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Boxing for achievement
Every Kid Deserves a Fighting Chance
Saved at the beach!
Five Asbury Park Lifeguards Commended for Outstanding Rescues
Music Mondays in Springwood Park
Dancing in the Street
Asbury Park Legend Passes
Remembering Bill Griffin Jr.
YOUNG MUSICIANS ROCK THE STAGE
Kings and Queens of Asbury Park
Jon Leidersdorff, the founder of Lakehouse Music Academy (LHMA) in Asbury Park believes, “Music is the bridge that connects people in Asbury.”…
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CElebration of women artists
Ladies to the Front
Marching to Freedom
A Tale of Two Cinemas
It was the best of times, it was the worst of times, for local independent movie goers this summer. The Pandemic Forces Theaters to Shutdown Nancy Sabino, former co-owner of both ShowRoom locations in Bradley Beach and Asbury Park, believes the pandemic is to blame for the demise of both theaters. “We were doing very well before the pandemic,” Sabino said. “We had been running the ShowRoom Asbury for eleven years,…
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City Manager Resigns
City Manager Vieiro Resigns with Six Months Notice
In a memo to the Mayor and Council, Donna Vieiro, Asbury Park’s City Manager, has resigned as of December 31, 2023, giving the Mayor and Council more than six months to find a replacement. Vieiro stated, “It has been a privilege to work with all the amazing and dedicated staff members of the City as well as Mayor and Council.…
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Meaning of Juneteenth
Juneteenth!
The Road to Freedom – The End of Slavery The holiday, which gets its name from the combination of June and Nineteenth, is also known as Emancipation Day, Freedom Day, Juneteenth Independence Day and Black Independence Day. On June 19, 1865, more than 2 years after President Lincoln declared all enslaved persons free, Major General Gordon Granger and Union Army troops marched to Galveston, Texas, to enforce the Emancipation Proclamation and free the last enslaved Black Americans in Texas.…
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Juneteenth is coming
Asbury Park and Neptune to Celebrate Juneteenth
Grammy winner Performs at The Basie
Meshell Ndegeocello Brings the Funk to the Basie
They were a mostly over 50 crowd, waiting for her with eager heartfelt anticipation. It had been a long time coming, but here she was taking the stage at the Vogel, part of the Count Basie Theater. Her first time in Red Bank, she said, and the crowd cheered her on with their approval, and maybe with the hope that it wouldn’t be the last time.…
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Launch Center Open house
Launch Center Open House on Springwood Saturday
Haze Covers Asbury
Asbury Park in a Haze and What You Should Know to Stay Safe
Right now, public health advocates are encouraging people to stay indoors to minimize smoke exposure, and take steps to improve indoor air quality: Rob Laumbach, physician and researcher for the Rutgers University’s Center for Environmental Exposures and Disease, offered, “as you know, today’s air quality in New Jersey is the worst it has been in many years, due to smoke from the wildfires in Quebec, Canada. Yesterday and this morning, the Air Quality Index (AQI) reached “Unhealthy” for…
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The West Side Spray Park Gets a Brand New Look
It is billed as “the newly upgraded, City of Asbury Park Spray Park.” Located at 305 Atkins Avenue, the Park is behind the Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Upper Elementary School aka the Asbury Park Middle School.…
THREE Road Closures Could Come to Asbury
Proposed Railroad Crossing Closures Rile Community Members
Asbury Park’s Sixth Avenue, Fifth Avenue and First Avenue Railroad Crossings are all proposed to be closed by the NJDOT. First on the chopping block is the 6th Avenue Railroad Crossing. Memorial and 6th Avenue headed east is where the Little League field is located and where the Asbury Park High School athletic fields are housed.…
Celebrate Summer
Bonfires on the Asbury Park Beach
June Is Pride Month
Board of Ed Video Feed Drops During Scathing Comments
Pandemonium at School Board Meeting
At its first meeting since laying off multiple staff members, neither Board President Cook nor Vice President Bey were present and a quorum was not reached until forty-five minutes after the scheduled start, all along the audience was restless to speak. The official video feed of the meeting ended prematurely for unknown reasons during Nancy Phillips’ scathing comments.…
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Asbury Park Reporter on YouTube
Board of Education Video Playlist
Participatory Budget committee hears 10 Proposals
Voting Underway to Determine Which Resident Driven Projects Get the Earmarked Quarter Million
Last Wednesday night, after a year and a half long process, residents gathered to pitch their projects to the greater community.
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Asbury Park Reporter is looking to recruit talented and creative people interested in community reporting in and around Asbury Park. Starting in April, on select Saturday mornings and Tuesday evenings, the Asbury Park Reporter will provide 20 hours of training on local journalism.…
COLUMN: Remember Darling
Not So Super
In Newman’s second column she shares her reaction to Asbury Park’s educational leadership
Fly Like an Eagle
Tiasia Newman’s first entry in her column, Remember Darling, tells readers why, even though she’s “not a huge football fan,” she will tune in to the game: to watch an Asbury native cheer on the Eagles.
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Local Attorney Fights to Protect Historic Church
Holy Spirit Church’s Future Uncertain
The future of the 142-year-old Holy Spirt Roman Catholic Church on Second Avenue is uncertain. JDL Investment Group, LLC, the developers, say they’ll save it by creating condos. Lawyer and Holy Spirit Grammar School alumnus Tommy De Seno is suing to preserve the church for worship and to serve the community.
Beloved Student Program Seen as in Jeopardy
Students Speak to the BOE to Save the Allied Health Program
Students and community members took to the microphone to express disappointment and anger about the loss of their beloved teacher, Sarita Gogan, and expressed fear for the future of the Allied Health Program.
City Council Moves to Protect Historic Buildings
City Holds Boardwalk Developer in Default
Madison Asbury Retail, LLC held Responsible The City of Asbury Park Municipal Council passed a Resolution to serve Notices of Default to Madison Asbury Retail, LLC, (a subsidiary of Madison Marquette), regarding its failure to honor formal agreements with the City of Asbury Park…
Happy New Year!
Penna, Rogers and Later Lesinski Sworn In as Members of the Asbury Board of Education
New Year, New Council
New Year’s Day Marks Both Stability and a Fresh Start for the Governing Body in Asbury Park
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Transgender Day of Remembrance, Nov 20
Transgender Day of Remembrance Vigil Held at Blackbird Community Commons
Transgender people and allies participated in The Transgender Day of Remembrance the day after an attack on an LGBTQ nightclub in Colorado. Asbury Park Reporter recorded the event.
Election 2022 Results are in
Certification to Follow by Nov 21
hear From the Candidates
Election 2022: Candidate Youth Interviews
Asbury Park youth met and created questions for candidates running for municipal office. All eleven candidates were invited to participate and eight made themselves available.
Council Shake-Up
Asbury Park Welcomes Challenger Ahbez-Anderson to Council
Voters chose change for the Council and have selected Angela Ahbez-Anderson over the incumbent and mayor’s running mate, Jesse Kendle.
Third Term for Moor
Voters Stay the Course with Moor for Mayor in Asbury Park
John Moor, Mayor of Asbury Park, was reelected to another four-year term with 58% of the total votes tallied so far (1704). Challengers Felicia Simmons garnered 31% (919) and Sonja Mack gained 10% (290).