Six months after Hurricane Sandy, some traffic lights in the city are still blinking red instead of going through the typical green-yellow-red sequence. Traffic lights with newer technology are experiencing the most issues, City Engineer Joe Cunha said at the April 17 council meeting. “The newer technology seems to be reverting back to a blinking […]

Three of the four tickets in the Asbury Park council race have denied affiliation with 42 people who are acting as ballot messengers in the election. Campaign managers for the AP Out Front, Forward Asbury Park and One Asbury tickets have said their candidates are not using volunteers or paying workers to deliver messenger ballots […]

Editor, the Asbury Park Sun: I have lived and voted in Asbury Park since 2004 and find this year’s city council election process of running “tickets” the worst atrocity ever. The candidates are asking us to vote for all of the candidates on their tickets. This is not an unusual process but this year is […]

Editor, the Asbury Park Sun: The Forward Asbury Park team presents a clear vision for our future based on an established record of experience and success.  During the past 12 years their work has made Asbury Park the comeback city – not just at the Jersey Shore, but of the entire region! They will continue […]

From April 24 to 30, the Asbury Park Police Department made the following arrests: APRIL 24 • A 30-year-old male from Asbury Park was arrested and charged with obstruction of justice in the 800 block of Langford Street. APRIL 25 • A 20-year-old male from Asbury Park was arrested and charged with possession of controlled […]

A board of education meeting on Wednesday, April 24 was packed with faculty members, students and parents protesting a slew of changes recommended by Superintendent Denise Lowe for the 2013-2014 school year. Board of education [BOE] members were set to vote on shifts in administration and contract renewals for tenured and non-tenured teachers and staff […]

Editor, the Asbury Park Sun: In 1985, I bought a home in Asbury Park for two reasons: Asbury Park was a city I had enjoyed and one of the most affordable real estate markets in Monmouth County. I made a modest salary that through the years certainly did not grow exponentially with the cost of […]

Asbury Park city council candidates will go head-to-head at Tuesday night’s debate-style election forum, presented by APTV. “The meet-and-greets are over,” said APTV chair John Kaplow. “This is the real informational exchange.” Residents are encouraged to go to asburyparktv.org to submit questions for the moderators to ask the candidates, Kaplow said. The League of Women […]

Allenhurst can now be included in the state’s beach replenishment plan, thanks to a resolution passed at the April 23 commissioners’ meeting. Allenhurst, Deal and Loch Arbour were not considered as part of the state’s initial plan for beach replenishment, Commissioner Chris McLoughlin said, but passage of this resolution enables Allenhurst and Loch Arbour to […]

The incumbent-led Forward Asbury Park slate in the city council race has filed its pre-election campaign finance report. The late filing was made on April 25 with the New Jersey Election Law Enforcement Commission [ELEC]. The report was due on April 15, and covers campaign contributions and expenditures through April 12. Filed reports for all […]