A union that represents over 12,000 nurses and healthcare workers in the state has endorsed Felicia Simmons and Kerry Margaret Butch [above, left to right] for the Asbury Park City Council, according to a news release from the Butch-Simmons campaign. The endorsement came from the Health Professionals and Allied Employees, AFT, AFL-CIO (HPAE), the news […]

The city has announced its schedule for free parking during the holiday season. On-street metered parking will be free 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. every Saturday between Thanksgiving and Christmas throughout the city. Free parking will also be available in the Bangs Avenue garage at 605 Bangs Avenue from Friday nights through Sundays in November […]

To the Editor, Asbury Park Sun: The Asbury Park Board of Education must continue making strides and working for the district. It’s imperative that we move forward, and not regress. And the only way to do this would be to re-elect current board member Joe Grillo and his running mates Carritta Cook and Wendi Glassman […]

The Asbury Park based Coaster newspaper has endorsed Deputy Mayor Amy Quinn and her running mates, Council members Eileen Chapman and Yvonne Clayton, for reelection to The Asbury Park City Council. The newspaper cited years of state-funded transitional aid finally coming to a halt, property taxes stabilizing, a tax collection rate that’s soared and new […]

A major Asbury Park business reopens from the Covid pandemic with the Asbury Lanes opening its doors tonight [Oct. 23] for its Friday night movie and dinner program. Other weekend programming will follow. “The Lanes returns as Asbury’s premier socially distanced indoor hangout, blending ticketed events with open lounge and bowling hours. Come to sip […]

To the Editor, Asbury Park Sun: Asbury Park deserves public servants who have taken the time to learn the facts about our schools, and offer a plan going forward.  That is why I endorse Joe Grillo, Carritta Cook, and Wendi Glassman for the Asbury Park School Board. Sadly, the assault on truth permeating our national politics […]

To the Editor, Asbury Park Sun: As election day approaches and voters of Asbury Park are finalizing their picks for National, State, County and Asbury Park candidates I’d like to focus your attention to the very important Asbury Park Board of Education candidates.   Elections bring out the best or the worse in people as well […]

To the Editor, Asbury Park Sun: After 25 years of service as School Nurse at Thurgood Marshall School and then as a member of the Board of Education, I wanted to tell you that I am retiring from the Asbury Park School District. I am not running for reelection this year to the school board. […]

An Asbury Park protest against police violence will take place on Thursday at 6:30 pm at the Asbury Park post office, according to a statement by the Asbury Park Transformative Justice Project.  The following is the statement provided by Derek Minno-Bloom of the Transformative Justice Project:  Greetings From the Asbury Park Transformative Justice Project, The […]

Asbury Park police have issued a statement regarding the arrest of Asbury Park resident Randy Thompson, 46, during a protest march on Wednesday concerning the fatal shooting by city police in August of Hasani Best. The full statement is printed further below. Thompson [above] has been among the most vocal critics of police actions in […]