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Pony Summer Stage announces acts for season

Cake, Pixies and Gogol Bordello make first appearance at outdoor venue

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The Stone Pony on Monday announced a ten-date preview of its 2015 Summer Stage series. Acts new to the Summer Stage this year include Cake, Halestorm with The Pretty Reckless, Pixies with TV on the Radio, and Gogol Bordello with Flogging Molly and Mariachi El Bronx, according to a news release from the music venue. “We […]

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Mar 16, 2015
Asbury Park

Community honors lead to scholarships

Benefit honors Dan Harris and others

By Michelle Gladden
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The Brookdale Community College Foundation is now accepting applications for this year’s Wilbur Ray Memorial Scholarships. Just off their annual award ceremony, the foundation’s scholarships offers financial assistance to Brookdale students as well as incoming freshmen. On Friday the Foundation held its 30th annual benefit dinner, which honors five of the areas community leaders and […]

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Mar 16, 2015
Asbury Park

A-Team: Detective’s presence intimidated witnesses

Judge requested 77 voters to testify at ballot trial, only one appeared

By Michelle Gladden
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The lawyer for the A-Team challengers whose suit was dismissed to count disqualified vote by mail [VBM] ballots from last year’s municipal election said the presence of a detective from the Monmouth County Prosecutors Office during the trial intimidated witnesses they needed from appearing. As a result, Monmouth County Superior Court Judge Dennis O’Brien “terminated the […]

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Mar 13, 2015
Asbury Park

Sammet resigns

Served over 11 years as Planning and Redevelopment Director

By Michelle Gladden
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A key member of the new mayor and council’s administrative staff announced his resignation Thursday. In a written letter addressed to his “friends and colleagues”, 11-year city hall veteran Donald Sammet announced his last day on the job will be April 2. Sammet [shown right] served as the city’s director of planning and redevelopment. “I […]

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Mar 13, 2015
Asbury Park

AP Council sets food truck guidelines

Decision expected at March 25 meeting

By Michelle Gladden
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The City Council will present a resolution setting guidelines for Madison Marquette’s proposed food truck court at its next regular meeting, officials said Wednesday night. The boardwalk redeveloper needs the Council’s approval in order to advance to the Planning Board. The food truck court, proposed on land the redeveloper leases north of the vacant Sunset […]

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Mar 12, 2015
Asbury Park

Asbury election lawsuit dismissed

A-Team candidate had sought to trigger mayoral run-off election

By Michelle Gladden
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The lawsuit seeking to count disqualified vote by mail [VBM] ballots from last year’s mayor and council election was dismissed Thursday afternoon by Monmouth County Superior Court Judge Dennis O’Brien, said Mayor John Moor, who represented himself in the case. “It’s done, it’s over,” Moor said in a telephone interview following the decision. “They started […]

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Mar 12, 2015
Asbury Park

Sequestration trickles down to Interfaith Neighbors program

Budget cuts lead to Meals on Wheels waiting list

By Michelle Gladden
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The legislative budgetary cuts known as sequestration has the Asbury Park-based Interfaith Neighbors saying no to those in need of its Meal on Wheels program. “For the first time, we have a waiting list of over 120 people,” Interfaith Neighbors’ Nutrition Director Sandi Silber said. “We have 21 people over 90 years old on that […]

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Mar 11, 2015
Asbury Park

The Sun’s City Council Preview

vacant property, communications director, & budget on agenda

By Michelle Gladden
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The Asbury Park City Council is scheduled to meet Wednesday in council chambers at City Hall. A closed executive session will start at 4:30 p.m., followed by a public workshop session at 6:30 p.m. and the regular council meeting at 7 p.m. Public participation takes place at the beginning of the regular meeting. Items on […]

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Mar 11, 2015
Asbury Park

Residents voice opposition to boardwalk food truck court

Redeveloper says project provides needed amenities for north end

By Michelle Gladden
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A food truck court proposed by boardwalk redeveloper Madison Marquette north of the vacant Sunset Avenue pavilion has met with opposition from eight residents nearby who attended Monday night’s council meeting. The proposal would bring six food trucks to the open space area adjacent to the boardwalk and at the end of Sixth Avenue, between […]

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Mar 10, 2015
Asbury Park

Council to set beach schedule and rates

Season runs from June 13 to Sept. 7

By Michelle Gladden
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The Asbury Park City Council is expected to vote on a resolution Wednesday that will set this summer’s beach schedule and rates. The city’s beaches run from its southern border with Ocean Grove to its northern border with Loch Arbor. The city’s surfing beach runs between the two northern jetties opposite Deal Lake Drive and […]

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