Asbury Park provisional ballot counts from the Nov. 3 election have changed. The new totals show newcomer Sheila Etienne with a 6 vote lead over incumbent Barbara Lesinski. Etienne picked up the extra vote after Board of Election officials included 13 previously discarded provisional ballots to the tally late Monday afternoon. Provisional ballots are for […]

Unseated Board of Education member Barbara Lesinski said she will challenge the final Nov. 3 election vote counts that now places her behind newcomer Sheila Etienne. “Today was the first step in the County’s job in certifying the votes,” she said. “Now it is up to me to decide what I want to do.” Etienne […]

A count of the Asbury Park provisional ballots from last week’s Nov. 3 election shows newcomer Sheila Etienne has won a seat on the Board of Education, according to Monmouth County spokeswoman Laura Kirkpatrick. Etienne moved five votes ahead of incumbent Barbara Lesinski who held the seat by nine votes prior to the counting of […]

The Asbury Park City Council is scheduled to hold a workshop meeting at 6 p.m. Monday in council chambers at City Hall, located at 1 Municipal Plaza. The public participation session takes place near the end of the meeting, after comments from city officials. Items on the agenda for the meeting include: • Special event […]

Bruce Springsteen fans get ready. HBO has announced “The Ties That Bind – an inside look at the creation of Bruce Springsteen’s groundbreaking album The River” will debut Nov. 27. The 1980 double album is said to have dramatically raised The Boss’ profile around the world, according to a news release from the cable station. […]

Chairs of Inclusion, a community-wide art installation, opens Sunday along Cookman and Bangs avenues in Asbury Park’s downtown. The social art project celebrates the Jewish Service for Developmentally Disabled’s Wae Center’s 10th anniversary, according to a news release. Eleven artists were commissioned to work with the Wae Center’s adults with developmental disabilities artists in creating the […]

The Asbury Park Music Foundation [APMF] has found a new home and has launched a GoFundMe campaign to help with the move. APMF will be moving to the Lakehouse Music Academy building on Lake Avenue once its expansion and renovations are complete. “The APMF is thrilled to be a part of the music community,” Executive […]

Asbury Park has been a continual stop on Henry Rollins’ tour schedule since 1982 when he performed at the Fast Lane as front man for punk rock band Black Flag. He returns next month for 2 sold-out spoken word performance as a part the House of Independents’ grand opening showcases. The Cookman Avenue venue opens Nov. […]

An 8-year-old girl was grazed by a stray bullet during a police-involved shooting along Springwood Avenue Wednesday evening, according to law enforcement. Those at the scene said the girl was sitting in her home watching television when she was struck by the bullet. First Assistant Prosecutor Marc LeMieux told NJ.Com the officer involved was Terrance […]

A glitch in Tuesday night’s Board of Education election tallies returned votes to a previously reported count. While the votes still show Angela Ahbez-Anderson as the front runner, it shows Kenneth E. Saunders Jr. as the second highest vote getter and incumbent Barbara Lesinski just 9 votes over fourth place vote getter, newcomer Sheila Etienne. […]