Editor, the Asbury Park Sun: An established record of achievement is exactly why I support the Forward Asbury Park team. Our city has once again become a home that we can be proud of, a destination that attracts visitors and a model of development as the comeback city of the Jersey Shore. None of it […]

Editor, the Asbury Park Sun: As residents of Asbury Park, we have a lot to be proud of. We are proud to be a part of a unique, budding community founded on tolerance and acceptance, where no two neighbors are exactly alike. People and opinions of all sorts are welcome here; creating a level of diversity […]

Editor, the Asbury Park Sun: Twenty years ago, when I moved into this town, I didn’t think things could get any worse. There were no stable businesses in the downtown, the properties were all distressed, the boardwalk was a ghost town, and the city was held hostage by a developer. I quickly realized how wrong I was […]

Will Potter has joined the Asbury Park city council race and is seeking a seat on the dais. Potter is running on the incumbent-led Forward Asbury Park ticket with Deputy Mayor John M. Loffredo, council members Sue Henderson and Kevin Sanders, and fellow newcomer Gregory Hopson. Potter replaced Joe Grillo on the incumbents’ slate after […]

First Avenue resident Gregory J. Hopson Sr. is seeking a seat on the Asbury Park council in the May 14 election. Hopson, 58, resides on First Avenue with his wife, Ida M. Hopson. The couple has three children, Haleema, 35, Gregory Jr., 25, and Frederick III, 24. Hopson is a retired steel worker and a […]

Public talks about bringing a skate park to the city’s West Side will begin at this week’s council meeting, scheduled for April 3 at 6 p.m. The proposal is in its beginning stages, city manager Terence Reidy said. Chris “Puddin” Aylward will attend the meeting on Wednesday and, with city officials, explain the plan during […]

The incumbent-led Forward Asbury Park ticket won the top-five ballot positions in today’s ballot drawing at City Hall. City Clerk Stephen Kay pulled cards from a box to determine the ballot positions [pictured above and shaking the box at right]. Prior to the drawing, candidates could choose to be grouped on the ballot with their […]

Councilman Kevin Sanders is looking for a fourth term on council in this year’s Asbury Park council elections. Sanders is running on the Forward Asbury Park ticket with fellow incumbents Sue Henderson and John M. Loffredo, as well as newcomers Gregory Hopson and Will Potter. The election is May 14. All five council seats are […]

The incumbent-led Forward Asbury Park ticket has found a replacement for Joe Grillo, who announced Sunday morning that he was pulling out of the race because of family and job commitments. Will Potter, 46, will seek a place on the ballot with the ticket, which includes incumbents John Loffredo, Susan Henderson and Kevin Sanders. Also […]

Deputy Mayor John M. Loffredo has announced that he’s running for a fourth term on the Asbury Park city council. All five council seats are up for grabs in the nonpartisan May 14 election. The current council’s terms end on June 30, with new four-year terms beginning July 1. After 12 years as a council […]