Editor, the Asbury Park Sun: On May 14, Asbury Park residents will go into the voting booth with the best of intentions. Some have declared they will split their votes between various tickets. But, in doing so, they could very well trigger unintended consequences that could prove disastrous for Asbury Park. I’ve put a lot […]

A political action committee [PAC] with ties to the A-Team city council candidates has failed to disclose how it obtained $7,000 in a report filed with the state Election Law Enforcement Commission [ELEC]. The PAC, Citizens for Change, filed its first quarterly receipts and expenditures report on April 15. The report states that from Jan. […]

Three of the four tickets in the Asbury Park council race have denied affiliation with 42 people who are acting as ballot messengers in the election. Campaign managers for the AP Out Front, Forward Asbury Park and One Asbury tickets have said their candidates are not using volunteers or paying workers to deliver messenger ballots […]

Editor, the Asbury Park Sun: The Forward Asbury Park team presents a clear vision for our future based on an established record of experience and success.  During the past 12 years their work has made Asbury Park the comeback city – not just at the Jersey Shore, but of the entire region! They will continue […]

Editor, the Asbury Park Sun: Through our involvement in civic and social activities in Asbury Park for the last 10 years, we have met and respect many of our community leaders. During this time we have known several Council members some of which have moved on, some of which are still on the Council. Jim […]

Editor, the Asbury Park Sun: As an Asbury Park visitor and resident since 1946, I cannot believe that there are voters who do not realize the revitalization of our city by the city council members since 2001. My teenage years were spent cheering and dancing in Convention Hall. I remember dancing every Saturday evening to the music from […]

The incumbent-led Forward Asbury Park ticket won the top-five ballot positions in today’s ballot drawing at City Hall. City Clerk Stephen Kay pulled cards from a box to determine the ballot positions [pictured above and shaking the box at right]. Prior to the drawing, candidates could choose to be grouped on the ballot with their […]

City council candidate Myra Campbell has charged that some of her opponents on the A-Team ticket violated laws when campaigning on school grounds  — but it appears the state statute prohibiting such activity only applies to those who are running for the school board. Campbell, who is running as part of the One Asbury ticket, made […]

A fourth group has announced its candidacy for the 2013 Asbury Park council election. AP Out Front consists of Rosetta Johnson, Steve Williams, Clevette Hill and Dorvil Gillis. Stephania Warren is their campaign manager. The four have collected signatures and are ready to hand in their petitions for candidacy, Warren said. Rosetta Johnson [pictured at […]