The city’s bond rating has received a downgrade from Moody’s Investment Services, as a result of the risk of a state aid cut to municipalities — particularly the type of aid received by cities such as Asbury Park. Investors who buy bonds — basically, who are providing their money for a loan — look to […]

About 26 percent of the city’s registered voters turned out to cast their ballots in the Asbury Park council election on Tuesday, according to data provided by City Clerk Steve Kay. The city has 8,840 registered voters, and 1,445 of them, or 17 percent, voted at machines in their local voting districts. John Moor, Amy […]

The top five vote-getters in yesterday’s election expressed cautious excitement last night, celebrating their apparent victory but also remaining aware that if disputed ballots are eventually counted, some may not find themselves in office. “The ink still hasn’t dried, but I feel good,” said Myra Campbell [pictured above, left], who is currently in fifth place […]

The unofficial election results for the city council race are in — but A-Team candidate Jim Keady says more than 300 vote-by-mail ballots have yet to be counted. Keady learned that about 332 ballots were set aside, he said, with 80 of those ballots being “discarded because they were not filled out properly. That leaves […]

Vote-by-mail ballot use has exploded in this year’s election, with 640 voters using that method to cast their votes as of this afternoon. In the most recent city council election, in May 2009, only 61 people voted by mail. Of the 640 vote-by-mail [VBM] ballots cast so far, about 275 are messenger ballots, according to […]

Editor, the Asbury Park Sun: I have owned a business and lived in Asbury Park for many years and have had the pleasure of living with quite a few city councils since 1975. The current council is the first one in my history that has actually been able to make a noticeable improvement in the […]

Shonna Famularo is running for a seat on the Asbury Park city council on the AP Out Front ticket. Famularo, 43, lives on Park Avenue with her husband, James Famularo, and their two children, Nicholas, 18, and Joseph, 15. Her husband was previously employed as assistant city manager for the city of Asbury Park, but […]

Asbury Park residents received campaign literature and phone calls last week stating that the Asbury Park Democrats are endorsing the A-Team city council ticket in tomorrow’s election. But according to Asbury Park Democratic Committee Chairman Joe Grillo, the Democratic Committee is not endorsing anyone in the election. “We, formally, are not endorsing anyone,” Grillo [pictured […]

Editor, the Asbury Park Sun: I am most taken back when I hear it said that the current council has allowed the city to stagnate due to a lack of building on the waterfront over the past five years. I have heard this echoed from candidates and supporters of the non-incumbent parties. During the past five […]

Editor, the Asbury Park Sun: As the Asbury Park election draws near, all of the Forward Asbury candidates are working hard, going door-to-door and listening to the community. While talking with our residents, so many agree that this city is a much better place to live in than it was, even six years ago. Not only are we […]