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RED BANK: CHARTER SCHOOL HEAD TO RETIRE
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RED BANK: Meredith Pennotti, who led the charter school through most of its first two, and highly fraught, decades, announces plan to retire.
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January 30th, 2019 @ 3pm
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RED BANK: CHARTER ‘CULTURE’ IN SPOTLIGHT
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RED BANK: Charter school parents press for return to a pre-pandemic "culture" amid canceled events and perceived lack of engagement.
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August 24th, 2022 @ 10am
RED BANK: CHARTER SCHOOL NAMES NEW HEAD
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RED BANK: Charter school names new head, who left her last job under pressure over changes she implemented, according to news reports.
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June 3rd, 2019 @ 10am
RED BANK: Rejecting allegations of enrollment bias, state education commissioner upholds charter school renewal through 2022.
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April 23rd, 2018 @ 9am
RED BANK: CHARTER AID BOOST SLAMMED
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RED BANK: School board and parents slam increased transfer of funds to charter school, which wipes out state aid increase.
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March 20th, 2018 @ 10am
RED BANK: Charter school to hold its annual enrollment lottery this week.
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January 8th, 2018 @ 11am
RED BANK: CHARTER SCHOOL EYES THE WORLD
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RED BANK: Charter students tackle environmental disasters around the world on International Day.
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November 22nd, 2017 @ 10pm
RED BANK: INKY PROBES SEGREGATION CLAIMS
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RED BANK: Philadelphia Inquirer probes segregation claims leveled at charter school.
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August 31st, 2017 @ 10am
RED BANK: CHARTER SCHOOL WINS GYM OK
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RED BANK: Over objections reflecting long-standing resentments, charter school wins OK to create gym in a building it's buying.
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August 4th, 2017 @ 9am
RED BANK: CHARTER, RAYRAP ON AGENDA
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RED BANK: The charter school and developer Ray Rapcavage go before the zoning board with plans that have generated a fair amount of heat recently.
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August 1st, 2017 @ 10am
RED BANK: CHARTER SCHOOL TO BUY BUILDING
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RED BANK: The charter school plans to pay $1.73 million for a commercial building that abuts its property to create a gym.
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April 26th, 2017 @ 6am
RED BANK: The ACLU and a marquee civil rights lawyer take up the case of two organizations hoping to close the charter school over charges of segregation.
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April 12th, 2017 @ 11pm
RED BANK: The Charter School is accepting applications for next school year, through March 29.
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March 15th, 2017 @ 4am
RED BANK: ACLU ENTERS CHARTER BATTLE
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RED BANK: The ACLU has joined two other organizations battling the charter school over charges of segregation and will appeal this week's charter renewal.
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March 2nd, 2017 @ 6pm
RED BANK: CHARTER WINS FIVE MORE YEARS
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RED BANK: Amid controversy over its impact on it host district, charter school wins state approval to operate for another five years.
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March 1st, 2017 @ 8pm
RED BANK: Three months after a complaint, feds say they're investigating allegations of segregation related to charter school.
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February 15th, 2017 @ 5am
RED BANK: CHARTER KIDS MARCH FOR MLK
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RED BANK: Charter School students attend class on MLK Day, and take part in a full day of activities.
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January 24th, 2017 @ 5am
RED BANK: DISTRICT CALLS FOR CHARTER END
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RED BANK: District superintendent asks state to reject charter renewal because the borough "can no longer support two separate school districts."
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December 6th, 2016 @ 3pm
RED BANK: P.R. BATTLE OVER CHARTER SCHOOL
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RED BANK: Charter school and adversaries swap charges in press release skirmish.
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November 22nd, 2016 @ 7am
RED BANK: CHARTER FOES CLAIM BROAD BASE
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RED BANK: Who's behind the Civil Rights complaint against the Red Bank Charter School filed with the Justice Department earlier this week?
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November 17th, 2016 @ 11am
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NOT SO SCARY
Twenty times? Fifty times? How many times did we drive by this home on the corner of River Street and Shrewsbury and do a double take before ...
LOCAL 9 TAKE TROPHY
After a long hot two days of baseball, the Red Bank area-based Jersey Shore Raiders emerged as champions of the United States Amateur Baseba ...
RHAPSODY ON ICE
RED BANK: On a cool-ish summer evening, keyboardist NGXB entertained customers of Strollo's Italian Ice with renderings of 'Bohemian Rhapsod ...
PUDDLE BE GONE
A work crew was out this week attacking the site of the notoriously persistent puddle at the corner of Broad and Mechanic Streets. This phot ...
SMALLS FOR MAYOR?
We at redbankgreen remain neutral in political affairs and never make endorsements. But we have to say Borough Clerk Laura Reinertsen’ ...
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.

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