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RED BANK: COUNCIL WRAP
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RED BANK: Council tackles heavy agenda, honors retiree, remembers longtime soup maker. Here's a quick recap of the highlights.
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January 27th, 2023 @ 7am
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RED BANK: SHORT-RENTAL LAW ADVANCES
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RED BANK: Amid debate over substance and process, council introduced proposed law regulating Airbnbs and other short-term home rentals.
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January 26th, 2023 @ 7am
RED BANK: STRONG WIND & RAIN FORECAST
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RED BANK: Strong winds and heavy rain expected to impact region Wednesday night and early Thursday, National Weather Service says. 
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January 25th, 2023 @ 6am
RED BANK: Officials to resume their efforts to enact a law regulating Airbnbs and other short-term home rentals this week.
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January 24th, 2023 @ 12pm
RED BANK: MASTER PLAN GETS WALK-THROUGH
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RED BANK: Draft Master Plan gets little criticism in its public debut. Up next: how to prioritize its many recommendations, says board member.
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January 24th, 2023 @ 11am
RED BANK: MAYOR HOSTS OFFICE HOURS
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RED BANK: Got a gripe, a question, a suggestion? Just want to meet the new guy? Mayor Billy Portman initiates weekly open-door sessions.
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January 23rd, 2023 @ 7am
RED BANK: MASTER PLAN DRAFT ON AGENDA
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RED BANK: Draft Master Plan to make its debut Monday at a planning board hearing that will be both in-person and viewable via Zoom.
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January 20th, 2023 @ 6am
RED BANK: CAR FIRE DOUSED NEAR SCHOOL
RED BANK: Volunteers douse car fire near St. James School shortly before start of classes. No injuries reported.
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January 18th, 2023 @ 7am
RED BANK: COMMEMORATING DR. KING
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RED BANK: Two school choirs participate as Pilgrim Baptist Church hosts its annual Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. commemoration.
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January 18th, 2023 @ 6am
RED BANK: MORE ‘UPSKIRTING’ CASES ALLEGED
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RED BANK: Borough man faces additional charges of 'upskirting' women and girls at supermarkets, sexual contact and more.
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January 17th, 2023 @ 5pm
RED BANK: After blowback, controversial new bylaws will get council review later this month, Ballard and Jackson said last week.
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January 17th, 2023 @ 7am
RED BANK: EASTSIDE PARK UPGRADES SLATED
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RED BANK: Plans for upgrades to the basketball and tennis/pickleball courts in Eastside Park will be aired for public comment this week.
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January 16th, 2023 @ 6am
RED BANK: BOSS SHOWS UP FOR WORK
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RED BANK: Springsteen and band settle in at Count Basie Center for the Arts to rehearse for world tour that begins February 1.
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January 13th, 2023 @ 3pm
RED BANK: SPECIAL-ELECTION PLANS MULLED
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RED BANK: Officials turn attention to special election in May, mulling early-voting weekend option, with cost concerns aired.
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January 13th, 2023 @ 7am
RED BANK: DPU HEAD OUSTED
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RED BANK: Unlisted on agenda, no terms revealed, no discussion: council fires DPU director, brings back his predecessor at $16,500 a month.
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January 12th, 2023 @ 7am
RED BANK: MASTER PLAN ROLLOUT SET
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RED BANK: Planning board sets Master Plan rollout, with at least two public hearings to come; board also 'endorses' school garden.
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January 10th, 2023 @ 10am
RED BANK: Busy December crime blotter includes seven motorists arrested on charges of driving while under the influence.
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January 9th, 2023 @ 3pm
RED BANK: CITIZEN APPOINTMENTS 2023
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RED BANK: Unpaid citizen volunteers help power local government. Here are the latest committee appointees and re-appointees.
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January 9th, 2023 @ 7am
RED BANK: HORGAN LOOKS BACK, AND AHEAD
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RED BANK: After 15 years on the council, Kathy Horgan reflects on the turmoil of recent years, and talks about her next chapter.
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January 6th, 2023 @ 7am
RED BANK: ZIPPRICH BLOC SETS NEW BYLAWS
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RED BANK: Rejecting Portman's call for a breather, council majority adopts bylaws that sets new bar for proposed resolutions.
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January 5th, 2023 @ 10am
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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.
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 ...

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