RED BANK: GRANT TO FUND SOLAR BOOST
Hot chocolate made with an assist from the sun? The concession stand at Count Basie Fields in Red Bank is set to get a juice boost, thanks to the borough Environmental Commission.
RED BANK: A HARD RAIN’S GONNA FALL
CEO Adam Philipson led a hard-hat-wearing contingent on tour of new facilities under construction at the Count Basie Center for the Arts in Red Bank Thursday. Opening dates for the expansion are still under wraps.
Meantime, while rigid headwear may not be needed, a hard rain’s gonna fall on Greater Red Bank Green Saturday. Up to two inches is expected, along with strong winds, before sunshine returns Sunday, according to the National Weather Service.
Check out the extended forecast below. (Photo by John T. Ward. Click to enlarge.) Read More
SHREWSBURY: CRIMES AND ARRESTS
Crime and arrest reports, unedited, as provided by the Shrewsbury Police Department for the period of January 4 to January 17, 2020. For additional information, please scroll to the bottom of this post.
ARRESTS
Karleen Moscatello, female age 52 of Pt. Pleasant was arrested on 1/5/20 for Driving While Intoxicated in the area of Broad Street by Ptl. Daniel DeCristofaro.
RED BANK: COUNCIL WRAP
Mayor Pasquale Menna, seen here at the Town Light-up in November, kicked off his pre-council meetups with little advance notice. (Photo by John T. Ward. Click to enlarge.)
By JOHN T. WARD
It was another quick night as the Red Bank council held its second regular session of 2020 Wednesday night.
A light agenda saw the governing body wrap up public business in under 30 minutes before going behind closed doors to discuss litigation and a lease.
Here’s a recap.
RED BANK: LIVER DONOR SOUGHT FOR INFANT
Edie Rose O’Neill has been in intensive care in Philadelphia for the past 10 days. (Click photo to enlarge.)
A Red Bank couple is desperate to find “the perfect, needle-in-a-haystack” organ donor for their ailing infant daughter.
RED BANK: HOUSING UPGRADES PROMISED
The Evergreen Terrace senior apartments and the nearby Montgomery Terrace units would get a more reliable source of funding for repairs, officials said. (Photo by John T. Ward. Click to enlarge.)
By JOHN T. WARD
Residents of Red Bank’s two publicly subsidized housing complexes will see improvements to their communities under planned funding changes, an official assured them last week.
RED BANK: WEEK BEGINS WITH SUNSHINE
A wet snow fell on the Greater Red Bank Green Saturday, but nearly all of the slight accumulation vanished as temperatures rose into the 40s Sunday, according to the National Weather Service.
Monday’s outlook is for sunshine and temperatures peaking in the low 30s, and there’s lots of sunshine expected in coming days. Check out the forecast below. (Photo by John T. Ward. Click to enlarge.)
RED BANK: PROJECT REVIEW GETS UNDERWAY
An architect’s rendering showing the West Front Street side of the proposed project, with the existing office building at left. (Rendering by Feinberg & Associates. Click to enlarge.)
By JOHN T. WARD
A plan to build 150 apartments atop an existing restaurant and parking deck in downtown Red Bank got its first taste of public scrutiny Thursday night.
While descriptions of the project by an engineer and an architect for developer PRC Group took up most of the three-hour zoning board hearing, it became clear that the plan’s scale, and impact on traffic, are likely to be issues. Read More
FAIR HAVEN: SIGNS OF WINTER SCENE HERE
As he does with each change of season, artist Jim Fitzmaurice of Rumson created a mural on the side of Fair Haven Hardware in Fair Haven Thursday afternoon. His latest tableau depicts ice skaters on a pond surrounded by snow.
Nature is expected to deliver its own version of winter to the Greater Red Bank Green in coming days. Though freezing temperatures Friday are unlikely to produce much ice on local waters, the area could get a bit of snow and sleet Saturday.
Here’s the extended forecast. (Photos by John T. Ward. Click to enlarge.)
RED BANK: PERSONNEL MOVES AT TOWN HALL
The New Year brought some job changes to borough hall. (Photo by John T. Ward. Click to enlarge.)
By JOHN T. WARD
The Red Bank council made some administrative personnel changes last week.
RED BANK: MASSIVE DEVELOPMENT ON DECK
A proposal to add 150 apartments to the Red Bank Corporate Plaza complex on West Front Street is scheduled to go before the borough zoning board Thursday night.
As previously reported by redbankgreen, the project would shatter the borough’s limits on building height, density and more if approved.
Here’s what you need to know about the application. (Rendering by Feinberg & Associates. Click to enlarge.)
FAIR HAVEN: STATION NOW IN HOUSING DEAL
The former Sunoco property on River Road could get 14 apartments under the plan. (Photo by John T. Ward. Click to enlarge.)
By JOHN T. WARD
A vacant gas station envisioned as the site of a new Fair Haven borough hall just a year ago would instead get 14 apartments under an affordable housing settlement detailed by officials Monday night.
At a special council session held at Viola Sickles School to address the town’s legal obligation to accommodate low-and moderate-income earners, residents also heard about a plan for a two-family home to be built by Habitat for Humanity in a residential neighborhood.
