By DON STINE It will be a lot more than exhibits featuring Bruce Springsteen, Bon Jovi, or Southside Johnny at the Asbury Park Museum opening on the boardwalk Sat., Dec. 22 . “There was a whole lot going on before Bruce,” said Leon Trent, a well-known Asbury Park singer and musician, who was a member […]
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Officials Get Look at Planned Beach Club
By JOANNE PAPAIANNI Representatives of iStar presented plans for its beach club in Asbury Park at the recent meeting of the city’s Technical Review Committee. The club, at the north end of the city beachfront, will be constructed entirely on private property owned by iStar and will maintain existing public beach access points. It also […]
Continue readingRotary Club Delivers Free Dictionaries
The Asbury Park Rotary recently distributed free dictionaries to all third-graders in the club’s district, including Asbury Park Neptune, Ocean Township and Deal. For 15 years the club has been giving dictionaries to approximately 800 students in 16 schools. Some Rotary members hand-delivered the books to the students and spent time looking up words like […]
Continue readingCity Seeks Feedback on Biking Plan
The City Council of Asbury Park has announced the beginning of a public comment period on the final draft of the Bicycle and Pedestrian Master Plan for the city, which will end on Jan. 11. The plan, entitled “Asbury Park Plan for Biking and Walking,” was presented to the Asbury Park City Council on Dec. […]
Continue readingSeason’s Readings Set for City’s Crane House
On Sun., Dec.16 at 3 p.m. at the Stephen Crane House, 508 4th Ave., Asbury Park it’s time once again for “Season’s Readings: a Crane House Christmas.” This will be the 17th annual edition and will include four contemporary seasonal short stories read by the faithful Crane House readers, some poems, perhaps a song or […]
Continue readingBeloved Boardwalk Businessman Remembered
One of Asbury Park’s most beloved boardwalk businessmen died Nov. 29. George J. Panas, the long-time owner of the iconic Howard Johnson’s restaurant on the Asbury Park boardwalk, was 88. After he immigrated to the United States in 1956, he and his family opened and operated the Howard Johnson’s 50 years until his retirement in […]
Continue readingCity Chamber Celebrates Holidays at VFW Building
VFW post plans relocation in January By ED SALVAS The Asbury Park Chamber of Commerce holds its annual Holiday Party at the VFW Armory on Lake Ave. Dec. 13 and in addition to celebrating the season, the business organization is honoring the members of the Veterans Of Foreign Wars as they prepare to vacate […]
Continue readingAsbury Park Museum to Open on Boardwalk
By DON STINE Those visiting the Asbury Park boardwalk will soon be in for a unique experience- the Asbury Park Museum is opening its doors there. “This is well overdue. Asbury Park is such a unique place and it’s too bad that its history has never been fully-documented,” said Kay Harris, owner of Asbury […]
Continue readingBeach Badge Gift Certificates
The city of Asbury Park is selling gift certificates for season beach passes at 2018 prices in the lobby of city hall. They will be sold on Fridays, Dec. 7, 14 and 21 from 3 p.m. to 5 p.m. and Saturdays, Dec. 8, 15 and 22 from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. The rates of […]
Continue readingThe Santas are Coming! The Santas are Coming!
The annual SantaCon event is coming to Asbury Park Dec. 8 from 1 to 8 p.m. The holiday-themed bar crawl begins with attendees registering at Asbury Ale House on Cookman Avenue at 1 p.m. and continues throughout the night. Hundreds of Santa’s are expected to be crawling the streets of Asbury Park to celebrate the […]
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