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RED BANK: COUNCIL AGENDA
RED BANK: What's on the council agenda, and, once again, what's not: dueling resolutions calling investigations into leaked emails.
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RED BANK: Neither of two clashing requests for investigations of leaked emails appears on Wednesday night's council agenda. Here's what is on it.
RED BANK: POWER LINE STRUCK
RED BANK: Backhoe strikes live electrical lines on White Street. Operator safe after being briefly trapped inside vehicle. Video from scene.
FAIR HAVEN: TRAIL FUNDING SOUGHT
FAIR HAVEN: Council to hold public hearing Monday on "dusted off" proposal for new trail that would also aid with cost of cleaning up McCarter Pond.
RED BANK: POWER BACK ON AS HEAT DIALS UP
RED BANK: Power almost fully restored as feels-like temperatures close to 100 loom this week. Here's the extended forecast for the Greater Green.
RED BANK: NEW LOT, HOURS ON AGENDA
RED BANK: On the council workshop agenda this week: new paid-parking hours; a new lot for Marine Park; and new downtown meters going live Thursday.
RED BANK: WHITE STREET GAS LINE RUPTURED
RED BANK: Underground utility work for the White Street makeover project ruptures natural gas line downtown, prompting store evacuations.
FAIR HAVEN: BRUSH GRINDING SITE GRATES
FAIR HAVEN: Neighbors say they've had it with a noisy brush-grinding operation that jams narrow streets with 18-wheelers, endangering kids.
RED BANK: What's Going On Here with the brown tap water flowing through faucets? Here's the likely answer, and what to expect in coming days.
RED BANK: BALLARD & ZIPPRICH TO RUN AGAIN
RED BANK: Zipprich and Ballard to defend seats on the all-Democrat council in November election. No word yet on Republican candidates.
RED BANK: Democratic incumbents Horgan and Yngstrom win re-election and extend their party's lock on the governing body into 2020.
RED BANK: GOP CLAIMS WEST SIDE ADVOCACY
RED BANK: Republicans in this year's council race position themselves as the true advocates for minorities and the West Side, a Democratic stronghold.
RED BANK: HORGAN Q&A
RED BANK: Question-and answer with incumbent Councilwoman Kathy Horgan, one of four candidates for two seats on the borough council in this year's election.
RED BANK: PENNEY Q&A
RED BANK: Question-and answer with Jonathan Maciel Penney, one of four candidates for two seats on the borough council in this year's election.
RED BANK: Question-and answer with Erik Yngstrom, one of four candidates for two seats on the borough council in this year's election.
RED BANK: Question-and answer with Allison Gregory, one of four candidates for two seats on the borough council in this year's election.
RED BANK: COUNCIL CANDIDATES TO FACE OFF
RED BANK: All four council candidates have confirmed their attendance at the 23rd annual West Side Community Group candidates' night Thursday night.
RED BANK: POOL LAWSUIT CLAIMS NEGLIGENCE
RED BANK: As pool rebuild moves ahead at high-rise, lawsuit claims negligence caused millions of gallons of water to float the old one out of the ground.
RED BANK: WIRE SNIP SNAPS UTILITY POLE
RED BANK: A snip of a dormant wire atop a utility pole causes another to snap and fall downtown.
RED BANK: CRASH CUTS RESTAURANT POWER
RED BANK: Car v. building knocks out power to restaurant, prompting early closure. Driver charged with DWI.
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RED BANK: NEW MURAL BRIGHTENS CORNER
RED BANK: Lunch Break founder Norma Todd is depicted in a mural painted this week on the front of the newly renovated social service agency.
TULIPS TOGETHER
Spring tulips taking in the sunset outside the Molly Pitcher Inn in Red Bank Monday evening.
RIVER RANGERS RETURN
River Rangers, a summer canoeing program offered by the Navesink Maritime Heritage Association, returns this summer for up to 20 participa ...
DOUBLE DYLAN IN RED BANK
Trucks for a production company filming what one worker said was a Bob Dylan biography have lined Monmouth Street the past two days with cre ...
AFTER THE RAIN
A pear tree branch brought down by a brief overnight storm left a lovely tableau on the sidewalk in front of Red Bank's Riverside Gardens Pa ...
CONE OF UNCERTAINTY
Asked by a redbankgreen reporter why these cones were on top of cars, the owner of the car in the foreground responded: “That’s ...
RAIL RIDER’S VIEW
A commuter's view of Cooper's Bridge and the Navesink River from North Jersey Coast Line train 3320 out of Red Bank Tuesday morning.
PUT ME IN COACH!
Red Bank T-Ball kicked off at East Side park on Saturday morning. The brisk weather proved to be no deterrent to the young players, ranging ...
IT’S A SIGN!
Once proudly declaring its all-but-certain arrival in Spring 2019, the project previously known as Azalea Gardens springs to life again with ...
SPRINGTIME MEMORIES OF CARL
The Easter Bunny getup and St. Patrick’s Day hat that belonged to longtime Red Bank crossing guard and neighborhood smile-creator Carl ...
RED TRUCKS AT RED ROCK
A small dishwasher fire at Red Rock Tap and Grill was put out quickly by firefighters overnight, causing minimal damage. Red Bank Fire Depar ...
CREATIVE COVER UP
The windows of Pearl Street Consignment on Monmouth Street were smashed when a driver crashed their car through them injuring an employee la ...
THEY’RE BACK!
Ospreys returned to the skies over Red Bank this week for the first time since they migrated to warmer climes in late fall. With temperature ...
SPRING IS SPRUNG
RED BANK: Spring 2024 arrives on the Greater Red Bank Green with the vernal equinox at 11:06 p.m. Tuesday.
RED BANK’S FINEST – AND NEWEST
Red Bank Police Officer Eliot Ramos was sworn in as the force’s newest patrolman Thursday, and if you’re doing a double take thinkin ...
EASTER EGG MAYHEM AT THE PARK
An errant whistle spurred an unexpectedly early start to the Spring Egg Hunt on Sunday, which had been scheduled to begin at eggsactly 11am ...
PRESEASON DOCKWORK
RED BANK: With winter winding down, marina gets ready for boating season with some dockwork on our beautiful Navesink River.
CORNED BEEF AND DISCO FRIES?
It’s Friday, and smart Lent-observing Leprechauns know the pot of gold at the end of Red Bank’s rainbow is actually the deliciou ...
SURFBOARD DITCHED
It’s a violation of etiquette in surfing to ditch your board.  (it could hit another surfer and hurt them). But someone appears to ha ...
ELSIE, TAKE ME WITH YOU!
Soaked by pouring rain with the temperature hovering in the low 40’s, this sign in the window of Elsie’s Subs on Monmouth Street ...