Despite the Sunday morning rain, organizers have confirmed that the 1 pm Sixth Annual St. Patrick’s Day Parade in Asbury Park will march on. “Hello there,” organizers wrote in a social media post. “For all those wondering, the parade is rain or shine. But the good news is by the time our marching starts at […]

The Sixth Annual St. Patrick’s Day Parade fundraising season kicks off Wednesday with a beach barbecue event at Anchor’s Bend, located at 1300 Ocean Avenue. Proceeds from the 6 to 9 p.m. BBQ with an Irish twist, will go toward the St. Patrick’s Day Fund, founder Garrett Giberson said. On the menu is a barbecue […]

The annual St. Patrick’s Day Parade fundraising season kicks off this month with a beach barbecue at Anchor’s Bend, 1300 Ocean Avenue. Proceeds from the 6 to 9 p.m. Wednesday, Aug. 17, BBQ with an Irish twist, will go toward the St. Patrick’s Day Fund, Committee President and parade founder Garrett Giberson said. “People don’t […]

Plans for the Third Annual Asbury Park Saint Patrick’s Day Parade are underway and a with an expected vote on the March 13 date, parade route and details on Wednesday night’s City Council agenda, fundraising initiatives are in full swing. This year’s Grand Marshal will be the Carroll family, President Garret Giberson said. “They’ve been […]

The Asbury Park City Council is scheduled to hold a workshop meeting at 6 p.m. Monday in council chambers at City Hall at 1 Municipal Plaza. A public participation session is scheduled to take place near the end of the meeting, after comments from city officials. Items on the agenda for the meeting include the […]

Radio personality “Big” Joe Henry will lead Asbury Park’s Second Annual St. Patrick’s Parade as the grand marshal, according to a news release from the parade committee. Henry, a jockey for NJ 101.5, hosts weekly shows on Friday, Saturday and Sunday. He takes requests, plays classic hits, tells jokes and talks to callers. “I’m honored to […]

A new chapter was added to Asbury Park’s history books Sunday, March 9, as the Inaugural St. Patrick’s Day Parade made its way from Convention Hall through downtown Cookman Avenue. About 3000 people showed up to watch the parade, the majority of which were concentrated along downtown Cookman Avenue. “We really had no doubt in our […]

Asbury Park’s St. Patrick’s Day Parade committee named Rev. Robert Kaeding, or Father Bob, founder of The Center in Asbury Park, as the Grand Marshall of the first St. Patrick’s Day parade to take place in the city on Sunday, March 9, 2014. “I’m honored to be able to be a part of it, certainly,” said Kaeding […]

Asbury Park will see its first-ever St. Patrick’s Day parade next year. The Asbury Park St. Patrick’s Day Parade committee is in the initial planning stages for the event, scheduled for Sunday, March 9, 2014, according to the parade website. The tentative parade route will start at Fourth and Ocean avenues and travel south on […]