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RED BANK: A year after being passed over by GOP, former party stalwart will run for council as independent, adding wild card to race.
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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.
RED BANK: PARKING STUDY GETS IN GEAR
RED BANK: Democrats issue request for parking study bids while wrapping up a move of some permits from White Street to east side lots.
RED BANK: ‘PUPPY MILL’ BILL DEBATED
RED BANK: Council takes up proposed 'puppy mill' ban as customers of Bark Avenue, the borough's only dog retailer, rally to its support.
RED BANK: DEMS TAP ACTING ADMINISTRATOR
RED BANK: Flexing their muscle as the majority party once again, Democrats pick consultant as interim borough administrator.
RED BANK: COUNCIL WRAPS ON BITTER NOTE
RED BANK: As Sickels ends 38-year career, Taylor tees up Dems for partisanship over his successor as borough administrator.
RED BANK: CHARTER SCHOOL EYES THE WORLD
RED BANK: Charter students tackle environmental disasters around the world on International Day.
RED BANK: AIM OF GOP PACT DISPUTED
RED BANK: Burnham releases secret pact that made her council president in 2016 in attack on Schwabenbauer and GOP.
RED BANK: SCHWABENBAUER Q&A
RED BANK: Q&A with council candidate Linda Schwabenbauer, one of four contenders for two open seats on the governing body in the November 7 election.
RED BANK: COUNCIL OKS TRIAL VALET PLAN
RED BANK: Council approves valet parking plan for 26 West Front that Menna calls "insane." Also approves temporary hospital permits in Marine Park.
RED BANK: VIGIL SPEAKERS AIM AT GUN LAWS
RED BANK: The latest in a series of anti-violence vigils was more overtly political than those in the past, with speakers taking on gun laws.
RED BANK: PARKING PLANS GET FIRST AIRING
RED BANK: Five would-be builders tout their visions for large parking and housing projects in the heart of downtown, some with retail thrown in as well.
RED BANK: DEMS GOAD GOP OVER GARAGE
RED BANK: Council Democrats goad two Republican counterparts over downtown garage issue, but Schwabenbauer says they won't take the bait.
RED BANK: WILL ‘PURE’ GARAGE GET A SHOT?
RED BANK: With three Democrats vowing "staunch opposition" to ambitious garage and housing proposals, will a garage-only plan get equal time?
RED BANK: DEMS VOW TO FIGHT GARAGE PLANS
RED BANK: Politics flare up after council agrees to air parking proposals as Dems say GOP is pushing "Jersey City-style" high rise vision.
RED BANK: RESIDENTS RESIST DUMP-SITE PARK
RED BANK: Not everyone wants a park at the former town dump, say residents concerned about the long-range effects of contaminants.
RED BANK: ZONING SHORTCUT TO GET DO-OVER
RED BANK: Council will try again to make it easier for builders to redevelop "underutilized" properties in the train station area.
RED BANK: PARENTS OFF TO TRENTON, AGAIN
RED BANK: About two dozen parents, joined by five council members, head off by bus to Trenton to lobby for "equitable" school funding.
RED BANK: Budget vote creates unexpected bedfellows as two Republicans oppose plan drafted by colleague, who wins praise from her election opponent.
RED BANK: ‘INCLUSIVE’ MEASURE SQUEAKS BY
RED BANK: Council approves controversial "inclusive community" statement despite concerns about "false hopes" tied to sanctuary city concept.
Partyline
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 ...