charter study commission

Asbury Park

Marano seeks charter study seat

Deadline for signatures Aug. 31

By Molly Mulshine


Rita Marano’s name could be one of the many appearing on the Asbury Park ballot in November. The longtime city resident says she’s collected slightly more than the requisite 100 signatures to secure a nomination for the charter study commission. If city clerk Steve Kay verifies that 100 of those signatures belong to registered Asbury […]

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Aug 16, 2012
Asbury Park

Lawsuit by change of government advocates dismissed

Sought referendum to establish ward system and directly elected mayor

By Molly Mulshine


The committee of petitioners seeking a change of Asbury Park’s municipal government have encountered another setback. The group, led by Duanne Small, filed a lawsuit alleging city clerk Stephen M. Kay acted erroneously in rejecting a petition they filed seeking a change in the city’s government to be approved by voters at a referendum. Their […]

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May 15, 2012