RED BANK: CRIMES AND ARRESTS
The crime and arrest reports below were provided by the Red Bank Police Department for the month of December, 2019. This information is unedited. For additional information, please scroll to the bottom of this post.
CRIMES
Theft: On 12/01/19 it was reported an unlocked trailer and truck bed were broken into in the area of Leighton Ave. The victim reported a leaf blower valued at $580.00, two chain saws valued at $900.00 and an Echo hedge trimmer valued at $220.00 were taken. Ptl. Luke Cahill.
RED BANK: FORMER DOCTORS’ OFFICE IN REHAB
A long-vacant structure on Shrewsbury Avenue in Red Bank is getting a major addition.
What’s Going On Here? Read on for the answer… and some history. (Photo by Trish Russoniello. Click to enlarge.)
RED BANK: JOGGER ASSAULTED
By JOHN T. WARD
Red Bank police are seeking the public’s help in finding a man who assaulted a female jogger Sunday morning.
FAIR HAVEN: AN ELEGANT ENIGMA ON DISPLAY
The window display at Haute Couture Creations as seen last week. (Photo by John T. Ward. Click to enlarge.)
By JOHN T. WARD
Luminously elegant in her strapless white gown, she swans through a flock of origami doves behind full-length windows in the heart of Fair Haven’s quaint business district.
For more than a decade, that mannequin and another on display at Haute Couture Creations have been something of an enigma for passersby: their outfits never seem to change. But thanks to a Facebook thread, only recently have locals collectively realized something even odder: the boutique itself is never open for business.
RED BANK: CHURNING OUT A THIRD VENTURE
Erica Lieberman and Nick Napoletano in their third Monmouth Street restaurant, called Toss’d. (Photo by John T. Ward. Click to enlarge)
By JOHN T. WARD
What’s the secret to surviving as owners in Red Bank’s crowded dining market?
In this edition of redbankgreen‘s Retail Churn, a pair of accidental restaurateurs share some insights as they prepare to launch their third concurrent venture in the heart of downtown.
FAIR HAVEN: RACCOON FOUND TO BE RABID
By JOHN T. WARD
A raccoon that tussled with a dog in Fair Haven last month had rabies, redbankgreen has learned.
RED BANK: TWO QUICK SESSIONS AND A SNAFU
Would-be honorees Jim Scavone, in blue vest, and Guy Maratta, in brown jacket, arriving at borough hall with supporters Wednesday night. (Photo by John T. Ward. Click to enlarge.)
By JOHN T. WARD
Red Bank officials kicked off the New Year with a snafu Wednesday night.
After racing through back-to-back workshop and regular meetings in record time, the borough council concluded public business – just as two people who’d been told they’d be honored arrived with their families and colleagues.
FAIR HAVEN: COUNCIL ADDS TWO DEMOCRATS
Joined by her husband, James, and four children, Meghan Chrisner-Keefe recited her oath of office. (Photo by John T. Ward. Click to enlarge.)
By JOHN T. WARD
Democrats pulled even with Republicans on Fair Haven’s council council for the first time in memory Monday night.
But Meg Chrisner-Keefe and Mike McCue, the two newest members of the six-member governing body, both downplayed partisanship in brief interviews with redbankgreen.
SHREWSBURY: CRIMES AND ARRESTS
Crime and arrest reports, unedited, as provided by the Shrewsbury Police Department for the period of December 7, 2019 to January 3, 2020. For additional information, please scroll to the bottom of this post.
CRIMES
Report of Theft in the area of Newman Springs Road on 12/9/19. Victim reports unknown subject(s) removed property from vehicle. Damages totaling $100.00. Sgt. Jessica Boyd investigating.
RED BANK: THIS WEEK’S WEATHER FORECAST
The Greater Red Bank Green awoke to a light coating of snow Monday morning, the first of 2020.
The area could see another dusting Tuesday night, according to the National Weather Service. Meantime, Monday’s outlook includes a gradual return of the sun and peak temperatures in the mid-40s.
Check out the extended forecast below. (Photo by John T. Ward. Click to enlarge.) Read More
RED BANK: CORNER PLAN GETS THUMBS DOWN
The project would replace a vacant office and retail building at the corner of Shrewsbury Avenue and Drs. James Parker Boulevard. (Photo by John T. Ward. Click to enlarge.)
By JOHN T. WARD
A proposal for 16 apartments above stores at a busy Red Bank intersection was sent back to the drawing board Thursday night, when neighbors and zoning board members declared it too big.
FAIR HAVEN: SIGN OF RENEWAL?
It took months of complaints by a frustrated postal clerk, plus some attention by redbankgreen, but the Fair Haven Post Office finally has an identifying sign out front.
What’s Going On Here? Read on.
RED BANK: MENNA OFFERS PROTOCOL FIX
New Jersey First Lady Tammy Murphy with Mayor Pasquale Menna prior to the start of Wednesday’s reorganization meeting. (Photo by John T. Ward. Click to enlarge.)
By JOHN T. WARD
Red Bank Mayor Pasquale Menna proposed a workaround Wednesday to a year-old protocol covering comments and questions at council meetings: he says he’ll show up an hour early to field them.
At the borough government’s annual New Year’s Day reorganization meeting, attendees also heard Menna heap thanks on Governor Phil Murphy, whose wife, Tammy Murphy, attended the ceremonial session.