RED BANK: GAS SITE MAY GET ‘JET GROUTING’

The sewage pump station at the foot of Cooper’s Bridge was once used as a gas manufacturing plant. (Photo by John T. Ward. Click to enlarge.)

By JOHN T. WARD

More than a century after it served as a gas works, a riverfront Red Bank property may get some 20th-century environmental remediation.

Coal tar and other toxic wastes beneath the town’s Bodman Place sewage pumping station overlooking the Navesink are slated to be immobilized by technology known as ‘jet grouting,’ according to borough officials.

March 25, 2021 - 6:00 am | Comments ()

FAIR HAVEN: FOREFRONT NEARS PROJECT END

Yet another century-old building in Fair Haven’s historic downtown is up on blocks.

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March 12, 2021 - 12:00 pm | Comments ()

FAIR HAVEN: HISTORIC TREES GET A TRIM

Part of Buttonwood Drive in Fair Haven was closed to traffic Tuesday as workers in crane buckets worked up in the street’s famed canopy of sycamore trees.

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February 9, 2021 - 3:10 pm | Comments ()

FAIR HAVEN: PETERS BLASTS JCP&L ON LAMPS

An easterly view along River Road from Cedar Street earlier this week. (Photo by John T. Ward. Click to enlarge)

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By JOHN T. WARD

hot topic red bank nj Electricity supplier JCP&L may be unplugging itself from an agreement to install low-energy streetlamps in Fair Haven, Environmental Commission Chairman Ralph Wyndrum said Wednesday night.

That prompted some choice words about the utility from commission member and former councilman Jon Peters. Among them: “They are the princes and princesses of darkness.”

January 22, 2021 - 12:15 pm | Comments ()

RED BANK: LITTLE PROGRESS ON GARDEN

Thirteen months after it was abruptly closed over contamination concerns, Red Bank’s only community garden heads into autumn with a crop of periodically mown grass.

But what happened to the neighborhood soil testing that was supposed to be conducted? And will the garden reopen?

redbankgreen’s What’s Going On Here? has an update.

September 17, 2020 - 2:00 pm | Comments ()

RED BANK: WHAT’S UP AT VACANT STATION?

A long-vacant former gas station at the northern entrance to Red Bank was fenced off Wednesday for some site work.

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August 27, 2020 - 11:00 am | Comments ()

RED BANK: DELISA TO GET ‘EMERGENCY’ PACT

DeLisa Demolition would continue to pick up waste and recycling under an interim contract that boosts its existing rate by $10,000 per month. (Photo by John T. Ward. Click to enlarge.)

By JOHN T. WARD

this just in redbankgreen Red Bank’s elected officials will be asked to authorize an “emergency” trash contract this week after no bids were received for a longterm pact, redbankgreen has learned.

August 17, 2020 - 12:25 pm | Comments ()

RED BANK: PROBE, METERS & MORE ON AGENDA

A leak of emails, including correspondence between Councilman Ed Zipprich and a prospective bidder for the trash contract, is the subject of an investigation. (Photo by John T. Ward. Click to enlarge.)

By JOHN T. WARD

redbankgreen hot topic Red Bank Councilman Ed Zipprich will get the investigation into a leak of emails he requested earlier this month.

Approval of the probe, as well as final adoption of the 2020 budget; extended hours of parking meter enforcement; and a half-dozen police department promotions are all on the council’s busy agenda for Wednesday night.

August 17, 2020 - 6:50 am | Comments ()

RED BANK: ZIPPRICH ASKS FOR LEAK PROBE

Councilman Ed Zipprich, left, at a press conference held by Governor Phil Murphy at Riverview Medical Center in 2018. (Photo by John T. Ward. Click to enlarge.)

By JOHN T. WARD

redbankgreen hot topic Red Bank Councilman Ed Zipprich said he has asked for an investigation into a leak of emails in which Business Administrator Ziad Shehady suggested Zipprich was out to “sabotage” the bidding for a new trash hauling contract.

Separately, friction between Shehady and Councilman Michael Ballard flared up again at the council’s workshop meeting Wednesday.

August 6, 2020 - 11:25 am | Comments ()

RED BANK: ‘SABOTAGE’ OF TRASH BID ALLEGED

DeLisa Demolition won the borough’s trash contract, now up for rebid, in 2015. (Photo by John T. Ward. Click to enlarge.)

By JOHN T. WARD

redbankgreen hot topic Red Bank Business Administrator Ziad Shehady has asked elected officials to discuss, in private, what he calls an effort by a council member to “sabotage” the process of awarding a new trash-hauling contract, redbankgreen has learned.

August 5, 2020 - 12:30 pm | Comments ()

RED BANK: TIME TO TALK TRASH… & RECYCLING

With its first private trash contract winding down, Red Bank residents have an opportunity to weigh in on pickup frequency.

July 28, 2020 - 12:00 pm | Comments ()

RED BANK: TALKING TRASH, AND RECYCLING

The borough switched to private garbage pickup in 2015. (Photo by John T. Ward. Click to enlarge.)

By JOHN T. WARD

Five years after Red Bank privatized trash and recycling pickup, residents and business owners will soon be asked: how’s that working out for you?

More particularly, they’ll be asked how quickly their garbage cans and recycling bins fill up.

