Editor, Asbury Park Sun, This is a letter of support for The Asbury Together Team. The Asbury Together Team represents the diversity that makes this City great. I know what it takes, as a lifelong Asbury Park resident and former Deputy Mayor to keep this city moving forward and these three women, Amy Quinn, Eileen […]

The deadline to register to vote in the Nov. 8 election is Tuesday. To help residents ensure they are qualified to cast their ballots in not only the national, state and county races but the City Council race that could result in a shift in majority, the local Democratic Organization is hosting two additional vote […]

The municipality’s Asbury Park Public Access Television Station [APTV] is partnering with the League of Women Voters to host a public forum debate featuring the six candidates vying for three City Council seats in the Nov 8 election. The free public forum will begin at 7 p.m. Oct. 18 [doors open at 6:30 p.m.] at […]

Editor, Asbury Park Sun, According to the Center for American Women and Politics at the Eagleton Institute of Politics, Rutgers University, “Research shows that women make government more transparent, inclusive and accessible. Women bring different priorities and experiences to public life, including perspectives that have been largely absent in public policymaking. Women change the way […]

Editor, Asbury Park Sun, If the Asbury Park community sat down to create elected officials who best represent our diverse and progressive interests, I think we would want what the Asbury Together team of Amy Quinn, Yvonne Clayton, and Eileen Chapman represents. We want a diverse team that can relate to us all; black, white, gay, […]

The Citizens for Asbury Park ticket will host an 8 a.m. to noon Oct. 8 Breakfast Fundraiser at Kula Café, located at 1201 Springwood Ave. Tickets are $20.00. Comprised of community leader Daniel Harris and school board members Stephen Williams and Kenneth Saunders Jr, the three are challenging the incumbent Asbury Together ticket for the seats […]

City Council Candidate Tracy Rogers said he will appeal Asbury Park Municipal Clerk Cindy Dye’s findings that 8 of his signatures of support on his nominating petition are invalid, leaving him without enough endorsements to run in the Nov. 8 election. “The simple fact is that a right to vote and sign a petition should not […]

The Asbury Together ticket released its official platform Thursday morning, announcing a campaign kick-off event will be held from 6:30 to 8 p.m. Wednesday at Art 629 Gallery, located at 629 Cookman Avenue. In a detailed announcement, Deputy Mayor Amy Quinn, Councilwoman Yvonne Clayton and Councilwoman Eileen Chapman go on the record, saying they “believe Asbury […]

Below is a list of community related news, announcements and events. The file will be updated as new events, announcements and news arise. Asbury Park Deputy Mayor Amy Quinn and Councilwomen Yvonne Clayton and Eileen Chapman launched their Asbury Together campaign this week. The three incumbents will vie for the three open seats in the November […]

A legal effort to trigger a mayoral run-off in Asbury Park appears to face long odds, as Mayor John Moor [right] says he’s one ballot away from winning the court case. In the November election, Moor defeated A-Team candidate Remond Palmer [above left] in a multi-candidate field by over 50 percent of the vote, avoiding […]