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Category Archives: Traffic

ATRIUM GETS A LOT
Atrium resident Doris Crisson, 88, speaks in favor of the valet-parking plan at last night’s hearing. (Click to enlarge) For the second time in four years, one of Red Bank’sContinue reading "ATRIUM GETS A LOT"
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October 2nd, 2009 @ 8am
Remember: Nothing makes a Red Bank friend happier than to hear "I saw you on Red Bank Green!"
County workers take soil samples from the bed of the Navesink River at Hubbards Bridge last week. It looks like a cross between Huck Finn’s raft and an oil prospector’sContinue reading "WORKIN’ ON THE, UM, SMALL MUDDY"
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September 29th, 2009 @ 7am
ACCIDENT WITH INJURY TIES UP TRAFFIC
Police said the car was crossing Shrewsbury Avenue when it hit the back end of a utility truck. (Click to enlarge) An 80-year-old Middletown woman was seriously injured this afternoonContinue reading "ACCIDENT WITH INJURY TIES UP TRAFFIC"
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September 15th, 2009 @ 4pm
MAPLE AVENUE LIGHTS STILL DARK
Installation work is done. Just waiting for the cable guy, er, the utility company. (Click to enlarge) What’s with the new traffic lights that are supposed to smooth the flowContinue reading "MAPLE AVENUE LIGHTS STILL DARK"
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September 15th, 2009 @ 5am
FAIR HAVEN MAY FORGO GRANTS FOR PARK
The property, seen here from the river beach, is at the foot of narrow DeNormandie Avenue, right. (Click to enlarge) Amid concerns from some residents that Fair Haven is aboutContinue reading "FAIR HAVEN MAY FORGO GRANTS FOR PARK"
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August 11th, 2009 @ 8am
Parking and traffic were topics A and B as a plan to bulk up the Community YMCA facility in Red Bank went before the borough zoning board last night, accordingContinue reading "PARKING ISSUES DOMINATE YMCA HEARING"
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August 7th, 2009 @ 6am
Last week’s article about a plan by Red Bank to install more 4-way stops took a detour. The discussion in the redbankgreen comments area turned to speed bumps and speedContinue reading "ON BUMPS AND HUMPS"
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August 3rd, 2009 @ 9am
MORE 4-WAY STOPS PLANNED
Four-way stops would be created at the intersections of Pearl and Chestnut streets and one block north, at Pearl and Oakland streets. Encouraged by the four-way stop created earlier thisContinue reading "MORE 4-WAY STOPS PLANNED"
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July 29th, 2009 @ 8am
INTERSECTION FIX BEHIND SCHEDULE
Workers getting ready to install a light stanchion at Maple Avenue and West Front Street earlier this week. The long-awaited reconfiguration of traffic lights at two problematic intersections in RedContinue reading "INTERSECTION FIX BEHIND SCHEDULE"
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July 23rd, 2009 @ 7am
WHERE’D THAT BRIDGE COME FROM?
Yes, again. Westbound this time. (Photo courtesy of Gregg Helfman) This one’s definitely in the dog-bites-man category. But hey, it’s a slow news day, and as long as we’re onContinue reading "WHERE’D THAT BRIDGE COME FROM?"
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July 21st, 2009 @ 10am
RETHINKING THE FENG SHUI
A furniture delivery truck nearly got stuck beneath the railroad trestle over West Front Street near Hubbards Bridge in Red Bank this morning. The driver backed the vehicle out, turnedContinue reading "RETHINKING THE FENG SHUI"
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July 20th, 2009 @ 10am
FAIR HAVEN TO SEEK GREEN ACRES FUNDS
Residents of DeNormandie Avenue have raised traffic and parking concerns about the proposed conversion of the riverfront residence to a park. In response to concerns raised by neighbors, Fair HavenContinue reading "FAIR HAVEN TO SEEK GREEN ACRES FUNDS"
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July 14th, 2009 @ 6am
GETTING AROUND FOR THE BIG SHOW
Food, fireworks, forgetting where you parked: it’s the biggest event of the year in Red Bank, drawing an estimated 100,000 people for one of the nation’s largest fireworks shows. First,Continue reading "GETTING AROUND FOR THE BIG SHOW"
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July 3rd, 2009 @ 7am
OTHER COUNCIL NEWS
Carl Alderson chats with Gayle Horvath at borough hall Monday night. That’s Doreen Illis, left, and Cindy Burnham in the background. A contingent of kayakers and others with an interestContinue reading "OTHER COUNCIL NEWS"
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June 23rd, 2009 @ 3pm
The Red Bank station would be the northern terminus of a new commuter line from Lakehurst, linking central Ocean County to the North Jersey Coast Line. Over the vehement objections of Red Bank officials, proponents of a new commuter rail...
