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RED BANK: WALGREEN’S EYES RASSAS LOT

The plan calls for access from Broad Street in both directions, as well as from Garfield Place. (Click to enlarge) By JOHN T. WARD Just a month after ending its long run as a car dealership, a gateway property to Red Bank could become a Walgreen’s drugstore. The former home of Rassas Pontiac/Buick, which closed [...]

RED BANK: NEW RESTAURANT OK’D

Architect Michael Simpson, below, addresses the Red Bank planning board about expanding the use of the former Fameabilia store on Monmouth Street to accommodate a restaurant. (Photo by Sarah Klepner. Click to enlarge) By SARAH KLEPNER A red Bank storefront that over the past 20 years has been a CPA’s office, a theater, a store [...]

RED BANK: EXXON V. SHELL ON 7-ELEVEN PLAN

The plan calls for a the convenience store to be built in the northwest corner of the property. (Photo by Wil Fulton. Click to enlarge) By WIL FULTON It’s Shell v. Exxon in Red Bank, and not just over the price of gas. A proposal by the owner of the Shell station at Newman Springs [...]

PLANNERS DEEP-SIX EAST SIDE 7-ELEVEN

The Welsh Farms store, which now closes at 10 p.m., would have become an all-day 7-Eleven if the plan had gone through. (Click to enlarge) By JOHN T. WARD Red Bank’s planning board shot down a proposal to convert the East Front Street Welsh Farms convenience store to a 7-Eleven Monday night. The 6-o vote [...]

BATTLE OVER TREE ENDS WITH REMOVAL OK

The 100-foot tulip poplar, center, became a lightning rod for opinions about Fair Haven’s tree law.  (Click to enlarge) By JOHN T. WARD After nearly a year of controversy, a 100-foot tulip poplar that rallied both supporters and detractors of Fair Haven’s tree preservation law is coming down. With members saying they were swayed by [...]

BATTLE OVER HOTEL HEIGHT DRAGS ON

A planned six-story hotel at the longtime site of an Exxon station is the subject of a hearings at both the planning and zoning boards.   (Click to enlarge) By JOHN T. WARD An opponent of a planned hotel at the foot of the Route 35 Cooper’s Bridge made his fullest case yet Thursday night [...]

MYSTERY HAMPTON INN PLAN OPPONENT ID’D

Lawyer Ron Gasiorowski, left, said the owners of a Tinton Falls hotel have been paying his fees for representing Hampton Inn opponent Stephen Mitchell, right. (Click to enlarge) By JOHN T. WARD After months of secrecy, the lawyer for the most vocal opponent of a proposed Hampton Inn in Red Bank has identified the moneybags [...]

JURISDICTION QUESTION ICES HOTEL PLAN

A dispute over whether a height restriction applies to the proposed hotel site will go to the zoning board for resolution. (Click to enlarge) By JOHN T. WARD In yet another twist in what’s proving to be its most tortuous case in years, the Red Bank planning board voted Wednesday to halt testimony about a [...]

HOTEL HEARING DELAYED ANOTHER MONTH

By JOHN T. WARD Planning board testimony about a proposed 72-room hotel at the foot of Cooper Bridge in Red Bank was put off until mid-January Monday night after a lawyer for an objector raised a question about the structure’s height. Ron Gasiorowski, representing Stephen Mitchell, says a borough ordinance limits the hotel to 50 feet, [...]

QUESTIONS RAISED ABOUT HOTEL LAWSUIT

A borough resident has filed suit to stop a six-story, 72-room hotel from being built on Route 35 at the Cooper Bridge. (Click to enlarge) By JOHN T. WARD Is someone lurking in the shadows of the legal challenge to the proposed Red Bank Hampton Inn? Marty McGann, the lawyer for the hotel’s developer, Rbank [...]

LAWSUIT DELAYS HAMPTON INN DECISION

A possible vote on whether to allow the construction of a six-story hotel on the Red Bank anchorage of the Cooper Bridge was postponed Wednesday night after a borough resident filed a lawsuit challenging the plan. After 40 minutes behind closed doors, the town’s planning board voted to postpone a scheduled hearing on the proposal [...]

BIKE & WALK PLAN GETS A SHEPHERD

Jenny Rossano, seen here in 2009 with Safe Routes Red Bank co-founder Jim Willis, will help coordinate the integration of a recent bike and pedestrian study with the town’s master plan. (Click to enlarge) It’s probably a stretch to call her the borough’s bike czar. But Red Bank is about to get an official advocate [...]

NEW IDEA IN FAIR HAVEN: SENIOR HOUSING

The project would extend from the cul-de-sac at Colonial Court west to Hance Avenue. Below, a suggested floor plan for a “cottage” envisioned on the site. (Photo by Dustin Racioppi; click to enlarge) By DUSTIN RACIOPPI Fair Haven may get its first senior housing community if a local builder can convince borough leaders to change [...]

SECOND BOARD REJECTS Y EXPANSION PLAN

Mayor Pasquale Menna listens as Marvin Goldin of Temple Beth Shalom asks the planning board to reject the YMCA zoning request. (Click to enlarge) Six weeks after a proposal to expand the Community YMCA facility came up one vote short at the Red Bank zoning board, an attempt to get the idea back on track [...]

STAVOLA GETS GREEN LIGHT ON PARKING LOT

The paved patch of land at the corner of Maple Avenue and Monmouth Street will get a fringe of greenery. (Photo by Dustin Racioppi) By DUSTIN RACIOPPI Red Bank’s Planning Board gave formal approval Wednesday night to the owners of property on the corner of Maple Avenue and Monmouth Street to do what they’re already [...]


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    • 06.19 - Sandy Hook Beach Concerts: British Invasion Tribute The summertime series of free Wednesday evening concerts on the Hook continues on the portable stage and sandy seating area at Beach Area E.
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    • 06.19 - Paul Heaney Trio Appearing Wednesday nights in June, downstairs at The Downtown.
    • 06.20 - Neighbors Helping Neighbors at MTPL Middletown Main Library hosts a free weekly Thursday morning meeting of the support group for people who are re—entering the job market, struggling small business owners and anyone looking for part—time or volunteer work.
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    • 06.20 - Yoga Kids at RBPL The Avice Noblett Children's Room at Red Bank Public Library hosts free yoga sesions for kids ages 5 and up, conducted by Alice Balzarini. Registration required; bring your own mat.
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    • 06.22 - One on One Help with Your Resume at RBPL Red Bank Public Library offers hourlong sessions by appointment with librarian volunteers, who assist job seekers with creating or updating a resume to compete effectively in today's job market. Please call or visit the Reference Desk to sign up for this free program.
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    • 06.22 - Red Bank StreetLife The summertime Saturday night series of free local music showcases returns to the sidewalks and storefronts of the borough’s business district for a 13th season, with performers and locations TBA.
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    • 06.22 - An Evening with Terence Blanchard at CBA As a fundraiser for the Performing Arts programs at Christian Brothers Academy in Lincroft, the CBA Jazz Series presents the five time Grammy winning trumpeter, composer, arranger and bandleader in the intimate setting of the school's Henderson Theatre. He'll be joined in the Terence Blanchard Group by special guests Ravi Coltrane, Jeff 'Tain' Watts, Robert Hurst III and Fabian Almazan for a set that draws from his new release MAGNETIC and a catalog that includes acclaimed jazz albums, film scores and a voice role in THE PRINCESS & THE FROG. Seating is limited to 350 tickets; an additional 25 dollars allows access to a cocktail reception prior to the show. Click for phone link to reserve.
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