A ticket of incumbent Board of Education member Jessie Ricks, former Board of Education member Dominic Latoracca and newcomer Stephanie Ackerman won the three seats up for grabs in the Asbury Park Board of Education election. The three beat a ticket of incumbent Shadow Maghsood, Danielle Brascomb and Mariella Soria-Flores. According to the unofficial results […]

Three incumbent council members swept to victory in the Asbury Park municipal elections by a 70-30 percent margin. Deputy Mayor Amy Quinn and her running mates, Councilmembers Eileen Chapman and Yvonne Clayton, prevailed over former Deputy Mayor John Loffredo, former Board of Education member Garrett Giberson and Jill Potter. With all nine election districts in […]

A slate led by former four-term Councilman and Deputy Mayor John Loffredo will run for the three City Council seats up for election this November.  Loffredo (above left), a realtor who served on the council from 2001 until 2014, will be joined on the ticket by Garrett Giberson (right) and Jill Potter (center). All three […]

Two incumbents and a newcomer have won seats on the Asbury Park Board of Education by a comfortable margin, according to unofficial results from the Monmouth County Clerk.  The three top vote-getters — incumbent Giuseppe “Joe” Grillo, Wendi Glassman, and incumbent Anthony Remy — ran as a team under the slogan “Support Asbury’s Children.” Grillo […]

The triCityNews is reporting in its April 13 issue that boardwalk redeveloper Madison Marquette plans to rehabilitate Convention Hall and the Casino. (Rendering of proposed Casino rehab shown at top.) Convention Hall would become a state-of-the-art 3,500 capacity venue. The Paramount theater and the arcade area in the Convention Hall complex would also be rehabilitated. Cost […]

A screening and discussion of the short documentary “Love Wins” at the St. Laurent Social Club on Wednesday, Feb. 8, will benefit Project R.E.A.L., which serves local youth in the LGBT community.  “Love Wins” has won or been a finalist in over 10 film festivals nationwide and aired on PBS. The short 2018 documentary film […]

Long-time area restaurateur Marilyn Schlossbach (above) and her husband Scott Szegeski will close their Langosta Lounge on the Asbury boardwalk after 14 years on Saturday, February 4. They plan a three-day celebration at the end with food, music and remembrances. “We’ve always enjoyed throwing good parties and breaking bread with our community,” Schlossbach said. “As we […]

(Kerry Margaret Butch is a special correspondent to the Asbury Park Sun from the asburyparkreporter.com) The mood in Council Chambers was one of anticipation and excitement as family members and supporters of Mayor John Moor, Amy Quinn, and newly elected Angela Ahbez-Anderson gathered to  witness their swearing in on January 1 during the City of Asbury […]

In advance of the elections on Tuesday for Mayor, City Council and Board of Education, four city youth conducted interviews with candidates for the online Asbury Park Reporter Click here to view the interviews. Over the past few weeks, the youth met and created questions for candidates running for municipal office. All eleven candidates were […]

Former Asbury Park School Board member and 2020 City Council candidate Felicia Simmons will be joining incumbent John Moor and newcomer Sonja Mack as contenders for Mayor in this November’s non-partisan election.  Simmons issued a news release announcing the kick off of her candidacy. The following is the full release: Felicia Simmons is running to […]