Asbury Park polls closed at 8 p.m. in a hard-fought election that could see the first major change in control of the city council in the city since 2001. Twenty-two candidates are seeking all five council seats in this non-partisan election. The five elected council members will select the mayor from among themselves. They will [...]

Six months after Sandy, major construction is complete on the Asbury Park Boardwalk, and the city is celebrating with an official ribbon cutting this weekend. The Grand Re-Opening starts at 11 a.m. on Saturday, May 18. The first 1,000 people to attend will receive free Asbury Park 2013 daily beach badges, courtesy of the city [...]

Vote-by-mail ballot use has exploded in this year’s election, with 640 voters using that method to cast their votes as of this afternoon. In the most recent city council election, in May 2009, only 61 people voted by mail. Of the 640 vote-by-mail [VBM] ballots cast so far, about 275 are messenger ballots, according to [...]

From May 9 to 14, the Asbury Park Police Department made the following arrests: MAY 9 • A 35-year-old male from Asbury Park was arrested and charged with child abuse or neglect and unlawful possession of weapons at police headquarters. • A 23-year-old male from Asbury Park was arrested and charged with resisting arrest in [...]

Editor, the Asbury Park Sun: I have owned a business and lived in Asbury Park for many years and have had the pleasure of living with quite a few city councils since 1975. The current council is the first one in my history that has actually been able to make a noticeable improvement in the [...]

Shonna Famularo is running for a seat on the Asbury Park city council on the AP Out Front ticket. Famularo, 43, lives on Park Avenue with her husband, James Famularo, and their two children, Nicholas, 18, and Joseph, 15. Her husband was previously employed as assistant city manager for the city of Asbury Park, but [...]

Asbury Park residents received campaign literature and phone calls last week stating that the Asbury Park Democrats are endorsing the A-Team city council ticket in tomorrow’s election. But according to Asbury Park Democratic Committee Chairman Joe Grillo, the Democratic Committee is not endorsing anyone in the election. “We, formally, are not endorsing anyone,” Grillo [pictured [...]

Editor, the Asbury Park Sun: I am most taken back when I hear it said that the current council has allowed the city to stagnate due to a lack of building on the waterfront over the past five years. I have heard this echoed from candidates and supporters of the non-incumbent parties. During the past five [...]

Editor, the Asbury Park Sun: As the Asbury Park election draws near, all of the Forward Asbury candidates are working hard, going door-to-door and listening to the community. While talking with our residents, so many agree that this city is a much better place to live in than it was, even six years ago. Not only are we [...]

City residents received a flier in the mail last week stating that council candidate Amy Quinn and her team, One Asbury, are in favor of free beaches and free parking for out-of-towners — but Quinn has said her ticket does not support such a plan. “We absolutely didn’t propose a free beach and parking,” Quinn [...]