Former Asbury Park School Board member and 2020 City Council candidate Felicia Simmons will be joining incumbent John Moor and newcomer Sonja Mack as contenders for Mayor in this November’s non-partisan election.  Simmons issued a news release announcing the kick off of her candidacy. The following is the full release: Felicia Simmons is running to […]

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 […]

A union that represents over 12,000 nurses and healthcare workers in the state has endorsed Felicia Simmons and Kerry Margaret Butch [above, left to right] for the Asbury Park City Council, according to a news release from the Butch-Simmons campaign. The endorsement came from the Health Professionals and Allied Employees, AFT, AFL-CIO (HPAE), the news […]

Asbury Park City Council candidates Felicia Simmons and Kerry Butch [above] have announced their endorsement by two statewide advocacy organizations: New Jersey Citizen Action and the New Jersey Tenants Organization. The following is the full news release issued by the Butch-Simmons campaign: Heralding their robust social justice platform and recognizing their achievements toward fair housing […]

To the Editor, Asbury Park Sun: After almost two years of asking for action, the Mayor and Council responded to community concerns of aggressive police behavior not by creating a requested Civilian Complaint Review Board, but by creating an ad hoc Equity Committee. Deputy Mayor Quinn and Councilwoman Clayton presented the plans on September 9th. […]

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. […]

Long-time community activists Felicia Simmons and Kerry Margaret Butch have announced their candidacy for two of the three city council seats up for election in November. Simmons is also a former member of the Asbury Park Board of Education. The council seats are currently held by incumbents Amy Quinn, Eileen Chapman and Yvonne Clayton, who […]

A flier distributed by the Diversity Is Our Strength campaign saying ‘Local Freeholder Tom Arnone Endorses Eduardo [Soria-]Gonzales for Board of Education’ was done so without the three-term Freeholder’s knowledge, he confirmed Saturday evening.  “I did not endorse anyone for the Asbury Park School Board,” Arnone confirmed. “We [the Republican Party] in general, does not […]

Asbury Park native Felicia Simmons has filed a petition to run against incumbent Councilman Jesse Kendle in the November 6 election, City Clerk Cindy Dye has confirmed. Kendle [below left], a former coach who heads the Recreation Committee and sits on the Special Events Committee, was first elected to office as part of the Asbury […]