Skip to content

A town square for an unsquare town

redbankgreen

Standing for the vitality of Red Bank, its community, and the fun we have together.

Tag Archives: ed mckenna

RED BANK: LIQUOR STORE GETS PARTIAL OK, BOARD SEEKS BIGGER SPRUCE-UP
204 Shrewsbury Avenue
A Red Bank liquor store's plan to move to a larger location in a former mechanic shop on Shrewsbury Avenue gets a partial ok. (click to read)
Post a comment
February 24th @ 8am
Remember: Nothing makes a Red Bank friend happier than to hear "I saw you on Red Bank Green!"
redbankgreen Classics
RED BANK: DEVELOPER SEEKS TO RAZE HOME, BUILD 14-APARTMENTS
240 Shrewsbury Avenue
Developer applies to knock down two family home and build a 14-apartment complex. (click to read)
Post a comment
December 10th, 2024 @ 6am
RED BANK: CONDO BUILDING GETS GREEN LIGHT
Red Bank Planning Board approves a 20-unit condo building across the street from the train station. (click to read)
Post a comment
July 25th, 2024 @ 12pm
RED BANK: EX MAYOR MICHAEL ARNONE DIES
RED BANK: Former mayor and longtime Republican Assemblyman Michael Arnone has died. (click to read)
Post a comment
July 5th, 2024 @ 12pm
RED BANK: AFTER EARFUL, BAR OWNER GETS OK
red-bank-red-rock-050619-500x332-5801709
RED BANK: Along with board OK for site changes, Red Rock owner gets an earful over "astonishing" noise and porta-potties.
Post a comment
November 22nd, 2023 @ 8am
RED BANK: APARTMENTS WIN BOARD OK
red-bank-eileen-hogan-110322-220x165-9604039
RED BANK: Plan for 45 apartments on site of former Big Man's West approved. Builder plans to call it The Sax, in honor of Clarence Clemons.
Post a comment
November 4th, 2022 @ 7am
RED BANK: After three years, proposal for 46 apartments on Monmouth Street appears set for a vote by zoning board Thursday night
Post a comment
November 1st, 2022 @ 7am
RED BANK: STILL NO VOTE ON SALERNO PLAN
red-bank-121-monmouth-050321-220x146-5046318
RED BANK: Still no vote on proposal for 46 units on Monmouth Street as McKenna assails planner for lone objector, Station Place Apartments.
Post a comment
October 7th, 2022 @ 11am
RED BANK: APARTMENT PLAN BACK AGAIN
red-bank-121-monmouth-street-021122-500x387-6210795
RED BANK: Proposal for 45 new apartments on Monmouth Street is on the zoning board agenda yet again Thursday night.
Post a comment
August 18th, 2022 @ 7am
RED BANK: Proposed 45-apartment project would have no adverse effect on traffic in the area, engineering consultant tells zoning board.
Post a comment
June 3rd, 2022 @ 7am
RED BANK: After three years of review and changes, plan for 45 new apartments on Monmouth Street may get a vote by the zoning board Thursday.
Post a comment
June 1st, 2022 @ 5pm
RED BANK: APARTMENT PLAN INCHES AHEAD
mike-simpson-051922-220x165-9962067
RED BANK: Proposed 45-apartment project would satisfy part of its affordable housing obligation by restoring a house previously targeted for demolition.
Post a comment
May 20th, 2022 @ 12pm
RED BANK: DEVELOPMENT REVIEW TO RESUME
red-bank-121-monmouth-street-021722-2-500x293-6811651
RED BANK: Hearing on plan for 45 apartments on dogleg-shaped Monmouth Street site to resume; Dublin House Pub to appeal rejection by Historic Preservation Commission.
Post a comment
May 16th, 2022 @ 7am
RED BANK: APARTMENT REVIEW RESUMES
red-bank-121-monmouth-street-021722-1-500x281-7187075
RED BANK: Hearing on plan for 45 apartments on dogleg-shaped Monmouth Street site resumes after two years with concerns about parking, affordable housing.
Post a comment
February 18th, 2022 @ 7am
RED BANK: APARTMENTS ON MONMOUTH OK’D
red-bank-120-monmouth-street-052021-500x332-7964686
RED BANK: Monmouth Street lot derided as "disgusting" for decades gets OK for 32 apartments amid complaints about density.
Post a comment
August 20th, 2021 @ 7am
RED BANK: MEMORIAL POLICY DEBATED
kyrillos-bridge-080818-500x375-6972167
RED BANK: Council takes up issue of naming streets, buildings and other public facilities as "memorials" for living honorees.
Post a comment
August 5th, 2021 @ 7am
RED BANK: LUXURY CAR RENTAL CLUB OK’D
red-bank-136-east-bergen-071121-500x332-2688293
