Incumbent City Councilmembers Amy Quinn, Eileen Chapman and Yvonne Clayton lead in the first results reported in the City Council election, according to the website of Monmouth County Clerk Christine Hanlon. Quinn received 1799 votes, Clayton received 1753 and Chapman received 1616. Trailing the incumbents are Felicia Simmons with 787 votes, Kerry Margaret Bunch with […]

All seven city council candidates seeking three seats up for election this November have agreed to be interviewed by journalist Maureen Nevin on her video podcast, Asbury Radio – The Podcast, over Zoom at 5:30 pm on Sunday, Sept. 20. Three incumbents — Deputy Mayor Amy Quinn and Councilwomen Yvonne Clayton and Eileen Chapman — […]

On Saturday morning Middletown native Karen Law was mapping out her Martin Luther King Jr long weekend plans. Homeless for the past five months, the mother of five grown sons was among those who attended the Quality of Life Committee Winter Clothing Drive in the Transportation Center, located at 1 Municipal Plaza. After searching through […]

The fight to restore the embattled West Side Community Center advanced last week when a group, identifying themselves as the Committee to Save the West Side Community Center, called for an investigation and immediate appointment of a receiver to take on temporary control of the DeWitt Avenue nonprofit. The 27-page letter and report, dated Dec […]

The Delmonte Motel, a room and board house for many who find themselves in a temporary transient state, is located just over a block away from the beach on First Avenue. But the 50-room multi-story dwelling is among those classified as a ‘bad property,’ having skirted code enforcement action despite numerous complaints. In a written […]