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The borough council ordered up an appraisal on the disused borough parking lot at the foot of Maple Avenue last month, with an eye toward a possible sale. Pushback on Red Bank Mayor Pasquale Menna's plan to sell a disused...
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The tax for the Red Bank Regional High School district will rise for Little Silver and Shrewsbury property owners and decline for those in Red Bank under the proposed $23.3 million budget up for a vote April 15, today's Asbury...
By TOM CHESEK Long before there was a Two River Theater or even anything resembling a nightlife in downtown Red Bank, there was Phoenix Productions, an intrepid little troupe of weekend warriors who sought only to put on a show...
Detail of the wall and ceiling in the restored New Jersey room at the Red Bank Public Library. Two and a half months after wrapping up a major renovation job, the Red Bank Public Library is preparing for a grand...
RiverCenter's office is at 20 Broad Street. Last week, Red Bank RiverCenter executive director Nancy Adams presented the business-promotion organization's budget to the borough council. The spending plan, totalling $624,052, is 3.3 percent larger than the 2007 version. (Alas, RiverCenter...
Kathi Cronin, Fair Haven schools superintendent and Mets fan. By LINDA G. RASTELLI Kathi Cronin, a Middletown native and Mater Dei grad, has two passions: public education and the New York Mets. "Hope springs eternal," she says, referring to the...
"Regionalization does not work for small communities. Period." That's how an op-ed piece by Sea Bright Mayor Maria Fernandes, writing in today's Asbury Park Press, begins. Her target: state-mandated formulas for apportioning costs among towns joined in regional school districts....
Rumson officials last night moved closer toward replacing the town's Memorial Hall with a contract award for parking lot work, today's Asbury Park Press reports. The Borough Council also voted to bond an additional $1 million for the overall project,...
The borough parking lot on White Street, as seen last September. Here's a story that will gladden the hearts of many Red Bank retailers and restaurateurs while no doubt raising hackles in other quarters. The Asbury Park Press is reporting...
Two views of the disused borough parking lot at the foot of Maple Avenue that may come up for sale this year. Click to enlarge images. Hoping to trim a proposed budget that would otherwise sock property owners with a...
Red Bank officials last night introduced a proposed 2008-'09 budget that would increase the local portion of the typical homeowner's property taxes by $311.20 per year. The figure is just a starting point for several weeks of refining and public...
Red Bank Catholic and St. James Elementary School are about to see their trash-removal costs rise. Red Bank is tightening its fiscal belt, and non-profits that generate more trash than the typical household are about to feel the pinch. Last...
The lawsuit that redbankgreen reported Red Bank officials had authorized over the Children's Cultural Center has not been filed, and the two sides are continuing to talk, today's Asbury Park Press reports. From the story: The fingers of borough officials...
Oh, brother: this one's headed to Freehold. The Red Bank council has authorized Borough Attorney Tom Hall to file a suit against the Community YMCA over that organization's plan to sell the Children's Cultural Center, redbankgreen has learned. At issue,...
When the economy is, um, flush, and the infrastructure doesn't break down, Red Bank's water utility sometimes generates a surplus that gets poured into the general fund. That happened last year, when $300,000 was moved, offsetting the need for that...
Borough facilities could be in for a wholesale upgrade, with this beachfront parking lot playing a starring role. By LINDA G. RASTELLI Sea Bright's public buildings don't exactly show the tiny seaside borough in the best light. Scattered along a...
Red Bank voters will be asked to approve a local schools budget that increases the tax rate by a penny per $100 of property value, today's Asbury Park Press reports. The owner of a home assessed at the borough-average $404,627...
The special assessments are being collected — and have been since last September. Now, Red Bank RiverCenter is moving to solicit input from business owners in the West Side expansion zone about how those funds might best be spent to...
The screening committee of the Monmouth County Republicans failed Saturday to select a slate to run for two county freeholder seats open in November, according to the Asbury Park Press. Red Bank Borough Councilman John Curley's still in the running...
More than 100 area residents turned out last night at Mahala F. Atchison Elementary School in Tinton Falls last night for a discussion on Gov. Jon Corzine's effort to balance the state budge using steep toll-road fare increases, today's Asbury...
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SNEAKERS OVER BROAD
On the redbankgreen Partyline: sneakers hanging from the overhead wires on Broad Street.
PIANO TRASHED
Left out to take at 83 River Street. Property owner is a touring musician. Studio and home. (Photo and text by Partyline contributor Chris H ...
FALL COLORS IN RED BANK
redbankgreen's Partyline captures peaking fall foliage on a Red Bank street corner.
FALL AT THE COURTS OF RED BANK
On the Partyline: stunning foliage at Red Bank's "medieval office park."
WALK FOR DEMOCRACY
The T. Thomas Fortune Cultural Center led a "Walk for Democracy" Sunday from Riverside Gardens Park to the cultral center on Drs. James Park ...
Go big or go home
On the redbankgreen Partyline: Gourd display at Lighthouse on its penultimate night of the season.
MARIGOLDEN SUNSHINE
Partyline photo captures October sunshine hitting marigolds for sale ahead of Dia de Los Muertos.
KENNY KATZGRAU TEACHES CODING TO MAGAZINE PUBLISHERS
Kenny Katzgrau, publisher of Red Bank Green and creator of Broad Street, was teaching City and Regional Magazine Association publishers how ...
LET’S SEE YOUR KINDLE DO THIS
A stack of books served as a chock while a motorist changed a flat tire on Branch Avenue Wednesday afternoon. Submitted by John T. Ward
NEW WELCOME SIGN INSTALLED
A new "Welcome to Red Bank" sign has gone up at the northern Route 35 entrance to town at the foot of Cooper's Bridge.
JUNIOR BUCS WRESTLING WELCOMES YOUNG ATHLETES FOR 22ND SEASON
Junior Bucs Wrestling is preparing for its 22nd season, offering boys and girls from Red Bank, Shrewsbury, and Little Silver an opportunity ...
TIME FOR SCHOOL, DEER
Fall has arrived and so have the middle school loving deer!
JUST IN TIME FOR THE FALL CLASSIC
Just in time for the start of the World Series later this week baseball-themed paintings by artist Max Maxon hang in the windows of the Art ...
DINNER PLANS?
Chipotle in Red Bank Sunday evening will donate a quarter of proceeds from sales Sunday to the volunteer Red Bank Fire Department auxiliary.
KENNY KATZGRAU TEACHES VIBE CODE SESSION AT LOCAL NEWS CAMP
Kenny Katzgrau, publisher of Red Bank Green, is running a vibe code session, teaching other publishers to vibe code at Blue Engine Collectiv ...
Her Majesty visits Red Bank
Navesink Queen docked at the Molly Pitcher Marina. (Photo and text by Partyline contributor Boris Kofman)  
RED BANK DINER MONEY TREE
On the redbankgreen Partyline: sunshine and a money tree at the Red Bank Diner.
NAVESINK LIGHTS
Riverview Hospital lights up the Navesink. (Text and photo by Partyline contributor Terry Franco)  
HALF BAKED BROAD STREET
Broad Street repaving begins with road subject to overnight closures.
COLOR RUN AT RED BANK PRIMARY SCHOOL
redbankgreen Partyline happens upon a cloud of color at annual color run event at Red Bank Primary School.
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