Newark Mayor Cory Booker has endorsed the Forward Asbury Park ticket for election to city council. “Council members John Loffredo and Sue Henderson and Councilman and former Mayor Kevin Sanders have proven themselves as capable, visionary leaders of Asbury Park,” Booker wrote in a letter to the Forward Asbury Park team. The Forward Asbury Park [...]

An independent hearing officer has upheld city officials’ decision to suspend assistant city manager James Famularo without pay following an incident with the police that took place almost a year ago. Police responded to a domestic violence 9-1-1 call at Famularo’s home shortly after 3 a.m. on Sunday, June 17, 2012, Police Chief Mark Kinmon [...]

Editor, the Asbury Park Sun: With the date fast approaching for our city election, I would like to publicly endorse the Forward Asbury ticket. Over the last 10 years that I have lived in Asbury Park, I have witnessed economic growth and revitalization in all parts of the city, defying the economic disasters that affected [...]

Editor, the Asbury Park Sun: The A-Team has five perfect candidates who are seeking to win the upcoming city council election on May 14. First, Remond Palmer has demonstrated leadership in the community for decades. He is determined to design high-quality, culturally relevant programs that are available for our children to enrich their lives and [...]

Video of a forum for Asbury Park city council candidates is now available online. The forum was held on the evening of April 30 at the Asbury Park VFW Post 1333. All 22 city council candidates were present. They discussed crime, transparency, redevelopment and more. Parts one and two are available on the APTV website, [...]

The Boston Way Village housing complex will be demolished soon, as the city council has agreed to write a letter of approval supporting its razing. The Asbury Park Housing Authority [APHA] has met the requirements for demolition, which include holding resident meetings and having a resolution approved by the APHA’s board of commissioners, said Dan [...]

Editor, the Asbury Park Sun: My family has been a part of this community for over 100 years and I have been a resident of Asbury Park for 79 years. I’ve seen this city’s ups and its downs. I served on the city council for four years and on the police force for 29 years. [...]

A political action committee affiliated with the A-Team city council candidates has revealed three funding sources who donated a total of $7,000. Darryl Hammary, the PAC’s treasurer, provided photocopies of three checks that showed the sources of the contributions, including the backs of the checks indicating they had been deposited. He also provided a copy [...]

A group of local runners raised $41,591 for the Boys and Girls Clubs of Monmouth County [BGCM] by participating in the New Jersey Marathon and Long Branch Half Marathon on Sunday, May 5. Team BGCM was led by Middletown resident Douglas Eagles, Executive Director of Boys & Girls Clubs of Monmouth County, and Shrewsbury resident [...]

Downtown farmer’s market Asbury Fresh is returning this year to bring fresh, local produce to downtown Asbury Park. The market will take place on Sunday afternoons in June, July and August according to a prepared release. It will include local produce vendors, purveyors of artisan goods and crafts, nutritional counselors and other creative, sustainable companies. [...]