Governor Chris Christie celebrated the completion of post-Sandy repairs made to the Asbury Park boardwalk and welcomed tourists to the city for one of the biggest holiday weekends at the Jersey Shore at a ribbon-cutting ceremony held Friday afternoon on the south side of the boardwalk near Convention Hall. It was his third ribbon cutting; prior […]

[Update: The original release issued incorrectly stated the city’s annual Memorial Day service in Veteran’s Park hosted by VFW Post #1333 would commence at 11 a.m. The services will begin at 10 a.m. This article has been updated to reflect that change.] Governor Chris Christie will make a stop on the Asbury Park boardwalk May 23 […]

The memory of Rachel D’Avino, one of the 26 victims gunned down in the Sandy Hook Elementary School shootings, now has a permanent home in Asbury Park. At a dedication and ribbon cutting ceremony Saturday, before the purple ribbon that surrounded the playground on Asbury Park’s 7th Avenue beach was cut, before anyone stepped up […]