By ED SALVAS Bryan Nesci’s idea of a summer vacation is operating a free shuttle service for beach goers in Avon-by-the-Sea. The 23-year-old senior at Stevens Institute of Technology in Hoboken is wrapping up his second season of business on Labor Day to return to school where he’s studying mechanical engineering. Nesci has been […]
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Municipal Tax Rate Boost is 28 Cents in Asbury Park
Asbury Park taxpayers will see a 28-cent increase in their municipal tax rate under the 2013 budget adopted by the City Council last week. The municipal tax rate will increase from $3.20 for each $100 of assessed valuation to $3.48, or an approximate nine-percent increase. For the average home assessed at $84,000 there will […]
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Out & About on Sat., Aug. 17…
All Coaster Photos taken by Mike Kearns Sat., Aug,. 17. Click on any thumbnail for a caption.
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Norman Nardini Returns to Asbury Park
Norman Nardini, longtime Pittsburgh rock’n roller wrote the lyric “I’ve Been Doin It For Years Before Ya All Was Here” in 1979. Thirty four years later, he’s still doin it. Look for him Fri., Aug. 16 at the Berkeley’ s Dauphin Grill. in Asbury Park. The show begins at 9:30 p.m. and admission is […]
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Cameo Bar to Keep its Iconic Cameos
By DON STINE There may be a new buyer taking over the well-known Cameo Bar on Main Street in Asbury Park but little change will be made to the bar’s iconic interior, which was filmed for a 1988 Mickey Rourke movie, “Homeboy.” John McGillion, owner of Johnny Mac House of Spirits at the other […]
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QSpot to hold 2nd Annual LGBT Youth & Family Picnic
ASBURY PARK – QSpot will hold its second annual LGBT (Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender)Youth & Family Picnic on Sunday, August 25th, 12-7 pm at Sunset Park in Asbury Park. “It’s a traditional family picnic for the new traditional family,” said MaryAnn Buchanan, Board Chair of QSpot, the only non-profit serving the needs of […]
Continue readingFormer City Resident Known as Dr. Angel in Foreign Countries
By JOSEPH SAPIA Since leaving Asbury Park years ago, Dr. Joseph Agris has led an accomplished life: successful domestic plastic surgeon and “Dr. Angel” to many in foreign countries as a humanitarian. Agris, 72, has been a plastic surgeon for 40 years. About 30 years ago, Agris, who has lived in the Houston area […]
Continue readingAsbury Park Resident Prepares for Travel to Arctic Circle
It may be hot at the Jersey Shore right now but it will be very cool- in many ways- as an Asbury Park resident heads to the Arctic Circle in September. Laura Petrovich-Cheney, an art teacher in the Lakewood school district, said her trip is part of a residency program that she researched and […]
Continue readingCity AIDS Survivor Featured in Documentary
By JOSEPH SAPIA In 1986, Asbury Park’s Scott Smith was diagnosed with AIDS. Twenty-seven years later, he is going strong. “I don’t want to give up that Social Security check,” he joked. Seriously, Smith, 56, attributes his longevity with the immune system disease to having good medical care, living a healthy lifestyle and having […]
Continue readingGarden State Film Festival May Move Out of Asbury Park
By DON STINE The popular Garden State Film Festival, which has been based in Asbury Park since it held its first event in 2003, may be moving, perhaps to Atlantic City. Film festival co-founder Diane Raver said earlier this week that she is in discussion with several municipalities about hosting the April event. “We […]
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