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Category Archives: Land Use & Zoning

RED BANK: STREETSCAPE UP FOR COMMENT
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RED BANK: Administration plans public input session for proposed safety and aesthetic upgrades to notoriously difficult Shrewsbury Avenue.
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November 7th, 2023 @ 10am
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RED BANK: MASSAGE SCHOOL GETS KNEADED OK
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RED BANK: Massage school gets zoning board approval after testimony it won't take paying customers, let alone offer sexual services.
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November 6th, 2023 @ 12pm
RED BANK: APARTMENT PLAN ‘TOO BIG’
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RED BANK: First-round feedback on proposed apartment project at train station includes "too big," "too dense," and "pretty ugly."
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November 6th, 2023 @ 8am
RED BANK: FROM GAS TO GRASS?
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RED BANK: A pot shop could replace a long-vacant gas station at the town's northern gateway if approved by the borough planning board Monday.
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November 3rd, 2023 @ 1pm
RED BANK: TINY LOT, MASSIVE PROJECT ON AGENDA
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RED BANK: A house on a tiny lot, a massage school and a massive apartment project crowd a busy zoning board agenda Thursday night.
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October 31st, 2023 @ 3pm
RED BANK: ‘MIGHTY’ SOCIAL SERVICES IN SPOTLIGHT
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RED BANK: With second warming center about to open, town spotlights "small but mighty network" of programs to provide shelter, nutrition and healthcare to those in need.
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October 31st, 2023 @ 8am
RED BANK: WHAT’S ON COUNCIL AGENDA
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RED BANK: Unhitched trailer ban adoption, awards of engineering contracts and more on council agenda for Thursday night.
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October 25th, 2023 @ 12pm
RED BANK: PROJECT HEARING DELAYED AGAIN
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RED BANK: After months of postponements, hearing on plan for 32 new train station apartments gets postponed yet again.
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October 17th, 2023 @ 9pm
RED BANK: ROOF’S OFF. WHAT’S UP?
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RED BANK: Newly roofless building on Maple Avenue also has a bright orange stop-work sticker on window. What's Going On Here?
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October 16th, 2023 @ 12pm
RED BANK: THREE CANNABIS SHOPS LICENSED
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RED BANK: After first Cannabis Review Board recommendations, council grants local licenses to three weed retailers.
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October 13th, 2023 @ 12pm
RED BANK: NEW HPC EXPECTED ON AGENDA
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RED BANK: Council expected to appoint new Historic Preservation Commission, start work on new ordinance Thursday, says Bonatakis.
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October 10th, 2023 @ 11am
RED BANK: NURTURING FORTUNE’S LEGACY
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RED BANK: Opening this month, exhibit honoring editor and activist T. Thomas Fortune looks at his life, work and legacy.
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October 9th, 2023 @ 12pm
RED BANK: MODERN HOME PLAN APPROVED
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RED BANK: Modern three-story home overlooking the Swimming River to replace bungalow under a plan approved by the zoning board Thursday night.
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October 6th, 2023 @ 12pm
RED BANK: TWO HOMES ON AGENDA
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RED BANK: Two single-family home proposals requiring setback variances go before zoning board Thursday night.
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October 4th, 2023 @ 4pm
RED BANK: BOARD OKS NEW HEIGHT LIMITS
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RED BANK: At a quick session, planning board signs off on changes to building heights and fees paid by developers in lieu of planting trees.
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October 3rd, 2023 @ 2pm
RED BANK: STATION PROJECT GOES TO BOARD
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RED BANK: After months of delays, hearing to begin on plan for 32 apartments on Bridge Avenue opposite the train station.
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September 20th, 2023 @ 12pm
RED BANK: THRIVE PLAN GETS BOARD OK
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RED BANK: Zoning board OKs 32 apartments for neuro-diverse adults, which advocates said will serve as a model for desperately needed housing.
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September 8th, 2023 @ 12pm
RED BANK: COUNCIL VOWS HPC RESTART
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RED BANK: Council agrees to reconstitute Historic Preservation Commission, but only after new design standards are written into ordinance.
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August 25th, 2023 @ 12pm
RED BANK: PRESERVATION PANEL ON AGENDA
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RED BANK: Historic Preservation Commission's future may come into focus when the borough council meets Thursday night.
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August 23rd, 2023 @ 12pm
RED BANK: NEW HOUSE LOT APPROVED
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RED BANK: Planning board approves subdivision plan for new house on Locust Avenue.
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August 22nd, 2023 @ 12pm
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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 ...
THRONGS FLOCK TO RED BANK STREET FAIR
redbankgreen Partyline: Thousands fill the streets of Red Bank for street fair.