RED BANK: Taylor spearheads effort to get a handle on how spaces above retail stores are utilized for incorporation into parking study.

RED BANK: GOP chairman Michael Clancy and a political newcomer to run for council instead of Whelan and Taylor. Once again, party has no mayoral candidate.

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 with two newcomers in November race as Democrats, with 4-2 majority, seek to regain total control of council.

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: Council takes up proposed 'puppy mill' ban as customers of Bark Avenue, the borough's only dog retailer, rally to its support.

RED BANK: Flexing their muscle as the majority party once again, Democrats pick consultant as interim borough administrator.

RED BANK: As Sickels ends 38-year career, Taylor tees up Dems for partisanship over his successor as borough administrator.

RED BANK: Charter students tackle environmental disasters around the world on International Day.

RED BANK: Burnham releases secret pact that made her council president in 2016 in attack on Schwabenbauer and GOP.

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 approves valet parking plan for 26 West Front that Menna calls "insane." Also approves temporary hospital permits in Marine Park.

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: 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: Council Democrats goad two Republican counterparts over downtown garage issue, but Schwabenbauer says they won't take the bait.

RED BANK: With three Democrats vowing "staunch opposition" to ambitious garage and housing proposals, will a garage-only plan get equal time?

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: Not everyone wants a park at the former town dump, say residents concerned about the long-range effects of contaminants.

RED BANK: Council will try again to make it easier for builders to redevelop "underutilized" properties in the train station area.