Editor, Asbury Sun, Whomever I speak with has a different take on the three municipal questions on the Ballot. My questions is, what will separating Asbury Park into three wards accomplish, and who’s prepared to deal with consequences if passed?   A letter to the editor author states unreasonable rent increases in Asbury Park almost […]

Editor, Asbury Park Sun, The City of Asbury Park prides itself on being one of the most welcoming communities within the State of New Jersey, and the country. A recent news article paints us in the opposite light – counter our beliefs, our thoughts, and our mindset in being an open and tolerant city, accepting […]

At their Wednesday meeting, a majority of city council members voted to update an ordinance that gives preference to job applicants who have an Asbury Park address. If the ordinance passes, city residents — defined as any person whose permanent home is within city limits — would get even more priority consideration for non-uniformed classified civil service […]

From Thanksgiving day through New Year’s Eve and every Thursday in between, anyone who parks in any of the city’s metered spaces won’t have to pay to park. Asbury Park City Council members unanimously approved this year’s dates at their Nov. 12 meeting. Last year, the city offered free parking on Wednesdays during the holiday […]

The City Council meetings scheduled for November have been shifted, according to an email from city manager John “Jack” Kelly. New dates for the two meetings are Wednesday, Nov. 12, and Tuesday, Nov. 25. Meeting times will remain the same, with a closed executive session at 5 p.m., a workshop session at 6 p.m., and […]

[Editor’s note: In an effort to provide Sun readers and Asbury Park candidates who seek to be elected as the city’s first directly-elected mayor with the most fair and accurate election coverage, the Sun sat down with each of the four mayoral candidates and asked them the same ten questions. No candidates were provided advanced […]

The Asbury Park City Council is scheduled to meet Wednesday in council chambers at City Hall. A closed executive session will start at 4 p.m., followed by a workshop session at 6 p.m. and a regular council meeting at 7 p.m. Public participation takes place at the beginning of the regular meeting. Items on the […]

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 a workshop session at 6 p.m. and a regular council meeting at 7 p.m. Public participation takes place at the beginning of the regular meeting. Items on the […]

The city council is scheduled to meet Wednesday in council chambers at City Hall. A closed executive session will start at 4 p.m., followed by a workshop session at 6 p.m. and a regular council meeting at 7 p.m. Public participation takes place at the beginning of the regular meeting. Items on the agenda for […]

The City of Asbury Park website [cityofasburypark.com] is due for a major upgrade in the coming months. To gain input from the community, members of the Asbury Park city council will host a forum Thursday, Sept. 5 at 7:00 p.m. in council chambers to discuss what residents and community would like to see on the […]