RED BANK: New school resource officer is a "perfect fit," says chief: police department sees two officers retire this month.

RED BANK: Menna concludes record-setting combined terms as councilman and mayor. His successor will have to wait four more days to take up reins.

RED BANK: Two months after appearing to settle on new administrator, council majority hits the brakes without explanation.

RED BANK: Portman may have been the only one on the ballot, but 94 voters had other ideas about who should be mayor, according to write-ins.

RED BANK: Organized opposition to November 8 referendum did not materialize, but there has been pushback, and voters still have questions.

RED BANK: Parker Family Health Center embarks on expansion to accommodate growing roster of patients without health insurance.

RED BANK: Republican council candidate calls for investigation into the abrupt firing of borough attorney in July.

RED BANK: Here's what John Jackson, a Democrat running for council, sees as the big issues in town. Plus: how to cast your ballot.

RED BANK: Amid discussion about speeding and pedestrian safety, council gives informal greenlight to four-way stops at two intersections.

RED BANK: More than 70 acts on 21 porches over five hours: here's your guide to the town's first-ever Porchfest music festival.

RED BANK: President Biden won't be stopping in town when he visits Murphy's mansion, says Menna, who was not invited.

RED BANK: With questions still to be answered, council starts process to designate portion of Senior Center site as "passive" park.

RED BANK: Responding to Taylor claim that he's the source of "chaos" in local government, Zipprich fires back – and Taylor doubles down.

RED BANK: Taylor replaces Stout on GOP ticket, seeks to reclaim council seat he left in 2018 and undo "chaos" at borough hall.

RED BANK: Council members, some grudgingly, approve one-month Broadwalk extension to October 2 as advocates tout late turn toward success.

RED BANK: Council tables plan to put armed police in the borough's primary and middle schools; quarrels over meeting-date change.

RED BANK: Broadwalk could return next week, following council action on schedule (shortened) and streatery fees (increased).

RED BANK: Sparks fly as Zipprich leads move to terminate borough attorney and replace him with one who "exonerated" him of wrongdoing.

RED BANK: Broadwalk restart not on council agenda, but downtown business community hopes to get green light Wednesday night.

RED BANK: Triggiano-led slate completes swift overthrow of Zipprich Democrats, giving her his seat at the party's helm.