To the Editor, Asbury Park Sun, With the Board of Education elections I had to ask myself a few questions that each voter should ask themselves: How well are our students doing? Second, if well who was involved? Third, does anyone else bring something more to the table? And fourth, when the road was tough […]

Editor, Asbury Park Sun, Now i don’t have a problem with entrepreneurism but at what cost. I have responded to what is the perceived problem below. I also addressed a solution at the end. I am in favor of this ordinance until we work out all of the issues of this city to allow investors […]

Editor, Asbury Park Sun, Earlier today, the Superior Court of New Jersey, Appellate Division preserved the principle that a citizen’s right to vote is an essential foundation of this nation’s democratic traditions when it refused Ocean BOE’s attempt to prevent an election from taking place in the Village of Loch Arbour on April 4th. After three consecutive […]

Editor, Asbury Park Sun, What a joy it is to live in an Asbury Park where businesses understand that a public commitment to justice does not negatively harm their businesses. Justice making enhances the integrity of the owners, staff, and customers. And, it is “good business.” We who are old [I am 83] cannot help but […]

Editor, Asbury Park Sun, We are still absorbing the historic outpouring of support, passion, commitment, and gratitude that the greater Asbury Park community brought to the Women’s March of Asbury Park on Saturday, January 21st. We are catching our breath, getting sleep, and making much needed trips to the grocery store. We want to acknowledge […]

Editor, Asbury Park Sun, While walking on Cookman Ave. last Sunday, I noticed the abundance of restaurants, shops and cafes.  Lots of competition there, I hope they succeed. What I didn’t see was a store offering necessities like groceries.  As far as I know, the nearest full service store is on Memorial Parkway.  So if […]

Back in the summer of 2002 our pet dog was shot in front of my wife, my daughter, my tenant and her daughter by an Asbury Park police officer. This experience was so painful that my wife Emily passed out. In an attempt to get justice we filed suit against the city. While the city attempted […]

Editor, Asbury Park Sun, The AP Dialogue Group’s Post Election Event was a great success. Thanks to the candidates who came, the people who brought food, all those who showed up, the “D” Group that planned the event, and Trinity Church who hosted it. I suggest that considering the disruption that most persons felt following […]

Editor, Asbury Park Sun,   We Will Survive   America, America What have you done? The battle for many I thought was won.   We fought for our rights And found much success. But now it is murky As we ponder this mess.   All of us immigrants But what have we learned? Walls, fear […]

Editor, Asbury Park Sun, November 8th, a very important election will take place!  The Asbury Together Team has worked diligently to deliver positive results. Development is up east and west. 1101 Ocean scheduled to begin construction with plans for interns, apprentices, local contractor certification assistance and scholarships. $20M coming to revitalize Springwood Avenue corridor with […]