The shift to a three ward, partisan form of government in Asbury Park will now rest in the hands of November voters. According to a written notice from City Clerk Cindy Dye, the Committee for a More Equitable Asbury Park has obtained the required number of support signatures needed to advance their petition; 15 percent […]

A petition filed last month that could lead to a shift in Asbury Park’s government will need support from 15 percent of the total number of voters who cast ballots in the 2017 general election, city officials have confirmed. Filed by the Committee For A More Equitable Asbury Park, the petition proposes a shift in […]

Petitions seeking to shift the City’s form of government to a ward system and to establish a residency clause for public employees was received Thursday, Municipal Clerk Cindy Dye confirmed. The petitions are the work of an organized group of 25 who obtained some 400 signatures of support for each petition, member and spokesman Tracy […]

To the Editor, Asbury Park Sun, With the Board of Education elections I had to ask myself a few questions that each voter should ask themselves: How well are our students doing? Second, if well who was involved? Third, does anyone else bring something more to the table? And fourth, when the road was tough […]

Editor, Asbury Park Sun, Now i don’t have a problem with entrepreneurism but at what cost. I have responded to what is the perceived problem below. I also addressed a solution at the end. I am in favor of this ordinance until we work out all of the issues of this city to allow investors […]

Asbury Park City Council candidate Doug McQueen has pulled out of the race for one of the three seats up for grabs in the Nov. 8 election. McQueen cited the fact that his AP Future ticket running mates Tracy Rogers and Ketsia Beaubrun have been given notice of disqualification by the Municipal Clerk’s office as […]

Monmouth County Superior Court Judge Dennis O’Brien upheld Asbury Park Municipal Clerk Cindy Dye’s decision to invalidate signatures of support for prospective City Council candidate Tracy Rogers, according to Municipal Attorney Frederick C. Raffetto. The Tuesday decision means Rogers cannot move forward with his bid for one of the three seats up for grabs in […]

The Nov. 8 Asbury Park City Council ballot lineup has been set by Municipal Clerk Cindy Dye. Through a randomly drawn process, the Asbury Together ticket consisting of incumbents Amy Quinn, Yvonne Clayton and Eileen Chapman won the top slot. They will be followed by the Citizens for Asbury ticket, comprised of Daniel Harris, Stephen Williams […]

City Council Candidate Tracy Rogers said he will appeal Asbury Park Municipal Clerk Cindy Dye’s findings that 8 of his signatures of support on his nominating petition are invalid, leaving him without enough endorsements to run in the Nov. 8 election. “The simple fact is that a right to vote and sign a petition should not […]

Snow was the first point of discussion duirng Monday night’s City Council Workshop meeting’s. Mayor John Moor began by addressing complaints posted via social media about the municipality’s  snow removal. “Right now we are looking at a 26 inch snow storm staring us in the face,” Moor said. “I think we did a good job, […]