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FAIR HAVEN: CHRISNER-KEEFE Q&A
FAIR HAVEN: Q&A with council candidate Meg Chrisner-Keefe, one of four contenders for two seats on the governing body in the November 5 election.
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FAIR HAVEN: COUNCIL OKS GUN RESOLUTION
FAIR HAVEN: Council overrides mayor, who had refused to post gun-law resolution he called "just words on a piece of paper."
FAIR HAVEN: RESIGNATION FOLLOWED CLASH
FAIR HAVEN: Lucarelli silent on the decision to quit as mayor hours after clash over meeting "decorum" and his own conduct.
FAIR HAVEN: BRUSH GRINDING SITE GRATES
FAIR HAVEN: Neighbors say they've had it with a noisy brush-grinding operation that jams narrow streets with 18-wheelers, endangering kids.
FAIR HAVEN: FACILITIES PLAN AIRING SLATED
FAIR HAVEN: With just a day's notice, mayor announces open forum on proposed $3.4M purchase of River Road site for new borough hall and police station.
FAIR HAVEN: COUNCIL ADDS TWO DEMOCRATS
FAIR HAVEN: Democrats Meghan Chrisner-Keefe and Mike McCue are sworn to office, creating first 3-3 party split in modern memory.
FAIR HAVEN: DEMOCRATS WIN TWO SEATS
FAIR HAVEN: Democrats Meghan Chrisner-Keefe and Mike McCue capture two council seats, easily winning all six voting districts.
FAIR HAVEN: McCUE Q&A
FAIR HAVEN: Q&A with council candidate Mike McCue, one of four contenders for two seats on the governing body in the November 5 election.
FAIR HAVEN: RICE Q&A
FAIR HAVEN: Q&A with council candidate Jacquie Rice, one of four contenders for two seats on the governing body in the November 5 election.
FAIR HAVEN: Q&A with council candidate Jonathan Peters, one of four contenders for two seats on the governing body in the November 5 election.
FAIR HAVEN: SIDEWALK PLAN HITS DEAD END
FAIR HAVEN: Measure to solicit bids for sidewalks and curbs in area neighbors consider bucolic fails, effectively knocking $350K grant off table.
FAIR HAVEN: COUNCIL HIGHLIGHTS
FAIR HAVEN: New council member appointed; borough hall reopening announced; spending cuts proposed; councilman loses his pandemic ponytail.
FAIR HAVEN: COUNCIL SPLITS ON FUNDING
FAIR HAVEN: Council authorizes debt, extends administrator's contract and bids goodbye to a three-term member at final session of 2020.
FAIR HAVEN: DEMS WIN RARE MAJORITY
FAIR HAVEN: Democrats secure first council majority in memory as Rodriguez retains seat and newcomer Neff displaces Sorensen.
FAIR HAVEN: DEMOCRATS HOLD WIDE MARGIN
FAIR HAVEN: Incomplete vote count shows Democrats Rodriguez and Neff holding wide leads over Republican Sorensen.
FAIR HAVEN: TRAIL FUNDING SOUGHT
FAIR HAVEN: Council to hold public hearing Monday on "dusted off" proposal for new trail that would also aid with cost of cleaning up McCarter Pond.
FAIR HAVEN: BIKE LANE DEBATE CONTINUES
FAIR HAVEN: Council debate over planned 'sharrow' markings through the River Road business district continues, with some cyclists opposed.
FAIR HAVEN: COUNCIL SPLITS ON BIKE PLAN
FAIR HAVEN: Bike-safety plan splits council over whether to paint 'sharrow' markings on River Road through the business district.
FAIR HAVEN: TENANTS HOT OVER TOWN DEAL
FAIR HAVEN: Business owners and residents push back on council plan to buy River Road site for new borough hall and police station.
FAIR HAVEN: NEW RESTAURANT LAW TABLED
FAIR HAVEN: Three weeks after planning board allows Dunkin' to open, steam continues to rise over how to deal with prospect of more fast-food restaurants.
Partyline
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 ...
WHAT? NO redbankgreen NEWSLETTER?
Apologies to redbankgreen newsletter subscribers: the daily email hasn’t gone out for two days because of technical issues.
RED BANK: TIRED OF SKEETERS?
RED BANK: Tired of mosquito bites every summer? Monmouth County has a free program to help eliminate skeeter breeding grounds.