A petition filed last month that could lead to a shift in Asbury Park’s government will need support from 15 percent of the total number of voters who cast ballots in the 2017 general election, city officials have confirmed. Filed by the Committee For A More Equitable Asbury Park, the petition proposes a shift in […]

Petitions seeking to shift the City’s form of government to a ward system and to establish a residency clause for public employees was received Thursday, Municipal Clerk Cindy Dye confirmed. The petitions are the work of an organized group of 25 who obtained some 400 signatures of support for each petition, member and spokesman Tracy […]

TEDxAsburyPark returns from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday with its ideas worth spreading storytelling showcase at the historic Paramount Theatre, located on the Asbury Park Boardwalk. The event is a culmination of an all volunteer crew spending months vetting the many applicants, organizing the signature open mic audition and rehearsals – all held before […]

A few area locals participating in the Sixth Annual local Tedx Conference are slated to rehearse before a live studio audience 7 p.m. Thursday at the historic Paramount Theatre on the Asbury Park Boardwalk.  Held to ready for the May 19 TEDxAsburyPark conference in the same location, these five local voices will speak to this […]

A residential project approved back in 2007 by the Planning Board, now ready to go online, was further delayed after public comments raised questions on the use of public rights of way to accommodate on-site parking. The project transformed the former Holy Spirit School building [located at 1003 Bond Street] into a 16 unit residential […]

As the Asbury Park School Board President, I rarely get political. My sole mission is to guide the Asbury Park School Board in the right direction for the benefit of our students. Our children are intelligent, talented and eager to learn, and because of the hiring of Dr. Lamont Repollet, Superintendent of Schools, they are […]

City voters will cast ballots Tuesday for three seats on the Asbury Park Board of Education and to approve a $7,254,360 tax levy in support of the district’s $68,645,817 operating budget for the 2017-18 school year. This equates to a $29 increase for the average homeowner. Vying for the three year terms are the following […]

Two candidates have withdrawn their petitions to run in the Asbury Park Board of Education election on April 25, according to district officials. They include newcomer David Baker and former BOE member Christian Hall. “Mr Hall has withdrawn but did so after the deadline,” district spokeswoman Chanta Jackson said. “His name will appear unless he […]

Beyond the personal preference of whether to Uber or taxi, there are concerns by the local cab drivers that their livelihoods are being affected by poachers. The issue was brought to light Wednesday by resident Felicia Simmons [in feature photo] during the public portion of the Asbury Park City Council Regular Meeting. “The taxi drivers […]

The Asbury Park Board of Education held a special meeting Thursday to re-interview three candidates for the district’s superintendent position. The school board, prompted by the addition of two new members  — Kenneth Saunders, Jr. and Felicia Simmons — who were appointed to fill two vacancies last month, voted to reopen the search for a new district […]