Democratic Congressman Frank Pallone, Jr. announced Wednesday Asbury Park is among four communities who received U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development grants for community and economic development. The grants total $5.7 million and include funding through HUD’s Community Development Block Grant [CDBG]. “This federal investment in our congressional district will spur economic growth and […]

In the wake of a St. Louis County grand jury’s decision not to indict Officer Darren Wilson in the August shooting death of Michael Brown, two federal elected officials representing New Jersey leaders have issued statements — with one local Congressman calling the justice system into question. In contrast to the more common reactions that […]

New Jersey state Senator Jennifer Beck and U.S. Congressman Frank Pallone have both endorsed the city’s effort to secure Green Acres funds for the preservation of an area on the city’s northern beachfront. The two have submitted individual letters of support addressed to Martha Sapp, the acting administrator of the state Department of Environmental Protection’s Green […]

In response to concerns voiced by fishermen, environmentalists and surfers, the Army Corps of Engineers will notch only three jetties, instead of the six originally planned, as part of the Loch Arbour to Elberon beach replenishment project, according to a news release from Congressman Frank Pallone, Jr. The announcement came after a meeting held yesterday […]

By May of next year, beaches from Asbury Park to Avon-by-the-Sea will be restored to “conditions better than prior to Sandy,” according to a press release from democratic Congressman Frank Pallone’s office. Pallone’s office announced Thursday a $18.3 million contract to replenish the beaches was awarded by congress through a federal Sandy aid package. Work will […]

Children at Asbury Park Pediatrics received a special visit today from Democratic Congressman Frank Pallone, Jr., [above, at center] who showed up to read to them as part of a national campaign to improve literacy. The event draws focus to the national nonprofit “Reach Out and Read” program. The nonprofit program is made up of a […]

Shore-area Congressman Frank Pallone will formally announce his candidacy for the U.S. Senate today at a press conference in Trenton. Pallone, 61, told the Associated Press that he’s in the race to fill the term of the late Senator Frank Lautenberg. A special election will be held on Oct. 16 to fill the seat. Pallone […]

Asbury Park Democratic Chairman Guiseppe “Joe” Grillo [above] is one of three plaintiffs in a lawsuit to stop the special election in October to fill the state’s vacant U.S. Senate seat. Republican Governor Chris Christie set the date for the election on Oct. 16. The winner will fill the seat left vacant by the death […]