Asbury News

Hundreds of vote-by-mail ballots submitted to the Monmouth County Clerk's Office were voided in Tuesday's City Council election, and another 170 provisional ballots - enough to change the outcome of the race - have yet to be counted, county officials said.

ASBURY PARK - Music filled the air along Ocean Avenue on Friday night, as a warm breeze blew off the Atlantic Ocean and the city's bars and restaurants were hopping.

The Musconetcong Watershed Association announces that this year's summer camp will have two full days' sessions.

The Ocean City Exchange Club held their 48th annual Book of Golden Deeds Award dinner honoring First Night Ocean City at the Greate Bay Country Club.

The incumbents have increased revenues and attracted businesses, developers, tourists and events.

Alfred Morena Jr. is nervous as he waits backstage. He is about to introduce the culmination of a 17-year mission to present the compositions of the father he never knew with a recital at Lincoln Center's Bruno Walter Auditorium.

As part of the continuing Musconetcong Watershed Association's "River Talk" Series, the MWA will present "Perennials In Garden Design on Tuesday, May 14 from 7-8:30 p.m., at MWA River Resource Center, 10 Maple Ave.

Newark Mayor Cory A. Booker has endorsed the incumbent-led Forward Asbury Park ticket nearly one week before the hotly contested City Council race.

Sandy was the unpreparable storm that every town within the state had to prepare for, and Rutgers University is releasing a universal checklist for communities to follow when the next disaster strikes.

Alfred Morena Jr. is nervous as he waits backstage. He is about to introduce the culmination of a 17-year mission to present the compositions of the father he never knew with a recital at Lincoln Center's Bruno Walter Auditorium.

This week's show features Chef Dave Syminiuk of Fish Restaurant in Asbury Park. Chef's Table is our live cooking show, where your favorite Jersey Shore chefs prepare tasty dishes right in the newsroom! Watch past episodes of the exclusive show now: Chef's Table webcasts page

Bethlehem Township School District is offering Summer Enrichment Programs to the public for students entering grades 1-9 beginning June 17 - Aug.

The Asbury Park Chamber of Commerce will mark its 100th anniversary this year with a special celebration -- the 2013 Carousel Awards gala, "Diamonds Are Forever." This event, based on the 1971 James Bond movie, will take place at 6 p.m. Friday, May 10, at the Berkeley Oceanfront Hotel on Ocean Avenue.

On Tuesday, April 16, The Italian American Heritage Club of Hunterdon County held a presentation at the Grand Colonial in Asbury by Micheal Manella, about his search for his birth mother, which ended with finding her in Abuzzi, Italy.

Take a look at some of the best in photographs sent to the Warren Reporter during the week of April 15-19, 2013.

Residents and business owners are breathing a sigh of relief that Convention Hall will reopen this summer, after the city resolved a showdown with its waterfront developer that threatened to mothball the iconic complex.