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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.
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RED BANK: In a bombshell announcement, incumbent GOP council members Taylor and Whelan say they won't run for re-election this year.
ON THE GREEN: OUT OF THE FOG, INTO…
ON THE GREEN: After Thursday night's heavy fog, expect rain Friday. And then? Here's the forecast for the weekend and beyond.
RED BANK: CONCESSION LEASE TO BE RE-BID
RED BANK: The council has to find a new vendor for the concession stand in Riverside Gardens Park after the last successful bidder pulls out.
RED BANK: COUNCIL OKS ‘REVERSE’ APPEALS
RED BANK: Going "aggressive" at Menna's urging, council OKs 'reverse' tax appeals on commercial properties. Also, Menna gets a surprise tax bill in the mail.
RED BANK: PARK SESSIONS RESCHEDULED
RED BANK: Public input sessions for future of Marine Park rescheduled.
RED BANK: LIVE WIRE LANDS ON VAN
RED BANK: Driver "lucky to be alive" after live electrical wire ripped out by passing truck lands on his van on Pinckney Road.
FAIR HAVEN: COUNCIL TAKES AIM AT POT, GUNS
FAIR HAVEN: Council takes action on two hot issues, calling for zoning ban on recreational pot sales and demanding action on assault weapons.
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: HUNDREDS MARCH FOR GUN LIMITS
RED BANK: Inspired by a nationwide movement growing out of last month's slaughter at a Florida high school, hundreds rally here for limits on guns.
RUMSON: Former municipal judge here and in eight other towns avoids prison for five-year scheme that diverted $500k from county to local coffers.
RED BANK: STORM BRINGS TICKET BLITZ II
RED BANK: This week's snowstorm came with a second blitz of parking tickets for vehicles left on borough streets, police tell redbankgreen.
RED BANK: AFTER THE STORM
RED BANK: Scenes from around town as cleanup from the overnight snowstorm gets underway, aided by rapidly rising temperatures.
RED BANK: OUTAGES ABOUND AFTER STORM
RED BANK: Power outages abounded and roadways were barricaded as heavy, wet snow dropped by Wednesday's storm brings down lines.
RED BANK: PRE-SNOW SNOW DAY
RED BANK: With schools closed and a state of emergency in effect, activity is light on the Greater Green in the pre-storm hours of a snow day.
RED BANK: RAYRAP PROJECT GETS UNDERWAY
RED BANK: House fire? Quick demolition? What's Going Here? Here's the scoop about recent activity at Harding and Hudson, the site of RayRap's long-awaited project.
RED BANK: The latest police blotter includes four DWI arrests.
RED BANK: WET, HEAVY SNOW IN FORECAST
RED BANK: The Greater Green braces for fourth storm of March, with more than a foot of wet, heavy snow expected Wednesday.
RED BANK: CHARTER AID BOOST SLAMMED
RED BANK: School board and parents slam increased transfer of funds to charter school, which wipes out state aid increase.
RED BANK: SPRING ARRIVES AS WINTER STORM
RED BANK: A brewing storm threatens to dump a foot of more of heavy, wet snow on the Greater Green over the first two days of spring, 2018.
Partyline
CRASH ON LEIGHTON
The driver of this car was headed north on Leighton Avenue when they it hit an SUV pulling a work trailer headed in south in the opposing la ...
CAR VS STREET SIGN
The driver of this Mercedes hopped the curb and toppled the street sign at the corner of South Pearl and Drs. James Parker Boulevard Wednesd ...
SKETCHES OF RED BANK BY LOCAL ARTIST MICHAEL WHITE
Sketches of Red Bank scenes have been floating around on social media and we thought they deserved some spotlight. First appearing in our fe ...
POLE DOWN
Utility pole falls on English Plaza shop Forge after being struck by SUV shortly before noon. No injuries reported, though 86-year-old drive ...
YO, ADRIAN!
It’s a tough turn for our hero as Rocky Balboa is relegated to the curb for trash pickup on Locust Avenue. We’ll have to go back ...
“EL PALOMO” IS IN THE HOUSE
Jesus Rios, a mariachi singer who performs under the stage name “El Palomo” (The dove) pauses for a moment before entering a bac ...
CROC SPOTTED IN RIVER
Frighteningly hideous and green, a solitary Croc lurked ominously amid the flotsam and foam in the Navesink River alongside the Red Bank Fir ...
KISS ICON REFLECTS ON BROADWALK
A Swarovski crystal-bedazzled self-portrait painting of Paul Stanley, longtime singer and guitarist for the rock band Kiss peers out from a ...
CHISELIN’ AWAY
Marcelo Garcia Lopez works with hammer and chisel on a new feature for his flower garden on Shrewsbury Avenue: a hollow in a carved log in w ...
STORM CLEANUP CONTINUES
  Saturday’s storm sent a tree toppling on this house on Bank Street, damaging the roof. Workers Wednesday could be seen removing ...
SNAPPING IN THE BREEZE
RED BANK: Blustery winds had the flags in Riverside Gardens Park snapping Monday evening.
POWER LINE DOWN
Red Bank firefighters were on scene at Manor Drive dealing with a live power line Monday afternoon. There was no immediate report of fire. T ...
TAR BEACH SOLSTICE
Aldo Quiroz of Ocean Township came ready with his beach chair and found a shady spot to spend his lunch hour in a parking lot off Broad Stre ...
GOING GREY
Workers painting the stone facade of the PNC Bank at the corner of Broad and Harding Thursday morning. An upgrade? Maybe it’s just pri ...
COFFEE & WILDLIFE
RED BANK: The best wildlife show in town can be taken in from a waterfront bench outside the public library, and it's totally free.
FAWNING OVER HER BABY
A mother deer and her fawn were spotted between a row of garages on Hudson Avenue and some trees alongside the Broad Street parking lots. Re ...
EVENING ESCAPE
RED BANK: Sailors in Monmouth Boat Club's weekly racing series found tranquil conditions on the Navesink River Tuesday evening.
PEAK COLOR ON BROAD
RED BANK: A year after they were installed, downtown mini gardens have added to "transformational" improvements, says business owner.
RED BANK: FAIRIES MOVE IN ON WHITE STREET
Red Bank: Girl scouts turns tiny parking lot plot of dirt into a "magical girls sparkle garden."
TRAINING UNDER FIRE
RED BANK: Volunteer firefighters train to cut into pitched roofs under active fire conditions.