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Two candidates have withdrawn their petitions to run in the Asbury Park Board of Education election on April 25, according to district officials.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 “Mr Hall has withdrawn but did so after the deadline,” district spokeswoman Chanta Jackson said.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 Democratic Organization will host Democrats United to Dump Trump Tuesday at the Asbury Festhalle & Biergarten on Lake Avenue. This will be their first fundraising event in almost five years, Chairman Joe Grillo said. “Asbury Park is one of the most diverse, most tolerant and most progressive small cities in America,” he […]

The Asbury Park Democratic Committee reorganized 9 p.m. Tuesday following a write campaign that resulted in new and returning representatives throughout the city’s nine voting districts. While all 18 representatives did not attend the organizational meeting, those who did unanimously voted to appoint Chairman Joe Grillo into a third term. “I am incredibly humbled and […]

The Asbury Park City Council is expected to announce an appointment for the vacant City Council seat during its Wednesday night Regular Meeting. The seat became vacant April 30 after Joe Woerner stepped down in order to focus on his family and the health of his son Michael. The governing body has until month’s end […]

Four applicants have put in their bids for the Asbury Park City Council seat left vacant when Councilman Joe Woerner stepped down last month. In alphabetical order they are Democratic Chair Giuseppe Grillo, community leader Daniel Harris, former Board of Education member Corey Lowell, and restaurateur Marilyn Schlossbach. Woerner, a 10 year city resident, stepped […]

With goals that range from uniformed bike racks to smart road design that accommodates all modes of transportation, the recently formed the Asbury Park Complete Streets Coalition is holding its first public meeting from 7 to 9 p.m. Tuesday at Cowerks, located at 619 Lake Ave. The grassroots committee of concerned residents is led by […]

In their second of a series of town hall events slated for this election year, The Asbury Park Democratic Organization has announced Assemblyman John Wisniewski [D-19] will be their featured guest Wednesday. Wisniewski, who has served for close to 20 years in the State Assembly, was recently appointed state chairman of the NJ for Bernie Sander […]

Rep. Frank Pallone, Jr D-6th District will hold a town hall meeting from 7:30 to 8:30 p.m. Wednesday at Langosta Lounge along the Asbury Park boardwalk. The hour-long Q&A will cover a range of topics, including preventing gun violence, healthcare, protecting Social Security, and creating jobs of the future in Asbury Park, according to news […]

The chairman of the Asbury Park Democratic Organization, Guiseppe “Joe” Grillo, 37, has announced his candidacy for the Monmouth County Board of Freeholders. Freeholder Director Lillian G. Burry and Freeholder Deputy Director Gary J. Rich, Sr., are the Republican incumbents. The five-member Freeholder board runs the county government. Grillo will seek the county Democratic organization’s backing at […]