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RED BANK: AID CUTS REKINDLE CHARTER DEBATE
RED BANK: School district again decries double whammy of state funding cuts and forking over millions to charter school.
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RED BANK: CHARTER SCHOOL HOSTS OPEN HOUSE
RED BANK: Charter School, a pre-K-to-8 public school open to all borough children, hosts an open house, with two sessions.
RED BANK: CHARTER SCHOOL GOLF OUTING
The Red Bank Charter School Foundation hosts a golf outing with a shotgun start.
RED BANK: CHARTER ‘CULTURE’ IN SPOTLIGHT
RED BANK: Charter school parents press for return to a pre-pandemic "culture" amid canceled events and perceived lack of engagement.
RED BANK: PORTMAN MOCKS BALLARD CLAIMS
RED BANK: Ballard says he signed Sturdivant petition to counter "secret" pacts involving Portman, who mocks the allegation in response.
RED BANK: Charter School named a 'School of Character' by an organization that promotes character development in students.
RED BANK: SCHOOL CITED FOR ‘CHARACTER’
RED BANK: Charter School named a 'School of Character' by an organization that promotes character development in students.
RED BANK: COUNCIL ‘NO’ TO CHARTER SCHOOL
RED BANK: After three hours of divided comments, council unanimously endorses measure calling for end of charter school.
RED BANK: WHAT’S ON COUNCIL AGENDA
RED BANK: On the council agenda: new contract for McConnell; weighing in on charter school; awarding Master Plan work; accepting a retirement.
RED BANK: PRESERVATIONISTS FLEX MUSCLE
RED BANK: Anticipating pushback from charter school and a private developer, Historic Preservation Commission flexes its muscles.
RED BANK: SCHOOLS GRADUATE 147
RED BANK: Middle and charter schools graduate a combined 147 eighth-graders in outdoor ceremonies marked by sunshine and cool breezes.
RED BANK: CHARTER SCHOOL TEAM LAUDED
RED BANK: The mayor and council honored the Red Bank Charter School Girls basketball team on their championship season Wednesday night.
RED BANK: FIRINGS ANGER CHARTER PARENTS
RED BANK: Parents vent anger and frustration over firings of two pre-K teachers after fire drill in which sleeping child was left behind.
RED BANK: CHARTER SCHOOL NAMES NEW HEAD
RED BANK: Charter school names new head, who left her last job under pressure over changes she implemented, according to news reports.
RED BANK: CHARTER SCHOOL HEAD TO RETIRE
RED BANK: Meredith Pennotti, who led the charter school through most of its first two, and highly fraught, decades, announces plan to retire.
RED BANK: With a 55-percent boost in state funding, school administrators rush to reverse cuts to jobs and services. But the tax hike remains, superintendent says.
RED BANK: SCHOOL TAX HIKE, JOB CUTS LOOM
RED BANK: Local school taxes set to rise almost 4 percent, with teacher jobs and programs on the cutting board, as district awaits more funding from Trenton.
RED BANK: CHARTER AID BOOST SLAMMED
RED BANK: School board and parents slam increased transfer of funds to charter school, which wipes out state aid increase.
LITTLE SILVER: LAWMAKERS ADDRESS FUNDING
LITTLE SILVER: Six lawmakers from both major parties field questions on a wide range of school funding issues here Wednesday night.
RED BANK: CHARTER SCHOOL EYES THE WORLD
RED BANK: Charter students tackle environmental disasters around the world on International Day.
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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 ...
WALK THIS WAY
PARTYLINE: Before-and-afters of a sidewalk cleanup on West Street.
SOGGY NOTION
RED BANK: Breezeway sculpture captured the mood downtown as heavy rains fell Saturday morning.
HOME DELIVERY
RED BANK: After a subdivision, an instant house rises on a new Catherine Street lot.
COMMUNITY PROFILES
For Black History Month, Red Bank's Community Engagement and Equity Advisory Committee has been running a series of local profiles on Facebo ...
HEARTY FAREWELL FOR HARDY
RED BANK: Council to honor DPU supervisor Rich Hardy, who retired recently after almost 39 years of keeping things running.
HOMEBOUND? READ ON…
RED BANK: Can't get to the public library? It's now offering free delivery and pickups for homebound borough residents.
TAMING A BEAST OF A WEEK
RED BANK: After the second snowfall of the week, a borough family finds the perfect use for it – a Godzilla snow sculpture.
RED BANK: LIBRARY CLOSED, BUT THE HILL’S OPEN
RED BANK: Though the library was closed by a snowstorm, kids got to enjoy the riverfront property's steep slope Tuesday.
LIGHT(HOUSE) MAKEOVER
This year, getting ready for spring means a midwinter makeover for Strollo's Lighthouse in Red Bank.
TODAY: LOCAL PUPPY COMPETES ON ANIMAL PLANET’S “PUPPY BOWL”
Red Bank’s very own rescue puppy, Biscuit, is set to compete in Animal Planet’s Puppy Bowl this Sunday, February 11, at 2 PM. Th ...