By ELLEN CARROLL and ED SALVAS There was no volleyball on the beaches, no benches on the boardwalks, no Memorial Day travel forecast from AAA and basically no sunshine. It was Memorial Day weekend at the Jersey Shore 2020 and the third month of lockdown for many due to the pandemic. Strollers on the Asbury […]
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Here Comes the Summer of 2020 – or Maybe Not
By ED SALVAS The period from mid-April to Memorial Day is usually a hectic time for shore boardwalk merchants and restaurant owners. Opening the door, cleaning up, ordering and hiring. A busy time. But this year is unlike any other. Most boardwalks are closed and the Memorial Day weekend opening is no sure thing. And […]
Continue readingCity Chamber Director Working to Help Businesses Survive
By ED SALVAS The executive director of the Asbury Park Chamber of Commerce knows some of her members are fighting to stay alive in the face of the day-to-day developments of the coronavirus that has virtually shut down much of the local economy. And she’s working to help them. Chamber Director Sylvia Sylvia Cioffi, always […]
Continue readingCouncilwoman Addresses Seniors Concerns at Meeting
By ED SALVAS Asbury Park City Councilwoman Eileen Chapman met with residents of Asbury Tower on Tuesday to address their concerns on a number of topics, from rebuilding the boardwalk to the future of their own building. The 75 or so residents of the Ocean Avenue high rise gathered in their Community Room for an […]
Continue readingArea’s First Electric Car Charging Stations
By ED SALVAS Asbury Park drives into the future with the area’s first Electric Car charging stations. Mayor John Moor, members of the City Council and others were on hand last week for the ribbon-cutting at the first EV charging stations on Mattison Avenue between Main and Bond Streets. The Mattison Ave. stations, called mobility […]
Continue readingNew Asbury Park Firehouse Planned for West Side Site
By ED SALVAS Asbury Park is moving closer to replacing the city’s old and inadequate firehouse. The City Council approved an ordinance June 12 allowing the city to enter into a contract to buy the property at 929 Asbury Ave. at the corner of Langford Street to become the city’s new fire and EMS headquarters. […]
Continue reading100 Films at 12th Annual Jersey Shore Film Festival
Films will be shown from June 23 to 30 in a variety of venues including the Axelrod Performing Arts Center, Asbury Hotel and the ShowRoom By ED SALVAS The Jersey Shore Film Festival returns June 23 for its 12th year. From the gala opening party at the Axelrod Performing Arts Center in Ocean Township Sun., […]
Continue readingAsbury Park School Taxes to Increase an Average of $270
By ED SALVAS The Asbury Park Board of Education approved an operating school budget for the 2019-2020 school year totaling $65,149,591. The approval came at a special board meeting April 29 at Bradley School attended by six of the board’s nine members. No one from the public spoke at the meeting. The result is a […]
Continue readingFormer Crane House Owner, Townsquare Media Share Award
By ED SALVAS This year’s Asbury Park Chamber of Commerce “Spirit of Asbury Park” Carousel Award is being presented jointly to Tom Hayes of New Jersey Natural Gas Company and Townsquare Media, owners of WJLK-FM, better known as “94-3 The Point” and NJ 101.5 FM. The two companies share the broadcast studio on the Asbury […]
Continue readingSierra Jack Delivers Holistic Pet Food to Your Door
By ED SALVAS Asbury Park is well known as a pet friendly town with its own dog beach and ‘Yappy Hour’ for socializing. Sierra Jack Pet Foods wants to be sure your best friend is also eating well. Jack Bradshaw, a.k.a. Sierra Jack, is the owner of a pet food company that delivers a line […]
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