Today's Sunday Star-Ledger has an extensive piece about the black activist journalist T. (Timothy) Thomas Fortune and the effort to save his longtime Red Bank home from the wrecking ball — or, as the article's author puts it, "from predatory...

Yard-sale proponent Audrey Oldoerp. For a long time, South Street's Audrey Oldoerp wondered aloud why towns such as Belmar and Atlantic Highlands had annual or even semi-annual yard sales that embraced every street and home, but Red Bank didn't. Moreover,...

With plans to demolish the old municipal incinerator stalled by concerns over soil contamination, Red Bank officials last night diverted $117,000 in Monmouth County grant money from the project to the reconstruction of tiny Bassett Place. According to Borough Administrator...

Councilwomen Sharon Lee, Grace Cangemi and Kathy Horgan share a laugh after Tuesday's goverment reorganization in Red Bank. By LINDA G. RASTELLI For the first time in its century of existence, the Red Bank Borough Council has three women as...

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....

A 3-3 council split over the $47,000 cost of water utility equipment led Red Bank Mayor Pasquale Menna to cast a rare tiebreaker vote last night. With that, the council approved a change order that will allow for the installation...

Red Bank Democrats appear to have held their 4-2 council majority with narrow wins Tuesday by Council President Sharon Lee, who bagged a second term, and Zoning Board member Kathleen Horgan. But Democratic newcomer Ed Zipprich apparently didn't have enough...

Unofficial tallies in the Red Bank Council race indicate that incumbent Sharon Lee and Democratic running mate Kathleen Horgan are winners. Grace Cangemi appears to have won the one-year spot over Ed Zipprich by 59 votes. But the borough Democrats...

Councilman Michael DuPont contends that this flier, distributed by Republican Councilman John Curley to Red Bank residents last week, is a smear on his wife. [Click on flier to enlarge] In a letter to the editor published in the current...

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...

Linda Clark makes the case for a town center. The idea of creating a community center at a Red Bank-owned building on the West Side is one that "needs plenty more discussion," children's activist David Prown told a crowded Borough...

Dr. Diana Salvador, above, says yes; Council President Sharon Lee, at right, agrees, but says citizens will have to get behind the idea first. Kids' activist David Prown's request that the Red Bank council put the brakes on a plan...

By LINDA G. RASTELLI Six weeks after the primary election but well before the real start of this year’s race for Red Bank council, the Republicans have changed their slate. Leighton Avenue resident John Tyler has replaced Mary Ellen Bannon...

The race is on. The first press release (that we know of, at least) in this year's race for Red Bank council has Democrat Ed Zipprich landing the endorsement of Democracy for America, a Burlington, Vt.-based political action committee founded...

By LINDA G. RASTELLI In a sweeping show of bipartisanship, the Red Bank Borough Council this evening voted not to renew the alcohol distribution license of Best Liquors, the packaged goods store on Leighton Avenue that last year became a...

Last time we checked, the overdue Red Bank Public Library renovations were expected to be completed this month or next, following weather-related delays over the winter. Last night, the borough council approved the opening of a temporary storefront two doors...

Red Bank Councilman R.J. Bifani, a Democrat, won't seek re-election in November, the Asbury Park Press is reporting. So Council President Sharon Lee will be joined on the party's ticket by Kathleen Horgan of Branch Avenue, the Press reports. Bifani...

Mayor Pasquale Menna has concluded that the public is opposed to the continuation of healthcare coverage for elected and appointed officials, and will waive the benefit for himself if the council doesn't eliminate it. "If the recommendation by the [council...

Republican Grace Cangemi's first two hours as Red Bank's newest council member Monday night were marked largely by the air of civility that has dominated the governing body's meetings this year. "I have a great deal of respect for Mayor...