Category Archives: Personal care

RED BANK: A mainstay of the downtown health-and-beauty sector for a dozen years has closed its doors.

RED BANK: Replacement of classic glass storefont with small residential windows downtown appalls even the building's owner.

RED BANK: Massage school gets zoning board approval after testimony it won't take paying customers, let alone offer sexual services.

RED BANK: A house on a tiny lot, a massage school and a massive apartment project crowd a busy zoning board agenda Thursday night.

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.

RED BANK: In Retail Churn, Rita's Italian Ice and Mystic Lobster Roll plan openings; hair stylist opens in live/work space.

RED BANK: In Retail Churn, florist ends 18-year store vacancy; new e-bike, pasta and gift shops open; hair salon takes another's place.

RED BANK: Of eight shops and restaurants along English Plaza, most are owned by immigrants. Meet five of them here.

RED BANK: No injuries as car crashes into nail salon facade, the second such accident at the site in three years.

RED BANK: In this edition of Retail Churn, Quicksilver owners announce closing and sell building; new owner is another retailer committed to small biz.

RED BANK: Rock star Jon Bon Jovi spoke with Pastor Terrence Porter of Pilgrim Baptist Church for a Christmas Eve segment on NBC's Today Show.

RED BANK: Hair growers finally get back to the barbers and stylists as Murphy's staged reopening plan advances, with further capacity increases.

RED BANK: Police busted up a car rally in the parking lot of the Molly Pitcher Inn Sunday as a violation of Murphy's "stay home" order.

RED BANK: A barber shop that continued operating after an anti-COVID-19 executive order by the governor closed after a visit by police Saturday morning.

RED BANK:Frustrated neighbors renew complaints about junk-filled yard on Bank Street as borough tries a new legal approach to force cleanup.

RED BANK: With heavy snow falling outside, Bon Jovi opens new 'warming center' for homeless men, the latest endeavor of his foundation.

RED BANK: Car plows into nail salon. No injuries.

RED BANK: New food and women's clothing businesses open. Also in Churn: about a 24-hour gym, a deep-freeze therapy place and a new Good Karma takeout spot in the West Side Lofts.

SHREWSBURY: Retail Churn checks out the Study, a clubby new hair salon for men on White Road.

LITTLE SILVER: A "nail artist" needs a hand through online voting in a contest that could net her a $20k partnership with a nail polish manufacturer.