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RED BANK: BUILDING DESIGN TO BE REVISED
RED BANK: Modernist building won't fly in historic district, preservation commissioners tell developer. Architect says he'll revise design again.
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RED BANK: CORNER OVERHAUL PROPOSED
RED BANK: A dowdy corner in the town's historic district could get some big and bold architecture, if a proposed medical office building wins approval.
RED BANK: REDEVELOPMENT WORK ON AGENDA
RED BANK: The consultants who suggested the borough set up redevelopment agency are expected to get the contract to run it.
RED BANK: PARKING GRIPES, IDEAS ECHOED
RED BANK: Consultant begins work on parking study with a forum that elicits familiar complaints and suggestions from merchants and residents.
RED BANK: The authors of a report calling for the creation of a downtown redevelopment agency appear on the verge of winning a contract to make it happen.
RED BANK: MIXED-USE BUILDING WINS OK
RED BANK: A mixed-use building would replace a house on Shrewsbury Avenue under a development plan OK'd by the planning board.
RED BANK: BIG PLANS FOR HUMBLE PROPERTY
RED BANK: A humble residential property could become the latest addition to booming redevelopment along Shrewsbury Avenue if a builder's plans are OK'd.
RED BANK: PARKING STUDY GETS IN GEAR
RED BANK: Democrats issue request for parking study bids while wrapping up a move of some permits from White Street to east side lots.
RED BANK: MUMFORD DROPS PARKING BID
RED BANK: Mumford, one of two remaining contenders to redevelop White Street parking lot, leaves smoking tire tracks as he drops his bid.
RED BANK: Back in control of the borough agenda, Democrats plan to put out a call for a parking consultant as early as this month, Yngstrom says.
RED BANK: APARTMENT PROJECT BEGINS
RED BANK: Construction gets underway after a decade of inactivity on a vacant lot opposite Riverside Gardens Park. What's Going on Here? Click to find out.
RED BANK: SICKELS SENDOFF, H2O ON AGENDA
RED BANK: Council to laud retiring administrator Sickels, address large-user water fees and more at its regular meeting Wednesday night.
RED BANK: PARKING AGENDA IN TRANSITION
RED BANK: Amid recriminations and calls for a fresh start, Democrats prepare to take the wheel in the drive for a downtown parking solution.
RED BANK: ZONING MAP UP FOR ADOPTION
RED BANK: New borough zoning map incorporates zoning changes for housing and redevelopment made since 2010, doesn't propose additional ones, says attorney.
RED BANK: BUILDERS BALK AT ‘NET 500’
RED BANK: Both developers vying to redevelop the White Street parking lot said an insistence on 500 net new space may not be economically viable.
RED BANK: Push to redevelop the White Street parking lot gets two spotlights tonight, with meetings at borough hall (6:30) and the primary school (8 pm).
RED BANK: WHAT’S NEXT FOR PARKING?
RED BANK: What happens next in the quest for a parking solution? Two meetings on the same night, for starters.
RED BANK: POLS PULL U-TURN ON PARKING
RED BANK: Republicans and Democrats claim compromise on White Street redevelopment that will also nullify lawsuit over parking garage.
RED BANK: PARKING GARAGE HEARING SLATED
RED BANK: After remaining largely mum for months, the council is ready to talk, and hold a public hearing, about the parking proposals for White Street.
RED BANK: GARAGE BACKERS AIM AT LOGJAM
RED BANK: Garage backers press Democrats to talk as one of five would-be developers amends his plan for the White Street lot.
Partyline
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 ...
WALK THIS WAY
PARTYLINE: Before-and-afters of a sidewalk cleanup on West Street.
SOGGY NOTION
RED BANK: Breezeway sculpture captured the mood downtown as heavy rains fell Saturday morning.
HOME DELIVERY
RED BANK: After a subdivision, an instant house rises on a new Catherine Street lot.
COMMUNITY PROFILES
For Black History Month, Red Bank's Community Engagement and Equity Advisory Committee has been running a series of local profiles on Facebo ...
HEARTY FAREWELL FOR HARDY
RED BANK: Council to honor DPU supervisor Rich Hardy, who retired recently after almost 39 years of keeping things running.
HOMEBOUND? READ ON…
RED BANK: Can't get to the public library? It's now offering free delivery and pickups for homebound borough residents.
TAMING A BEAST OF A WEEK
RED BANK: After the second snowfall of the week, a borough family finds the perfect use for it – a Godzilla snow sculpture.
RED BANK: LIBRARY CLOSED, BUT THE HILL’S OPEN
RED BANK: Though the library was closed by a snowstorm, kids got to enjoy the riverfront property's steep slope Tuesday.
LIGHT(HOUSE) MAKEOVER
This year, getting ready for spring means a midwinter makeover for Strollo's Lighthouse in Red Bank.
TODAY: LOCAL PUPPY COMPETES ON ANIMAL PLANET’S “PUPPY BOWL”
Red Bank’s very own rescue puppy, Biscuit, is set to compete in Animal Planet’s Puppy Bowl this Sunday, February 11, at 2 PM. Th ...
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RED BANK: TIRED OF SKEETERS?
RED BANK: Tired of mosquito bites every summer? Monmouth County has a free program to help eliminate skeeter breeding grounds.