The Asbury Together ticket claimed victory in four of the five council seats at stake in Tuesday’s election, which will give them a council majority. [UPDATE: With vote-by-mail ballots now counted, the Asbury Together slate has swept all five council seats, which includes Moor as Mayor. Click here for the updated story. Shown above are […]

John Moor of the Asbury Together ticket has received the most votes in the contest for Asbury Park Mayor, while his four running mates are the high vote-getters for the four council seats, according to unofficial results provided by City Clerk Steven Kay. [UPDATE: With vote-by-mail ballots now counted, the Asbury Together slate has swept […]

Election Day is today and voters who are unsure where in the city they can cast their vote can access it here. Below is the list of polling places provided by district. Anyone who is unsure which district they live in can enter their address and find their assigned polling place should click here. Polls will […]

The Monmouth County Board of Elections on Monday began the tedious task of sifting through all of the Asbury Park vote-by-mail [VBM] ballots to determine which may be cast. At the end of day one, the board voided 26 of the first 38 ballots they examined which had been subject to a challenge by the […]

Candidates running on the Asbury Together ticket have filed their second round of campaign finance reports with the state Election Law Enforcement Commission [ELEC]. For campaigns raising more than $12,300, all contributions of $300 or more must be reported to ELEC. Those campaigns must also provide details on their expenditures, the total amount of money raised […]

Members of the Asbury Together campaign have filed over 300 challenges to vote-by-mail [VBM] ballot applications with the Monmouth County Clerk of Elections that call into question whether members of the opposing A-Team ticket and the ticket’s campaign volunteers properly handled messenger ballot applications, according to an Asbury Together campaign release issued Thursday. Hundreds of […]

Before downtown Cookman Avenue’s newest restaurant, Talula’s, officially opens on election day, anyone in the area who’d like to satisfy their curiosity and try a slice or two from a short list of their menu offerings can tomorrow. The restaurant will offer slices, a selection of six beers and two wines on tap, and a […]

Monmouth County Democrats will host a free Get out the Vote rally at the West Side Community Center, located at 115 DeWitt Ave. tonight from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m., to encourage residents to head to the polls next week and cast their vote. United States Senator Cory Booker, Congressman Frank Pallone, Congressional candidate Ruben Scolavino […]

By the summer of 2016, the long-vacant former Salvation Army building will host its first overnight guests in over ten years. The Asbury Park Planning Board granted unanimous approval Monday to master waterfront redeveloper iStar Financial for their 110-room boutique hotel project planned for the site, located on the block bound by Kingsley, Fourth and Fifth avenues […]

The City Council meetings scheduled for November have been shifted, according to an email from city manager John “Jack” Kelly. New dates for the two meetings are Wednesday, Nov. 12, and Tuesday, Nov. 25. Meeting times will remain the same, with a closed executive session at 5 p.m., a workshop session at 6 p.m., and […]