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Monthly Archives: February 2023

RED BANK: ‘SNO SNOW HERE, JUST RAIN
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RED BANK: While much of the Northeast deals with snow Tuesday, the Greater Red Bank will be spared. Here's the forecast.
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February 28th, 2023 @ 7am
Remember: Nothing makes a Red Bank friend happier than to hear "I saw you on Red Bank Green!"
RED BANK: CHURCH BLOCK TO BE RENAMED
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RED BANK: Council answers prayers from St. Anthony of Padua for official street name change to Oratory Way.
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February 26th, 2023 @ 4am
RED BANK: MAKING SPACE FOR MAKERS
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RED BANK: redbankgreen's 'Human Bites' series of quickie interviews gets a restart with Artisans Collective founder Debbie Eisenstein.
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February 24th, 2023 @ 8am
RED BANK: HOUSING, POT DOMINATE SESSION
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RED BANK: Cannabis restrictions and funding request by Housing Authority among the issues at second long council meeting in three days.
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February 23rd, 2023 @ 8am
RED BANK: PORTMAN VETOES RENTAL LAW
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RED BANK: In surprise move, Portman vetoes short-term rental law, saying council "ignored the simple and widely acceptable solution."
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February 23rd, 2023 @ 5am
RED BANK: COUNCIL DEMS, HOGAN FORM SLATE
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RED BANK: Three council Dems team up with Riverview's president and three others in bid to form new government in July.
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February 22nd, 2023 @ 8am
RED BANK: POT LAW OVERHAUL PROPOSED
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RED BANK: Expecting tweaks, attendees of special cannabis hearing instead learn of proposals to overhaul law to make it more restrictive.
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February 21st, 2023 @ 2pm
RED BANK: FREE PANTRY GETS SOME LOVE
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RED BANK: Local women make Valentine's Day grocery drop at food bank.
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February 21st, 2023 @ 10am
RED BANK: ZIPPRICH WON’T SEEK NEW TERM
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RED BANK: His years as Democratic chair marked by strife, Zipprich says he won't seek re-election under a new form of government he opposed.
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February 21st, 2023 @ 7am
RED BANK: 1980s SEX ASSAULTS ALLEGED
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RED BANK: Lawsuit claims now-dead rec department official sexually assaulted woman more than 200 times, starting when she was 11 years old.
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February 20th, 2023 @ 7am
REDBANKGREEN’S NEW PARTNER: 83 YEARS TO GO
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RED BANK: Some news about redbankgreen itself.
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February 17th, 2023 @ 7am
RED BANK: ICELESS WINTER FOILS ICEBOATERS
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RED BANK: With another 60-degree day in the forecast, members of America's oldest ice boat club lament the fifth iceless winter in a row.
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February 16th, 2023 @ 7am
RED BANK: CANNABIS SITINGS ON AGENDA
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RED BANK: Council slates special session to consider easing limits on cannabis shop locations while heading off potential "cannabis row." 
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February 15th, 2023 @ 7am
RED BANK: COUNCIL OKS EARLY, LIVE VOTING
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RED BANK: At an added cost of $21k, council greenlights weekend of early, in-person voting for the May 9 special election.
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February 14th, 2023 @ 7am
RED BANK: PARK TO GET PICKLEBALL COURTS
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RED BANK: Tennis courts in Eastside Park will be remade into "hybrid" tennis and pickleball surfaces under plans that advanced last week. 
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February 13th, 2023 @ 7am
RED BANK: TAKE A STROLL, SWEETHEARTS
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RED BANK: RiverCenter unveils a new Valentine's Day event Saturday, one for lovers... of strolling, shopping and dining.
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February 10th, 2023 @ 12pm
RED BANK: WEST SIDE LEAD PIPE PLAN OK’D
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RED BANK: Council authorizes massive, decade-long effort to identify and replace lead water lines, starting this year on the West Side.
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February 10th, 2023 @ 7am
RED BANK: SHORT-RENTAL LAW PASSES
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RED BANK: Amid complaints that it is still "not listening," council adopts short-term law barring short-term rentals in residential-only zone.
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February 9th, 2023 @ 7am
RED BANK: GENDER NEUTRALITY ON AGENDA
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RED BANK: A resolution calling for gender-neutral language in borough government communications is on the council agenda Wednesday night.
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February 8th, 2023 @ 6am
RED BANK: PIPES, RENTALS, VOTING ON DECK
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RED BANK: On a heavy council agenda Wednesday: lead pipes, cannabis zoning, water rates, special election and gender-neutral language.
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February 7th, 2023 @ 2pm
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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.

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