RED BANK: Clean Ocean Action announces town hall meeting with state officials on fish kill that has littered Navesink and Shrewsbury with reeking carcasses.

RED BANK: Clean Ocean Action presses state for a town hall on fish die-off, which scientists attribute to bacterium specific to menhaden.

RED BANK: Passions run high as residents demand Senior Center be repaired, while sparks continue to fly among council members.

RED BANK: Three residents of a senior facility here have died of COVID-19 since mid-December; hospital utilization climbs across county, latest data shows.

RED BANK: A proposed nine-story development atop Pazzo would add 150 apartments downtown and shatter the borough's limits on building height and density.

RED BANK: Question-and answer with Erik Yngstrom, one of four candidates for two seats on the borough council in this year's election.

RED BANK: Car v. building knocks out power to restaurant, prompting early closure. Driver charged with DWI.

FAIR HAVEN: River Rats can't claim property tax exemption, even though it's an IRS-recognized nonprofit run by volunteers, court finds.

FAIR HAVEN: A genteel yacht club with unlikely roots in the bawdy days of vaudeville is now on the New Jersey and National Historic registers.

RED BANK: Residents click to indicate their design preferences as planner unveils Marine Park concept plans, including kayak launch.

RUMSON: Monmouth University announces plan for marine science center with labs and classrooms atop riverfront sewer pump station here.

RUMSON: Locals get a look at options for a new Oceanic Bridge as officials hit the reset button on the consensus-building process begun a decade ago.

WHAT'S FOR LUNCH: PieHole de-stresses with a light, refreshing salad overlooking the Navesink from the Oyster Point Hotel.

RED BANK: Officials from the 'Rally for the Navesink' collaborate celebrate success in finding a significant source of river bacteria on Marion Street.

RED BANK: Better understanding of the sources of bacterial contamination prompts restart of kids' boating program suspended last summer.

RED BANK: Teaching kids "watershed mindfulness," plus the findings of bacteria-sniffing dogs, mark agenda for the final Rally for the Navesink of 2016.

RED BANK: New book, "13 Ghostly Tales and Yarns of the Navesink River," mines newspaper archives and local lore for stories of hubris and eerie comeuppance.

RED BANK: Five candidates, including two incumbents, are on the ballot in next month's council election. Here's where Cindy Burnham stands on the issues.

RED BANK: Five candidates, including two incumbents, are on the ballot in next month's council election. Here's Kellie O'Bosky-Colwell on the issues.

ON THE GREEN: Free public talks in Rumson and Fair Haven will update residents on ways to help keep the Navesink River clean and healthy, October 18 and 20.