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RED BANK: POLICE LAUNCH CRACKDOWN ON TRAILERS
RED BANK: Police issue more than a dozen summonses and one arrest warrant to owners of work trailers violating a new 48 hour parking rule.
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RED BANK: IDLE-TRAILER WARNINGS BEGIN
RED BANK: As new law banning unhitched trailers takes effect, police embark on campaign of warning notices.
RED BANK: SPARKS FLY BEFORE OVERRIDE VOTE
RED BANK: Controversy continues at special council session called to override Portman veto of Airbnb-style rental law .
RED BANK: MASTER PLAN’S USE DEBATED
RED BANK: Concluding a 14-month process, planning board adopts Master Plan amid debate over "prioritizing" its recommendations.
RED BANK: PROJECT GETS NO BOARD SUPPORT
RED BANK: Mumford plan for Shrewsbury Avenue gets mixed reviews from public, but no support from zoning board. Too tall and too dense, members say.
RED BANK: Shehady floats idea of $200+ tickets for snow parking as chief cites nose-thumbing at ordinance. But Triggiano says "no way" to steep hike.
RED BANK: DEBATE OVER ‘McKENNA WAY’
RED BANK: Proposal to name a downtown alleyway for former mayor Ed McKenna elicits both objections and support at council meeting.
RED BANK: SWEEPING CHANGES COMING
RED BANK: Council delays alternate-side parking law but it's still coming, along with a sweeper tracker, despite misgivings of some residents.
RED BANK: COUNCIL RECAP
RED BANK: Council hires interim parking director, introduces bond, welcomes new police officer and more. Here's a recap of last week's action.
RED BANK: BANK STREET SHITHOLE PERSISTS
RED BANK:Frustrated neighbors renew complaints about junk-filled yard on Bank Street as borough tries a new legal approach to force cleanup.
RED BANK: RAMPING UP CODE ENFORCEMENT
RED BANK: Borough ramps up code enforcement, business administrator says in response to complaint about homeowners being "threatened" with summonses.
RED BANK: FIRST WORKSHOP’S A MARATHON
RED BANK: Dormant vehicles on Bank Street; four-way stops; a new firetruck; zoning for marijuana dispensaries. All these got mulled over at the council's first workshop session Wednesday.
RED BANK: POKU CLAIMS RACIAL PREJUDICE
RED BANK: Junk-filled yard draws attention of TV news crew and helicopter as property owner defends "hobbies" and claims racial prejudice.
RED BANK: JUNK-FILLED YARD IRKS NEIGHBORS
RED BANK: Neighbors complain about a West Side house where the yard is filled with junk and vehicles parked out front never get moved.
LOCATION AN ISSUE FOR COMMUNITY GARDEN
Councilwoman Sharon Lee details her objections to a request to create a community garden at the Red Bank Public Library. (Click to enlarge) A push for the creation of aContinue reading "LOCATION AN ISSUE FOR COMMUNITY GARDEN"
ON TUESDAY’S BALLOT: SCHOOL BUDGET BLUES
Red Bank residents at Wednesday night’s presentation on the borough school district budget, led by Superintendent Laura Morana, below. (Click to enlarge) Hoping to whip up support for a spendingContinue reading "ON TUESDAY’S BALLOT: SCHOOL BUDGET BLUES"
MORE YMCA DISCUSSION? Y NOT?
William Poku of Bank Street addresses the council. (Photo by Dustin Racioppi) By DUSTIN RACIOPPI What would a municipal meeting in Red Bank be these days without at least aContinue reading "MORE YMCA DISCUSSION? Y NOT?"
Planner Paul Szymanski testifies on behalf of the developer about the proposed project at Thursday night's zoning board meeting. A 36-unit affordable housing project envisioned alongside a rail yard on Red Bank's West Side sailed to unanimous approval by the...
The state Council on Affordable Housing has temporarily barred Red Bank from granting any new multifamily housing approvals until a dispute over the borough's fair share of below-market housing can be addressed, today's Asbury Park Press reports. No such projects...
The Southies got the crowd they wanted—and the startled attention of Red Bank's governing body—as an overflow throng descended on the Borough Council Monday night to demand a halt to rising property taxes. Responding to a recent leafletting campaign launched...
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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.