Editor, Asbury Park Sun, The past few years, each spring, at least two flatbeds of palm trees are planted at the former VIVE sales office site between Cookman and Lake avenues, then dug up and trucked away in the fall. Not once have I heard anything but such comments as “tacky,” “ridiculous,” “this isn’t Florida,” and “where do they go […]

Editor, Asbury Park Sun, I remember a Scripture that says something like this: A prophet is without honor in his hometown. This does not apply to me. I have been humbled as I have been honored in Asbury Park. The City Council, Second Baptist Church, St. Stephens AME Zion Church, AP Kwanzaa, the T. Thomas […]

Editor, Asbury Park Sun, I am responding to the looming construction crane being lit up at night as a sign of iStar’s progress on the waterfront. I do think it’s a great idea for iStar to start communicating much better with the citizens of the town about what progress is being made. There is a […]

Editor, the Asbury Park Sun, As the summer comes to a close and fall creeps up on us I look at Asbury Park and wonder, what does the future holds for us? It was another successful summer for the beachfront and major development is finally coming to to the West Side. The two projects on […]

Editor, the Asbury Park Sun, On Saturday, March 15, 2014, Barbara Lesinski and I [Team Mounds Abound] had a fundraiser for the Avon Foundation’s Walk for Breast Cancer at the Wonder Bar. Several businesses donated and friends and local residents came to show their support. We raised $1,165 from Saturday night’s event. We’d like to thank […]

[Editor’s note: “The African Americans: Many Rivers to Cross” is a six-part, six-hour documentary series by Henry Louis Gates Jr., a Harvard professor, author and critic. The series explores the 500-year history of Africans in America. It is being aired on PBS Tuesdays at 8 p.m. from Oct. 22 through Nov. 26.] Editor, the Asbury […]

Editor, the Asbury Park Sun: I have lived on Cookman Avenue in downtown Asbury Park for three years. Every year, I look forward to spring and summer and the wonderful weather that they bring. Prior to moving here, I grew up in the neighboring town of Ocean Township. The part I cringe about is the […]