger hunt, live music from Stringbean Blues, and a beach clean-up aimed at sharing the importance of coastal preservation, said Mike Castellano, […]

Fitness in the Park will launch 11 am to 1 pm Saturday in Sunset Park, located on Main Street between Fifth and Sunset avenues, city officials have announced. The Mayor’s Wellness Committee event is cosponsored by the Sunset Lake Park Conservancy, with funding provided by the NJ Prevention Network. Aimed at offering fun and fitness […]

The Asbury Park Mayor’s Wellness Committee will launch its first public event on Aug. 21, Chair Michael Manzella said. Held in conjunction with the Community YMCA of Red Bank, a Yoga in the Park will be held from 5 to 6 p.m. prior to the Music Monday free concert series at Springwood Avenue Park, located […]

The Asbury Park City Council is scheduled to meet Wednesday in council chambers at City Hall, located at 1 Municipal Plaza. A closed executive session will start at 4 p.m., followed by a 6 p.m. public workshop session and the 7 p.m. regular council meeting. Public participation takes place at the beginning of the regular […]

Good health and educating youth in local government are the focus of two new city initiatives being led by Mayor John Moor. The first will be a Mayor’s Wellness Committee, now seeking members to promote good health, events, activities and programs. Basically it is a committee to help the city and its residents commit to […]