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 […]

The City of Asbury Park has been authorized by the New Jersey Department of Transportation (NJDOT) to begin design work on traffic calming measures for 3rd and 4th Avenues. The improvements are funded by $500,000 in federal grants under the Safe Routes to School (SRTS) program in partnership with the North Jersey Transportation Planning Authority (NJTPA).  Deputy […]

The League of Women Voters of Southern Monmouth County take their role seriously in promoting civic discourse and voter education in local government. To that end, the group will be organizing a non-partisan forum at which the seven candidates running for three seats on the Asbury Park City Council have been invited. From the group’s […]

A campaign flyer and newspaper advertisement attacking Board of Education incumbent Giuseppe “Joe” Grillo on taxes has been disavowed by one of his opponents who said he did not authorize the flyer and advertisement and did not know who wrote it.  “We did not know of it and did not approve of it,” said Iman-Mtume […]

The Board of Education slate led by incumbent Giuseppe “Joe” Grillo, along with Carritta Cook and Wendi Glassman, have received the endorsement of a prominent area Democrat — state Senator Vin Gopal, who represents Asbury Park. “They will push for transparency and protect families and taxpayers,” Gopal said of the Cook-Grillo-Glassman ticket. “We can’t go […]

Council incumbents Amy Quinn, Eileen Chapman and Yvonne Clayton have received the endorsement of the Garden State Equality Action Fund. The three are running together for reelection on the Asbury Together slate. The Garden State Equality Action Fund is the advocacy arm of Garden State Equality and is incorporated separately as a 501(c)(4) organization.   […]

The Asbury Park Police Department has been invited to participate in the Attorney General’s Crisis Intervention Team (CIT) Center of Excellence pilot program. The program includes five other law enforcement agencies from around the State of New Jersey. Asbury Park is the only agency represented in Monmouth County.  “We’re thankful to be invited by the […]

To the Editor, Asbury Park Sun: I am writing to you to join me and my family in supporting Joe Grillo, Carritta Cook, and Wendi Glassman for the Asbury Park School Board. I don’t need to tell you how important this election is for our country and our community. I am a Deacon at Second […]