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RED BANK: Council debates balloon-release ordinance. Menna says it shouldn't apply when "a kid's singing 'Happy Birthday' and the balloon goes in the air."
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RED BANK: ‘SURPRISE’ RIFT OVER YOM KIPPUR
RED BANK: Rejecting otherwise routine change, council decides on split vote to stick to its schedule and meet on October 9, Yom Kippur.
RED BANK: DEBATE OVER ‘McKENNA WAY’
RED BANK: Proposal to name a downtown alleyway for former mayor Ed McKenna elicits both objections and support at council meeting.
RED BANK: Once again, a push to allow food trucks to operate here fails, as brick-and-mortar businesses cite the impact on their own investments in town.
RED BANK: McKENNA GETS HIS… ALLEYWAY
RED BANK: A nameless alleyway downtown is to be named for former mayor Ed McKenna, who's credited for a 1990s revival for the business district.
RED BANK: INTERSECTION POPS WITH COLOR
RED BANK: Is that a giant flag painted on the road at Drs. Parker and Bridge Avenue? redbankgreen's latest What's Going On Here has the answer.
RED BANK: REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY NAMED
RED BANK: By 4-1 vote, council approves members of new redevelopment agency, along with a second group to serve as technical advisors.
RED BANK: FORTUNE ‘MIRACLE’ COMPLETED
RED BANK: Once facing demolition, the onetime home of pioneering civil rights journalist T. Thomas Fortune has now been restored. You can tour it this weekend.
RED BANK: DEMS GLIDE INTO NEW YEAR
RED BANK: Democrats glide into New Year with unfettered control as Menna begins fourth term as mayor. Highlights from the reorganization meeting.
RED BANK: DEMS OUST POULOS AS CFO
RED BANK: In an otherwise empty borough hall on New Year's Eve, the council convenes a special meeting to fire the CFO, hours before she was due to reach tenure.
RED BANK: COUNCIL SAYS ‘BYE-BYE, 2018’
RED BANK: Council says farewell to 2018, and the only two remaining Republican members, at its final session of the year.
RED BANK: DEMS ROMP TO FULL CONTROL
RED BANK: Borough Democrats cruise to victory as incumbent mayor and two new council members give the party full control of local government.
RED BANK: GOP QUESTIONS YASSIN’S RISE
RED BANK: In its second broadside of the campaign, the GOP questions Yassin's rapid rise and suggests he engaged in "fraud."
RED BANK: AFTER SCATHING REPORT, WHAT?
RED BANK: What's next after scathing report on borough operations? It won't end up on shelf gathering dust, says the new official tasked with implementing its recommendations.
RED BANK: BIKE SHARE PLAN IN THE WORKS
RED BANK: Bike-share program is in the works following council authorization last week, and it could involve Fair Haven and Little Silver.
RED BANK: Six months after parking reform efforts stalled, RiverCenter ponies up $25k as council nears selection of consultant.
RED BANK: LIBRARY DIRECTOR TO RETIRE
RED BANK: After a career pivot, a tumultuous chapter and the restoration of calm, library director McDermott announces plan to retire.
RED BANK: In a bombshell announcement, incumbent GOP council members Taylor and Whelan say they won't run for re-election this year.
RED BANK: A year after being passed over by GOP, former party stalwart will run for council as independent, adding wild card to race.
RED BANK: MENNA TOPS TICKET AGAIN
RED BANK: Menna tops ticket with two newcomers in November race as Democrats, with 4-2 majority, seek to regain total control of council.
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RED TRUCKS AT RED ROCK
A small dishwasher fire at Red Rock Tap and Grill was put out quickly by firefighters overnight, causing minimal damage. Red Bank Fire Depar ...
CREATIVE COVER UP
The windows of Pearl Street Consignment on Monmouth Street were smashed when a driver crashed their car through them injuring an employee la ...
THEY’RE BACK!
Ospreys returned to the skies over Red Bank this week for the first time since they migrated to warmer climes in late fall. With temperature ...
SPRING IS SPRUNG
RED BANK: Spring 2024 arrives on the Greater Red Bank Green with the vernal equinox at 11:06 p.m. Tuesday.
RED BANK’S FINEST – AND NEWEST
Red Bank Police Officer Eliot Ramos was sworn in as the force’s newest patrolman Thursday, and if you’re doing a double take thinkin ...
EASTER EGG MAYHEM AT THE PARK
An errant whistle spurred an unexpectedly early start to the Spring Egg Hunt on Sunday, which had been scheduled to begin at eggsactly 11am ...
PRESEASON DOCKWORK
RED BANK: With winter winding down, marina gets ready for boating season with some dockwork on our beautiful Navesink River.
CORNED BEEF AND DISCO FRIES?
It’s Friday, and smart Lent-observing Leprechauns know the pot of gold at the end of Red Bank’s rainbow is actually the deliciou ...
SURFBOARD DITCHED
It’s a violation of etiquette in surfing to ditch your board.  (it could hit another surfer and hurt them). But someone appears to ha ...
ELSIE, TAKE ME WITH YOU!
Soaked by pouring rain with the temperature hovering in the low 40’s, this sign in the window of Elsie’s Subs on Monmouth Street ...
WALK THIS WAY
PARTYLINE: Before-and-afters of a sidewalk cleanup on West Street.
SOGGY NOTION
RED BANK: Breezeway sculpture captured the mood downtown as heavy rains fell Saturday morning.
HOME DELIVERY
RED BANK: After a subdivision, an instant house rises on a new Catherine Street lot.
COMMUNITY PROFILES
For Black History Month, Red Bank's Community Engagement and Equity Advisory Committee has been running a series of local profiles on Facebo ...
HEARTY FAREWELL FOR HARDY
RED BANK: Council to honor DPU supervisor Rich Hardy, who retired recently after almost 39 years of keeping things running.
HOMEBOUND? READ ON…
RED BANK: Can't get to the public library? It's now offering free delivery and pickups for homebound borough residents.
TAMING A BEAST OF A WEEK
RED BANK: After the second snowfall of the week, a borough family finds the perfect use for it – a Godzilla snow sculpture.
RED BANK: LIBRARY CLOSED, BUT THE HILL’S OPEN
RED BANK: Though the library was closed by a snowstorm, kids got to enjoy the riverfront property's steep slope Tuesday.
LIGHT(HOUSE) MAKEOVER
This year, getting ready for spring means a midwinter makeover for Strollo's Lighthouse in Red Bank.
TODAY: LOCAL PUPPY COMPETES ON ANIMAL PLANET’S “PUPPY BOWL”
Red Bank’s very own rescue puppy, Biscuit, is set to compete in Animal Planet’s Puppy Bowl this Sunday, February 11, at 2 PM. Th ...