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RED BANK: OKESON Q&A
RED BANK: Eleven candidates seek seats on five-member charter study commission. Here's what Kate Okeson has to say about herself and the issues.
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RED BANK: HENS GET MORE ROOM TO CLUCK AROUND
RED BANK: On Thursday's agenda: council expected to ease restrictions on backyard chickens. Roosters, however, still won't be permitted.
RED BANK: HORGAN LOOKS BACK, AND AHEAD
RED BANK: After 15 years on the council, Kathy Horgan reflects on the turmoil of recent years, and talks about her next chapter.
RED BANK: HISTORIC REFERENDUM ON BALLOT
RED BANK: Organized opposition to November 8 referendum did not materialize, but there has been pushback, and voters still have questions.
RED BANK: BBQ KICKS OFF REFERENDUM PUSH
RED BANK: "Taking nothing for granted," government overhaul advocates launch campaign for November 8 referendum.
RED BANK: Sparks fly as Zipprich leads move to terminate borough attorney and replace him with one who "exonerated" him of wrongdoing.
RED BANK: CHARTER REFERENDUM ADVANCES
RED BANK: Charter Study Commission agrees on "council-manager" government and other aspects of November referendum.
RED BANK: BUDGET INTRO ON AGENDA
RED BANK: Budget intro tops busy agenda as council meets in person for first time in 26 months, with home-participation option.
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: TURNOUT LIGHT FOR FORUM
RED BANK: Turnout light for Charter Study Commission forum, so members weigh in with what they're hearing from residents.
RED BANK: Zipprich demands Horgan and Okeson pay borough's legal fees in lawsuit over Mirandi appointment.
RED BANK: Mirandi retains council seat as judge rejects request for her temporary ouster over alleged improprieties in Democrats' nomination process.
RED BANK: No immediate ruling as judge says he'll decide "shortly" whether to temporarily remove Mirandi from council.
RED BANK: HORGAN BAILS; NEWCOMER RUNS
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: Facing a challenge to his Democratic party leadership, Zipprich loses on demand for "county line" on primary ballot.
RED BANK: MIRANDI KEEPS SEAT, FOR NOW
RED BANK: Judge denies request for temporary removal of Mirandi from council seat pending full hearing April 8.
RED BANK: COUNCIL PICKS O’HERN
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: WHO’S THE ‘BOROUGH’ IN LAWSUIT?
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: Judge postpones hearing on request to immediately remove Mirandi from council seat.
RED BANK: Heading into Tuesday's Charter Study Commission public hearing, partisan elections are clearly in the crosshairs.
Partyline
CURB YOUR ROADRUNNER
The newly completed mural on the side of taco-lovers mecca International Mexican Grocery at 82 Shrewsbury Avenue features a woman with a roa ...
CURB YOUR SNOWMAN
These two forlorn characters, left on the curb of the parking lot on Wallace Street just east of Broad Street, are in for some serious miser ...
SANTA AND SMILES LIGHT THINGS UP
Holiday Light Fun with the Holiday Express and Santa. Downtown Red Bank (photo by Partyline contributor Adam Kaplan)  
SWIMMING RIVER SUNSET
Recent sunset from Swimming River Park on W. Front St. with the shoreline of Red Bank in the background.  (photo by Partyline contributor T ...
RED BANK, RED CHAIR, ORANGE SKY
A Red living room chair sits on the shore of the Swimming River as the sun sets Sunday. (photo by Brian Donohue)
BROAD STREET GETS LITTY
Turn up the sound to hear the crowd’s countdown to the annual tree lighting. 🎄🌟✨ Santa, The Grinch, a dog dressed as the Grinc ...
SOGGY PICKLE
Several days after a rain, the new pickleball/tennis courts at East Side Park are still partially under water.  Partyline contributor Craig ...
BLACK FRIDAY HITS JACK’S
It’s not even 8am and there’s a line outside of Jack’s Music Shoppe down to Starbucks. Music fans are parked there for  ...
👀 THANKSGIVING EVE FESTIVITIES IN FULL SWING
It wasn’t even 10PM and there was a packed house at Red Rock on Wharf Ave. Blocks away on Monmouth Street, an equally impressive line ...
EARLY THANKSGIVING AT ELSIE’S
Elsie’s Thanksgiving Sub is almost as iconic as Elsie’s itself. On special for $10.99. It even has the cranberry sauce.
MONDAY MORNING QB
The license plate frame on this car parked in a lot in town reflects the sentiment perhaps many who plan fantasy football feel on a November ...
BRING THAT SHEET RIGHT IN HERE
A construction worker waits while a crane sends a stack of sheet rock up to the third story of the new apartment building being built at 120 ...
ELUSIVE SHADOW “MURAL” APPEARS
This pic is a little tricky because it only appears during a sunny day. It is next to 117 Monmouth St in an empty lot awaiting construction. ...
RED BANK FARMERS MARKET: ONE LAST WEEK
Fabulous weather to visit the RB Farmer’s Market Sunday. The market closes for the season after next weekend. (Photo by Partyline cont ...
RED BANK SUNRISE
View of the sun rising over Red Bank Friday morning taken from the docks at Swimming River Park. (photo by Partyline contributor Karly Swaim ...
HAWKISH OUTLOOK
A normally skittish species, this red-tailed hawk allowed humans to walk directly under the light pole on which it was perched in the aftern ...
ARMLESS MAILBOX GUARDIAN
This character was seen guarding the mail atop a mailbox on River St.
YOU LOSE YA SHOES?
A pair of size 12 blue Italian-made Bugatchi shoes were left next to the trash can at Peters Place and Broad Street. Slightly worn, but stil ...
HOLIDAY EXPRESS KICKS OFF SEASON
Holiday Express rolled into Red Bank on Saturday to celebrate the start of the holiday season at Lunch Break, the nonprofit that provides me ...
WINTERIZING WALK
With rowing season now over, Navesink River Rowing member Trish Russoniello and her husband, John Ward, carried her 25-foot rowing shell to ...