Community
By ALISSA DELEO
March 28, 2023
ASBURY PARK, NJ — A Washington D.C. developer hopes to construct a 126-unit multifamily housing complex with 129 parking spaces at 1201 Memorial Dr., the site of the former Braverman Building. Douglas Development Corporation presented its revised commercial and residential development plan on ...
ASBURY PARK, NJ — The city has planned an Easter Egg Hunt in Sunset Park located at 404 Fifth Ave., on Saturday, April 1, from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Children age 10 and under can hunt for hidden eggs, enjoy games, prizes, and music and even get a photo with the Easter Bunny. Participants are ...
ASBURY PARK, NJ — Sen. Vin Gopal D-Monmouth will host an event in honor of Irish-American Heritage Month on Tuesday, March 28, from 6 to 8 p.m. at Deal Lake Bar & Co. at 604 Main St. in Loch Arbour. Leaders throughout the community will be honored, and light refreshments will be ...
ASBURY PARK, NJ — Asbury Park got into the St. Patrick's Day spirit a little early with the Ninth Annual St. Patrick's Day Parade on Sunday, March 12. Thousands of parade-goers decked out in Irish-themed attire gathered in the city as the parade stepped off at 1 p.m. in front of Convention ...
BELMAR & LAKE COMO, NJ — Thousands of people, both residents and visitors, were sporting green on Sunday while celebrating the 50th Annual Belmar/Lake Como St. Patrick’s Day Parade. Once again, floats, pipes and drums bands, and more marched along Main Street in the two boroughs radiating Irish ...
ASBURY PARK, NJ — The Arthouse Film Festival 2023 will begin March 16 and run for 10 weeks at The ShowRoom Cinema, located at 707 Cookman Ave. The following films will be shown: "The Lost King," "Wild Life," "Joy Land," "Little Richard: I Am Everything," "Other People's Children," ...
ASBURY PARK, NJ — Join the City of Asbury Park for a Tribute to African American Culture presented by the Community Development Block Grant Department and The Cazzeek Brothers non-profit organization. The free event will take place on Saturday, March 11, from 2 to 4 p.m. at the Asbury Park ...
BELMAR, NJ — To honor the 50th Grand Marshal of the Belmar/Lake Como St. Patrick’s Day Parade, a special breakfast is set to take place hours before the parade on Sunday. D’Jais Oceanview Bar & Cafe is hosting the breakfast at 9:30 a.m., which will be honoring Grand Marshal Eugene “Chip” ...
ASBURY PARK, NJ — Students at Mercy Center’s Sisters Academy of New Jersey in Asbury Park will perform their second music concert produced by Lakehouse Music Academy as part of “Academy Week,” a week-long celebration at the school for family, staff, and students. Academy Week began on Monday ...
ASBURY PARK, NJ — A Black History Month photography exhibit is on display at city hall, which is located at One Municipal Plaza and open to the public from Monday to Friday from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. The exhibit features 30 photos on easels throughout the main common areas of the building showcasing ...
ASBURY PARK, NJ — To celebrate the first anniversary of Mercy Center of Asbury Park's expanded food pantry, elected officials, Mercy Center board members, staff and volunteers gathered on Valentine's Day morning to highlight Mercy Center's major milestones of 2022. Mercy Center's Executive ...
DEAL PARK, N.J. — To mark the 50th anniversary of its 1973 premiere on Broadway, the Axelrod Performing Arts Center, the professional regional theater located in Ocean Township, will present the musical "Raisin" from February 24 to March 12. Tickets are $32 to $63 and can be purchased online or ...
ASBURY PARK, NJ — The Asbury Park Beach Patrol Junior Guard Program taking place on the city’s beachfront this summer, is open for registration. The six-week training program, which begins June 26 and continues until August 4, is open to youth ages 10 to 15. The program is free for Asbury ...
ASBURY PARK, NJ — A heritage walk may soon be in the works after the idea for a Springwood Avenue plaque project celebrating the culture and history of the city’s Westside was proposed at a recent city council meeting. Diane Shelton, director of community outreach at Interfaith Neighbors shared ...
ASBURY PARK, NJ — The Asbury Park Public Library, located at 500 First Ave., has announced its upcoming events for February, which include a Black History movie matinee, a Valentine's Day party, toddler story time, a Snapology Lego Workshop and more. Select events require registration by ...
