Local politicians and restaurateur Marilyn Schlossbach gathered on the Asbury Park boardwalk Saturday to raise awareness about the impacts of extreme weather events on the area and to support President Barack Obama’s new climate change initiative. The press conference was an organized stop on the “I Will Act On Climate” bus tour. The bus, supported […]

A foreclosure action has been pending against Mayor Myra Campbell’s home since May 6, according to court documents. Filed by the Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation, the legal action seeks to foreclose on the mortgage taken out by Campbell [above, center] in 2002 to secure a $100,000 loan with a term of 15 years. “I’ve […]

The city council voted last night to advertise for a new city manager to replace Terence Reidy [above], as well as for a new chief municipal finance officer and purchasing agent. The vote to advertise for the city manager was 3-2. Mayor Myra Campbell and Council members John Moor and Amy Quinn voted yes, while […]

Mayor Myra Campbell and Councilman John Moor will join the planning board as new members, while city manager Terence Reidy has been reappointed to the board. The appointment of Campbell [above center] and Reidy are by act of the mayor, which was announced at Wednesday’s council meeting. The appointment of Moor [right] is made by […]

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 […]

Editor, the Asbury Park Sun: Some people are trying to inject race into what happened on July 1 at the swearing in of Asbury Park’s new city council and mayor. But race has nothing to do with it. Nothing, that is, unless those responsible for the coup d’etat succeed at changing the subject. I was […]

Editor, the Asbury Park Sun: The recent events in Asbury Park — the election of Myra Campbell as mayor — and the anger that followed her election, expressed in what some would call “verbal violence,” brought to my mind the writings of William Shakespeare and a song sung by the late Etta James. Shakespeare in […]

The city’s Charter Study Commission has tentatively approved change-of-government recommendations to submit to Asbury voters on the November ballot. The commission voted last night on the tentative recommendations which will be made into a formal report, according to commissioners Michelle Maguire, Rita Marano and Duanne Small. A final report must be approved by the commission, […]

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 […]