Editor, Asbury Park Sun, This is a letter of support for The Asbury Together Team. The Asbury Together Team represents the diversity that makes this City great. I know what it takes, as a lifelong Asbury Park resident and former Deputy Mayor to keep this city moving forward and these three women, Amy Quinn, Eileen […]

Editor, Asbury Park Sun, If the Asbury Park community sat down to create elected officials who best represent our diverse and progressive interests, I think we would want what the Asbury Together team of Amy Quinn, Yvonne Clayton, and Eileen Chapman represents. We want a diverse team that can relate to us all; black, white, gay, […]

Editor, Asbury Park Sun, As a resident of Asbury Park since 2010, I’ve seen the town change a lot, including a greater increase in traffic (most obviously noted during the summer months). Putting in a bike lane and reducing traffic down to one lane on Main Street would be a complete disaster.  With no designated […]

Editor, the Asbury Park Sun: Recently Mr Levinsky correctly stated that there are questions regarding traffic calming. [Levinksy: Reject ain Street Corridor Redesign] However, what was missed are the facts: A thing that is indisputably the case. Facts that Mayor John Moore does not grasp either, despite his intelligence and compassion. Regarding emergency vehicle access and […]

Editor, Asbury Park Sun, A brief note to AP Council from someone who, as you know, is a strong supporter of [the Asbury Park City Council] and of the city of Asbury Park to urge you in the strongest possible terms to reject the proposed re-design of the Main Street corridor. Removal of two lanes, […]

Editor, Asbury Park Sun, After patting himself on the back for the wonderful things they have accomplished, iStar VP Brian Cheripka started pointing the finger at Madison Marquette for their failure to develop the casino building. (“IStar annual community update asks for unity” posted Aug 1.) In my humble opinion, if it were not for […]

Where has the music gone? Businesses in Asbury Park’s Central Business District recently received a letter instructing them that Asbury Park requires a sound mitigation report in order to play music in their establishments. The required acoustic engineering report will cost a minimum of $1000, on top of which are the $500 in escrow for […]

To the Editor, Asbury Park Sun, Today I went to pay my taxes in Asbury Park.  I was pleased that the last quarter started the convenience of paying by credit card.  However, I was told that I had to input my own information. I was surprised but as I am a fairly fast typist set […]

To the Editor, Asbury Park Sun, In response to Mr. Marty Martino’s Letter to the Editor “is Deal Lake still contaminated;” The simple answer is NO, Deal Lake is NOT contaminated. Although the lake appears on the State’s 303D list of impaired water, this is no different than the vast majority of New Jersey’s other lakes, […]

To the Editor, Asbury Park Sun, In response to Mr. Marty Martino’s recent Letter to the Editor on whether Deal Lake is contaminated; “Implying that Deal Lake is polluted and unsafe is a mischaracterization of lake’s actual condition – 1. Yes, Deal Lake is on the State’s 303D list of impaired waters. The reason being […]