RED BANK: redbankgreen's Q&A with independent Sue Viscomi, one of five contenders for two council seats in the November 6 election.

New bleachers for Count Basie Fields. A remake of Marine Park. Shrewsbury Ave crosswalks and bump outs. With 56 straight "yes" votes, Red Bank Council goes on a roll.

RED BANK: Salaries for mayor and council would remain unchanged, for now, under measure on Thursday night's agenda.

RED BANK: Riverview president and mayoral candidate Hogan downplays concerns about conflicts of interest; Viscomi launches fifth council bid.

RED BANK: Three council Dems team up with Riverview's president and three others in bid to form new government in July.

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.

RED BANK: Unpaid citizen volunteers help power local government. Here are the latest committee appointees and re-appointees.

RED BANK: Rejecting Portman's call for a breather, council majority adopts bylaws that sets new bar for proposed resolutions.

RED BANK: Planning board overcomes misgivings about all-cash operation, electrified security fence, and approves cannabis growing facility.

RED BANK: Portman may have been the only one on the ballot, but 94 voters had other ideas about who should be mayor, according to write-ins.

RED BANK: Civility was top-of-mind for many residents who packed a room for the first of two candidates' nights held Wednesday.

RED BANK: Council tables plan to put armed police in the borough's primary and middle schools; quarrels over meeting-date change.

RED BANK: One day after stunning primary win, Portman has a challenger: first-term council member Sturdivant, who filed as an independent.

RED BANK: Still well below "adequacy" funding, school district keeps tax increase at two percent for second consecutive year, Rumage says.

RED BANK: Even as they approve spending for Senior Center repairs, Democrats split over how long it took and who should have 'found' funding sooner.

RED BANK: Council gets through session with less friction than in the recent past. Here's a quick recap of the highlights.

RED BANK: Staff absences prompt temporary classroom reshufflings as holiday break ends. Also, board of ed has a new president.

RED BANK: It's official: Sturdivant to join Triggiano on council; five winners of charter study race certified after overwhelming referendum approval.

RED BANK: Superintendent asks council to oppose charter school renewal, citing a 'travesty' of segregative effects over a quarter-century.

RED BANK: Newcomer Sturdivant is top votegetter as Triggiano holds on for second council term; Viscomi again runs distant third.