Letting one’s voice be heard and counted is not an uncommon thing in Asbury Park. This year alone, there have been a host of marches and rallies held in support of environmental protection, LGBT and Women’s rights, to name a few. Each has drawn crowds numbering in hundreds, if not the thousands. So it came […]

In the wake of a St. Louis County grand jury’s decision not to indict Officer Darren Wilson in the August shooting death of Michael Brown, two federal elected officials representing New Jersey leaders have issued statements — with one local Congressman calling the justice system into question. In contrast to the more common reactions that […]

For U.S. Senator Cory Booker, the civil rights movement has come a long way since Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., led the March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom over 50 years ago — but it still has a long way to go. Booker delivered a keynote address in front of a full congregation of about […]

The two Democrats on the statewide ballot this fall — Barbara Buono and Cory Booker — will be in Asbury Park this evening. Gubernatorial candidate Buono and Asbury Park Councilman John Loffredo will host a meet-and-greet at Brickwall Tavern and Restaurant at 7:15 p.m. Loffredo was called by the Buono campaign to attend the event, but does […]

Shore-area Congressman Frank Pallone will formally announce his candidacy for the U.S. Senate today at a press conference in Trenton. Pallone, 61, told the Associated Press that he’s in the race to fill the term of the late Senator Frank Lautenberg. A special election will be held on Oct. 16 to fill the seat. Pallone […]

Newark Mayor Cory Booker has endorsed the Forward Asbury Park ticket for election to city council. “Council members John Loffredo and Sue Henderson and Councilman and former Mayor Kevin Sanders have proven themselves as capable, visionary leaders of Asbury Park,” Booker wrote in a letter to the Forward Asbury Park team. The Forward Asbury Park […]