RED BANK: SNACK BAR, SCREENS ON AGENDA

The council won’t renew the lease on the snack stand at Riverside Gardens Park under a measure on Wednesday’s agenda. (Photo by John T. Ward. Click to enlarge.)

By JOHN T. WARD

After several years as a seasonal commercial operation, the concession stand in Red Bank’s Riverside Gardens Park has proven to be a fiscal dud.

So suggests a proposal to nix an extension of the soon-to-expire lease on the building. That, along with an ordinance tightening up the property maintenance law governing lawns and window screens, is among the items of interest up for consider at for the council’s regular session Wednesday.

Here’s a quick rundown.

February 25, 2020 - 12:45 pm | Comments ()

RED BANK: CENSUS COMMITTEE FORMED

By JOHN T. WARD

A quiet final session of 2019 for the Red Bank council included the creation of a Census committee Wednesday night.

The 2020 Complete Count Committee‘s aim is to maximize resident participation in the federal government’s decennial Census and American Community Survey, said Human Relations Advisory Committee Chairman David Pascale, who will lead the effort.

December 12, 2019 - 8:25 am | Comments ()

RED BANK: COUNCIL WRAP

Footings are ready for the installation of a prefab restroom building at Eastside Park. (Photo by John T. Ward. Click to enlarge)

By JOHN T. WARD

A bond to fund parking improvements and the swearing-in of a new police officer headlined a relatively quiet session of the Red Bank council Wednesday night.

Here’s a wrap-up of the highlights:

November 27, 2019 - 8:05 am | Comments ()

RED BANK: COMMENTING POLICY UNDER FIRE

Business Administrator Ziad Shehady has allowed little deviation from the council’s commenting protocol since his arrival in 2018. (Photo by John T. Ward. Click to enlarge.)

By JOHN T. WARD

The Red Bank council moved to eliminate a citizenship requirement for business licensing and approved a debt refinancing Wednesday night.

And once again, the protocol for comments at council meetings was put to the test. Here’s a recap of what went down at the semimonthly session.

November 14, 2019 - 9:30 am | Comments ()

RED BANK: HOME REHAB GRANTS AVAILABLE

(Press release from the Red Bank Affordable Housing Corp, Inc.)

The Red Bank Affordable Housing Corp, Inc. (RBAHC), has developed for the Borough of Red Bank a program for Housing Rehabilitation to uplift the quality of its housing stock and to improve the condition and appearance of its neighborhoods.

October 30, 2019 - 10:15 am | Comments ()

RED BANK: WHAT’S ON THE COUNCIL AGENDA?

Single-use plastic bags and more would be banned under an ordinance up for introduction. (Photo by John T. Ward. Click to enlarge.)

By JOHN T. WARD

hot topic red bank nj The Red Bank council has street-sweeping, green roofs, single-use plastics and cranes on its plate when it meets this week for its only regular meeting of July.

Here are some of the expected highlights: Read More »

July 22, 2019 - 8:50 am | Comments ()

RED BANK: WHAT’S ON THE COUNCIL AGENDA?

Work on the primary school emergency access road, seen here from Locust Avenue, is nearly complete. (Photo by John T. Ward. Click to enlarge.)

By JOHN T. WARD

hot topic red bank nj While most of America is cracking open its first cold beverages of the July 4 holiday Wednesday evening, the Red Bank council plans to hold a workshop session.

Yep.

July 2, 2019 - 9:35 am | Comments ()

RED BANK: WHAT’S ON THE COUNCIL AGENDA?

The track at Count Basie Fields would be replaced under a plan up for adoption by the council. (Photo by John T. Ward. Click to enlarge.)

By JOHN T. WARD

hot topic red bank nj A proposed alternate-side parking ordinance is up for consideration at the Red Bank council’s only regular session this month.

Also on the agenda as the council moves into its summer meeting schedule: taxes, a new track for Count Basie Fields, the settlement of a disputed records request and more. Read More »

June 18, 2019 - 12:30 pm | Comments ()

RED BANK: COUNCIL RECAP

Piero Vescio swears the oath as a policeman as his father, Lieutenant Errico Vescio, watches with other family members. (Photo by John T. Ward. Click to enlarge)

By JOHN T. WARD

Here are some highlights from last week’s Red Bank council meeting.

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May 15, 2019 - 5:00 pm | Comments ()

RED BANK: SIGNAGE MARKS COUNCIL AGENDA

The council plans to allow sandwich-board signs on downtown sidewalks through 2021. (Photo by John T. Ward. Click to enlarge)

By JOHN T. WARD

The Red Bank council is expected to take up a number of housekeeping measures concerning signs, false alarms and more Wednesday night.

Here are the highlights.

May 7, 2019 - 3:30 pm | Comments ()

RED BANK: COUNCIL AGENDA

The council is looking for Green Acres grants to make improvements to Riverside Gardens Park, above, and Bellhaven Natural Area, below. (Photos by John T. Ward. Click to enlarge)

By JOHN T. WARD

Appointments to a new redevelopment agency and grants for improvements to two parks highlight a relatively quiet lineup for the Red Bank council’s semimonthly meeting Wednesday night.

