The municipality’s Asbury Park Public Access Television Station [APTV] is partnering with the League of Women Voters to host a public forum debate featuring the six candidates vying for three City Council seats in the Nov 8 election. The free public forum will begin at 7 p.m. Oct. 18 [doors open at 6:30 p.m.] at […]

Councilman Jesse Kindle’s suggestion that the governing body look to implement a random drug test kicked off a list of possible changes in city hall and for its employees. “I’d like to know how we would go about that,” Kendle asked. City Attorney Frederick C. Raffetto said he will review the matter with the city’s […]

The Asbury Park City Council is scheduled to hold a workshop meeting at 6 p.m. Monday in council chambers at City Hall, located at 1 Municipal Plaza. The public participation session takes place near the end of the meeting, after comments from city officials. Items on the agenda for the meeting include: • Special event […]

The Asbury Park City Council is scheduled to meet Wednesday in council chambers at City Hall. A closed executive session will start at 4:30 p.m., followed by a public workshop session at 6:30 p.m. and the regular council meeting at 7 p.m. Public participation takes place at the beginning of the regular meeting. Items on […]

The Asbury Park City Council at their Sept. 17 meeting honored a group of local middle school girls for their participation in an organization that seeks to build their confidence and public speaking skills. The Eloquent Charismatic Orator is an after-school public speaking training program that culminates in an oratorical pageant that is designed to […]

The city’s Charter Study Commission has tentatively approved change-of-government recommendations to submit to Asbury voters on the November ballot. The commission voted last night on the tentative recommendations which will be made into a formal report, according to commissioners Michelle Maguire, Rita Marano and Duanne Small. A final report must be approved by the commission, […]

Waterfront redeveloper iStar Financial was granted permission by the city council on Wednesday to install new bike racks on city property in the waterfront area. The number and location of those racks will now be determined administratively by city staff, according to Donald Sammet, the city’s director of redevelopment and planning. The council’s vote was to […]

The incoming city council majority plan to select John Moor as the city’s next Mayor, both Moor and a source confirm. Newcomers Myra Campbell, Moor and Amy Quinn [above, left to right] ran together on the One Asbury ticket, and won council seats in the May 14 election. The three will be sworn in on […]

A challenge to the results of the Asbury Park city council election has yet to be filed, according to Monmouth County court staff on Friday. The losing A-Team slate has repeatedly vowed to challenge the results of the May 14 election, specifically to request the opening of 320 voided vote by mail ballots — enough […]

Mayor Ed Johnson announced this morning that he will not seek reelection for another four-year term in next year’s May council election. “Just as Asbury Park has embarked on a new era, so must I,” Johnson said in a statement posted on his website. “It is time for me to take pause from my civic […]