A second hearing in the Asbury Park ballot challenge case turned into an all-day closed-door work session for those named in the suit and their lawyers. Daniel Harris III, an unsuccessful candidate on the A-Team slate, filed a challenge last month to the results of the May 14 city council election. His petition seeks to […]

About fifteen Asbury Park residents, including community leaders and ministers, gathered at city hall last night to speak out against what they say was racially biased treatment of Mayor Myra Campbell during her swearing-in ceremony. The group also called for the opening of 364 ballots that were disallowed by the Monmouth County Board of Elections […]

A second hearing date of July 16 has been scheduled to decide if uncounted ballots in the May 14 Asbury Park city council election should be opened. Daniel Harris III, an unsuccessful candidate on the A-Team slate, last month filed a challenge to the election results. His petition seeks to count 332 vote-by-mail [VBM] ballots […]

During a volatile council swearing in ceremony today, Myra Campbell was appointed as Asbury Park’s new mayor — the first time a female African-American has held the post. Campbell’s appointment came as a surprise, as it bucks what some consider a tradition in Asbury Park of appointing as mayor the person who received the most […]

Starting this week, nomination petitions for this year’s city council elections are available in City Clerk Steve Kay’s office at City Hall. Petitions require 85 signatures of registered voters in the city, Kay said. They are due back at City Hall on Monday, March 11. Council elections are scheduled for Tuesday, May 14. All five […]