Editor, Asbury Park Sun, This is a letter of support for The Asbury Together Team. The Asbury Together Team represents the diversity that makes this City great. I know what it takes, as a lifelong Asbury Park resident and former Deputy Mayor to keep this city moving forward and these three women, Amy Quinn, Eileen […]

Editor, the Asbury Park Sun: We need leaders, not puppets! Why we need a fresh perspective: the current council has allowed the city to stagnate. 1. In the last five years, zero units were built on the waterfront. 2. The city bought $880,000 worth of parking meters with only one bid and no quotes. 3. […]

Editor, the Asbury Park Sun: I have served on City Council for the last 12 years, eight of which as Deputy Mayor. I am very proud of the work we have done and during these 12 years the city progressed. Over the past few years I have been hearing that the present Council has lost […]

The Asbury Park council failed to approve a resolution to support Ocean Grove’s request for FEMA [Federal Emergency Management Agency] funds to repair its boardwalk at last night’s council meeting. Council members John M. Loffredo and Susan Henderson voted in favor of the resolution while James Bruno voted no and Kevin Sanders abstained. Mayor Ed […]

Starting this week, nomination petitions for this year’s city council elections are available in City Clerk Steve Kay’s office at City Hall. Petitions require 85 signatures of registered voters in the city, Kay said. They are due back at City Hall on Monday, March 11. Council elections are scheduled for Tuesday, May 14. All five […]

City council members approved curb bump-outs on a trial basis at the Oct. 3 council meeting after their third vote on the proposal. A bump-out is an extension of the curb at the corners of a city block that effectively eliminates the shoulder at the intersection. Bump-outs are said to slow vehicular traffic and aid […]