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RED BANK: COUNCIL WRAPS ON BITTER NOTE
RED BANK: As Sickels ends 38-year career, Taylor tees up Dems for partisanship over his successor as borough administrator.
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RED BANK: MEETING ENDS WITH BELLY RUB
RED BANK: Councilwoman Linda Schwabenbauer's dog had free run of the room at a special meeting of the borough council Monday night.
RED BANK: DEMOCRATS BACK ON TOP
RED BANK: Democrats regain council majority as Zipprich and Ballard breeze to win.
RED BANK: AIM OF GOP PACT DISPUTED
RED BANK: Burnham releases secret pact that made her council president in 2016 in attack on Schwabenbauer and GOP.
RED BANK: BALLARD Q&A
RED BANK: Q&A with council candidate Michael Ballard, one of four contenders for two open seats on the governing body in the November 7 election.
RED BANK: McARTHUR Q&A
RED BANK: Q&A with council candidate Dana McArthur, one of four contenders for two open seats on the governing body in the November 7 election.
RED BANK: SCHWABENBAUER Q&A
RED BANK: Q&A with council candidate Linda Schwabenbauer, one of four contenders for two open seats on the governing body in the November 7 election.
RED BANK: ZIPPRICH Q&A
RED BANK: Q&A with council candidate Ed Zipprich, one of four contenders for two open seats on the governing body in the November 7 election.
RED BANK: PARKING, TAXES DOMINATE DEBATE
RED BANK: The four council candidates faced off Monday night in a debate-like forum dominated by parking and tax issues.
RED BANK: COUNCIL CANDIDATES TO FACE OFF
RED BANK: All four council candidates have confirmed their attendance at the 21st annual West Side Community Group candidates' night Monday.
RED BANK: Q&A ON ADMINISTRATOR SEARCH
RED BANK: The hunt is on to replace Stanley Sickels, the borough's most powerful unelected official. Here's a Q&A with the head of the search committee.
RED BANK: SECOND-METER ISSUE RETURNS
RED BANK: The issue of separate water meters for lawn water and car washing sputters back to life after 18 months of silence.
RED BANK: Budget vote creates unexpected bedfellows as two Republicans oppose plan drafted by colleague, who wins praise from her election opponent.
RED BANK: CLANCY QUITS COMMUNITY PANEL
RED BANK: Still disavowing incendiary text he said was meant as a "joke," Clancy resigns Human Relations committee.
RED BANK: CLANCY DISAVOWS DIVISIVE TEXT
RED BANK: Amid renewed calls for his removal from Human Relations committee, GOP disputes context of controversial text message.
RED BANK: VISCOMI DOUBLE-BARRELS CLANCY
RED BANK: Party loyalist tees up GOP head for two issues: ignoring her, and sending a "disgusting" text about immigrant students.
RED BANK: With Zipprich and Schwabenbauer up for re-election, Democrats and Republicans will hold uncontested June primaries for two open council seats.
RED BANK: TAX BILLS TO RISE 2.9 PERCENT
RED BANK: The annual budget has been introduced. Here's the impact on taxpayers.
RED BANK: BURNHAM CASTS FINAL ‘NO’ VOTE
RED BANK: Firebrand Cindy Burnham, often the sole 'no' vote, ends her three-year term on the council with parting words and one last 'no.'
RED BANK: GOP council candidates demand 'emergency' meeting on river bacteria. Burnham says they're politicizing the issue.
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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 ...