March 26, 2019 - 9:20 am | Comments ()

RED BANK: COUNCIL SAYS ‘BYE-BYE, 2018’

At his last meeting as a councilman, Mark Taylor posed with his infant son, Cole, as his wife, Ashley, took their photo. (Photo by John T. Ward. Click to enlarge)

By JOHN T. WARD

The Red Bank council wrapped up 2018 last week with swan songs for two one-term members of the governing body, one of whom was the youngest ever elected in the borough’s history.

December 17, 2018 - 10:46 am | Comments ()

RED BANK: FINAL COUNCIL AGENDA OF 2018

The council will hold its final session of 2018 Wednesday night. (Photo by John T. Ward. Click to enlarge)

By JOHN T. WARD

Red Bank’s political plates begin shifting once again Wednesday night, the last council meeting for the governing body’s only two Republicans.

December 11, 2018 - 11:00 am | Comments ()

RED BANK: HUNT FOR GRANTS CONTINUES

A grant seeking $821,000 for improvements to Broad Street is among the nearly three dozen applications pending, according to a report. (Photo by John T. Ward. Click to enlarge.)

By JOHN T. WARD

Six months after hiring a professional contractor to seek out grant funds, the Red Bank council is hopeful that a cash pump has been primed.

Business Administrator Ziad Shehady told the council last week that while no grants have yet been secured under the contract with Millennium Strategies, there is now “several million dollars” worth of potential funding “in the pipeline.”

November 13, 2018 - 9:00 am | Comments ()

THE COUNT ADDS UP TWO GRANTS

One grant will help the Basie’s outreach to Red Bank’s public schools. (Click to enlarge)

Press release from The Count Basie Theatre

The Count Basie Theatre was the recipient of two recently awarded grants, including $15,000 from the OceanFirst Foundation. The grant, which completes a two year grant cycle for arts and cultural institutions, will be used for theatre operations and necessary renovations. Since 2009, the Foundation has granted $60,000 to the Count Basie Theatre.

The Basie also received an $8,000 grant from the Mary Owen Borden Foundation for its support of mission-driven programming; in particular the Outreach program within Red Bank Borough’s Public Schools. In the past three years, the Borden Foundation has granted the Basie in excess of $36,000.

September 3, 2013 - 6:01 am | Comments ()

HISTORIC PRESERVATION GRANTS DOLED OUT

The Broad Street home of the Woman’s Club of Red Bank is in line for some spruce-up funds from Freehold. (Click to enlarge)

The Woman’s Club of Red Bank and three historic structures in Shrewsbury are among the local nonprofits set to share in $71,200 in grants awarded by the Monmouth County Historical Commission, the county government announced Friday.

March 2, 2012 - 12:11 pm | Comments ()

CANGEMI LANDS SEAT ON STATE ARTS COUNCIL

Grace Cangemi in 2008.

Red Bank-area theaters and other arts institutions now have a hometown friend in Trenton.

The Star-Ledger reported Sunday that former borough councilwoman Grace Cangemi has been named to the state Council on the Arts by Governor Chris Christie.

June 7, 2010 - 6:31 am | Comments ()

GRANT WILL BOOST ROAD ENFORCEMENT

The state funds will pay overtime for additional traffic enforcement for one month.

Red Bank police expect to roll about 20 additional street patrol shifts this month under a state grant awarded yesterday, Capt. Darren McConnell tells redbankgreen.

The borough was one of 75 municipalities awarded a $4,000 grant under the state Division of Highway Safety’s new ‘Obey the Signs or Pay the Fines’ initiative to help local cops reduce common motor vehicle violations.

The idea behind the program is to boost driver awareness of violations such as failing to come to a full stop at an intersection, passing on the right, speeding and tailgating, says McConnell, who heads the department’s traffic safety division.

By having many towns throwing additional resources at enforcement simultaneously, “you get the synergistic effect,” McConnell says. “It’s better in terms of getting the message out to people.”

July 1, 2009 - 12:00 pm | Comments ()

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RED BANK: SNACK BAR, SCREENS ON AGENDA

RED BANK: CENSUS COMMITTEE FORMED

RED BANK: COUNCIL WRAP

RED BANK: COMMENTING POLICY UNDER FIRE

RED BANK: HOME REHAB GRANTS AVAILABLE

RED BANK: WHAT’S ON THE COUNCIL AGENDA?

RED BANK: WHAT’S ON THE COUNCIL AGENDA?

RED BANK: WHAT’S ON THE COUNCIL AGENDA?

RED BANK: COUNCIL RECAP

RED BANK: SIGNAGE MARKS COUNCIL AGENDA

RED BANK: COUNCIL AGENDA

RED BANK: COUNCIL SAYS ‘BYE-BYE, 2018’

RED BANK: FINAL COUNCIL AGENDA OF 2018

RED BANK: HUNT FOR GRANTS CONTINUES

THE COUNT ADDS UP TWO GRANTS

HISTORIC PRESERVATION GRANTS DOLED OUT

CANGEMI LANDS SEAT ON STATE ARTS COUNCIL

GRANT WILL BOOST ROAD ENFORCEMENT