A memorial service was held today in Springwood Avenue Park for the Rev. Gilbert Caldwell, who passed away earlier this month at the age of 86. Caldwell was a retired minister with the United Methodist Church when he moved to Asbury Park in 2007. His son Dale Caldwell told the gathering that he recommended Asbury […]

All seven city council candidates seeking three seats up for election this November have agreed to be interviewed by journalist Maureen Nevin on her video podcast, Asbury Radio – The Podcast, over Zoom at 5:30 pm on Sunday, Sept. 20. Three incumbents — Deputy Mayor Amy Quinn and Councilwomen Yvonne Clayton and Eileen Chapman — […]

The mayor and city council are supporting a request by the family of Hasani Best to release audio and video collected in the Attorney General’s investigation into the circumstances surrounding Best’s shooting death by city police after they arrived at his home after a reported domestic dispute on Aug. 21. Under state law, the Attorney […]

Master waterfront redeveloper iStar has submitted a new exterior plan for a controversial pool club to be located on the west side of the boardwalk in front of the North Beach mid-rise condominiums. The new design [above] was presented to the Planning Board at its meeting tonight where it continued to hear testimony on the […]

The three-person Moving Ahead Together slate has announced their candidacy for the Asbury Park Board of Education.  The slate includes incumbent Board of Education member Giuseppe “Joe” Grillo [above center] and newcomers Carritta Cook [left] and Wendi Glassman [right]. Three seats on the nine-member board are up for grabs in the November election.  “Together, we […]

The city council is creating an Equity Committee to review policies and procedures of the Asbury Park Police Department to determine their effectiveness and recommend any changes.  “We take great pride in our City’s diversity and our goal in creating the Equity Committee is to ensure justice and equity for our residents by supporting the development […]

To the Editor, Asbury Park Sun: On Monday, September 14th at 6:00 p.m. via Zoom, iStar will reveal its final plans for an exclusive Pool Club to be located on the east side of Ocean Avenue, on 7th Avenue. It’s important that people participate in the virtual meeting, as well as voice their opinions to […]

To the Editor, Asbury Park Sun: The Asbury Park Planning Board will be meeting virtually on Monday, September 14, to come to a final decision about Istar’s application to build their ‘pool club’ across the street from our North Beach community on Ocean Ave. As a North Beach resident for 13 years, I have given […]

Long-time civil rights leader and former Asbury Park resident Reverend Gilbert T. Caldwell has passed away. Deputy Mayor Amy Quinn first confirmed Caldwell’s passing to the Sun. Quinn called him “a compassionate, thoughtful, and inspiring man who stood with the LGBTQ community when many didn’t. We were lucky to have him in Asbury Park.” After […]

To the Editor, Asbury Park Sun: The building of a membership-based private pool club on the north end Asbury Park oceanfront next to a public boardwalk and beach creates damaging environmental consequences to our fragile, changing natural resource coast. In addition the development shows disrespect to our predominantly African American and Hispanic population who cannot […]