RED BANK: A study of traffic at 19 downtown intersections is on the agenda for council's workshop meeting Wednesday. Also: a ban on mass balloon releases.

RED BANK: New Year brings personnel changes to borough hall, including the hiring of a confidential executive assistant to the business administrator.

RED BANK: Menna proposes workaround to comments protocol as Horgan, Yngstrom and fire chiefs begin new terms. Reorganization wrap.

RED BANK: Looking a bit worse for wear, sun mural busy intersection will rise again following positive feedback and planning award, borough says.

RED BANK: Council wrap includes details of parking bond, update on Eastside Park project, and the return of a former police department employee.

RED BANK: Council drops 'archaic' citizenship requirement for license, and commenting protocol once again is put to the test. Session recap.

RED BANK: Two problematic pedestrian crossings, including one where a woman suffered fatal injuries, to get user-activated flashing signals.

RED BANK: After years of controversy, Bellhaven Natural Area will get a playground and observation deck by the end of the year, Shehady says.

RED BANK: Council debates balloon-release ordinance. Menna says it shouldn't apply when "a kid's singing 'Happy Birthday' and the balloon goes in the air."

RED BANK: Rejecting otherwise routine change, council decides on split vote to stick to its schedule and meet on October 9, Yom Kippur.

RED BANK: What's Going On Here checks in on construction at Eastside Park, where a prefab building with restrooms is to be installed.

RED BANK: Community gardeners air concerns about borough's "sense of urgency" following facility's closure over presence of lead in soil.

RED BANK: Borough plans to replace all parking meters and kiosks in coming months, officials say as they unveil 'smart' meter for curbside use.

RED BANK: Borough plans to replace coin-operated parking meters with new technology, and will roll it out at a presentation slated for 5:30 p.m. Wednesday.

RED BANK: Borough to create application and review of mural requests, but will avoid trespassing on First Amendment issues, Shehady says.

RED BANK: Tests of community garden soil finds elevated lead in one sample, but at a depth NJDEP says requires "no immediate response." More tests expected.

RED BANK: Price difference prompts Redevelopment Agency commissioner to tap the brakes on its first contract with planning firm.

RED BANK: It's throwback time as the borough plans to give White Street a makeover that will include 22 angled parking spaces.

RED BANK: Once again, a push to allow food trucks to operate here fails, as brick-and-mortar businesses cite the impact on their own investments in town.

RED BANK: Borough shuts community garden in "abundance of caution" after neighbor's testing of its soil appear to show lead contamination, Shehady says.