Gary Watson, in blue shirt at center, met with residents at the River Street Commons. About a dozen Red Bankers turned out Thursday night to hear borough public works director Gary Watson discuss the whys and wherefores of rules governing...

A public works department database contains photos of violations, like this heap of curbside furniture. Red Bank residents hoping never to get stung —or restung — with a ticket for violating borough laws governing curbside brush, leaves and bulk items...

The spending plan funds a primary and and a middle school, and kicks in support for the Red Bank Charter School. By JUDY DeHAVEN Though the final funding amounts are not yet in from the state, Red Bank Schools Superintendent...

The scene at the River Street Commons auditorium last night. The candidates rarely differed on policy or outlook, and when they did, not by much. The only raised voices were those of audience members calling for the candidates to speak...

Incumbent Republican Grace Cangemi, left, and running mate John Tyler Jr., right square off against Ed Zipprich and Juanita Lewis, center, at next week's candidates' forum. (Click to enlarge) Big night for the politically tuned-in next Wednesday — particularly those...

By LINDA G. RASTELLI A recent string of burglaries and shootings in Red Bank evoked mixed reactions at a West Side Community Group neighborhood watch meeting last night, with some residents praising police efforts and others saying they feel unsafe....

Councilman Michael DuPont subjected the head of Parks & Rec to a cringe-inducing dressing down. Mayor Pasquale Menna pre-emptively lambasted a resident for a letter not yet published by a weekly newspaper. Art Murphy wigged out on fellow councilmember Grace...

The somewhat-shuttered playground at Marine Park, as seen last week. Parks & Rec Director Bob Evans showed up at last night's borough council session prepared to talk about swing sets, slides and triple-shredded, debarked-woodchip play areas. Instead, he found himself...

Republicans John Tyler, upper left, and Grace Cangemi draw lots from forum moderator Amy Goldsmith to see who will speak first as Democrats Ed Zipprich, Kathy Horgan and Sharon Lee, all in foreground, look on. They came, they saw, they...

They were on their very best behavior. No candidate cast aspersions at another's character or profession. No citizen got sucked into a verbal brawl with an elected official or council wannabe. In fact, no one said much of anything at...