The Asbury Park City Council unanimously voted Wednesday to bring bike sharing to the city and has its eyes on a car sharing program next, according to Mayor John Moor. The vote awarded operation rights to Zagster of Cambridge, Mass. City Manager Michael Capabianco said two companies vied to run the local program but Zagster […]

The Asbury Park City Council is scheduled to meet Wednesday in Council Chambers at City Hall, located at 1 Municipal Plaza. There will be 5 p.m. closed executive session prior to the 6 p.m. public workshop session and 7 p.m. Regular City Council Meeting. Public participation takes place at the beginning of the regular meeting. […]

The Asbury Park City Council is scheduled to meet Wednesday in Council Chambers at City Hall, located at 1 Municipal Plaza. There will be no closed executive session. The meetings begin with a 6 p.m. public workshop session, followed by the 7 p.m. Regular City Council Meeting. Public participation takes place at the beginning of […]

The Asbury Park 2017 municipal budget, unveiled Wednesday, would raise the average assessed homeowner’s taxes by $91, down 40 percent from last year.  The $44.5 million budget is $2.26 million over last year’s $42.27 million spending plan, a 5.34 percent increase. The proposed 1.264 tax rate translates to a $3,190 annual tax bill [a 2.89 […]

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

In the annual State of the City address delivered Wednesday, City Manager Michael Capabianco [below right] cited highlights from 2016 and laid out a framework for the year ahead and beyond. He acknowledged continued work with partners, like the Asbury Park School District and its Board of Education, the Asbury Park Housing Authority, Interfaith Neighbors, […]

The Women’s March Asbury Park organizers were honored Wednesday night by the City Council, who declared Feb. 8 Women’s Day in their honor. The four women are Daniele Fiori, Amanda Kane, Dallas Hlatky and Jennifer Lampert [at right]. In reading the proclamation, Deputy Amy Quinn said, their efforts “ensured the sounds of women’s voices were […]

The Asbury Park City Council recognized the 2016 Asbury Park High School Varsity Football team for its Central Jersey Group 1 Championship title at the start of the Regular Session Wednesday meeting. In reading the proclamation, Councilwoman Eileen Chapman said as the team faced a season filled with many peaks and valley, they met every […]

The Asbury Park City Council will meet Wednesday in Council Chambers at City Hall, located at 1 Municipal Plaza. A 4 p.m. Executive Session precedes the 6 p.m. Workshop. The Regular Session meeting begins at 7 p.m.Public participation will take place at the beginning of the regular meeting. Items on the agenda include: • Executive […]

A standing room only crowd turned out for the swearing in of the Asbury Park Together team Sunday afternoon. Incumbents Amy Quinn, Yvonne Clayton and Eileen Chapman were sworn into a four-year term on the Asbury Park City Council by Municipal Judge Daniel J. DiBenedetto during the annual organizational meeting at 2 p.m. Quinn, who once […]