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Category Archives: Land Use & Zoning

RED BANK: BREEZEWAY TO A ‘RETREAT’
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RED BANK: What's Going On Here at Worthley and Marion streets? We've got the answer, plus a bit of historical neighborhood trivia.
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February 13th, 2020 @ 2pm
Remember: Nothing makes a Red Bank friend happier than to hear "I saw you on Red Bank Green!"
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RED BANK: BOARD SUED OVER TWO DECISIONS
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RED BANK: Planning board faces two lawsuits, one for denying an extension to Hampton Inn, another for approving Saxum's 210-apartment project on VNA site.
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February 12th, 2020 @ 7am
RED BANK: BRUNCH, AND MORE, IN CHURN
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RED BANK: In this edition of Retail Churn, a new breakfast and lunch spot called, um, Brunch, opens. Read about that and other comings and goings downtown.
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February 11th, 2020 @ 9am
RED BANK: APARTMENT REVIEW BEGINS
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RED BANK: Hearing on 59-unit apartment project on Monmouth Street begins with focus on other density variances near the train station.
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February 7th, 2020 @ 12pm
RED BANK: APARTMENT PLAN UP FOR REVIEW
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RED BANK: Fifty-nine apartments would be built alongside the charter school if a plan up for review Thursday night wins zoning board approval.
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February 6th, 2020 @ 7am
RED BANK: A study of traffic at 19 downtown intersections is on the agenda for council's workshop meeting Wednesday. Also: a ban on mass balloon releases.
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February 4th, 2020 @ 4pm
RED BANK: SHELL GETS SHOP OK ON THIRD TRY
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RED BANK: After previous plans for a 7-Eleven and a Dunkin' shop fell short, Shell station at busy corner wins OK for a convenience store.
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February 4th, 2020 @ 7am
RED BANK: PROJECT REVIEW GETS UNDERWAY
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RED BANK: Hearing on massive development proposed for West Front Street block gets underway with hints of concern about size, height and traffic impacts.
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January 17th, 2020 @ 10am
RED BANK: MASSIVE DEVELOPMENT ON DECK
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RED BANK: A nine-story, 150-apartment addition that would shatter the borough's height limits goes to the zoning board this week. Here's what you need to know.
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January 15th, 2020 @ 7am
FAIR HAVEN: STATION NOW IN HOUSING DEAL
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FAIR HAVEN: A vacant gas station seen as key to a borough facilities consolidation plan just a year ago is now key to an affordable housing plan.
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January 14th, 2020 @ 4pm
RED BANK: CORNER PLAN GETS THUMBS DOWN
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RED BANK: Developer to revise plans after neighbors and board members call proposed apartment project too much for a busy intersection.
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January 3rd, 2020 @ 8am
FAIR HAVEN: SIGN OF RENEWAL?
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FAIR HAVEN: After months of complaints by its lone clerk, the borough post office finally has an identifying sign out front.
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January 2nd, 2020 @ 12pm
RED BANK: SCAVONE TO LEAVE RIVERCENTER
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RED BANK: RiverCenter, the quasi-governmental agency that oversees the downtown district, is losing its executive director of the past six years.
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December 31st, 2019 @ 9am
RED BANK: Just five months after yanking a plan to add a Dunkin' shop, the owner of the Shell station is back with a proposal for a convenience store.
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December 26th, 2019 @ 11am
RED BANK: APARTMENTS AND STORES PLANNED
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RED BANK: Builder proposes to replace building at Shrewsbury Avenue and Drs. Parker Boulevard with 16 apartments, plus retail and underground parking.
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December 24th, 2019 @ 9am
RED BANK: MASSIVE DEVELOPMENT PROPOSED
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RED BANK: A proposed nine-story development atop Pazzo would add 150 apartments downtown and shatter the borough's limits on building height and density.
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December 22nd, 2019 @ 10pm
RED BANK: SUN TO RISE AGAIN ON STREET
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RED BANK: Looking a bit worse for wear, sun mural busy intersection will rise again following positive feedback and planning award, borough says.
