The Asbury Park school board election returns are in. According to the unofficial results from the Monmouth County Clerk, newcomers Connie Breech and Corey Lowell will join the board in January while three incumbents will retain their seats. Incumbent Nicolle D. Harris was re-elected to a full three-year term. Current board members Kenneth Saunders, Jr. and Felicia Simmons […]

When the city’s voters go to the polls tomorrow, they’ll be making decisions on the local, regional and state levels. Along with choosing a Governor, U.S. Senator, two Members of the General Assembly, a Sheriff and two Freeholders, Asbury Park voters will select five residents for the board of education—a majority of seats on the […]

Editor, the Asbury Park Sun, I will vote YES on Tuesday’s ballot question for Asbury Park to adopt a modified form of government. 1. STAGGERED TERMS. Nobody seems to be against them, yet no sitting council seems likely to adopt them. With a “yes” vote on Tuesday voters can take the matter directly into their […]

The “Meet the Candidates” series continues to spotlight individual residents who seek a seat on the Asbury Park Board of Education. There are three three-year terms and two one-year terms up for contest on the Nov. 5 ballot, making a majority of the seats on the nine member board available. A total of nine candidates are […]

Editor, the Asbury Park Sun: The charter study commission’s suggested referendum moves Asbury Park into the 21st century and I congratulate them on a job well done! They worked diligently, compromised and came up with a logical structure that carries Asbury Park forward from the antiquated 1923 form of government we currently have. There are only […]

The following “Meet the Candidates” series will spotlight individual residents who seek a seat on the Asbury Park Board of Education. There are three three-year terms and two one-year terms up for contest on the Nov. 5 ballot, making a majority of the seats on the nine member board available. A total of nine candidates are in […]

Following a count of 169 provisional ballots and 43 challenged vote-by-mail ballots on Friday, the winners of the Asbury Park city council election are the same as they were on the night of the election. No new ballots will be counted by the Monmouth County Board of Elections, its members said. The official results were […]

About 26 percent of the city’s registered voters turned out to cast their ballots in the Asbury Park council election on Tuesday, according to data provided by City Clerk Steve Kay. The city has 8,840 registered voters, and 1,445 of them, or 17 percent, voted at machines in their local voting districts. John Moor, Amy […]

The top five vote-getters in yesterday’s election expressed cautious excitement last night, celebrating their apparent victory but also remaining aware that if disputed ballots are eventually counted, some may not find themselves in office. “The ink still hasn’t dried, but I feel good,” said Myra Campbell [pictured above, left], who is currently in fifth place […]

The unofficial election results for the city council race are in — but A-Team candidate Jim Keady says more than 300 vote-by-mail ballots have yet to be counted. Keady learned that about 332 ballots were set aside, he said, with 80 of those ballots being “discarded because they were not filled out properly. That leaves […]