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May 28th, 2009 @ 6am
Contractors working on improvements to a nearby intersection are using the borough-owned lot as a staging area. A wooden form for making concrete slabs was built at center, and a load of stone was dropped closer to the river. A...
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May 27th, 2009 @ 8am
The extra floors would be tacked onto an addition already approved for the lot between the Atrium at Navesink Harbor, center, and Riverview Towers, right. The lot at left foreground would provide parking for the Atrium. The six-story six-story addition-to-the...
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April 29th, 2009 @ 11am
Plans for $8 million in new facilities at the Community YMCA on Maple Avenue in Red Bank have raised concerns about traffic safety, according to today's Asbury Park Press. The newspaper reports that the Y's expansion project would add a...
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April 23rd, 2009 @ 6am
Partyline
GOING GREY
Workers painting the stone facade of the PNC Bank at the corner of Broad and Harding Thursday morning. An upgrade? Maybe it’s just pri ...
COFFEE & WILDLIFE
RED BANK: The best wildlife show in town can be taken in from a waterfront bench outside the public library, and it's totally free.
FAWNING OVER HER BABY
A mother deer and her fawn were spotted between a row of garages on Hudson Avenue and some trees alongside the Broad Street parking lots. Re ...
EVENING ESCAPE
RED BANK: Sailors in Monmouth Boat Club's weekly racing series found tranquil conditions on the Navesink River Tuesday evening.
PEAK COLOR ON BROAD
RED BANK: A year after they were installed, downtown mini gardens have added to "transformational" improvements, says business owner.
RED BANK: FAIRIES MOVE IN ON WHITE STREET
Red Bank: Girl scouts turns tiny parking lot plot of dirt into a "magical girls sparkle garden."
TRAINING UNDER FIRE
RED BANK: Volunteer firefighters train to cut into pitched roofs under active fire conditions.
“SUPERMOM” WANTS YOUR VOTE
Business owner. Dyed in the wool, lifelong Red Banker. Mother of six. Yup, seems like Anita Pierce does it all. In other words, she’s ...
SPLENDOR IN THE GRASS
RED BANK: Town prepares for Saturday's Pride in the Park celebration with another lawn art design by public works supervisor and Fire Chief ...
MOVIES VIA LIBRARY
RED BANK: Public Library now offers members access to streaming movies via Kanopy, with some 30,000 titles and tons of content for kids.
NEW RAINBOW CROSSWALK ON BROWN PLACE
Kicking off pride month, some Brown Place and Spring Street residents, ages 5 to 11, constructed a rainbow crosswalk with chalk over the wee ...
WHAT TO WEAR?
RED BANK: Dressmakers' mannequins appeared to mull what to wear as they looked down on Monmouth Street last week.
SYMPHONY RETURNS JUNE 29
RED BANK: An annual crowd pleaser returns June 29 with a free concert in Marine Park by the New Jersey Symphony Orchestra, RiverCenter said ...
Heard on the Green
Heard on the Green
DUCK RESCUE EFFORT
Duckling rescue attempt underway in sewer at East Front and Broad, 10:29 a.m.
HOUSING CRUNCH
Demolition begins for new apartments at Globe Court and Mechanic Street.
FEELING SNAPPY
      Snapping Turtles come ashore to lay their eggs this time of year and are a common site along the Swimming River waterfr ...
TUB TIME
RED BANK: A sparrow waits for the next available dirt tub while two others take their Sunday baths. (Click for video.)
CHECK IT OUT
A bench outside the Red Bank Public Library provided a serene view of our beautiful Navesink River Monday evening.
WAYWARD SLIM JIM
Anybody lose a Slim Jim? A “Sweet Mild O’ Mine” flavor Slim Jim was seen left unattended on this mailbox on Mechanic Stree ...

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