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RED BANK: HIGHRISE GETS NEW POOL & NAME
RED BANK: Three years after the old one 'popped out of the ground,' residents of a high-rise co-op have a swanky new pool and poolhouse overlooking the Navesink.
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RED BANK: After months of hearings, rent board awards four tenants at Grandville Towers $37 each for being deprived pool and gym access this summer.
RED BANK: Four tenants at Grandville Towers win a point as rent board decides they were deprived of value with pool closure this summer. Up next: so what's that worth in dollars?
RED BANK: POOL CLOSURE PROMPTS RENT CASE
RED BANK: With the pool and gym closed by COVID-19, some Grandville Towers tenants want a rent reduction under borough ordinance.
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: RIVERFRONT POOL CONDEMNED
RED BANK: The riverfront pool at a residential high-rise has been condemned after it was displaced, apparently on an incoming tide.
CHURN: POOL CUES, THRIFT & CRAFTS EXIT
•Tuns out Lucky Break could not survive its lengthy shutdown over BYOB issues, its owner says. (Click to enlarge) By JOHN T. WARD This edition of Retail Churn reports onContinue reading "CHURN: POOL CUES, THRIFT & CRAFTS EXIT"
RED BANK: RACK ‘EM UP
Jeff Regen, a partner in Lucky Break Billiards and Café, gets ready for some eight-ball. The gaming parlor, with five pool tables and a shuffleboard table, opens to the publicContinue reading "RED BANK: RACK ‘EM UP"
SEA BRIGHT TESTS THE WATER ON BEACH PLAN
A concept plan for the pool club that’s envisioned for part of the beachfront, below. (Click to enlarge) By JOHN T. WARD Years in the talking, the transformation of SeaContinue reading "SEA BRIGHT TESTS THE WATER ON BEACH PLAN"
Though no exterior changes are planned, Lucky Break Billiards will feature 19th-century decorative touches inside, the owners say. (Click to enlarge) By JOHN T. WARD A billiards parlor that servesContinue reading "BILLIARDS HALL, OFFICE CONVERSION OK’D"
RACK ‘EM UP: BILLIARDS MAY RETURN TO RB
If approved by the zoning board, a billiards hall called Lucky Break will move into the long-vacant storefront at 14 West Front. (Click to enlarge) [This article was updated withContinue reading "RACK ‘EM UP: BILLIARDS MAY RETURN TO RB"
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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 ...