A viewing and tribute service will be held Friday for Pastor Porter S. Brown of Faith Baptist Tabernacle in Asbury Park who died unexpectedly last week. Located at 1209 Bangs Avenue, friends and family will receive condolences from 7 to 9 p.m. An additional visitation will be held from 9 to 10 a.m. Saturday, at […]

The Citizens for Asbury Park ticket will host an 8 a.m. to noon Oct. 8 Breakfast Fundraiser at Kula Café, located at 1201 Springwood Ave. Tickets are $20.00. Comprised of community leader Daniel Harris and school board members Stephen Williams and Kenneth Saunders Jr, the three are challenging the incumbent Asbury Together ticket for the seats […]

Editor, Asbury Park Sun, In recent months we have had demonstrations and public unrest over the deaths of Michael Brown, Trayvon Martin, Tamir Rice, Renisha McBride, Jordan Davis and Eric Garner. All of the victims were African American. Their killers were not black — so much for black on black crime. Five were killed by gunfire […]

Editor, the Asbury Park Sun, As the summer comes to a close and fall creeps up on us I look at Asbury Park and wonder, what does the future holds for us? It was another successful summer for the beachfront and major development is finally coming to to the West Side. The two projects on […]

City resident and West Side activist Daniel Harris III [at right] has made a decision not to run in the upcoming City Council election. Harris ran with the “A-Team” ticket in the May 2013 election and was expected to run with a similar ticket this November. All five council seats are up for grabs in […]

Editor, the Asbury Park Sun, The recent closure of the Asbury Park  Boys & Girls Club pool is another slap in the face to residents of the West Side of the city and those who actually used the facility. In a recent Sun article about the closing, Executive Director Douglas Eagles stated, “Our current club […]

The Second Baptist Church’s Men’s Ministry Christian Education Department and Youth Ministry will host a Black History Month celebration and men’s health fair on Saturday, Feb. 1. Principal Baruti Kafele will deliver the keynote address at the celebration. Kafele is a “Hall of Fame” urban public school educator with over 20 years of experience in […]

Editor, the Asbury Park Sun, The recent attempt by State Monitor Carole Morris to reverse the decision of the school board in appointing Mr. Gregory Allen to the position of superintendent is another example of the state controlling  urban districts. Let’s put some cards on the table. Ms. Morris was interested in being the interim […]

A Monmouth County Superior Court judge on Friday declined to reconsider his decision in July that ruled 252 rejected vote-by-mail ballots in the May Asbury Park city council election should not be opened. The number of ballots at issue were enough to change the election results. Daniel Harris III, [right] an unsuccessful candidate on the A-Team […]

Editor, the Asbury Park Sun: As the plaintiff in the recent attempt to have ballots counted in the Asbury Park city council election, I am very disappointed with Judge O’Brien’s decision. I am also upset with the conduct that he displayed from the bench. His interruption of Ms. Howard’s final summation was totally out of […]