Anthony Remy has taken the lead in the race for the third available seat in the Asbury Park Board of Education race, according to the website of the Monmouth County Clerk.  Remy had previously trailed Wendi Glassman for the third seat, but with 97 percent of the mail-in ballots counted that had been received by […]

A Board of Education ticket led by incumbent Giuseppe “Joe” Grillo [center in above photo] appears to have won two of three seats up for grabs, while the final seat may become closer after all ballots are counted. In the initial votes published on the county clerk’s website, the high vote-getter on Grillo’s ticket was […]

To the Editor, Asbury Park Sun: I am asking you to join me in supporting the Cook-Grillo-Glassman for the Asbury Park school board. I have personally worked with Joe Grillo on many community projects. He is a tireless community leader who puts his head down and gets the job done. His work as head of the […]

To the Editor, Asbury Park Sun: The Asbury Park Board of Education must continue making strides and working for the district. It’s imperative that we move forward, and not regress. And the only way to do this would be to re-elect current board member Joe Grillo and his running mates Carritta Cook and Wendi Glassman […]

The Asbury Park based Coaster newspaper has endorsed Deputy Mayor Amy Quinn and her running mates, Council members Eileen Chapman and Yvonne Clayton, for reelection to The Asbury Park City Council. The newspaper cited years of state-funded transitional aid finally coming to a halt, property taxes stabilizing, a tax collection rate that’s soared and new […]

To the Editor, Asbury Park Sun: Asbury Park deserves public servants who have taken the time to learn the facts about our schools, and offer a plan going forward.  That is why I endorse Joe Grillo, Carritta Cook, and Wendi Glassman for the Asbury Park School Board. Sadly, the assault on truth permeating our national politics […]

To the Editor, Asbury Park Sun: As election day approaches and voters of Asbury Park are finalizing their picks for National, State, County and Asbury Park candidates I’d like to focus your attention to the very important Asbury Park Board of Education candidates.   Elections bring out the best or the worse in people as well […]

To the Editor, Asbury Park Sun: After 25 years of service as School Nurse at Thurgood Marshall School and then as a member of the Board of Education, I wanted to tell you that I am retiring from the Asbury Park School District. I am not running for reelection this year to the school board. […]

A campaign flyer and newspaper advertisement attacking Board of Education incumbent Giuseppe “Joe” Grillo on taxes has been disavowed by one of his opponents who said he did not authorize the flyer and advertisement and did not know who wrote it.  “We did not know of it and did not approve of it,” said Iman-Mtume […]

The Board of Education slate led by incumbent Giuseppe “Joe” Grillo, along with Carritta Cook and Wendi Glassman, have received the endorsement of a prominent area Democrat — state Senator Vin Gopal, who represents Asbury Park. “They will push for transparency and protect families and taxpayers,” Gopal said of the Cook-Grillo-Glassman ticket. “We can’t go […]