The Asbury Park Dance Festival, co-founded by Paul Taylor Dance Company alumni Laura Halzack and Michael Trusnovec, current PTDC dancer Michelle Fleet and Film Executive VJ Carbone, is hosting its inaugural festival Sept. 14 at the House of Independents on Cookman Avenue in Asbury Park. The festival will bring world renowned dancers and companies to […]
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Charter School Seeks Court Ruling for Neptune Location
By DON STINE A Superior Court judge will decide if the College Achieve Charter School Asbury Park can move into Holy Innocents School in Neptune. The move hit a road block after a township zoning official denied the move. The issue, according to Neptune Business Administrator Vito Gadaleta, is that the primary use for the […]
Continue readingAsbury Park Police Officer Laid to Rest
By JOANNE L. PAPAIANNI Police from the surrounding towns and throughout New Jersey came together on Monday in Asbury Park’s Paramount Theater to honor Det. April Bird. Bird died three days after suffering a medical incident while investigating a recent shooting in the the city on Aug. 3. Bird was much beloved by her fellow […]
Continue readingAsbury Park School Officials Repurposing Some Schools
A restructuring in the Asbury Park school district is scheduled to begin in September 2020 and will include students in grades seven to 12 attending all their classes at the high school instead of the elementary schools. The high school will also feature dedicated entrances and exits for younger grades and staggered start times. In […]
Continue readingRide for Food Justice Will Support Church Programs
The Jersey Shore Ride for Food Justice is a bike ride along the Jersey Shore that supports the Food Justice Programs at Trinity Church in Asbury Park with 100 percent of funds raised being used to support local Food Justice programs. The ride is Sat., Sept. 14 with a rain date of Sat., Sept. 28. […]
Continue readingStone Pony to Host Fundraiser for Former City Deputy Mayor
Former Deputy Mayor Jim Bruno, who has been dealing with his multiple sclerosis since 1990, was still able to drive his daughters to activities when they were younger and to family functions in his specially equipped van. But no more. The van broke down this year and now is inoperable. To help the family come […]
Continue readingVolunteers Needed for Oysterfest
The annual Asbury Park Oysterfest will be held September 6 to 8 across from Convention Hall. As in the past, the APMF will have a vendor booth and will be selling merchandise and spreading the good word about the foundation throughout the weekend. Volunteers are needed to help staff the booth in shifts. Shifts are […]
Continue readingAsbury Park Doctor Sentenced for Distribution of Steroids
A doctor with offices in Asbury Park, New Jersey, and Brooklyn was sentenced this week to 27 months in prison for unlawfully distributing prescriptions for anabolic steroids and for possessing marijuana with intent to distribute. Kevin Custis, 54, of Belle Mead previously pleaded guilty before U.S. District Judge Peter G. Sheridan to an information charging […]
Continue readingAsbury Park Officials Release Statement
Asbury Park Mayor John Moor and City Council released this statement in reference to 2 shootings overnight between Tues., July 23 and Wed., July 24. “As being reported in the press, we can confirm there were two unrelated shootings in Asbury Park. “While we cannot provide details of the events, we can assure you that […]
Continue readingPolice Seek Assistance in Fatal Shooting
An Asbury Park man was fatally shot Wed., July 24 in the 700 block of Sewell Avenue. The Asbury Park Police Department responded to a report of a gunshot victim in front of 707 Sewell Ave in the city about 1:45 a.m. When officers arrival they located the victim, identified as Jabar Busby, 32, of […]
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