June 11, 2020 - 8:00 am | Comments ()

RED BANK: WALK-THRU MARKET TO RESUME

After four weeks as a pandemic-era drive-thru, the Red Bank Farmer’s Market plans to resume walk-thru shopping Sunday, its operators announced Tuesday.

June 9, 2020 - 10:15 am | Comments ()

RED BANK: TREES REMOVED, AGAIN

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For the second time in 13 years, a stretch of White Street in Red Bank is temporarily treeless.

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May 21, 2020 - 8:00 am | Comments ()

RED BANK: MARKET REOPENS AS DRIVE-THRU

The Red Bank Farmer’s Market reopened Sunday, with some changes to limit the spread of the virus that causes COVID-19.

The foremost modification: the market is now temporarily a drive-thru only, with customers encouraged to pre-order their purchases.

Kurt Poehler, above, and his crew from Spring House Farms were ready with arrays of colorful fruits and vegetables.

May 18, 2020 - 11:00 am | Comments ()

RED BANK: MARKET RETURNING AS DRIVE-THRU

The popular Red Bank Farmer’s Market will be back sooner than expected, redbankgreen has learned.

Unfortunately, shoppers won’t be allowed out of their cars to squeeze, sniff and taste until the COVID-19 pandemic is no longer considered a threat.

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May 4, 2020 - 12:00 pm | Comments ()

RED BANK: BELLHAVEN VIEW SNEAK PREVIEW

After years of controversy, plan changes and environmental issues, a combination play area and viewing stand in Red Bank’s Bellhaven Natural Area is finally nearing completion. redbankgreen got a sneak preview Thursday morning.

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April 23, 2020 - 12:00 pm | Comments ()

RED BANK: PUBLIC PROJECTS ADVANCING

Like the rest of New Jersey, Red Bank may be on near-lockdown because of the COVID-19 pandemic, but work on a trio of closely watched municipal projects continues.

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April 7, 2020 - 11:30 am | Comments ()

RED BANK: PATIO WORK UNDONE ON PARK JOB

There’s been yet another setback for the new restrooms at Eastside Park in Red Bank.

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March 11, 2020 - 11:45 am | Comments ()

RED BANK: DEP EXPANDS GARDEN SOIL TESTS

The Red Bank community garden, which the borough abruptly shut down last August over concern about possible soil contamination, is on the agenda for Wednesday night’s council meeting.

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March 10, 2020 - 10:00 am | Comments ()

RED BANK: COUNCIL WRAP

Marjorie Cavalier spoke with Mayor Menna in his office as other constituents waited to do the same before the regular council session. (Photo by John T. Ward. Click to enlarge.)

By JOHN T. WARD

Red Bank’s semimonthly council meeting Wednesday was a quiet affair, no major surprises or deviations from the agenda.

Here’s an overview.

February 27, 2020 - 10:00 am | Comments ()

RED BANK: BELLHAVEN OIL TANK YANKED

A sign alerting the public to an environmental cleanup appeared at Red Bank’s Bellhaven Natural Area a few weeks ago.

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February 19, 2020 - 2:00 pm | Comments ()

RED BANK: OILY MESS NEAR EASTSIDE PARK

A two-truck accident Tuesday afternoon left an oily mess alongside Eastside Park in Red Bank, where new restrooms are being installed.

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February 11, 2020 - 6:00 pm | Comments ()

RED BANK: BALLOONS, TRAFFIC ON AGENDA

The study is to examine traffic and on-street parking downtown. (Photo by John T. Ward. Click to enlarge.)

By JOHN T. WARD

Expect the Red Bank council to initiate a proposed ban on mass balloon releases at its next regular meeting Wednesday night.

Also on deck: the award of a contract for a traffic study.

February 10, 2020 - 10:00 am | Comments ()

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.

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January 24, 2020 - 10:00 am | Comments ()

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RED BANK: GAS SITE MAY GET ‘JET GROUTING’

FAIR HAVEN: FOREFRONT NEARS PROJECT END

FAIR HAVEN: HISTORIC TREES GET A TRIM

FAIR HAVEN: PETERS BLASTS JCP&L ON LAMPS

RED BANK: LITTLE PROGRESS ON GARDEN

RED BANK: WHAT’S UP AT VACANT STATION?

RED BANK: DELISA TO GET ‘EMERGENCY’ PACT

RED BANK: PROBE, METERS & MORE ON AGENDA

RED BANK: ZIPPRICH ASKS FOR LEAK PROBE

RED BANK: ‘SABOTAGE’ OF TRASH BID ALLEGED

RED BANK: TIME TO TALK TRASH… & RECYCLING

RED BANK: TALKING TRASH, AND RECYCLING

RED BANK: WALK-THRU MARKET TO RESUME

RED BANK: TREES REMOVED, AGAIN

RED BANK: MARKET REOPENS AS DRIVE-THRU

RED BANK: MARKET RETURNING AS DRIVE-THRU

RED BANK: BELLHAVEN VIEW SNEAK PREVIEW

RED BANK: PUBLIC PROJECTS ADVANCING

RED BANK: PATIO WORK UNDONE ON PARK JOB

RED BANK: DEP EXPANDS GARDEN SOIL TESTS

RED BANK: COUNCIL WRAP

RED BANK: BELLHAVEN OIL TANK YANKED

RED BANK: OILY MESS NEAR EASTSIDE PARK

RED BANK: BALLOONS, TRAFFIC ON AGENDA

RED BANK: GRANT TO FUND SOLAR BOOST