The A-Team slate in the city council race has filed its first round pre-election campaign finance report. Remond Palmer, who filed as an individual candidate and is the ticket’s candidate for mayor, also filed. The late filings were made on Oct. 22 with the New Jersey Election Law Enforcement Commission [ELEC]. Reports were due on Oct. 6. Filed […]

The falling death of Santander resident Jay Bernstein has been ruled accidental and the investigation is now closed, according to authorities. Bernstein [shown at right] fell from the ninth floor of the Santander building where he lived on Nov. 23 of last year. He was pronounced dead at the scene. His death has been listed as ‘accidental’ […]

Authorities have arrested a 22-year-old Asbury Park man and charged him in connection with the early Monday morning shooting of a female inside her Neptune home, according to a news release from the Monmouth County Prosecutor’s Office. Diquan Speights is charged with one count each of first degree attempted murder, second degree burglary, second degree unlawful […]

Only one of the two tickets that seek to fill all five open seats in the November city council election has filed their first round of campaign finance reports that detail expenditures made through October 6. The 29 day pre-election reports were due Oct. 6. The report requires any contributions made above $300 be disclosed. […]

A report that the Monmouth County Prosecutor’s Office is investigating the Asbury Park election has turned out to be false, a reputable source with knowledge of the events says. The source also told the Sun while it’s possible other officials are gathering information about the Asbury Park election, nothing has been handed over to the […]

In recognition of Breast Cancer Awareness Month, Bradley Elementary School hosted its first Annual Breast Cancer Parade on Friday, Oct. 17. In addition to the parade, staff was asked to contribute $5, instead of the typical $2 given on Dress Down Jean Day, toward a Team Bradley donation to the American Cancer Society. Through those […]

The Anchor’s Bend bar and Asbury Festhalle & Biergarten have teamed up to bring Asbury Park Oktoberfest to the Anchor’s Bend inside Asbury Park’s Convention Hall this weekend. Asbury Park Oktoberfest features six draft beers from Radeberger, HofbrauHaus, Hacker-Pschoor Kostritzer, Brooklyn and Paulener breweries and a specialty keg from Weltenburger. Bottled beers include selections from […]

Four Asbury Park residents were among 14 people arrested early Thursday morning in a coordinated takedown by federal and local law enforcement authorities in connection with their alleged involvement in a large-scale drug trafficking organization responsible for the distribution of heroin and cocaine throughout Monmouth, Ocean and Middlesex counties, law enforcement officials announced at a press conference […]

Editor, the Asbury Park Sun, I have known John Moor and Amy Quinn for many years and I support their Asbury Together Ticket. I am not supporting Asbury Together just because I know John and Amy, but because they are the best choice for Asbury Park. Asbury Together represents the diversity that makes our city […]

[Editor’s note: In an effort to provide Sun readers and Asbury Park candidates who seek to be elected as the city’s first directly-elected mayor with the most fair and accurate election coverage, the Sun sat down with each of the four mayoral candidates and asked them the same ten questions. No candidates were provided advanced […]