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RED BANK: Once again there's official talk of allowing food trucks to operate in town.Will it actually happen this time?
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August 25th, 2016 @ 12pm
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RED BANK: MENNA GRIPES HE WAS DISSED
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RED BANK: Things got snippy when Red Bank Mayor Pasquale Menna claimed he was being dissed by two council members -- fellow Democrats.
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August 25th, 2016 @ 10am
RED BANK: PARKING PLAN ADVANCES, BARELY
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RED BANK: A tangle of issues lead to a mayoral tiebreaker vote to advance plans for a possible parking garage downtown.
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August 11th, 2016 @ 7am
RED BANK: ZONING SHORTCUT INTRODUCED
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RED BANK: Council action on redevelopment renews complaints of "spot zoning."
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July 14th, 2016 @ 8am
RED BANK: Di Somma changes his mind again, and won't continue as local GOP chair.
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June 16th, 2016 @ 1pm
RED BANK: BUDGET FAILS ON TIEBREAKER VOTE
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Mayor Pasquale Menna confers with Councilwoman Linda Schwabenbauer during the council’s budget deliberation Wednesday. (Photo by John T. Ward. Click to enlarge) By JOHN T. WARD Red Bank’s first Republican-led budgetContinue reading "RED BANK: BUDGET FAILS ON TIEBREAKER VOTE"
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May 26th, 2016 @ 7am
RED BANK: STEEP PARKING FEE HIKE PROPOSED
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Fees for parking in downtown lots would double, while metered spots on the street would see a 50-percent increase. (Photo by John T. Ward. Click to enlarge) By JOHN T.Continue reading "RED BANK: STEEP PARKING FEE HIKE PROPOSED"
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April 28th, 2016 @ 12am
RED BANK: LONE PARKING SIGN TO GO UP
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Below, a rendering indicates the size and height of the sign, but not the actual location; it’s to be installed on a lamppost at Broad Street and Wallace Street, above. Continue reading "RED BANK: LONE PARKING SIGN TO GO UP"
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April 15th, 2016 @ 6am
RED BANK: BURNHAM PLANS NO-TIES PARTY
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Council President Cindy Burnham, seen here at her 2014 swearing-in with state Senator Jen Beck at left, plans an independent run for a second term. (Photo by John T. Ward. ClickContinue reading "RED BANK: BURNHAM PLANS NO-TIES PARTY"
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April 8th, 2016 @ 12am
RED BANK: DI SOMMA TO STAY AS GOP CHAIR
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Sean Di Somma on election night 2015. (Photo by John T. Ward. Click to enlarge) By JOHN T. WARD Sean Di Somma, whose first two years as Red Bank RepublicanContinue reading "RED BANK: DI SOMMA TO STAY AS GOP CHAIR"
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April 6th, 2016 @ 10am
RED BANK: BURNHAM “STILL MULLING”
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Council President Cindy Burnham, seen here in January with fire police volunteer Carl Colmorgen, says she’ll announce her plans later this week. (Photo by John T. Ward. Click to enlarge) By JOHNContinue reading "RED BANK: BURNHAM “STILL MULLING”"
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April 4th, 2016 @ 3pm
RED BANK: GOP DUMPS BURNHAM
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Council President Cindy Burnham said she’s undecided whether she’ll seek re-election. (Photo by John T. Ward. Click to enlarge) By JOHN T. WARD She may have broken the Democrats’ lock on Red BankContinue reading "RED BANK: GOP DUMPS BURNHAM"
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April 4th, 2016 @ 6am
RED BANK: SIGN RULES IN LIMBO
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Proposed changes to the ordinance that regulates signage were rejected by the council. (Photos by John T. Ward. Click to enlarge) By JOHN T. WARD The Red Bank council yankedContinue reading "RED BANK: SIGN RULES IN LIMBO"
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March 25th, 2016 @ 9am
RED BANK: DEMS TAP HORGAN AND YNGSTROM
