RED BANK: Council expected award Senior Center repair contract; may also restart a search for new administrator, if Ballard prevails with resolution.

RED BANK: Horgan and Okeson drop lawsuit to oust Mirandi. Up next, the June 7 showdown that pits two sides in the sharply divided Democratic party.

RED BANK: With Broadwalk dining plaza expected to return mid-July, Democrats clash over membership of restart committee.

RED BANK: Council hires remediation firm after loose asbestos is discovered in utility rooms beneath Count Basie Field grandstand.

RED BANK: With streetscape project still incomplete, council gives informal approval for a third season of Broadwalk dining plaza, though not before mid-July.

RED BANK: Three Republicans who've previously run for council as 'placeholders' comprise mayor-and-council ticket in GOP's June primary.

RED BANK: Horgan heads to the exit with Menna, citing "divisiveness, distrust, and acrimony" stoked by Zipprich. Meanwhile, a political newcomer files to run for mayor.

RED BANK: Menna won't seek to retain his seat as mayor after being "dumped" by Zipprich-led Democratic organization.

RED BANK: Facing a challenge to his Democratic party leadership, Zipprich loses on demand for "county line" on primary ballot.

RED BANK: "Frustrated" Democrats field "diverse" 18-member slate hoping to clean house and unseat Zipprich as party chairman.

RED BANK: Yet again, sparks fly at a council session, this time over the protocol of an appointment to housing authority.

RED BANK: Council, reduced by half, picks O'Hern to represent borough in Horgan/Okeson lawsuit, with Mirandi appointment on the line Monday.

RED BANK: When one council member sues two others and the town itself, who gets to be the client "borough" in deciding legal strategy? It's complicated.

RED BANK: Heading into Tuesday's Charter Study Commission public hearing, partisan elections are clearly in the crosshairs.

RED BANK: Menna balks at salary proposed for new clerk; Ballard, who aims to displace him as mayor, says he's playing "Monday night quarterback."

RED BANK: Menna, Yngstrom and Triggiano cite interference, one-party rule and "paranoia" as roots of government "dysfunction" in Charter Study Commission testimony.

RED BANK: With Redevelopment Agency on the chopping block, ex-member pushes back, saying town got its money's worth on site analysis and more.

RED BANK: Even as they approve spending for Senior Center repairs, Democrats split over how long it took and who should have 'found' funding sooner.

RED BANK: Funding for Senior Center repairs includes 30-year-old account set aside for a contemplated boat ramp that was never built.

RED BANK: Swearing-in ceremony puts a face to the name as Angela Mirandi completes swift change from commenter to council member.