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RED BANK: KATE TRIGGIANO Q&A
RED BANK: redbankgreen's Q&A with Democrat Kate Triggiano, one of five contenders for two council seats in the November 6 election.
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RED BANK: SUE VISCOMI Q&A
RED BANK: redbankgreen's Q&A with independent Sue Viscomi, one of five contenders for two council seats in the November 6 election.
RED BANK: HAZIM YASSIN Q&A
RED BANK: redbankgreen's Q&A with Democrat Hazim Yassin, one of five contenders for two council seats in the November 6 election.
SHREWSBURY: ERIK ANDERSON Q&A
SHREWSBURY: Q&A with Erik Anderson, the incumbent Republican councilman and candidate for mayor in the November 6 election.
SHREWSBURY: DAVID DRAGONETTI Q&A
SHREWSBURY: Q&A with David Dragonetti, the Democratic candidate for mayor in the November 6 election.
SHREWSBURY: JEFFREY DESALVO Q&A
SHREWSBURY: Q&A with incumbent Jeffrey DeSalvo, one of four candidates for two council seats to be filled in the November 6 election.
SHREWSBURY: DON EDDY Q&A
SHREWSBURY: Q&A with incumbent Don Eddy, one of four candidates for two council seats to be filled in the November 6 election.
SHREWSBURY: CAROL LOEFFLER Q&A
SHREWSBURY: Q&A with Carol Loeffler, one of four candidates for two council seats to be filled in the November 6 election.
SHREWSBURY: MANDY NGO Q&A
SHREWSBURY: Q&A with Mandy Ngo, one of four candidates for two council seats to be filled in the November 6 election.
RED BANK: GOP TO RUN MAYORAL CANDIDATE
RED BANK: Political newcomer Pearl Lee makes it official: she's running for mayor as the first GOP candidate for the post since 2006.
RED BANK: GOP ATTACKS RIVAL OVER THREAT
RED BANK: In the first attack of the 2018 election season, Republicans accuse Triggiano of "cavorting" with a man Clancy said has made threats against him.
RUMSON: EKDAHL RETIRES AS MAYOR
RUMSON: After 14 years as mayor, during which he helped guide borough past Hurricane Sandy, Ekdahl retires early, citing the lure of winters in Florida.
RED BANK: GOP CHAIR TO SEEK COUNCIL SEAT
RED BANK: GOP chairman Michael Clancy and a political newcomer to run for council instead of Whelan and Taylor. Once again, party has no mayoral candidate.
RED BANK: A year after being passed over by GOP, former party stalwart will run for council as independent, adding wild card to race.
RED BANK: SIDEWALK CAFÉ, STAND ON AGENDA
RED BANK: Agenda for Wednesday's council meeting includes tweak to sidewalk café law, designation of new ice cream vendor in Riverside Gardens Park.
RED BANK: MENNA TOPS TICKET AGAIN
RED BANK: Menna tops ticket with two newcomers in November race as Democrats, with 4-2 majority, seek to regain total control of council.
RED BANK: FOREST LAUNCHES MAYORAL BID
RED BANK: Ben Forest, a Democrat, launches bid to unseat Pasquale Menna as mayor, saying he's 'had enough.' Who else is running?
RED BANK: MUNICIPAL REORGANIZATION
RED BANK: Borough government to hold its annual reorganization meeting via Zoom, three hours after in-person oaths.
FAIR HAVEN: WALK & BIKE PLAN ON TABLE
FAIR HAVEN: The borough closing in on new walking-and-biking plan that officials say could serve as a blueprint for generations to come.
LITTLE SILVER: MAYOR & COUNCIL
LITTLE SILVER: The mayor and council hold the borough's annual reorganization meeting.
Partyline
RED BANK: NEW MURAL BRIGHTENS CORNER
RED BANK: Lunch Break founder Norma Todd is depicted in a mural painted this week on the front of the newly renovated social service agency.
TULIPS TOGETHER
Spring tulips taking in the sunset outside the Molly Pitcher Inn in Red Bank Monday evening.
RIVER RANGERS RETURN
River Rangers, a summer canoeing program offered by the Navesink Maritime Heritage Association, returns this summer for up to 20 participa ...
DOUBLE DYLAN IN RED BANK
Trucks for a production company filming what one worker said was a Bob Dylan biography have lined Monmouth Street the past two days with cre ...
AFTER THE RAIN
A pear tree branch brought down by a brief overnight storm left a lovely tableau on the sidewalk in front of Red Bank's Riverside Gardens Pa ...
CONE OF UNCERTAINTY
Asked by a redbankgreen reporter why these cones were on top of cars, the owner of the car in the foreground responded: “That’s ...
RAIL RIDER’S VIEW
A commuter's view of Cooper's Bridge and the Navesink River from North Jersey Coast Line train 3320 out of Red Bank Tuesday morning.
PUT ME IN COACH!
Red Bank T-Ball kicked off at East Side park on Saturday morning. The brisk weather proved to be no deterrent to the young players, ranging ...
IT’S A SIGN!
Once proudly declaring its all-but-certain arrival in Spring 2019, the project previously known as Azalea Gardens springs to life again with ...
SPRINGTIME MEMORIES OF CARL
The Easter Bunny getup and St. Patrick’s Day hat that belonged to longtime Red Bank crossing guard and neighborhood smile-creator Carl ...
RED TRUCKS AT RED ROCK
A small dishwasher fire at Red Rock Tap and Grill was put out quickly by firefighters overnight, causing minimal damage. Red Bank Fire Depar ...
CREATIVE COVER UP
The windows of Pearl Street Consignment on Monmouth Street were smashed when a driver crashed their car through them injuring an employee la ...
THEY’RE BACK!
Ospreys returned to the skies over Red Bank this week for the first time since they migrated to warmer climes in late fall. With temperature ...
SPRING IS SPRUNG
RED BANK: Spring 2024 arrives on the Greater Red Bank Green with the vernal equinox at 11:06 p.m. Tuesday.
RED BANK’S FINEST – AND NEWEST
Red Bank Police Officer Eliot Ramos was sworn in as the force’s newest patrolman Thursday, and if you’re doing a double take thinkin ...
EASTER EGG MAYHEM AT THE PARK
An errant whistle spurred an unexpectedly early start to the Spring Egg Hunt on Sunday, which had been scheduled to begin at eggsactly 11am ...
PRESEASON DOCKWORK
RED BANK: With winter winding down, marina gets ready for boating season with some dockwork on our beautiful Navesink River.
CORNED BEEF AND DISCO FRIES?
It’s Friday, and smart Lent-observing Leprechauns know the pot of gold at the end of Red Bank’s rainbow is actually the deliciou ...
SURFBOARD DITCHED
It’s a violation of etiquette in surfing to ditch your board.  (it could hit another surfer and hurt them). But someone appears to ha ...
ELSIE, TAKE ME WITH YOU!
Soaked by pouring rain with the temperature hovering in the low 40’s, this sign in the window of Elsie’s Subs on Monmouth Street ...