The “Meet the Candidates” series continues to spotlight individual residents who seek a seat on the Asbury Park Board of Education. There are three three-year terms and two one-year terms up for contest on the Nov. 5 ballot, making a majority of the seats on the nine member board available. A total of nine candidates are […]

Members of the Asbury Park Board of Education selected a new superintendent of schools and filled a vacancy left by a board member who resigned at a special meeting held Wednesday. Board member Felicia Simmons made a motion to appoint Gregory Allen as the district superintendent of schools for a 5-year contract pending background and […]

The following “Meet the Candidates” series continues to spotlight individual residents who seek a seat on the Asbury Park Board of Education. There are three three-year terms and two one-year terms up for contest on the Nov. 5 ballot, making a majority of the seats on the nine member board available. A total of nine candidates […]

The following “Meet the Candidates” series will spotlight individual residents who seek a seat on the Asbury Park Board of Education. There are three three-year terms and two one-year terms up for contest on the Nov. 5 ballot, making a majority of the seats on the nine member board available. A total of nine candidates are in […]

Four city residents have announced their plan to run as ticket in the November 5 Asbury Park Board of Education election. Connie Sue Breech, Corey Lowell, Calvin Anderson and Carol Jones make up “Team Vitamin C,”since all of the candidates have first names that begin with the letter C. The four announced their slate through a […]

A new state monitor has been assigned to the Asbury Park School District. Outgoing state monitor Lester Richens [shown above, at right] will transfer to the Pleasantville School District. He will be replaced by Carole Morris [left]. Richens has served the district since May 2011. Morris served as superintendent of schools in Manasquan for 25 […]

The Asbury Park Board of Education has reopened its search for a new district superintendent. Causing the board to reopen the search is the addition of two new board members — Kenneth Saunders, Jr. and Felicia Simmons — who were appointed to fill two vacancies last month. In order for the two members to take part […]

The Asbury Park school district has entered into a new agreement for professional legal services. The Board of Education at their June 12 meeting appointed Cooper Levenson April Niedelman & Wagenheim, P.A. as their new attorneys. The vote was four in favor with four abstentions. Board members Christian Hall, Nicole Harris, Joseph Raines, Jr., and […]

A group of Asbury Park residents discussed the major strengths and weaknesses of the Asbury Park school system last night during a community forum intended to gauge what the community is looking for in a superintendent. Kathy Winecoff, a field service representative for the New Jersey School Boards Association, facilitated the meeting. Winecoff will also […]

Two public hearings are scheduled to take place in Asbury Park Thursday evening — one in consideration of a dog park and the other on the search for a new superintendent of schools. The dog park committee will meet at 7 p.m. in the city council chambers. The committee will present research and plans and listen to […]