After a nearly three hour public hearing, the city council tonight rejected a rent control ordinance proposed by the Asbury Park Affordable Housing Coalition [APAHA}. The vote was 3-1 against, with one abstention.  Mayor John Moor and Council members Eileen Chapman and Yvonne Clayton voted no. Deputy Mayor Amy Quinn voted yes and Councilmember Jesse […]

Calling a proposed rent control ordinance by the Asbury Park Affordable Housing Coalition [APAHC] “one of the most severe rent control schemes in the history of the entire state,” a coalition of landlords issued a statement today outlining their own proposed ordinance. A virtual public hearing via Zoom is scheduled before the City Council tonight […]

The Asbury Park Affordable Housing Coalition [APAHC] issued a news release today calling for residents to support the coalition’s proposed rent control ordinance. A virtual public hearing via Zoom before the City Council is scheduled for tonight, Dec. 22, at 6 pm. APAHC’s news release, printed in full below, includes call in information. If the […]

The Asbury Park Affordable Housing Coalition [APAHC] — which organized the successful effort to put their proposed rent control ordinance on the ballot for a public vote early next year — is holding a virtual community conversation on the issue via Zoom on Wednesday, Dec. 16 at 5 pm. The APAHC gathered enough signatures to […]

With a referendum on track for February or March for a vote on a proposed rent control ordinance backed by the Asbury Park Affordable House Coalition [APAHC], a coalition of landlords today issued their critique of the proposal in a position paper. The City Council first has the opportunity to vote to approve the proposed […]

Rent control advocates have submitted enough valid signatures on a petition to hold a referendum asking voters to enact a rent control ordinance in Asbury Park, according to a news release from the Asbury Park Affordable Housing Coalition (APAHC) The City Council, however, is first required under state law to consider the proposed ordinance at […]

The results are in for the Asbury Park Board of Education race with three winners: Newcomer Carritta Cook [center above] as high vote-getter, followed by incumbent Giuseppe “Joe” Grillo [right] and newcomer Anthony Remy [left], according to unofficial returns from the Monmouth County Clerk’s Office. Three seats on the nine-member board were up for grabs. […]

Legendary New Jersey musicians will team up to give a lifeline to Asbury Park restaurants and residents with Shine a Light, an annual festival hosted by Light of Day Foundation, to benefit Asbury Park Dinner Table. The concert will include Johnny Rzeznik, lead singer of superstar rock act The Goo Goo Dolls. He will be […]

Anthony Remy has taken the lead in the race for the third available seat in the Asbury Park Board of Education race, according to the website of the Monmouth County Clerk.  Remy had previously trailed Wendi Glassman for the third seat, but with 97 percent of the mail-in ballots counted that had been received by […]

A Board of Education ticket led by incumbent Giuseppe “Joe” Grillo [center in above photo] appears to have won two of three seats up for grabs, while the final seat may become closer after all ballots are counted. In the initial votes published on the county clerk’s website, the high vote-getter on Grillo’s ticket was […]