Three incumbent council members swept to victory in the Asbury Park municipal elections by a 70-30 percent margin. Deputy Mayor Amy Quinn and her running mates, Councilmembers Eileen Chapman and Yvonne Clayton, prevailed over former Deputy Mayor John Loffredo, former Board of Education member Garrett Giberson and Jill Potter. With all nine election districts in […]

A slate led by former four-term Councilman and Deputy Mayor John Loffredo will run for the three City Council seats up for election this November.  Loffredo (above left), a realtor who served on the council from 2001 until 2014, will be joined on the ticket by Garrett Giberson (right) and Jill Potter (center). All three […]

On Saturday July 9 at 4 pm, the Asbury Park Women’s Convention will hold a rally to fight for reproductive rights in Springwood Park in Asbury Park, according to a news release from the organization. The Asbury Park Women’s Convention (APWC), co-founded in 2017 by Asbury Park Deputy Mayor Amy Quinn and Jess Alaimo, will […]

The City Council has approved a rent control ordinance which would limit rent increases in covered units to 3.5 percent annually. If the inflation rate, as measured by the Consumer Price Index [CPI] exceeds 3.5 percent, then rents would be capped at the CPI.  The vote was 5-0.  The issue was suddenly elevated when the […]

After listening to input from landlords and affordable housing advocates, the City Council is scheduled to introduce its own rent control ordinance at tonight’s council meeting.  “We’re doing this because this is a council policy in the end, and we decided let’s dig down and let’s get it done,” Councilwoman Eileen Chapman previously told the […]

Incumbent City Councilmembers Amy Quinn, Eileen Chapman and Yvonne Clayton lead in the first results reported in the City Council election, according to the website of Monmouth County Clerk Christine Hanlon. Quinn received 1799 votes, Clayton received 1753 and Chapman received 1616. Trailing the incumbents are Felicia Simmons with 787 votes, Kerry Margaret Bunch with […]

The Asbury Park based Coaster newspaper has endorsed Deputy Mayor Amy Quinn and her running mates, Council members Eileen Chapman and Yvonne Clayton, for reelection to The Asbury Park City Council. The newspaper cited years of state-funded transitional aid finally coming to a halt, property taxes stabilizing, a tax collection rate that’s soared and new […]

Asbury Park restaurant owner and city resident Marilyn Schlossbach — in a statement sent to the Asbury Park Sun — has endorsed incumbent councilwomen Amy Quinn, Eileen Chapman and Yvonne Clayton [shown above] for the three council seats up for grabs in November. Schlossbach’s brother, Arthur Schlossbach, is also a candidate. The following is Marilyn […]

All seven city council candidates seeking three seats up for election this November have agreed to be interviewed by journalist Maureen Nevin on her video podcast, Asbury Radio – The Podcast, over Zoom at 5:30 pm on Sunday, Sept. 20. Three incumbents — Deputy Mayor Amy Quinn and Councilwomen Yvonne Clayton and Eileen Chapman — […]

Seven city council candidates have filed their nominating petitions by today’s 4 pm deadline, according to City Clerk Melody Hartsgrove.  Three council seats are up for grabs. Council elections in Asbury Park are non-partisan, with candidates running in one column without party affiliation. The council seats have four year terms. The election is Nov. 3. […]