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RED BANK: Search for a new borough administrator has "stalled," say two council members, with a looming vacancy in the borough's finance office, too.
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RED BANK: TOP TWO JOBS OPEN AS CFO QUITS
RED BANK: O'Reilly resigns as chief financial officer after just two and half years, leaving top two jobs in borough government open.
RED BANK: BALLARD TOUTS NEW FEE LAW
RED BANK: Ballard touts new development fee law as countering impact of "explosive growth," though Menna sees it as ripe for legal challenge.
RED BANK: Planning board approves proposed 10-unit apartment building as chairman commends applicant for not pushing for more.
RED BANK: Council approves new redevelopment agency director amid debate over sexual harassment lawsuit and contrasting views of #metoo.
RED BANK: COUNCIL TO HOSE FIREWORKS
RED BANK: Days after a booming Fourth of July weekend, mayor and council say they'll act to enforce state ban on illegal fireworks.
RED BANK: Council to vote Wednesday on eliminating in-house animal control service in switch to SPCA. Residents say response times will suffer.
RED BANK: YARD SALE MAY BE REVIVED
RED BANK: Townwide yard sale may return in September, though mayor floats idea of holding an unstructured, non-sponsored one in June.
RED BANK: ANIMAL OPERATION ON THE BLOCK
RED BANK: Council looking into eliminating in-house animal control service in switch to SPCA. Residents say personal service will suffer.
RED BANK: CHARTER REVIEW VOTE SLATED
RED BANK: All-Democratic council agrees to put charter study on November ballot, a move that could lead to nonpartisan elections.
RED BANK: TOWN HALL ON FISH KILL SOUGHT
RED BANK: Council joins Clean Ocean Action in demand for DEP town hall on fish kill that has littered Navesink and Shrewsbury with reeking carcasses.
RED BANK: COUNCIL TO HIRE SEARCH FIRM
RED BANK: On council agenda: police chief to be named interim administrator while search firm seeks permanent replacement. Not on: a charter study.
RED BANK: Ballard decries 'tragedy' of Daunte Wright killing and the fear he and other Black Americans experience in encounters with police.
RED BANK: COUNCIL MAY REOPEN VNA PLAN
RED BANK: Council moves on possible re-review of VNA site as Saxum pursues reclassification as "area in need of redevelopment."
RED BANK: TOP JOB OPEN AT TIME OF STRIFE
RED BANK: Menna blames Shehady departure after just three years on "scheme" and worries "dysfunctional" atmosphere will repel good candidates.
RED BANK: Civil war among Democrats intensifies as local Republican chairman says Zipprich has made local politics "a toxic endeavor."
RED BANK: SHEHADY RESIGNS TOP BORO JOB
RED BANK: Shehady resigns as business administrator after just three years, leaving sharply divided council to fill top unelected position.
RED BANK: DEMS CALL FOR CHARTER STUDY
RED BANK: Bitter split among Democrats widens as mayor and four council members call for charter study, deride Zipprich as party boss.
RED BANK: STILL NO MOVEMENT ON REFORM
RED BANK: Two approaches to a possible change from the borough form of government have shown no signs of traction in recent months.
RED BANK: SENIOR & REC PLANS REVIEWED
RED BANK: With less rancor than in recent past, redevelopment agency reviews concept plans for senior and rec facilities.
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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 ...