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Category Archives: Land Use & Zoning

RUMSON CAN REBUILD ON HOME’S FOOTPRINT
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A derelict house on the site, adjacent to Victory Park, is to be demolished and replaced with a boathouse. (Click to enlarge) By MOLLY MULSHINE Rumson is one step closerContinue reading "RUMSON CAN REBUILD ON HOME’S FOOTPRINT"
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September 28th, 2011 @ 11am
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RACK ‘EM UP: BILLIARDS MAY RETURN TO RB
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If approved by the zoning board, a billiards hall called Lucky Break will move into the long-vacant storefront at 14 West Front. (Click to enlarge) [This article was updated withContinue reading "RACK ‘EM UP: BILLIARDS MAY RETURN TO RB"
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September 21st, 2011 @ 11am
WALLACE STREET CONVERSION TABLED
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The building, which is some 116 years old, was converted from a two-family to office use three years ago. Now the owner wants to switch back. (Click to enlarge) ByContinue reading "WALLACE STREET CONVERSION TABLED"
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September 16th, 2011 @ 11am
JUANITO’S MARKET GETS A GREEN LIGHT
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An expert testified that “close to 100 percent” of the store’s customers would arrive on foot, making a parking shortfall irrelevant. (Click to enlarge) By MOLLY MULSHINE Red Bank’s biggestContinue reading "JUANITO’S MARKET GETS A GREEN LIGHT"
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September 16th, 2011 @ 6am
EX-BUILDER WARMS TO BEAN ROASTING
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Russ Crosson plans to remake his one-room office space on Drs. Parker Boulevard into a take-out specialty coffee shop. (Click to enlarge) By JOHN T. WARD At a recent RedContinue reading "EX-BUILDER WARMS TO BEAN ROASTING"
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September 14th, 2011 @ 8am
RENT SPAT FORCES ZEBU MOVE
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The popular coffee house closed its doors Sunday night, and plans to move three doors north, to 12 Broad Street, below. (Click to enlarge) By JOHN T. WARD Zebu Forno,Continue reading "RENT SPAT FORCES ZEBU MOVE"
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September 13th, 2011 @ 1pm
CASE OF ALLEGED TREE ‘MURDER’ CONTINUES
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Construction of a 5,000-square-foot home is underway on the Navesink Avenue site that neighbors claim was improperly clear-cut. (Click to enlarge) By JOHN T. WARD A dispute between neighboring propertyContinue reading "CASE OF ALLEGED TREE ‘MURDER’ CONTINUES"
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September 13th, 2011 @ 10am
Rick Jones, who shot this video in August, and his wife, Cindy Zipf, claim flooding in their neighborhood was worsened by clear-cutting that the town should not have allowed. AContinue reading "RUMSON TREE TUSSLE RESUMES"
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September 12th, 2011 @ 2pm
The councilman most opposed to the ordinance says he’s open to compromise, but still itching to repeal it. (Click to enlarge) By JOHN T. WARD On Monday night’s borough councilContinue reading "FAIR HAVEN: TREE LAW IN FOR TRIMMING"
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September 12th, 2011 @ 6am
HOV TOUGHS OUT ANOTHER Q
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Hovnanian’s Red Bank headquarters, as seen from Maple Cove. (Click to enlarge) By JOHN T. WARD Red Bank-based homebuilder Hovnanian Enterprises endured a 25-percent plunge in revenue in its latestContinue reading "HOV TOUGHS OUT ANOTHER Q"
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September 8th, 2011 @ 6am
A possible vote on whether to allow the construction of a six-story hotel on the Red Bank anchorage of the Cooper Bridge was postponed Wednesday night after a borough residentContinue reading "LAWSUIT DELAYS HAMPTON INN DECISION"
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September 7th, 2011 @ 8pm
Lisa Christian at the Red bank Y in March. (Click to enlarge) By JOHN T. WARD Lisa Christian, a YMCA lifer who steered the Community YMCA to settlements of twoContinue reading "COMMUNITY YMCA EXEC RESIGNS"
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September 6th, 2011 @ 1pm
IT’S OFFICIAL: CHAR TAKES ASHES SPACE
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Vacant for the past year, the corner building on Broad Street has a new tenant. (Click to enlarge) By JOHN T. WARD The three-story space formerly home to Ashes CigarContinue reading "IT’S OFFICIAL: CHAR TAKES ASHES SPACE"
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August 30th, 2011 @ 2pm
Demolition of a former filling station and two vacant homes got underway Thursday in preparation for construction of the Courtyards at Monmouth, a 57-unit housing project approved in April forContinue reading "DEMO WORK BEGINS AT BLIGHTED CORNER"
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August 25th, 2011 @ 5pm
TOWN WILL PURSUE SPRAYGROUND FUNDS
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Locust Avenue resident Leigh Kremer addresses the council as borough Engineer Christine Ballard listens. (Click to enlarge) By JOHN T. WARD Over the concerns of environmentalists, Red Bank will pursueContinue reading "TOWN WILL PURSUE SPRAYGROUND FUNDS"
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August 25th, 2011 @ 8am
RED BANK ‘SPRAYGROUND’ PLAN UNDER FIRE
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A proposal for a water-shooting playground at Red Bank’s little-used Bellhaven Nature Area has raised hackles among environmentalists. (Click to enlarge) By JOHN T. WARD Wednesday night’s meeting of theContinue reading "RED BANK ‘SPRAYGROUND’ PLAN UNDER FIRE"
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August 24th, 2011 @ 9am
AFTER 54 YEARS, READIE’S READIES MOVE
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Tom Fishkin outside the Broad Street storefront into which he plans to move Readie’s Fine Foods next month. (Click to enlarge) Here’s a movin’-on-up story we don’t see many examplesContinue reading "AFTER 54 YEARS, READIE’S READIES MOVE"
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August 23rd, 2011 @ 10am
LOFTS PROJECT SEEKS PARKING REDUCTION
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A view of the proposed West Side Lofts, at the southeast corner of West Front Street and Bridge Avenue. Project principal Chris Cole, center below, speaks with Red Bank AntiquesContinue reading "LOFTS PROJECT SEEKS PARKING REDUCTION"
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August 19th, 2011 @ 8am
OFFICIAL’S OWN TREE REMOVAL PERMIT AXED
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The home of Elizabeth Lilleston, Fair Haven’s code enforcement officer. Below, her husband, Richard, looks at one of two trees that were to be removed from their Woodland Drive property.Continue reading "OFFICIAL’S OWN TREE REMOVAL PERMIT AXED"
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August 18th, 2011 @ 9am
TRAFFIC AN ISSUE FOR HOTEL PLAN
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Planning board member Ed Zipprich and alternates Barbara Boas and Linda Cohen pore over plans for a hotel proposed for the Red Bank end of the Cooper Bridge. A second-storyContinue reading "TRAFFIC AN ISSUE FOR HOTEL PLAN"
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August 16th, 2011 @ 10am
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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.