Editor, the Asbury Park Sun: I have served on City Council for the last 12 years, eight of which as Deputy Mayor. I am very proud of the work we have done and during these 12 years the city progressed. Over the past few years I have been hearing that the present Council has lost […]

Editor, the Asbury Park Sun: Through our involvement in civic and social activities in Asbury Park for the last 10 years, we have met and respect many of our community leaders. During this time we have known several Council members some of which have moved on, some of which are still on the Council. Jim […]

Editor, the Asbury Park Sun: Since Robert Legere and I moved to Asbury in 2001, we have had the privilege of witnessing and playing an important role in the revival of this city, for most of the time, under the leadership and business acumen of the current city council. Three of these public officials are running for […]

Editor, the Asbury Park Sun: As an Asbury Park visitor and resident since 1946, I cannot believe that there are voters who do not realize the revitalization of our city by the city council members since 2001. My teenage years were spent cheering and dancing in Convention Hall. I remember dancing every Saturday evening to the music from […]

Two tickets in the Asbury Park City Council race have filed their campaign finance reports detailing contributions received and expenditures made through April 12. The reports were due April 15. The One Asbury ticket filed by the deadline, according to the website of the New Jersey Election Law Enforcement Commission [ELEC]. The A-Team ticket filed […]

A lifelong city resident, Rosetta Johnson is running for a spot on the city council. Johnson is running as part of the AP Out Front ticket, with running mates Clevette Hill, Shonna Famularo, Stephen Williams and Dorvil Gillis. Johnson, 53, was born and raised in Asbury Park and currently resides on Monroe Avenue. Her daughter, […]

Editor, the Asbury Park Sun: An established record of achievement is exactly why I support the Forward Asbury Park team. Our city has once again become a home that we can be proud of, a destination that attracts visitors and a model of development as the comeback city of the Jersey Shore. None of it […]

Local developer Pat Fasano has stepped in as president of the Asbury Park Homeowners Association now that Randy Thompson has left the role. Thompson was president for just over a year and decided it was “time to move on,” the former president said. “I did my time and helped out as much as I could,” […]

Clevette Hill is seeking a spot on the city council along with her AP Out Front running mates. An Asbury Park resident since 1982, Hill, 48, lives on Monroe Avenue. She has four children, ages 17 through 30. She is a social worker and holds a bachelor’s degree and a masters degree in social work […]

Editor, the Asbury Park Sun: Twenty years ago, when I moved into this town, I didn’t think things could get any worse. There were no stable businesses in the downtown, the properties were all distressed, the boardwalk was a ghost town, and the city was held hostage by a developer. I quickly realized how wrong I was […]