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 […]

A Monmouth County Superior Court Judge has scheduled a July 2 preliminary hearing on the legal challenge to the Asbury Park City Council election, according to the civil case management office in Freehold. The challenge was filed by Daniel Harris III [right], an unsuccessful candidate on the A-Team slate. His petition seeks the counting of […]

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 […]

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 […]

Three major election tickets and one independent candidate in the Asbury council race have filed their second round of campaign finance reports with the state Election Law Enforcement Commission [ELEC]. For campaigns raising more than $12,300, all contributions of $300 or more must be reported to ELEC. Those campaigns must also provide details on their […]

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. […]

Editor, the Asbury Park Sun: I recently attended the debate moderated by the League of Women Voters held in the VFW in Asbury Park and recorded by Asbury Park TV. No one could say they did not get a chance to speak and we the voters the chance to assess them all. For me, it […]

Editor, the Asbury Park Sun: On May 14, Asbury Park residents will go into the voting booth with the best of intentions. Some have declared they will split their votes between various tickets. But, in doing so, they could very well trigger unintended consequences that could prove disastrous for Asbury Park. I’ve put a lot […]

Editor, the Asbury Park Sun: People have asked me why I so passionately endorse the One Asbury city council ticket. Myra Campbell, John Moor, Joe Woerner, Talesha Crank and Amy Quinn embody the qualities that Asbury Park desperately needs in order to move past so many governing mistakes. The One Asbury ticket is motivated, engaged […]