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Incumbents Kathy Horgan and Cindy Burnham, above, and newcomer Erik Yngstrom, below, will vie for two open council seats in November. (Photo by John T. Ward. Click to enlarge) By JOHNContinue reading "RED BANK: DEMS TAP HORGAN AND YNGSTROM"
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March 14th, 2016 @ 12am
RED BANK: GOP HOSED ON WATER VOTES
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Council President Cindy Burnham, sitting in for the absent mayor for the first time, recused herself from the meter bond vote on advice from borough Attorney Jean Cipriani, right. (Photo byContinue reading "RED BANK: GOP HOSED ON WATER VOTES"
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February 11th, 2016 @ 8am
RED BANK: BUONA SERA, JIMMY JOHN’S OK’D
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The former Wayne’s Market on West Front Street is slated to open as a Jimmy John’s franchise owned by Gaslight Anthem bassist Alex Levine, at left below, and Matt Schaffert,Continue reading "RED BANK: BUONA SERA, JIMMY JOHN’S OK’D"
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February 2nd, 2016 @ 7am
RED BANK: COUNCIL OKS STEP ON PARKING
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The planning board was directed to evaluate the borough-owned White Street lot for its “suitability” for a parking garage. (Photo by John T. Ward. Click to enlarge) By JOHN T.Continue reading "RED BANK: COUNCIL OKS STEP ON PARKING"
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January 29th, 2016 @ 6am
RED BANK: COPS HONORED AS LIFESAVERS
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The Red Bank borough council honored three police officers — from left, Tanner Shea, TD Doremus and Cevin Albert — as lifesavers Wednesday night for their roles in the rescue ofContinue reading "RED BANK: COPS HONORED AS LIFESAVERS"
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January 28th, 2016 @ 6am
RED BANK: GOP SHAKES UP TOWN HALL
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Mike Whelan, 24, at his swearing in as Red Bank councilman. Below, Whelan running mate Mark Taylor. (Photo by John T. Ward. Click to enlarge) [Correction: The original version of thisContinue reading "RED BANK: GOP SHAKES UP TOWN HALL"
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January 4th, 2016 @ 7am
RED BANK: CHARTER PLAN SPARKS PUSHBACK
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Superintendent Jared Rumage addressed a packed auditorium at the middle school Thursday night. (Photo by John T. Ward. Click to enlarge.) By JOHN T. WARD A standing-room crowd of more thanContinue reading "RED BANK: CHARTER PLAN SPARKS PUSHBACK"
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December 17th, 2015 @ 9pm
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RED BANK: NEW MURAL BRIGHTENS CORNER
RED BANK: Lunch Break founder Norma Todd is depicted in a mural painted this week on the front of the newly renovated social service agency.
TULIPS TOGETHER
Spring tulips taking in the sunset outside the Molly Pitcher Inn in Red Bank Monday evening.
RIVER RANGERS RETURN
River Rangers, a summer canoeing program offered by the Navesink Maritime Heritage Association, returns this summer for up to 20 participa ...
DOUBLE DYLAN IN RED BANK
Trucks for a production company filming what one worker said was a Bob Dylan biography have lined Monmouth Street the past two days with cre ...
AFTER THE RAIN
A pear tree branch brought down by a brief overnight storm left a lovely tableau on the sidewalk in front of Red Bank's Riverside Gardens Pa ...
CONE OF UNCERTAINTY
Asked by a redbankgreen reporter why these cones were on top of cars, the owner of the car in the foreground responded: “That’s ...
RAIL RIDER’S VIEW
A commuter's view of Cooper's Bridge and the Navesink River from North Jersey Coast Line train 3320 out of Red Bank Tuesday morning.
PUT ME IN COACH!
Red Bank T-Ball kicked off at East Side park on Saturday morning. The brisk weather proved to be no deterrent to the young players, ranging ...
IT’S A SIGN!
Once proudly declaring its all-but-certain arrival in Spring 2019, the project previously known as Azalea Gardens springs to life again with ...
SPRINGTIME MEMORIES OF CARL
The Easter Bunny getup and St. Patrick’s Day hat that belonged to longtime Red Bank crossing guard and neighborhood smile-creator Carl ...
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 ...

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