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Asbury Park

Community, just a click away

Social media app connects Asbury via 'online neighborhood’

By Jill Bartlett


Using a free social network designed to get real-life neighbors to connect on the internet, Asbury Park residents have created an online neighborhood through Nextdoor.com. Nextdoor’s mission is “to bring back a sense of community to the neighborhood,” according to Nextdoor.com’s main site. The Asbury site was started with the idea to be able to […]

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Jul 08, 2013
Asbury Park

‘Lights on, crime off’: residents asked to flip the switch

Group also creates crime map of city

By Molly Mulshine


Asbury Park residents are being advised to leave their outside lights on from dusk to dawn on Thursday, Feb. 21. A group of residents and business owners is spearheading the initiative, known as “Lights On, Crime Off.” The primary goal is to brighten areas of town in an effort to make residents feel safer and […]

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Feb 06, 2013