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Category Archives: Land Use & Zoning

RED BANK: HOUSING LOTTERY SLATED
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RED BANK: A lottery will make two townhouses in the new Brownstones project available to income-qualified applicants at a fraction of the market prices.
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November 26th, 2019 @ 8am
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RED BANK: OLD BRICK BUILDINGS REVIVED
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RED BANK: Two red brick buildings with deep histories have gotten new leases on life in recent days – with assists from Brooklyn and Seattle.
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November 22nd, 2019 @ 1pm
RED BANK: DISCOUNT-HUNTING VIA DRONE
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RED BANK: Mini drone shop opens with aim of promoting downtown shopping. Get the bird's-eye view in this edition of Retail Churn.
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November 22nd, 2019 @ 8am
RED BANK: Planning board hearing and possible vote on Saxum plan for 210 apartments on former VNA site postponed to December 2.
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November 4th, 2019 @ 11am
RED BANK: COFFEE AND CORDUROY IN CHURN
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RED BANK: In this especially churny edition of Retail Churn, a new "coffee shop and general store" opens and a pilates studio relocates.
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November 1st, 2019 @ 10am
FAIR HAVEN: DOTS WHAT WE LIKE… AND DON’T
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FAIR HAVEN: After controversy over Dunkin' shop, restaurant committee tries to gauge which fast food businesses residents want and don't want.
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October 30th, 2019 @ 8am
RED BANK: RESTAURANTS IN CHURN
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RED BANK: In this edition of Retail Churn, a restaurant reopens with a new name, and two others close.
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October 25th, 2019 @ 7am
RED BANK: BELLHAVEN WORK TO START
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RED BANK: After years of controversy, Bellhaven Natural Area will get a playground and observation deck by the end of the year, Shehady says.
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October 18th, 2019 @ 1pm
RED BANK: ANDERSON’S LONG VACANCY ENDS
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RED BANK: After more than three decades of vacancy, Anderson storage building finally has its first new tenant. What's Going On Here?
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October 10th, 2019 @ 10am
RED BANK: BOARD AIRS SAXUM PLAN HURDLES
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RED BANK: Public and planning board take aim Saxum plan for 210 apartments, citing traffic, fire safety, environmental and other concerns.
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October 8th, 2019 @ 8am
RED BANK: WRECKING BALL FOR BIG MAN’S?
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RED BANK: In its 18 months of existence, Big Man's West, owned by the late Clarence Clemons, laid claim to rock history. It's now facing the wrecking ball.
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October 7th, 2019 @ 9am
RED BANK: APARTMENT PROJECTS PLANNED
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RED BANK: Two proposed projects would add 69 new apartments to the edge of downtown, with 59 on Monmouth Street and 10 on Riverside Avenue.
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October 7th, 2019 @ 9am
RED BANK: TACOS & SUSHI SLIDE INTO TOWN
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RED BANK: In this edition of Retail Churn, new restaurants serving sushi and tacos open on Broad Street.
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October 1st, 2019 @ 7am
LITTLE SILVER: SIDEWALK PROJECT BEGINS
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LITTLE SILVER: What's Going On at Branch Avenue near Spring Street? The start of a sidewalk replacement project that will upgrade walkways all over town, officials say.
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September 25th, 2019 @ 10am
FAIR HAVEN: VOTERS APPROVE SCHOOLS PLAN
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FAIR HAVEN: Voters give overwhelming approval for $15.6m school upgrades in Tuesday's special election.
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September 24th, 2019 @ 8pm
FAIR HAVEN: VOTERS TO DECIDE $15.6M PLAN
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FAIR HAVEN: Voters to decide $15.6m school upgrades referendum Tuesday. But first, they've got to get to the right polling station.
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September 24th, 2019 @ 6am
RED BANK: ENGLISH PLAZA MAKEOVER WRAPS
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RED BANK: What's Going On Here with the English Plaza makeover? Except for some punchlist items, the four-month project is complete, says RiverCenter.
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September 23rd, 2019 @ 7am
RED BANK: FLOWERS & PHONES IN, PIZZA OUT
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RED BANK: In this edition of Retail Churn, one restaurant closes, another plans to expand, a flower shop opens and a phone store clones itself.
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September 20th, 2019 @ 6am
RED BANK: PLAZA FOCUS OF SAXUM HEARING
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RED BANK: At fourth hearing on Saxum plan for 210 apartments, questions focus on proposed plaza at what some consider a dangerous location.
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September 17th, 2019 @ 8am
RED BANK: MURAL REQUESTS TO GET REVIEW
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RED BANK: Borough to create application and review of mural requests, but will avoid trespassing on First Amendment issues, Shehady says.
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September 16th, 2019 @ 10am
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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 ...