World Aids Day will be celebrated in Asbury Park with a Candlelight Walk and Memorial Service, according to a news release. This year, events across the globe will be centered on the theme –  HIV stigma is not retro, it’s just wrong, according to the official website. Launched in 1988 at the height of the […]

The Center in Asbury Park will hold its inaugural AIDS Bike Ride Saturday. With a start and finish at the Main Street located nonprofit, participants of all ages will coast 25 miles through Asbury Park, Loch Arbour, Allenhurst, Deal, Long Branch, Monmouth Beach, and Oceanport. Support And Gear [SAG] vehicles will accompany and assist the […]

Community related news, announcements and events: National Night Out events are being held Tuesday evening in Asbury Park, Deal, Ocean Township and Neptune. The free event was created as a way for law enforcement and their support agencies to unite with the public, local business, youth and other local organizations in order to heighten a […]

Foodies get ready – Friday night Convention Hall will transform into a cuisine showcase brought together in support of The Center of Asbury Park. Be it a Hawaiian Poke from Langosta Lounge, Goulash from Asbury Festhalle & Biergarten, a pan seared fennel sausage from Moonstruck, or ceviche from Bonefish Grill, an assortment of fares will […]

Hotel Tides will host their second annual pool party benefit for The Center in Asbury Park on Sunday, Aug.  3, from noon to 4 p.m. About 70 pieces of art created by Center clients at a recent creativity workshop will be on display and available for purchase at the event. Ten percent of all sales proceeds will be donated back […]

An art show and fundraiser at Hotel Tides on August 3 will showcase pieces created by Center clients during a 13-week creativity workshop. The workshop, meant to foster self-awareness and a sense of well-being, utilized art as a segue to more open verbal communication. Local artist Steven Brunner organized the workshop and led the group […]

The Center in Asbury Park held their 21st candlelight walk and memorial service in observance of the 25th annual World AIDS Day Sunday. World AIDS Day takes place annually on December 1. Around the globe, people don red ribbons, the color chosen to signify the fight against AIDS, to show support and awareness in the […]

Area residents are being asked to come together for a still important cause on May 6 — AIDS awareness. HIV and AIDS reached epidemic levels in the 1980s. Now, it is possible to live with AIDS but it is still a chronic disease, according to The Center’s founder and executive director Rev. Robert. F. Kaeding, […]