Editor, the Asbury Park Sun: On May 14, Asbury Park residents will go into the voting booth with the best of intentions. Some have declared they will split their votes between various tickets. But, in doing so, they could very well trigger unintended consequences that could prove disastrous for Asbury Park. I’ve put a lot […]

Editor, the Asbury Park Sun: People have asked me why I so passionately endorse the One Asbury city council ticket. Myra Campbell, John Moor, Joe Woerner, Talesha Crank and Amy Quinn embody the qualities that Asbury Park desperately needs in order to move past so many governing mistakes. The One Asbury ticket is motivated, engaged […]

Investigators from the Monmouth County Prosecutor’s Office executed a search warrant on Saturday afternoon at the Asbury Park campaign headquarters of the A-Team election ticket, according to a source with knowledge of the events. The investigators appeared to be “looking for ballots” at the Asbury Avenue premises, the source said. The Prosecutor’s Office has been investigating […]

A political action committee [PAC] with ties to the A-Team city council candidates has failed to disclose how it obtained $7,000 in a report filed with the state Election Law Enforcement Commission [ELEC]. The PAC, Citizens for Change, filed its first quarterly receipts and expenditures report on April 15. The report states that from Jan. […]

Three of the four tickets in the Asbury Park council race have denied affiliation with 42 people who are acting as ballot messengers in the election. Campaign managers for the AP Out Front, Forward Asbury Park and One Asbury tickets have said their candidates are not using volunteers or paying workers to deliver messenger ballots […]

Editor, the Asbury Park Sun: I have lived and voted in Asbury Park since 2004 and find this year’s city council election process of running “tickets” the worst atrocity ever. The candidates are asking us to vote for all of the candidates on their tickets. This is not an unusual process but this year is […]

Editor, the Asbury Park Sun: The Forward Asbury Park team presents a clear vision for our future based on an established record of experience and success.  During the past 12 years their work has made Asbury Park the comeback city – not just at the Jersey Shore, but of the entire region! They will continue […]

Editor, the Asbury Park Sun: In 1985, I bought a home in Asbury Park for two reasons: Asbury Park was a city I had enjoyed and one of the most affordable real estate markets in Monmouth County. I made a modest salary that through the years certainly did not grow exponentially with the cost of […]

Asbury Park city council candidates will go head-to-head at Tuesday night’s debate-style election forum, presented by APTV. “The meet-and-greets are over,” said APTV chair John Kaplow. “This is the real informational exchange.” Residents are encouraged to go to asburyparktv.org to submit questions for the moderators to ask the candidates, Kaplow said. The League of Women […]

The incumbent-led Forward Asbury Park slate in the city council race has filed its pre-election campaign finance report. The late filing was made on April 25 with the New Jersey Election Law Enforcement Commission [ELEC]. The report was due on April 15, and covers campaign contributions and expenditures through April 12. Filed reports for all […]