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🌱 Patch AM: Man Charged With Writing Swastikas In Asbury Park

Also check out Golf for a Great Cause on the Asbury Park Patch calendar

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Good morning to you Asbury Park! Catch up on our news and events right here. Keep reading to stay in the know. ☕️️

In today's newsletter:

  • Swastika graffiti at Mercy Center sparks bias crime investigation
  • Will $75 million finally bring Asbury Park's Convention Hall back to life?
  • How one Westside native is preserving Asbury Park's forgotten stories

Also on today's calendar: Golf for a Great Cause and 6 more events.

Today's riddle: What is full of holes but still holds water? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

  • Friday: Humid, with a high of 76 and low of 69 degrees.
  • Saturday: Heavy rain and a thunderstorm, temps: high: 75, low: 71.
  • Sunday: A shower and t-storm; humid, with a high of 82 and low of 64 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Man Charged With Writing Swastikas In Asbury Park (patch.com) — Residents in Asbury Park are reacting after a Point Pleasant man was charged with spray painting swastikas and lightning bolts at the Mercy Center and two other locations in town. Police say the vandalism, discovered during the week of Aug. 3, is being investigated as bias incidents, with multiple criminal mischief and bias intimidation charges filed.
   

• Asbury Park Convention Hall rehabilitation gets huge boost from NJ (app.com) — Asbury Park's long-stalled Convention Hall rehabilitation just received a massive boost, with $75 million in state tax credits aimed at finally jumpstarting construction on the shuttered landmark. Local officials, preservationists, and critics all weigh in on whether Madison Marquette can be trusted to restore this iconic boardwalk venue and what the financing means for the city's cultural and economic future.
   

• Born and raised in Asbury, this author is dedicated to the Westside (app.com) — An Asbury Park–born author is preserving the stories of the city's historic Westside, from porch gatherings and boardwalk trips to the 1970 unrest that scarred the neighborhood. Kelly Walker Edwards' self-published books, including "Now Is the Acceptable Time" and "Narrative Nips," capture generations of local Black history and community life that might otherwise fade from memory.
   

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  • Last night a utility pole was hit by a truck which knocked out the power to The Lofts building on 2nd and Langford in AP.
    I just wanted to give a shout out to the JCP&L crew who have been working all day to get the power restored. Turning on a light switch and… (Nextdoor Asbury Park)
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    A family member is in need of a gastroenterologist. I have no experience with one or know anyone who does. Recommendations please? TYI. (Nextdoor Asbury Park)
  • ProSource Companies posted a job opening for Accounting Assistant in Asbury Park. Apply here.
  • PepsiCo, Inc. posted a job opening for Merchandiser (Atlantic Highlands - Little Egg Harbor) in Asbury Park. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Asbury Park here.

🗞 Nearby News

Ocean Grove

  • Modern OG history—2023: Name this group of Sunday morning gate crashers. (blogfinger.net)
  • Jersey Shore Nonprofits to Know + Support (thelocalgirl.com)

Ocean

  • Bradley Beach turns the town teal (starnewsgroup.com)
  • This Bradley Beach Boardwalk Hut Boasts What Might Be NJ's Most Indulgent Pork-Roll Sandwich (njmonthly.com)
  • Eating is believing at 'Hey Peach'–fabulous new gourmet bakery in Bradley Beach. One year anniversary approaches. (blogfinger.net)

Belmar

  • Girls soccer Preseason All-Shore Team 2026. Who made the list? (app.com)

Ok Asbury Park! So now you're in the loop about what's happening today. Thanks for reading, and see you in your inbox next time! Oh -- and if you like what you're reading, invite a friend to Patch AM!

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P.S. The answer to today's riddle: A sponge (Thank you Netty W. for sending it in!)
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