A Memorial Service for James Famularo will be held from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Wednesday at the Asbury Lanes, located at 209 Fourth Avenue. Famularo, a city native with an over 20 year history of service to the community – particularly its youth, died in a blaze that ravished his Park Avenue home of […]

The Monday afternoon blaze that claimed the life of a former Assistant City Manager inside his Park Avenue home has been ruled accidental, according to a news statement from Monmouth County Prosecutor Christopher J. Gramiccioni. James Famularo, 52, former Asbury Park Assistant City Manager, former Board of Education member, and Asbury Park Housing Authority member, […]

The Monmouth County Prosecutor’s Office has confirmed city resident James Famularo died in Monday afternoon’s two alarm fire at his townhome on Park Avenue. Famularo’s wife Shonna was transported to Jersey Shore University Medical Center for non life threatening injuries, Spokesman Christopher Swendemon said. Many know Famularo, 52, for his 20 years of community service. […]

The Asbury Park Fire and Police departments immediately responded to a multi-alarm fire that broke out near 3 p.m. Monday afternoon at a Park Avenue home and quickly spread to neighboring units.   According to a city official there is one fatality. At least one woman was transported to Jersey Shore University Medical Center in […]

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 […]

To the Editor, Asbury Park Sun, With the Board of Education elections I had to ask myself a few questions that each voter should ask themselves: How well are our students doing? Second, if well who was involved? Third, does anyone else bring something more to the table? And fourth, when the road was tough […]

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Two candidates have withdrawn their petitions to run in the Asbury Park Board of Education election on April 25, according to district officials.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 […]

The Asbury Park City Council is scheduled to meet Wednesday in council chambers at City Hall. A closed executive session will start at 6 p.m., followed by the regular council meeting at 7 p.m. Public participation takes place at the beginning of the regular meeting. Items on the agenda include: • The Executive Session discussions […]

Concern that the Asbury Park Pop Warner Football League would be locked out of playing on their home practice and game fields was thwarted Thursday by the Asbury Park Board of Education [BOE]. Following the recommendation by Labor Counsel Aaron Mizrahi, the BOE voted to grant Asbury Park Youth Football League a waiver for facility […]