A slate led by former four-term Councilman and Deputy Mayor John Loffredo will run for the three City Council seats up for election this November.  Loffredo (above left), a realtor who served on the council from 2001 until 2014, will be joined on the ticket by Garrett Giberson (right) and Jill Potter (center). All three […]

Editor, the Asbury Park Sun, We cannot stress how important it is to get out and vote. We have an election coming up that could possibly change the direction our city will take. We need to keep moving forward and build on the progress that has been made. We need experienced leaders who can stand […]

Waterfront redeveloper iStar Financial will not submit a letter in support of the city’s attempt to secure a state Green Acres grant to preserve an area of the northern beachfront, leaving the city with little chance of obtaining the funds, according to preservation proponents. The move drew a sharp rebuke from Councilwoman Amy Quinn, who […]

Members of the Asbury Park City Council are expected to address the issue of holiday parking rates at their next meeting on Nov. 26. Options are free parking, or free parking for three hours, in the downtown and waterfront. Reduced rates are also an option. One council member says that visitors will be given some […]

Stating that Asbury Park is “at a precipice,” Acting Monmouth County Prosecutor Christopher J. Gramiccioni wants the city council to act quickly to replace retiring Asbury Park Police Chief Mark Kinmon. Gramaccioni’s made the comments in an email obtained by the Sun. The email was sent on Thursday to all five council members. “No organization can […]

The city council is scheduled to meet tonight in council chambers at City Hall. A closed executive session will start at 5 p.m., followed by a workshop session at 6 p.m. and a regular council meeting at 7 p.m. Public participation takes place at the beginning of the regular meeting. Items on the agenda for […]

An innovative system of property tax assessment intended to prevent major spikes in individual homeowner’s taxes when properties are revalued is headed to Asbury Park and all other Monmouth County municipalities. “It costs the city $265,000 every five to seven years for revaluation on the current plan,” said Asbury Park tax assessor Eric Aguilar [above] […]

About fifteen Asbury Park residents, including community leaders and ministers, gathered at city hall last night to speak out against what they say was racially biased treatment of Mayor Myra Campbell during her swearing-in ceremony. The group also called for the opening of 364 ballots that were disallowed by the Monmouth County Board of Elections […]

Mayor Myra Campbell has released a statement which she plans to read at tonight’s city council meeting — the first regular meeting since the council’s controversial reorganization session on July 1. At the reorganization, Campbell’s two running mates on the One Asbury ticket, John Moor and Amy Quinn, voted against her appointment as mayor. Voting […]

During a volatile council swearing in ceremony today, Myra Campbell was appointed as Asbury Park’s new mayor — the first time a female African-American has held the post. Campbell’s appointment came as a surprise, as it bucks what some consider a tradition in Asbury Park of appointing as mayor the person who received the most […]