The Asbury Park School District is accepting candidacy petitions for the three vacant seats in the April 19 Board of Education [BOE] election, district spokesperson Chanta L. Jackson announced Tuesday. Three-year terms are up for Board President Nicolle Harris, and members Corey Lowell and Connie Breech. Potential candidates must file nominating petitions with the school […]

On Thursday, Sept. 4 at 7:50 a.m., the first official school day will begin for district students, including those who will attend the newly re-opened Barack Obama Elementary School. Late last week, teachers put the finishing touches on their classrooms and bulletin boards as elementary students will be returning to the building for the first time […]

The Asbury Park Board of Education is down a member. Joseph Raines, Jr. [shown at right] submitted a letter of resignation to Board President Angela Ahbez-Anderson and Board Secretary Geoffrey Hastings effective Sept. 26., citing “personal health reasons,” for his departure, according to Chanta L. Jackson, communications coordinator for the district. The contents of Raines’ letter is as […]