The three-person Moving Ahead Together slate has announced their candidacy for the Asbury Park Board of Education.  The slate includes incumbent Board of Education member Giuseppe “Joe” Grillo [above center] and newcomers Carritta Cook [left] and Wendi Glassman [right]. Three seats on the nine-member board are up for grabs in the November election.  “Together, we […]

Tuesday’s Board of Education election and vote to approve the district’s budget increase will be the first time in four years that voters take to the polls in in April. While 85 percent of the school district’s operating budget is supported by state aid, the school tax makes up the largest percentage of a homeowner’s […]

The following “Meet the Candidates” series continues to spotlight individual residents who seek a seat on the Asbury Park Board of Education. There are three three-year terms and two one-year terms up for contest on the Nov. 5 ballot, making a majority of the seats on the nine member board available. A total of nine candidates […]

The unofficial results are in for Asbury Park’s election yesterday, and a local charter study commission has been approved with five members. Results for the board of education [BOE] election are also in. Although that race is tighter, it appears Qzeena Taylor, Rev. Geneva Smallwood, Barbara Lesinski and Christian Hall have prevailed. County workers are […]

When the city’s voters go to the polls tomorrow, they’ll be making decisions on the local, regional, state and national levels. In addition to choosing a President, Vice President, U.S. Senator, U.S. Representative, County Clerk and two Freeholders, voters will also see the board of education election on their ballots in November this year for […]