The Asbury Park Affordable Housing Coalition [APAHC] issued a news release today calling for residents to support the coalition’s proposed rent control ordinance. A virtual public hearing via Zoom before the City Council is scheduled for tonight, Dec. 22, at 6 pm. APAHC’s news release, printed in full below, includes call in information. If the […]

To the Editor, Asbury Park Sun: I met Cathy and Jonathan in 2012. Right after Hurricane Sandy hit, they rented a one-bedroom condo in the same building that I live in on Deal Lake Drive. They were an energetic and enthusiastic young couple who moved to Asbury Park to take advantage of everything it had to offer; […]

The Asbury Park Affordable Housing Coalition [APAHC] — which organized the successful effort to put their proposed rent control ordinance on the ballot for a public vote early next year — is holding a virtual community conversation on the issue via Zoom on Wednesday, Dec. 16 at 5 pm. The APAHC gathered enough signatures to […]

With a referendum on track for February or March for a vote on a proposed rent control ordinance backed by the Asbury Park Affordable House Coalition [APAHC], a coalition of landlords today issued their critique of the proposal in a position paper. The City Council first has the opportunity to vote to approve the proposed […]

To the Editor, Asbury Park Sun: If you have any inclination to support essential workers or black lives after living through the pandemic, the election, and the racial justice reckoning of 2020, support the Rent Stabilization Petition in Asbury Park. The Petition for Rent Stabilization was signed by over 700 residents. A public hearing is […]

To the Editor, Asbury Park Sun: Over the past two years, I have attended the Asbury Park Planning Board meetings regarding iStar’s application to build a private pool club on Ocean Ave.  There have been numerous objections from the public regarding this project throughout, and on Monday, December 14 at 7:00 pm, the public will be […]

Rent control advocates have submitted enough valid signatures on a petition to hold a referendum asking voters to enact a rent control ordinance in Asbury Park, according to a news release from the Asbury Park Affordable Housing Coalition (APAHC) The City Council, however, is first required under state law to consider the proposed ordinance at […]

The following is the unedited October 20-31, 2020 police blotter for the Allenhurst Police Department as submitted by Chief Michael Schneider: 10/20/20 Officers responded to a 911 call, reporting a simple assault. Once on location, a 36-year old Allenhurst man was taken into custody, without incident. The female victim was treated on scene by Allenhurst First […]

To the Editor, Asbury Park Sun: I have heard that some voters in the city are confused about whether or not there should have been a run-off election declared for the third council seat. For those who follow city politics closely, we had a change of government in 2013. This change was recommended by the […]

The results are in for the Asbury Park Board of Education race with three winners: Newcomer Carritta Cook [center above] as high vote-getter, followed by incumbent Giuseppe “Joe” Grillo [right] and newcomer Anthony Remy [left], according to unofficial returns from the Monmouth County Clerk’s Office. Three seats on the nine-member board were up for grabs. […]