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 […]

The Free Movie Friday series is back next month at Paramount Theatre. Held from May 6 to 27, the series kicks off with the 1993 coming of age “Dazed and Confused,” directed by Richard Linklater, and includes the Friday the 13th screening of “Friday The 13th” and a  “Wizard of Oz” double feature on May […]

To the Editor, Asbury Park Sun, I have only once  written a “Letter to the Editor” before. I’m not a political person. But I am a resident and taxpayer in Asbury Park. I believe in fiscal responsibility and expect the same from those that we elect. That’s why I am angered and offended by an […]

To the Editor, Asbury Park Sun, Grace and I will be voting for NICOLLE HARRIS for the Asbury Park Board of Education on April 19th. Although it was many, many years ago, we remember when we were her age. We too had a passionate love for our community. We of course lived in racially segregated communities where our […]

Tuesday’s Board of Education election and vote to approve the district’s budget increase will be the first time in four years that voters take to the polls in in April. While 85 percent of the school district’s operating budget is supported by state aid, the school tax makes up the largest percentage of a homeowner’s […]

Members of the Asbury Park Complete Streets Coalition are not only advocating for bicycle safe streets. The group has grown a grassroots campaign aimed at creating a city-wide street design that takes all modes of travel into consideration. Be it a bicycle, skateboard, wheelchair, car, truck, roller blades or skates, members are lobbying stakeholders to […]

There were no serious injuries sustained in the Friday morning three car accident at Fourth and Grand avenues, Asbury Park Police Department spokesman Michael Casey said. Joseph Kahn, 33, of Lakewood was charged with careless driving following the near 9:50 a.m. crash. The onsite investigation found that Kahn, traveling east on Fourth Avenue, when he […]

Meetings, this week, to find an alternative location for the Asbury Park Skateboard Foundation’s proposed project did not prove fruitful, according to a Thursday afternoon conversation with Mayor John Moor. Moor and City Manager Michael Capabianco held Tuesday meetings with Housing Authority and School District officials to determine whether property the two entities own could […]

The Asbury Park administration announced Thursday afternoon that the municipality has been awarded a $341,247 New Jersey Department of Transportation [NJDOT] grant to help mend its damaged roadways. In the past few months, residents have come before the City Council asking when repairs will made to pot filled and cracked streets. City Manager Michael Capabianco […]