RED BANK: TAX BREAK CLOUDS SAXUM HEARING

Aug 17, 2021

Saxum’s project would replace the former Visiting Nurse Association headquarters at 176 Riverside Avenue. (Photo by John T. Ward. Click to enlarge)

By JOHN T. WARD

Red Bank’s planning board kicked off a process Monday night that could result in a rezoning of prime real estate.

But while the ultimate goal of the effort – a tax break for a developer – was not under immediate consideration, it was clearly on the minds of objectors, including at least one board member.

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August 17, 2021 - 7:56 am |

RED BANK: MURPHY ROLLS, AND SWEENEY SITS

Oct 6, 2016

Phil Murphy in a campaign photo, apparently taken at Edie’s Luncheonette in Little Silver. (Click to enlarge)

By JOHN T. WARD

Democratic gubernatorial candidate and Middletown resident Phil Murphy moved closer to his goal Thursday when a key prospective primary contender decided to sit out the race.

State Senate President Stephen Sweeney said he would not vie for the governorship as Murphy racked up dozens of endorsements from elected officials statewide Thursday, including Red Bank Democrats.

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October 6, 2016 - 2:15 pm |

SEA BRIGHT: TOWN HALL ON REFERENDUM

Aug 23, 2016

Sea Bright residents are scheduled to gather for a town hall meeting Tuesday night to discuss a referendum on whether to bond for new public facilities to replace those destroyed by Hurricane Sandy in October, 2012.

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August 23, 2016 - 5:58 am |

SEA BRIGHT: PROPOSED TOWER ON THE MOVE

Apr 2, 2014

The town’s first cell tower would now be sited east of borough hall, against the sea wall under a plan approved Tuesday. (Photo by John T. Ward. Click to enlarge)

By JOHN T. WARD

A years-overdue cellphone tower contemplated for the Sea Bright municipal parking lot will now probably go elsewhere.

The borough council, acting under the threat of unilateral action on the siting issue from Verizon, authorized telecom consultant Declan O’Scanlon to work with the phone giant to get the tower approved and built on the ocean side of borough hall Tuesday night.

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April 2, 2014 - 11:35 am |

SEA BRIGHT: GOP SURFS TO VICTORY

Nov 2, 2010

The future of beachfront development in Sea Bright will stay in the hands of those who started making plans for it.

Incumbent Republicans Brian Kelly and Peggy Bills thwarted a challenge by Democrats Meg Fisher and Marc Leckstein in Tuesday’s election.

Like Kelly, Fisher made beachfront development a top campaign priority. But it was Kelly, who heads the borough’s Smart Growth Committee and has been involved in drafting plans for a waterfront restaurant and pool club, who voters picked to continue to work toward the goal of bringing more revenue into the borough via the municipal beach.

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November 2, 2010 - 10:02 pm |

CANDIDATE Q&As: SEA BRIGHT

Oct 25, 2010

Earlier this month, redbankgreen emailed questionnaires to local candidates for public office in towns with contested elections on November 2. We began running the replies last Friday, starting with those from Middletown, where four candidates are vying for two seats on the five-member Township Committee.

We continue today with Sea Bright, where four candidates are seeking two spots on the borough council. The replies are arranged below in alphabetical order. No reply was received from Peggy Bills, an incumbent Republican.

Here’s the Sea Bright ballot: sea-bright-ballot-2010

Tomorrow, the series continues with Rumson, and we’ll conclude Wednesday with Red Bank.

October 25, 2010 - 8:38 am |

LECKSTEIN: IMPLEMENT PAST STUDIES

Oct 25, 2010

NAME: Marc A. Leckstein (Democrat)

AGE: 37

OCCUPATION: Attorney

LENGTH OF RESIDENCE IN TOWN: 10 1/2 years

General Questions:

1. What do you see as the top three issues in town?

a) Revitalization of the downtown district

b) Keeping taxes down

c) Consolidation of Public Services

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October 25, 2010 - 8:37 am |

Red Bank Green

Serving Red Bank and Greater Red Bank, NJ

RED BANK: TAX BREAK CLOUDS SAXUM HEARING

RED BANK: MURPHY ROLLS, AND SWEENEY SITS

SEA BRIGHT: TOWN HALL ON REFERENDUM

SEA BRIGHT: PROPOSED TOWER ON THE MOVE

SEA BRIGHT: GOP SURFS TO VICTORY

CANDIDATE Q&As: SEA BRIGHT

LECKSTEIN: IMPLEMENT PAST STUDIES