Applications are now available for the soon to open Dollar Tree, located on Main Street at the northwest corner of Third Avenue, Councilwoman Yvonne Clayton has announced. The over 10,000-square-foot national chain store will give priority to local residents through a workforce development agreement. The project approval detailed off-street parking, benches, public garbage and recycling […]

City Officials will hold an open house meeting to garner input for a workforce development plan currently being drafted. The 6 to 8 p.m. meeting will be held Oct 18 at the Asbury Park Senior Center, located at 1201 Springwood Ave. This is the third in a series of public input meeting held to vet […]

The Asbury Park City Council is scheduled to meet 7 p.m. Wednesday in council chambers at City Hall, located at 1 Municipal Plaza. Public participation will take place at the beginning of the regular meeting. Items on the agenda include: • Procedural votes on budgetary matters, a renewal of the community nursing service contract with […]

The Asbury Park Housing Authority and its Board of Commissioners have announced an open call for anyone interested in working Boston Way Redevelopment Project, located at Memorial Drive and Sylvan Way. “We’re extremely excited at the prospect of bringing employment opportunities to the Greater Asbury Park community,” Chairman Gregory Hopson said in a written statement. […]

In an unprecedented move, waterfront redeveloper iStar will launch a construction industry workforce development program next week. Aimed at including local contractors in the work needed to build the 1101 Ocean Avenue project at the failed Esperanza site [shown in feature photo],  iStar will host an open bid event from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Friday […]

The Asbury Park City Council is scheduled to hold a workshop meeting 6 p.m. Monday in Council Chambers at City Hall, located at 1 Municipal Plaza. A public participation session will take place near the end of the workshop meeting, following comments from city officials. Items on the meeting’s agenda include: • A special event […]

The Asbury Hotel’s David Bowd will provide jobs for 60 of the 110 applicants that completed his Salt School hospitality training program at the Boys and Girls Club on Monroe Avenue. The free 10-week program was created as part of a workforce development program established in partnership with waterfront redeveloper iStar to train area residents […]

The Asbury Park City Council is scheduled to hold a workshop meeting at 6 p.m. Monday in council chambers at City Hall, located 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: […]