Editor, Asbury Sun, On behalf of Save Asbury’s Waterfront [SAW], I wish to respond to three statements made in the Asbury Park Sun’s Dec 5th article regarding iStar’s beach club plans. 1) “During the design process, iStar met with members of the local community to discuss the project…” The last public-wide meeting where information about […]

Editor, Asbury Sun, Whomever I speak with has a different take on the three municipal questions on the Ballot. My questions is, what will separating Asbury Park into three wards accomplish, and who’s prepared to deal with consequences if passed?   A letter to the editor author states unreasonable rent increases in Asbury Park almost […]

Editor, Asbury Park Sun, Asbury Park’s refreshing independence goes past its art and culture. It is also at the very core of its politics. In a country where we are so divided amongst Republicans and Democrats, Asbury is one of a handful of New Jersey towns that holds non-partisan municipal elections – there is no Democrat or […]

Editor, Asbury Park Sun, The Surfrider Foundation: Jersey Shore Chapter would like to thank the City of Asbury Park for introducing an ordinance to ban the intentional release of balloons! Our chapter helped to advocate for this ordinance, which would protect our coast from senseless pollution. On August 22, 2018, the City of Asbury Park […]

Editor, Asbury Park Sun, I was surprised and saddened to read quotes in recent newspaper articles that the southwest quadrant of the city has not been served by this council. As the African-American council person who resides there, I was disappointed to discover that I and my accomplishments were invisible; physical evidence to the contrary. […]

Editor, Asbury Park Sun, I first began to pay closer attention to Aretha Franklin during my involvement in the Civil Rights Movement. She was a strong supporter of Martin Luther King, the Southern Christian Leadership Conference and  ‘The Movement.’ Her willingness to provide bail for Angela Davis who was jailed because of Davis’ left leaning […]

Editor, Asbury Park Sun, Thank you to all who contributed to the Mayor’s Rodeo for Recreation. A special thank you to the committee consisting of Leesha Floyd, Cassandra Dickerson, Caroline O’Toole,Tara Werner, Cindy Dye, Barbara VanWagner, Tamica Smith Genise Hughes and Kevin Keddy; some who worked for six months to make this  happen. Congratulations to […]

Editor, Asbury Park Sun, The Asbury Park Historical Society would like to go on record in opposition to the recent request made by several people to have the 97-year-old statue of our city’s founder removed. We have noted in the past that the statue of James A. Bradley stands at the eastern end of Sunset […]

Editor, Asbury Park Sun, I, mother, grandmother, great grandmother, and citizen of Asbury Park, NJ, am writing to strongly oppose the 2019-2024 plan for new oil and gas drilling off the U.S. coast including New Jersey coastline. I am a witness to the many beach closures due to pollution of our oceans and waterways, to […]

Editor, Asbury Park Sun, I remember a Scripture that says something like this: A prophet is without honor in his hometown. This does not apply to me. I have been humbled as I have been honored in Asbury Park. The City Council, Second Baptist Church, St. Stephens AME Zion Church, AP Kwanzaa, the T. Thomas […]