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RED BANK: All 15 candidates for office in May election "cleared the bar" with valid petitions, says clerk. Up next: a ballot-position drawing.
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March 8th, 2023 @ 5am
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RED BANK: With no new petitions submitted by Monday deadline, voters will have two mayoral and 13 council choices in historic election.
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March 6th, 2023 @ 4pm
RED BANK: HOGAN ADDRESSES ‘CONFLICTS’
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RED BANK: Riverview president and mayoral candidate Hogan downplays concerns about conflicts of interest; Viscomi launches fifth council bid.
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March 2nd, 2023 @ 8am
RED BANK: COUNCIL DEMS, HOGAN FORM SLATE
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RED BANK: Three council Dems team up with Riverview's president and three others in bid to form new government in July.
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February 22nd, 2023 @ 8am
RED BANK: PORTMAN-TRIGGIANO SLATE NAMED
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RED BANK: Incumbent Mayor Portman and Councilperson Triggiano among the first announced slate running in the May 9 special election.
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February 6th, 2023 @ 10am
RED BANK: HISTORIC REFERENDUM ON BALLOT
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RED BANK: Organized opposition to November 8 referendum did not materialize, but there has been pushback, and voters still have questions.
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November 4th, 2022 @ 4pm
RED BANK: BBQ KICKS OFF REFERENDUM PUSH
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RED BANK: "Taking nothing for granted," government overhaul advocates launch campaign for November 8 referendum.
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September 6th, 2022 @ 6am
RED BANK: REFERENDUM ON CHANGE SET
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RED BANK: Charter Study Commission wraps up with report that puts new form of government and non-partisan elections up for November vote.
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July 20th, 2022 @ 10am
RED BANK: CHARTER REFERENDUM ADVANCES
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RED BANK: Charter Study Commission agrees on "council-manager" government and other aspects of November referendum.
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July 11th, 2022 @ 6am
RED BANK: Citing recent political "unpleasantness," Forest makes emotional plea for nonpartisan elections, and Charter Study Commission agrees.
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June 16th, 2022 @ 7am
RED BANK: ELECTED OFFICIALS QUIZZED
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RED BANK: Charter Study Commission quizzes elected officials from three other towns on forms of government and nonpartisan elections.
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May 18th, 2022 @ 7am
RED BANK: TURNOUT LIGHT FOR FORUM
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RED BANK: Turnout light for Charter Study Commission forum, so members weigh in with what they're hearing from residents.
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May 5th, 2022 @ 7am
RED BANK: COMMISSION TO HOLD FORUM
RED BANK: Charter Study Commission schedules forum on first phase of its examination of municipal government and elections.
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April 28th, 2022 @ 6pm
RED BANK: GOVERNMENT FORMS REVIEWED
RED BANK: Municipal government expert walks Charter Study Commission through available options.
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April 7th, 2022 @ 7am
RED BANK: Half-dozen residents weigh in as Charter Study Commission holds public hearing on first phase of its examination of municipal government and elections.
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March 16th, 2022 @ 7am
RED BANK: Heading into Tuesday's Charter Study Commission public hearing, partisan elections are clearly in the crosshairs.
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March 15th, 2022 @ 7am
RED BANK: TAYLOR GRILLS ZIPPRICH, BALLARD
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RED BANK: Taylor's aggressive questioning of Zipprich and Ballard on "interference" dominates special session of Charter Study Commission.
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March 11th, 2022 @ 7am
RED BANK: ZIPPRICH, BALLARD ON AGENDA
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RED BANK: On deck to offer Charter Study Commission testimony at a special session Thursday: councilmen Ed Zipprich and Michael Ballard.
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March 9th, 2022 @ 7am
RED BANK: DEMS AIR PARTY’S DIRTY LAUNDRY
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RED BANK: Menna, Yngstrom and Triggiano cite interference, one-party rule and "paranoia" as roots of government "dysfunction" in Charter Study Commission testimony.
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March 3rd, 2022 @ 4pm
RED BANK: Former business administrator Ziad Shehady and Councilwoman Kathy Horgan slated for Charter Study Commission interviews tonight.
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February 15th, 2022 @ 7am
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PEACE, LOVE AND JUGGLING
Music and flow arts filled Riverside Gardens Park Friday night at the free flow arts meetup hosted by Cirque de Peace, with guest band Sweet ...
IMMIGRATION PROTESTS CONTINUE
Protests against a wave of immigration arrests in Red Bank and nationwide continued for a third and fourth straight day on Shrewsbury Avenue ...
CARS, BARS AND VANS
Middletown resident Rob King was cruising through the Red Bank municipal parking lot behind the Dublin House Saturday night in his 1969 Plym ...
TWO SHORTS IN FILMONEFEST
Leonardo Morales Pitalua, a 20-year-old animator who lived in Red Bank until February, will have two short films shown at FilmOneFest in Hig ...
LONG DOGGONE WAIT
Partyline photo: The driver of an e-bike and his human passenger wait at the Monmouth Street train crossing while a northbound NJ Transit tr ...
WE’RE LICHEN THIS FUNGHI!
A mushroom sprouts from the mouth-like hole in this lichen-covered tree on the grounds of Red Bank Primary School Tuesday morning.
HELL STRIP FIREWORKS
Revelers launched fireworks from the hell strip in front of a home on Drs. James Parker Boulevard on July 4, one of many impromptu and quest ...
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SWIMMING, ER, SCULLING RIVER?
Partyline photo captures a single rower working their way up the Swimming River.
SUMMER SUNRISE
A stunning Sunrise on the Navesink River in Red Bank Tuesday June 30.
BRAZEN LAWLESSNESS?
Who does this? One of those famously (and, yes apocryphally) illegal-to-remove mattress tags lies on the plaza outside the Count Basie Cente ...
SUNNY SKIES, JAZZY VIBES AT RED BANK ARTS FEST
A jazz combo comprised of current and former students of the Red Bank-based Jazz Arts Project performed at the first Red Bank Arts Festival ...
COOL JUNE BRIDE RIDE
It’s a wedding thing. (Photo and text by Rosann Dal Pra)  
RED BANK CLASSIC 5k
Runners at the starting line of the Red Bank Classic 5k Saturday morning.
WORLD CUP WATCH PARTY AT COUNT BASIE FIELD
Solid turnout, festive vibes and a huge Mexico win: Count Basie Park World Cup Watch Party photos. (Click to read)
DOUBLE RAINBOW OVER RED BANK
Partyline contributor captures stunning double rainbow over Red Bank.
RED BANK: SINKHOLE ON SHREWSBURY AVE
Emergency sinkhole repairs closed Shrewsbury Avenue northbound traffic for most of the day Wednesday.
NAVESINK SUNRISE
Partyliner captures stunning sunrise over the Navesink River in Red Bank.
DRONES SCRUB BANK BUILDING
Partyline photo: A power washing drone was used to clean the exterior of the Ocean First Bank Building at 110 West Front Street recently.
MESSAGE TO READERS
Please stand by: A quick message to readers about a pause in news coverage.
IN THE DISTANCE, NEW STATUE UNVEILED
A new monument commemorating the 250th anniversary of US Independence is unveiled in a park that only has a Red Bank mailing address.