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And check out Rock Never Dies: An Immersive Theatrical Experience at Hard Rock Cafe on the Asbury Park Patch calendar

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Thursday May 28th Patch AM

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In today's newsletter:

  • See a century of Asbury Park’s Casino captured in rare photos.
  • Want your Asbury Park shop inside Sea.Hear.Now this September?
  • How pricey is it to retire by the beach in Asbury Park?

Also on today's calendar: Rock Never Dies: An Immersive Theatrical Experience at Hard Rock Cafe and 9 more events.

Today's riddle: What's a good time to go to the dentist? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

  • Thursday: Partly sunny and less humid, with a high of 75 and low of 57 degrees.
  • Friday: Mostly sunny, breezy and nice, temps: high: 78, low: 55.
  • Saturday: Windy and not as warm, with a high of 67 and low of 52 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Photos: Casino building in Asbury Park (app.com) — A sweeping new photo feature traces the Casino building and nearby Carousel House from their early 1900s heyday to today’s preservation push on the Asbury Park boardwalk. You’ll see vintage postcards, wartime boardwalk crowds, recent murals, and images from February’s “Help Save the Asbury Park Casino” walkthrough that highlight why these landmarks matter to residents now.    

• Sea.Hear.Now Opens Craft Vendor Applications for Asbury Park Businesses (tapinto.net) — Asbury Park businesses can now apply to be craft vendors at the 2026 Sea.Hear.Now Festival, a major September event on the city’s waterfront. The festival draws tens of thousands of visitors, boosts local hotels, restaurants, and shops, and offers selected vendors prime exposure during two days of music, art, and surf culture.    

• Two Shore Towns Rank Among Nation's Most Expensive Beach Retirement Spots (wmtram.com) — If you’re thinking about retiring in Asbury Park, be prepared: a new analysis pegs the city’s monthly cost of living for retirees at nearly $5,934, among the 50 priciest U.S. beach towns. The study, using recent Census, BLS, and Zillow data, highlights how Asbury Park compares with Cape May and upscale destinations like Palm Beach and Malibu.    

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  • Monmouth ACTS in Action: County Partnership Empowers Residents Toward Financial Stability —NJNewsForYou Read on Patch
  • Fresh, Local, Organic: Join Our 2026 CSA Season —Jonathan Grant Read on Patch
  • Someone stole the decoration I had hanging on my front door.
    It was something I had bought at a craft fair, so I won't be able to replace it. It was on the main door with a storm door covering it, so I know it… (Nextdoor Steiner / Sylvania)
  • Crunch Fitness posted a job opening for Crunch Custodian (Part Time) in Asbury Park. Apply here.
  • Asbury Park School District posted a job opening for Substitute Teachers and Teacher Aides in Asbury Park. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Asbury Park here.

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  • See Jersey Shore Beach Badge Prices Ranked (patch.com)
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  • NJIB's Guide to New Jersey Events May 29th - 31, 2026 (newjerseyisntboring.com)

Neptune

  • What to eat in each Jersey Shore town in 2026 (nj.com)

Long Branch

  • Police seize $100K in NJ spa prostitution probe (wobm.com)
  • New Jersey Teen Accused of Killing His 69-Year-Old Grandma by Stabbing Her With Knives in Her Face (usmagazine.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!

-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: 2:30 (tooth hurty) (Thank you Pat A. for sending it in!)Got a good riddle for PatchAM? Submit it here!

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