In recognition of Breast Cancer Awareness Month, Bradley Elementary School hosted its first Annual Breast Cancer Parade on Friday, Oct. 17. In addition to the parade, staff was asked to contribute $5, instead of the typical $2 given on Dress Down Jean Day, toward a Team Bradley donation to the American Cancer Society. Through those […]

The Asbury Park Board School District has a new chief schools administrator. Carteret High School Principal Dr. Lamont Repollet [above, at center] was issued a five-year contract effective September 29, 2014 at $157,500 per year for the balance of the current school year and for a further term of four years. His salary for the […]

The Asbury Park Board of Education has appointed a new superintendent of schools. In a unanimous decision, Carteret High School principal Dr. Lamont Repollet [shown at right] was selected to head up the district at a meeting held late last week. The appointment is subject to contract approval, according to state monitor Carole Morris, who […]

Students at Bradley Elementary School walked in for their first day of school Thursday to see faculty and staff dressed in athletic clothes and shouting this year’s school theme “One Team, One Goal.” The theme expresses the school administration’s vision to work together with faculty, staff and parents to ensure students’ success, according to school […]

State Monitor Carole Morris has rejected the Asbury Park Board of Education’s majority decision to appoint Gregory Allen as the interim superintendent of schools. It is the second time Morris has rejected the board’s decision to appoint Allen. As the appointed state monitor for the district, Morris has the final call on all district staffing […]

The Asbury Park Board of Education voted to appoint Gregory Allen to the top position in the district, this time in an interim role. Board member Christian Hall made a motion to appoint Allen as the district’s interim superintendent, board member Felicia Simmons seconded the motion. The vote passed 5-2. Board President Geneva Smallwood, Vice-President […]

The Asbury Park Middle School Baseball Team won the 2014 Bayshore Middle School Baseball League Championship yesterday with an 8 – 6 victory over Keansburg, according to a district news release. The tough-fought game was one for the record books. Jamere Cancel [shown at right] led them team with two hits, two runs scored, one stolen […]

The Asbury Park Middle School Baseball Team just wrapped up their regular season with a 12-7 victory over Henry Hudson, enabling them to win their first division title in school history, according to Head Coach Robert Cuccurullo. The Blue Bishops ended the season with a record of 8-1-1, capturing the Bayshore Middle School Baseball League […]

The Asbury Park High School Drama Club’s production of “Always a Bridesmaid” has been nominated for two Basie Awards, according to a district news release. The students’ production received nods in two categories, best set design and outstanding lead actress in a drama. Quinn Katherine Stone is named as the potential recipient of the set […]

The Asbury Park Board of Education has re-opened the search for a district superintendent of schools. An advertisement for the position was placed in a local newspaper Sunday, school board administrator Geoffrey Hastings said. The advertisement sets a May 20 deadline for applications. Rather than form a selection committee to interview candidates, the board chose at […]