The Asbury Park Board of Education is still in the search to fill two seats vacant since June when two members resigned, and the last day to apply is next week. The initial deadline of July 17 was extended to Aug. 21 “to allow potential applicants more time to submit letters of interest,” Chanta L. […]

Robert Mahon [pictured above] has taken over as the Asbury Park school district’s interim superintendent. He will temporarily fill the vacancy left by Superintendent Denise Lowe until a new superintendent is appointed. The district voted not to renew Lowe’s contract in November 2012. This is Mahon’s second time at the post. He also served as interim […]

With only one year remaining in both of their individual terms, Asbury Park Board of Education members Gregory Brewington and Gregory Hopson, Sr. resigned during Tuesday night’s board meeting. Within the next few days, Board Secretary Geoff Hastings will submit a notice through local newspapers asking candidates wanting to fill the vacancies to write letters of […]

A group of Asbury Park residents discussed the major strengths and weaknesses of the Asbury Park school system last night during a community forum intended to gauge what the community is looking for in a superintendent. Kathy Winecoff, a field service representative for the New Jersey School Boards Association, facilitated the meeting. Winecoff will also […]

Students of the first fashion merchandising class at Asbury Park High School will hold their inaugural fashion show Friday. The exhibit will feature work from students enrolled in the fashion merchandising class at the high school. The show starts at 6 p.m. on the front lawn of the high school. The theme of the show is […]

On the eve of the high school prom, Asbury Park students learned about the dangers of drunk driving this week. The junior-senior prom is tonight at Shadowbrook in Shrewsbury, and students learned several lessons about the consequences of driving under the influence in school yesterday. School substance awareness coordinator Alisha De Lorenzo organized an all-day […]

A board of education meeting last night was cancelled when less than half of the board members showed up at the designated start time. The meeting was schedule to start at 7 p.m. Board president Angela Ahbez-Anderson [pictured], board vice president Geneva Smallwood and board member Qzeena Taylor were present. Ahbez-Anderson acknowledged the lack of […]

The Asbury Park Board of Education is inviting parents and members of the community to tell the district what they’re looking for in a new superintendent. The district is about to start searching for a new superintendent, as they voted not to renew current Superintendent Denise Lowe’s contract in November 2012. The board of education […]

A board of education meeting on Wednesday, April 24 was packed with faculty members, students and parents protesting a slew of changes recommended by Superintendent Denise Lowe for the 2013-2014 school year. Board of education [BOE] members were set to vote on shifts in administration and contract renewals for tenured and non-tenured teachers and staff […]

A group of Asbury Park High School students helped load school-district books to be sent to Tanzania through the Footprints to Education Program and the WAMA Foundation earlier this month. The students are part of the high school’s Workforce Investment Board Program, and are being supervised by Charmaine Handler, structured learning experience coordinator, and Walter […]