City Council Candidate Tracy Rogers said he will appeal Asbury Park Municipal Clerk Cindy Dye’s findings that 8 of his signatures of support on his nominating petition are invalid, leaving him without enough endorsements to run in the Nov. 8 election. “The simple fact is that a right to vote and sign a petition should not […]

The Asbury Park City Council is scheduled to meet Wednesday in council chambers at City Hall. A closed executive session will start at 5 p.m., followed by the regular council meeting at 7 p.m. Public participation takes place at the beginning of the regular meeting. Items on the agenda include: • Executive session discussions pertaining […]

A petition to recall sitting Councilman Jesse Kendle, elected into office November 2014, can move forward, City Clerk Cindy Dye said. The recall petition was brought by a Committee comprised of residents Duanne Small, Mabin Womble, and Brian Bass. The approval comes one month after the committee filed a notice petition. Dye said the Committee […]

The Asbury Park City Council has announced it will no longer hold a Workshop meeting in between its Wednesday Executive session and Regular session. The 6: 30 p.m. public workshop was held to address follow-up matters from the Monday night meeting but officials said it became unnecessary. In the past few weeks, follow up on […]

The Asbury Park City Council is scheduled to hold a workshop meeting at 6 p.m. Monday in council chambers at City Hall, located at 1 Municipal Plaza. A public participation session is scheduled to take place near the end of the meeting, after comments from city officials. Items on the agenda for the meeting include […]

Councilman Jesse Kindle’s suggestion that the governing body look to implement a random drug test kicked off a list of possible changes in city hall and for its employees. “I’d like to know how we would go about that,” Kendle asked. City Attorney Frederick C. Raffetto said he will review the matter with the city’s […]

A new liquor license for iStar Financial’s 110-room boutique hotel will be voted on Wednesday by the City Council. The city’s special development counsel Jennifer Credidio said the liquor license award is conditional, requiring a background check. Municipal background checks to investigate the source of funds used to purchase the license as well as state […]