With summer on the way, two of the city’s anti-violence initiatives are teaming up to get the word out to Asbury Park residents about what summer programs are being offered to the city’s youth. On Saturday, June 14, the Community Development Initiative and Asbury Park Community Action Network [AP CAN] will jointly host “Super Safe […]

Mayor Myra Campbell has selected a member of the city’s clergy to be her representative on the Asbury Park Planning Board. City resident Rev. Kenneth Mitchem, pastor of Bethel African Methodist Episcopal Church on Cookman Avenue, will join the board as the mayor’s designee. Mitchem is a retired Marine, she said. He keeps an element […]

Members of the Asbury Park City Council Wednesday began the interview process for prospective candidates to fill the city manager position. A total of 123 resumes were submitted by interested applicants. In lieu of forming a committee, all members of council were given the opportunity to screen the resumes and select their top candidates, according […]