Two candidates have withdrawn their petitions to run in the Asbury Park Board of Education election on April 25, according to district officials. They include newcomer David Baker and former BOE member Christian Hall. “Mr Hall has withdrawn but did so after the deadline,” district spokeswoman Chanta Jackson said. “His name will appear unless he […]

The city’s Inaugural Asbury Park Day set off Saturday morning with the Keepers of the Dream, an all faith’s scholarship breakfast at Trinity Episcopal Church on Asbury Avenue. Present were what Deliverance Temple Church’s Pastor Warren Hall called VIP members of the community – some homeless, some struggling, and some in need of a warm […]

The Asbury Park Board of Education swore in its newest members Tuesday during its annual reorganization meeting. Sheila Etienne, Kenneth Saunders and Angela Ahbez-Anderson were sworn into office by business administrator Geoffrey Hastings. Harris was voted president of the board and Saunders was named Vice president. The board attorney gave a brief overview of the […]

The Asbury Park Board of Education has reopened its search for a new district superintendent. Causing the board to reopen the search is the addition of two new board members — Kenneth Saunders, Jr. and Felicia Simmons — who were appointed to fill two vacancies last month. In order for the two members to take part […]

The district has introduced a tentative school budget for the 2013-2014 school year. The budget “looks similar to the one from last year,” district communications officer Christina Coloma said this week. The district will not receive cuts to state aid this year, as Governor Chris Christie announced there will be no cuts to school districts […]

The board of education [BOE] prepared for the new year by swearing in new members and naming a new president and vice president at a reorganization meeting last night. First, four members were sworn in to the board — newcomers Christian Hall and Qzeena Taylor, and returning members Barbara Lesinski and Rev. Geneva Smallwood. Hall, […]