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RED BANK: CHARTER STUDY COMMISSION
RED BANK: Charter Study Commission meets to review current form of government and recommend possible changes for voter approval.
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RED BANK: CHARTER STUDY COMMISSION
RED BANK: Charter Study Commission kicks off phase two of its work with a presentation by an official from the New Jersey Department of Community Affairs on alternative forms of municipal government.
RED BANK: CHARTER STUDY COMMISSION
RED BANK: Charter Study Commission to hear testimony on the impact of ballot design on primary elections, and party-chair perspectives on nonpartisan government.
RED BANK: CHARTER STUDY COMMISSION
RED BANK: Charter Study Commission session cancelled for lack of quorum. Next session scheduled for June 21.
RED BANK: CHARTER STUDY SET INTO MOTION
RED BANK: Voters overwhelmingly set charter study in motion, choosing four slate candidates plus DuPont for advisory commission.
RED BANK: CHARTER STUDY CANDIDATE Q&As
RED BANK: Eleven candidates seek seats on five-member charter study commission. Q&As, plus a voter guide on the various ways to cast ballots.
RED BANK: DEMS CALL FOR CHARTER STUDY
RED BANK: Bitter split among Democrats widens as mayor and four council members call for charter study, deride Zipprich as party boss.
RED BANK: CHARTER REFERENDUM ADVANCES
RED BANK: Charter Study Commission agrees on "council-manager" government and other aspects of November referendum.
RED BANK: Half-dozen residents weigh in as Charter Study Commission holds public hearing on first phase of its examination of municipal government and elections.
RED BANK: CHARTER RACE SET
RED BANK: Eleven candidates file for seats on five-member charter study commission in November referendum as petition deadline expires.
RED BANK: DuPont makes it a contest, becoming sixth candidate for a seat on five-member charter study commission in November referendum.
RED BANK: FIVE UNITE AS CHARTER SLATE
RED BANK: Five self-described "forward-thinking" candidates for charter study commission form a slate to represent the town's "eclectic nature."
RED BANK: CHARTER QUESTION PUT ON TRACK
RED BANK: Charter study measure clears first formal hurdle, with public hearing slated for June 23. Meantime, process questions need answers.
RED BANK: CHARTER REVIEW VOTE SLATED
RED BANK: All-Democratic council agrees to put charter study on November ballot, a move that could lead to nonpartisan elections.
RED BANK: CHARTER SCHOOL EYES THE WORLD
RED BANK: Charter students tackle environmental disasters around the world on International Day.
RED BANK: CHARTER PANEL TO HOLD HEARING
Retired teacher Barbara Boas, center, was one of seven borough residents named to a study commission last week. (Photo by John T. Ward. Click to enlarge) By JOHN T. WARD MayorContinue reading "RED BANK: CHARTER PANEL TO HOLD HEARING"
RED BANK: MARCHERS REJECT CHARTER PLAN
Protesters marched from the middle school to borough hall in freezing weather. (Photos by John T. Ward. Click to enlarge) By JOHN T. WARD Red Bank residents hoping to slow orContinue reading "RED BANK: MARCHERS REJECT CHARTER PLAN"
Reflecting a statewide pattern, Red Bank Charter School students bested their district-school counterparts in standardized math and language tests in 2010, according to a report released Tuesday by the NewContinue reading "IN STUDENT TESTS, CHARTER TOPS DISTRICT"
RED BANK: REFERENDUM ON CHANGE SET
RED BANK: Charter Study Commission wraps up with report that puts new form of government and non-partisan elections up for November vote.
RED BANK: Citing recent political "unpleasantness," Forest makes emotional plea for nonpartisan elections, and Charter Study Commission agrees.
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WALL STREET CLOSED FOR LEAK
Wall Street in Red Bank closed for water leak.
INDOOR SOCCER KICKS OFF
Pre-k and kindergarten aged kids were at Red Bank Middle School bright and early Sunday, participating in the indoor soccer program hosted b ...
SUNSET OVER FROZEN NAVESINK RIVER
Sunset colors Saturday evening over the ice shot from  Shrewsbury Ave. (Photo by Partyline contributor Thomas Doremus)  
ICY VIEW FROM TRAIN WINDOW
View of the partially frozen Navesink River Saturday afternoon from NJCL Train #7244. (Photo by Partyline contributor Karly Swaim)
RBR BEATS RBC IN BOYS HOOPS RIVALRY
 Red Bank Regional's boys basketball came out with the win at home against their crosstown rivals Red Bank Catholic on Tuesday in Little Si ...
FRIGID DINNER FOR WATER LINE WORKERS
Work continued into the late night hours on Bank Street Tuesday night as a crew replaced several water lines to homes under the town wide le ...
SNOWY THREE KINGS DAY
The three kings in the St. Anthony of Padua Nativity scene have a dusting of snow on their crowns as well as the gold, frankincense and myrr ...
River Road Closed for Emergency Repairs
River Road was closed for emergency road work between Harrison Avenue and Lake Avenue Friday, Jan. 3.  An alert sent out by the Borough of ...
NEW YEAR, QUIET STREETS
“All Quiet on Broad” New Year’s Day morning, 9 a.m. Looking south on Broad Street. So quiet and peaceful. Who knows what a ...
Red Bank Welcomes First Sunrise of 2025!
First sunrise of 2025! (photo by Partyline contributor Thomas Doremus)
STUNNING RED BANK SUNSET TO END 2024
New Year’s Eve sunset shot from Shrewsbury Ave. (Photo by Partyline contributor Thomas Doremus)    
MENORAH LIGHTING
Red Bank Mayor Billy Portman lighting the menorah Monday night at the annual Hanukkah ceremony at Riverside Gardens Park. (photo by Brian Do ...
TRAINSPOTTING WEATHER
As temperatures soared well into the 50’s again, railroad enthusiast and photographer Eric Kreszel photographs the southbound NJ Trans ...
WATCH SLAM DUNK VID AS BUCS REACH FINALS IN BUC CLASSIC HOOPS TOURNEY
Video of slam dunk highlight in Red Bank Regional boys hoops win as team advances to finals of annual Buc Classic holiday tournament.
HELLO OLD MOVIE HOUSE!
Basie Center Cinemas on White Street is particularly busy, owing to its showing of A Complete Unknown, the Bob Dylan biopic released on Chri ...
LEAF..ER, SALT BLOWER?
Worker uses leaf blower to clear salt from sidewalks.
HERE COMES SANTA CLAUS — AND THE RED BANK FIRE DEPARTMENT
Santa Claus came to town courtesy of Red Bank Fire Department Monday, beginning a trip around Red Bank at roughly 5 pm. Braving the freezing ...
BROAD AND FRONT AT CHRISTMAS
Christmasy scene at Broad and Front Friday night. (photo by Brian Donohue)
ICE SCULPTING DELIGHTS CHILLED RED BANKERS
Ice sculptures warm hearts on a frigid day in Red Bank. Check out the photos.
FIRST SNOW BRIGHTENS THE GREEN
Christmas/Holiday Vibes on Grant Place Saturday morning after the first (almost) significant snow of the season. Two intertwined trees (is t ...