The Monmouth County Prosecutor’s Office issued a news release on Thursday regarding the arrest of an Asbury Park man in connection with a shooting on Wednesday night in the western section of the city. Asbury Park police earlier on Thursday had named James Scott as the suspect, the Sun previously reported. The following is the […]

About fifteen Asbury Park residents, including community leaders and ministers, gathered at city hall last night to speak out against what they say was racially biased treatment of Mayor Myra Campbell during her swearing-in ceremony. The group also called for the opening of 364 ballots that were disallowed by the Monmouth County Board of Elections […]

A suspect has been arrested and charged with a shooting Wednesday night in the area of Mattison and Dewitt avenues, according to Detective Captain Anthony Salerno. James Scott, 24, of Asbury Park has been charged with attempted murder, unlawful possession of a weapon and possession of a weapon for an unlawful purpose, Salerno said. Bail […]

The city’s charter study commission — which has the power to place a referendum on the November ballot changing how Asbury Park organizes its government and municipal elections — plans to reopen two issues it had tentatively decided Monday night, according to commission chairperson Pam Lamberton [above]. The commission has until August 5 to issue […]

Mayor Myra Campbell has released a statement which she plans to read at tonight’s city council meeting — the first regular meeting since the council’s controversial reorganization session on July 1. At the reorganization, Campbell’s two running mates on the One Asbury ticket, John Moor and Amy Quinn, voted against her appointment as mayor. Voting […]

A new Italian restaurant is headed into the old Yoga Basin space on Mattison Avenue in Asbury Park. “Cibo e Vino,” which translates into “food and wine,” in English, will be the second Asbury-based restaurant owned and operated by Jim and Karen DeGiglio, owners of Fish Urban Dining. The two restaurants will be next door […]

Editor, the Asbury Park Sun: Some people are trying to inject race into what happened on July 1 at the swearing in of Asbury Park’s new city council and mayor. But race has nothing to do with it. Nothing, that is, unless those responsible for the coup d’etat succeed at changing the subject. I was […]

From July 3 to 9 the Asbury Park Police Department made the following arrests: JULY 3 • A 23-year-old male from Neptune was arrested and charged with possession of controlled dangerous substances [CDS] and possession of drug paraphernalia at the intersection of First and Ocean avenues. • A 29-year-old male from Asbury Park was arrested […]

Editor, the Asbury Park Sun: The recent events in Asbury Park — the election of Myra Campbell as mayor — and the anger that followed her election, expressed in what some would call “verbal violence,” brought to my mind the writings of William Shakespeare and a song sung by the late Etta James. Shakespeare in […]

The city council is scheduled to meet tonight in council chambers at City Hall. A closed executive session will start at 5 p.m., followed by a workshop session at 6 p.m. and a regular council meeting at 7 p.m. Public participation takes place at the beginning of the regular meeting. Items on the agenda for […]