ASBURY PARK, NJ — With help from Mercy Center’s community victim advocates, 2023 will be a year of hope and peace for one young victim of domestic violence who fled her native country in the Middle East while pregnant and with her two-year-old daughter in tow. “Hema” escaped her abusers and ...
ASBURY PARK, NJ — TAPinto Asbury Park has put together a guide of events and concerts taking place on this first weekend of February in the city. It is the last dance for the Langosta Lounge Pavilion and three days of remembrance festivities are planned featuring live music, food and ...
ASBURY PARK, NJ — In observance of Black History Month which takes place each February, events are planned throughout the city honoring and celebrating African American history and culture. Black History Month has been observed in the United States since 1976 to recognize the accomplishments ...
ASBURY PARK, NJ — Although the ninth annual Asbury Park St. Patrick’s Day Parade is seven weeks away, beginning this week is the parade's first weekly fundraising event taking place on Thursday, January 26. Attendees can show their Irish spirit at Cross & Orange - Asbury Park located at 508 ...
ASBURY PARK, NJ — The Asbury Park Public Library, located at 500 First Ave, will present a poetry reading event featuring author Gregory Tomaini on Wednesday, January 25 at 6:30 p.m. in the Bradley Room. Tomaini will be reading pieces from his book, “The Rainbow Cantos” which was published in ...
ASBURY PARK, NJ — The Westside Community Center Historic Renovation Association will honor the life and legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and the 60th anniversary of his “I Have a Dream” speech with a day of service. Community members are invited to a Westside Community Center clean up ...
ASBURY PARK, NJ — A juvenile boy was reported missing Saturday evening, the Asbury Park Police Department announced in a Nixle alert and has since been found Police were asking for the public's help in locating A’Yon Lentz, a 12-year-old Black male. He was reported as found as of Sunday ...
ASBURY PARK, NJ — Dozens of people, many accompanied by their dogs, filled the Asbury Park Boardwalk on Wednesday as air temperatures climbed into the 60s, reaching unseasonable highs for early January. The city saw a high of 62 degrees, which is above average as temperatures for January, 4 ...
ASBURY PARK, NJ — Big Brothers Big Sisters of Coastal and Northern New Jersey [BBBSCNNJ] is asking volunteers to celebrate national mentoring month this January by becoming a volunteer mentor or “Big” to a local child. For the past 47 year the non-profit organization located at 305 Bond St. has ...
ASBURY PARK, NJ — A new video on the life and work of author Stephen Crane is now on APTV, Asbury Park's Public Access TV channels, through December 30. The 34-minute program titled “Sir, I Exist," follows the author from childhood to his death on June 5, 1900, at the age of 28. It includes ...
ASBURY PARK, NJ —The Asbury Park Housing Authority and Urban Redevelopment Agency will be holding its second annual Winter Wonderland community holiday event tomorrow, December 18. The celebration will be held from noon until 4 p.m. at the Boys & Girls Club of Monmouth County located at ...
ASBURY PARK, NJ — The Asbury Park Chamber of Commerce kicked off the holiday season last night with its annual downtown Christmas tree lighting. Crowds of community members gathered in Press Plaza to enjoy hot chocolate, cookies and each other's company while carolers from Alphabets Preschool ...
ASBURY PARK, NJ – ‘Tis the season for Krampus. Paranormal Books & Curiosities will be getting the city into the Krampus spirit all weekend long by hosting its eighth annual Krampus Asbury Park festival taking place downtown from Dec. 2 to Dec. 4. This family-friendly festival puts a ...
ASBURY PARK, NJ - Today is the 34th annual World AIDS Day, to locally observe the day a candlelight walk and memorial service is planned in the city. The commemoration, open to the public, will begin at 6:30 p.m. at The Center in Asbury Park, located at 806 Third Ave. Hot chocolate and ...
MONMOUTH COUNTY, NJ — The League of Women Voters of Monmouth County [LWVMC] has announced that Annette Scott, a LWV Monmouth Board Member, was recognized at a Thanksgiving Recognition Luncheon hosted by the NJ Reentry Corporation [NJRC] on Friday, November 18. The celebration took place at ...