A key appointee in the city government — City Attorney Frederick C. Raffetto — appears set to continue in his post when the City Council and its new majority are sworn in on July 1. New majorities on a municipal governing body often change their outside professionals, such as attorneys, engineers and auditors. But Raffetto [above] […]

The incoming city council majority plan to select John Moor as the city’s next Mayor, both Moor and a source confirm. Newcomers Myra Campbell, Moor and Amy Quinn [above, left to right] ran together on the One Asbury ticket, and won council seats in the May 14 election. The three will be sworn in on […]

A legal challenge to the city council election results in Asbury Park should not change the timing of the July 1 swearing in of the new council, according to the attorney handling the case. “There is no connection with the swearing in because it would be virtually impossible in most elections to conduct an election […]

A candidate on the losing A-Team slate has filed a lawsuit challenging the results of the Asbury Park City Council election on May 14. The petition, filed Tuesday by Daniel Harris III, contests the voiding of 332 vote by mail [VBM] ballots and the failure to count 32 provisional ballots by the Monmouth County Board […]

The new incoming council majority will replace City Manager Terence Reidy, both Reidy and one of the new council members have confirmed. Newcomers John Moor, Amy Quinn and Myra Campbell, who ran on the One Asbury ticket, will assume the council majority after their scheduled swearing in on July 1. Incumbents John Loffredo and Susan […]

A challenge to the results of the Asbury Park city council election has yet to be filed, according to Monmouth County court staff on Friday. The losing A-Team slate has repeatedly vowed to challenge the results of the May 14 election, specifically to request the opening of 320 voided vote by mail ballots — enough […]

Of the 320 vote by mail ballots voided in the Asbury Park City Council race — enough to change the election results — the Monmouth County Board of Elections rejected 236 for failure to disclose who assisted voters in filling out the initial application for the ballot, according to records obtained by the Sun. The […]

Editor, the Asbury Park Sun: The candidates on the One Asbury ticket would like to extend a heartfelt thanks to all of our supporters and volunteers. The last few months have been a wild ride, and without your efforts, we would never have succeeded in getting a majority on the council. This was really a […]

The top five vote-getters in yesterday’s election expressed cautious excitement last night, celebrating their apparent victory but also remaining aware that if disputed ballots are eventually counted, some may not find themselves in office. “The ink still hasn’t dried, but I feel good,” said Myra Campbell [pictured above, left], who is currently in fifth place […]

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. […]