Asbury Park’s city council will meet tonight in council chambers, with a closed executive session starting at 5 p.m.; a workshop session at 6 p.m. and a regular meeting at 7 p.m. Items on the agenda include: • A presentation on a special emergency appropriation related to Hurricane Sandy. • A vote on the appointment […]

After 74 percent of the city’s electorate voted in favor of a charter study commission on Election Day this past Tuesday, the commission’s five members are prepping to get down to business on assessing the city’s form of government. The commission is charged with scrutinizing the city’s charter and possibly making recommendations. They have nine […]

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 […]

Those seeking information about the upcoming charter study commission vote are invited to the West Side Community Center for a public forum about changes of government. If approved by a majority of voters on Nov. 6, a charter study commission [CSC] would scrutinize the city’s current form of government and possibly recommend changes. At the […]

Randy Thompson is one of five citizens whose names will appear on the general election ballot this November for a charter study commission. A charter study commission [CSC] would scrutinize the city’s current form of government and possibly recommend changes. The CSC is subject to two votes in the November general election. First, voters can […]

The deadline is past and the signatures are counted, and five city residents have been approved to run for the charter study commission. A charter study commission [CSC] would scrutinize the city’s current form of government and recommend changes if they see fit. The CSC is subject to two votes in the November general election. […]

Candidates for recall and a possible charter study commission now have until the first week in September to hand in their petitions. Previously, today, Aug. 31, was the deadline, established by city clerk Steve Kay. Now, recall candidates will have until Sept. 4 while charter study commission candidates will have until Sept. 7. The extended […]

Community activist Duanne Small [pictured above] is hitting the pavement to collect signatures for a petition to join the city’s charter study commission. The charter study commission, established via ordinance in May, would scrutinize the city’s current form of government and possibly suggest changes. In the November election, the electorate will vote on whether they want […]

Downtown dweller Robert Obler is the fourth resident to throw his hat in the ring and seek a seat on the charter study commission. The charter study commission, established via ordinance in May, would scrutinize the city’s current form of government and possibly suggest changes. In the November election, the electorate will vote on whether […]