Skip to content

A town square for an unsquare town

redbankgreen

Standing for the vitality of Red Bank, its community, and the fun we have together.

RED BANK: BUDGET, BONDS & A NEW HIRE
taxes-2925011
By JOHN T. WARD A first look at this year’s budget, and public confusion over the impact of a series of proposed bonds, dominated Wednesday night’s bimonthly meeting of theContinue reading "RED BANK: BUDGET, BONDS & A NEW HIRE"
Post a comment
April 10th, 2015 @ 7am
Remember: Nothing makes a Red Bank friend happier than to hear "I saw you on Red Bank Green!"
By JOHN T. WARD Red Bankers with an interest in how much their local government costs them can find out where the money goes at a presentation Thursday night. That’sContinue reading "RED BANK: BUDGET IN SPOTLIGHT"
Post a comment
April 24th, 2014 @ 7am
COUNCIL NEWS: PARKING, LIBRARIAN, BUDGET
The valet station on Broad Street in October. Under an approval granted by local officials, another will be added outside the soon-to-open Char Steakhouse. (Click to enlarge) By JOHN T.Continue reading "COUNCIL NEWS: PARKING, LIBRARIAN, BUDGET"
Post a comment
January 24th, 2013 @ 2pm
BOROUGH, SCHOOL BUDGET Q&As SLATED
Red Bank property owners with a yen to understand what’s going into this year’s tax bills will get two chances to ask in person this week — assuming they canContinue reading "BOROUGH, SCHOOL BUDGET Q&As SLATED"
Post a comment
April 5th, 2011 @ 3pm
DuPONT: CAN WE DO THIS SOME OTHER TIME?
Councilman Mike DuPont at Red Bank’s government reorganization meeting on January 1. (Click to enlarge) Red Bank’s borough council is mulling a change in its bimonthly meeting schedule to accommodateContinue reading "DuPONT: CAN WE DO THIS SOME OTHER TIME?"
Post a comment
February 15th, 2011 @ 2pm
RESIDENTS SWEAT BUDGET DETAILS
Participants in last night’s Q&A on the Red Bank budget pick up info packets. (Click to enlarge) Red Bank officials held a marathon budget walk-through before a standing-room crowd atContinue reading "RESIDENTS SWEAT BUDGET DETAILS"
Post a comment
April 29th, 2010 @ 10am
Red Bank's municipal budget for the coming fiscal year sailed to approval Monday night despite the misgivings of several residents. Kim Senkeleski of John Street questioned increases in salary and health insurance costs. Harrison Avenue's Jim Willis bemoaned the "increasing...
Post a comment
April 29th, 2009 @ 9am
The action commences at 7:30p at borough hall. Red Bank's proposed spending plan for the coming fiscal year is slated for introduction at tonight's bimonthly council meeting. Also on the agenda: approval of a deal to start a community center...
Post a comment
March 23rd, 2009 @ 9am
Red Bank residents will get a chance to delve into the whys and wherefores of the borough's proposed 2008-'09 budget next week. Reprising an effort introduced a year ago to improve transparency, borough-government department heads will offer up details of...
Post a comment
April 14th, 2008 @ 9am
Red Bank officials last night introduced a proposed 2008-'09 budget that would increase the local portion of the typical homeowner's property taxes by $311.20 per year. The figure is just a starting point for several weeks of refining and public...
Post a comment
March 11th, 2008 @ 10am
A year after Democrats predicted Red Bank taxes would go down in 2007, the Borough Council last night finalized this year's budget. Taxes went up. As the Borough Council majority sees it, though, the local bite was made as painless...
Post a comment
August 28th, 2007 @ 8am
RED BANK: Heading into Tuesday's Charter Study Commission public hearing, partisan elections are clearly in the crosshairs.
Post a comment
March 15th, 2022 @ 7am
RED BANK: COMMISSION PREPARES TO DIG IN
red-bank-collins-blackwood-122221-500x332-9227703
RED BANK: Newly empaneled charter study commission hires an attorney and gets its first "homework" assignment: reading a report.
Post a comment
December 23rd, 2021 @ 7am
RED BANK: GOVERNMENT REVIEW LAUNCHED
red-bank-charter-study-dupont-forest-113021-220x146-7885929
RED BANK: Newly empaneled charter study commission kicks off "once-in-a-lifetime opportunity" to reorient town's governance, says chairwoman.
Post a comment
December 1st, 2021 @ 7am
RED BANK: WIECZERZAK Q&A
tom-wieczerzak-091021-1-500x332-1185141
RED BANK: Eleven candidates seek seats on five-member charter study commission. Here's what Tom Wieczerzak has to say about himself and the issues.
Post a comment
October 21st, 2021 @ 3pm
RED BANK: BALLARD OPPOSES SURPLUS USE
michael-ballard-061919-500x332-4415840
RED BANK: Ballard challenges fellow Democrats on council's use of $3.5 million surplus "just to say we didn't raise taxes."
Post a comment
July 30th, 2021 @ 6am
RED BANK: SURPLUS KEEPS TAX RATE LEVEL
red-bank-delisa-garbage-truck-062221-500x375-6705347
RED BANK: McConnell credits "wise" spending decisions during pandemic for surplus that's keeping 2021 tax increase to zero.
Post a comment
July 28th, 2021 @ 7am
RED BANK: TAX INCREASE AT 2.8 PERCENT
red-bank-council-072220-2-500x313-3507902
RED BANK: Local tax would rise by 2.8 percent under budget that finance chair Ballard said is "inflicting more pain" on residents impacted by pandemic.
Post a comment
July 23rd, 2020 @ 6am
RED BANK: PARKING, TAXES DOMINATE DEBATE
john-clancy-101617-500x375-5398578
RED BANK: The four council candidates faced off Monday night in a debate-like forum dominated by parking and tax issues.
Post a comment
October 17th, 2017 @ 10am
RED BANK: GOP SHAKES UP TOWN HALL
mike-whelan-010216-2-500x375-3504766
Mike Whelan, 24, at his swearing in as Red Bank councilman. Below, Whelan running mate Mark Taylor. (Photo by John T. Ward. Click to enlarge) [Correction: The original version of thisContinue reading "RED BANK: GOP SHAKES UP TOWN HALL"
Post a comment
January 4th, 2016 @ 7am
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.

Upcoming Events

View Calendar