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December 20th, 2019 @ 9am
FAIR HAVEN: STILL NO SIGN OF POSTAL SIGN
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FAIR HAVEN: For almost three years, the borough post office hasn't had a sign out front. Its lone clerk is baffled and annoyed.
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December 19th, 2019 @ 11am
FAIR HAVEN: MARINA LOSES LATEST ROUND
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FAIR HAVEN: Yacht works loses latest round in long-running and increasingly bitter dispute with borough over zoning and other issues.
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December 6th, 2019 @ 8am
RED BANK: SAXUM PLAN APPROVED
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RED BANK: Saxum plan for 210 apartments on former VNA site wins approval. Mayor cites boost to affordable housing as neighbor says board "sold out."
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December 3rd, 2019 @ 7am
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MANTIS (PRAYING) AT CHURCH
Partyliner films praying mantis at church.
SOMEWHERE OVER THE RAINBOW
Stunning rainbow over Red Bank as a big weekend storm approaches.
“FESTIVA” YACHT DOCKED AT MARINE PARK
Festiva, an 85-foot yacht, was docked at Marine Park on Friday night. Red Bank Green spoke to the owner, Everett Moore, who said that it was ...
OH NO! ELMO LOST!
A lost Elmo appears to be reaching out for help through the redbankgreen Partyline.
NAVESINK SPILLS OVER
Nor'easter stacks tides up in the Navesink, pushing the river over its (Red) banks.
BUZZ LIGHTYEAR WATCHES LINE DANCERS
redbankgreen Partyline captures Buzz Lighyear watching the line dancers on Broadwalk Monday night. 
EGRET-FUL END TO SUMMER
A great egret patrols the shallows of the Swimming River in front of the Red Bank Primary School last week. Submitted by Brian Donohue
COMMUNITY MESSAGE BOARD NOW OPEN ON HUDSON AVENUE
Community message board open! The RBPD has placed a mobile display board on Hudson Avenue. Send captions and messages you’d like to se ...
A CHIEF’S FAREWELL
Funeral services at St. James church and a large American flag suspended over Broad Street from an RBFD hook and ladder for former Red Bank ...
COIFFING GUARD
redbankgreen Partyline captures super cool crossing guard just chilllin'.
SURF TACO RE-OPENS NEW LOOK DINING ROOM
Partyliner captures Surf Taco's new look dining room.
STEEPLETOP RAVEN
redbankgreen Partyline: a raven calls out from atop the steeple of St. James Church.
CARPENTER OR COMPETITOR? HOT DOG TRUCK RIVALS EMERGE IN RED BANK
On the redbankgreen Partyline: with two new hot dog vendors opening this summer, even a carpenter's box truck makes one wonder.
BOONDOCKS SWAN
redbankgreen Partyline: Swan on the Navesink River as seen from Boondocks restaurant.
9/11 TRIBUTE
Bailey Bryce Holiday and her father Bobby Holiday Jr. paint the lawn at Riverside Gardens Park Tuesday in preparation for the upcoming comme ...
PILGRIM BAPTIST TO JAMAICA
Recently, Pilgrim Baptist Church of Red Bank traveled to Trelawny Parish of Jamaica on a Relief & Recovery Mission Trip.  The Mission T ...
SNAIL WEATHER
Overnight rains and warm humid temperatures brought out a parade of snails along the access path to the Red Bank Primary School near Locust ...
ECHOES OF THE PAST IN TILE
Next to Playa Bowls. Always fascinated how this has stood here this long. (Submitted by Joseph Jakub)
VIVA LA ELSIE’S
redbankgreen Partyline captures French visitor enjoying a pickle sub from Elsie's.
Truck strike downs pole
A truck struck a utility pole at the intersection of Catherine Street and Shrewsbury Avenue at about 8 am Monday morning. The pole wss compl ...