Editor, Asbury Park Sun, There’s an important election happening on November 5 – Asbury Park Board of Education. I’m supporting incumbents Connie Breech, Dominic Latorraca, and Barbara Lesinski because they have the experience, knowledge and integrity to move our schools in the right direction. When I was first elected, our schools were a mess. We […]

The Asbury Park School District’s Board of Education incumbents will be running unopposed in the Nov 6 election, a first in many years. Business Administrator/Board Secretary Geoffrey Hastings confirmed that current Board President Angela Ahbez Anderson, Vice President Sheila Etienne and Kenneth Saunders Jr were the only petitions received by the July 30 deadline. Ahbez-Anderson […]

The Asbury Park School Board Election results are in and the Continue The Progress ticket, comprised of Joe Grillo, Eric Pinckney and incumbent Carol Jones, are now members of the Asbury Park School Board of Education. The team was challenged by incumbent Felicia Simmons, who ran on her own, and incumbent Stephen Williams who ran […]

To the Editor, Asbury Park Sun, I support the candidacy of Joe Grillo for the Asbury Park Board of Education. But, I agree with the letter of Daniel Jacobson as he wrote “…not to factor in the unjust indictment against James Famularo in your [election] decision.” I was surprised as I read a reprint of […]

As the Asbury Park School Board President, I rarely get political. My sole mission is to guide the Asbury Park School Board in the right direction for the benefit of our students. Our children are intelligent, talented and eager to learn, and because of the hiring of Dr. Lamont Repollet, Superintendent of Schools, they are […]

To the Editor, Asbury Park Sun, With the Board of Education elections I had to ask myself a few questions that each voter should ask themselves: How well are our students doing? Second, if well who was involved? Third, does anyone else bring something more to the table? And fourth, when the road was tough […]

City voters will cast ballots Tuesday for three seats on the Asbury Park Board of Education and to approve a $7,254,360 tax levy in support of the district’s $68,645,817 operating budget for the 2017-18 school year. This equates to a $29 increase for the average homeowner. Vying for the three year terms are the following […]

The Westside Citizens United, in cooperation Trinity Episcopal Church, will host an Asbury Park School Board Election Candidate’s Forum from 6 to 8 p.m. Wednesday. Six candidates are vying for three available three-year seats. They include, in order of ballot position: • James Famularo of Park Ave, a former BOE member and former city employee […]

A court case challenging the April Board of Education [BOE] election was dismissed Monday afternoon with prejudice, according to the attorney for recently appointed member Dominic Latorraca. The ‘with prejudice’ decision by Judge Dennis R. O’Brien equates to a finality of proceedings, attorney Monica Kowalski said via a telephone interview. “The judge considered the arguments […]

To the Editor, Asbury Park Sun, I have only once  written a “Letter to the Editor” before. I’m not a political person. But I am a resident and taxpayer in Asbury Park. I believe in fiscal responsibility and expect the same from those that we elect. That’s why I am angered and offended by an […]