RED BANK: Need a Lamborghini or Rolls Royce for a day? Luxury car rental club and personal training gym win zoning board approvals.
Post a comment
July 16th, 2021 @ 11am
RED BANK: LANE TO GO ONE-WAY, PARTWAY
red-bank-boat-club-lot-030919-500x375-1867383
RED BANK: A steep and narrow road near the Navesink River would become one-way, but not for its full length, under a change on this week's council agenda.
Post a comment
June 15th, 2020 @ 9am
RED BANK: COUNCIL PULLS U-TURN ON ALLEY
ed-mckenna-010119-500x332-3241279
RED BANK: Council to dub downtown alleyway 'Ice Boat Lane' after former mayor Ed McKenna asks that it not be named for him.
Post a comment
September 12th, 2019 @ 7am
RED BANK: DEBATE OVER ‘McKENNA WAY’
red-bank-mckenna-alley-081519-1-500x332-5206207
RED BANK: Proposal to name a downtown alleyway for former mayor Ed McKenna elicits both objections and support at council meeting.
Post a comment
August 22nd, 2019 @ 7am
Partyline
FOLLOW THE BLACK LINE
Red Bankers who have been confused by the “not-so-permanent” bike lane that has lingered since last year’s Porchfest can r ...
SHROOMS ABLOOM
Shrooms on Irving Place. (photo by Partyline contributor Boris Kofman)  
El Camino y la Siesta
An early-arriving El Camino owner sneaks in a few winks as the annual Liberty Hose – Red Bank Firefighters’ Classic Car Show in memory o ...
RED BANKJ: JAZZ IN THE PARK BEGINS THURSDAY
Jazz in the Park kicks off tonight (Thursday) with The Grace Fox Big Band, an all-women 16-piece ensemble known for its bold original compos ...
LOST PARROT
This little blue beauty was found by a redbankgreen reporter Thursday boldly tempting fate by foraging on the ground on the turf of a pack o ...
ORANGE GLOW OVER RED BANK
A truly unbelievable post-storm sunset Tuesday (shot on Monmouth St. facing west). Photo by Partyline contributor Thomas Doremus.
BROAD STREET’S THIRSTY BLOOMS
Delfino, a worker with the company Terra Casa that manages the flower beds for the Red Bank special improvement district waters the flowers ...
PILGRIM BAPTIST MEN’S DAY CELEBRATION
  (photo by: Shanikquya Jackson) On Sunday, June 22, Pilgrim Baptist Church of Red Bank hosted its annual Men’s Day Celebration a ...
THREE GENERATION PROCLAMATION
Mayor Billy Portman presents the Borough of Red Bank’s Independence Day 2025 Proclamation to Arleen Brahn (second from right), grandmo ...
STEW THE BUTCHER COSPLAY
On the occasion of the retirement of Stewart Goldstein, longtime proprietor of Monmouth Meats, we thought it apt to present this photo from ...
NAVESINK FISHING
A kayak fisherman tries his luck under the NJ Transit train trestle across the Navesink River in Red Bank. (Photo by Partyline contributor A ...
RED BAKE
As the temperature hit 100 degrees Tuesday, Tom Sevison, Red Bank High School Class of 1973 and in town briefly on his way back home to Virg ...
Juneteenth celebration 06222025
JUNETEENTH CELEBRATION
Performers at Red Bank’s Juneteenth community celebration Sunday at Johnny Jazz Park. (photo by Brian Donohue)      
BUTTERFLIES LOVE THE WEED
Save the monarch, plant butterfly weed. (photo and text by Partyline contributor Roseann DalPra)  
LANTERNFLY PARTY
An invasive ailanthus tree sprouting in front of the US Post Office on Broad Street is covered with invasive spotted lantern fly nymphs Wedn ...
STREETCORNER SERENADE
An Irish doodle named Cheddar listens to native New Jerseyan, singer/songwriter and former Houston resident Tom Foti, (identified in the hea ...
Red Bank 5K Fun!!!
Red Bank Classic – June 14th, 2025 (photo by Partyline contributor Adam Kaplan)  
RAINBOW OVER RED BANK
Saturday, before and after the storm that rolled through town. (photo by Partyline contributor Thomas Doremus)    
Mini Ballers Bring the Heat at Fusion Basketball School
As the temperatures heat up, so does the competition in the mini baller clinic at Fusion School of Basketball. These little tykes are intens ...
DOZENS OF PLEIN AIR ARTISTS “PAINT RED BANK”
Plein air artists take over town for first ever "Paint Red Bank" event. (click to read)

Upcoming Events