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RED BANK: LOT OWNERS CAN NOW TRY AGAIN
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RED BANK: After sixth hearing and split vote requiring a tiebreaker, a key downtown lot gets rezoned, and the owner can refile a rejected apartment plan.
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November 22nd, 2016 @ 10am
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RED BANK: 5-4 BOARD VOTE ADVANCES PLAN
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RED BANK: Once again, a measure to allow development of a downtown site in spite of a zoning board rejection proves divisive.
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October 18th, 2016 @ 7am
RED BANK: YNGSTROM BLASTED FOR COMMENTS
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RED BANK: Councilman Mark Taylor demands Erik Yngstrom resign zoning board for "political" comments in which he dubbed council action "fishy."
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September 30th, 2016 @ 3pm
RED BANK: VACANT LOT SPLITS COUNCIL AGAIN
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RED BANK: Council splits again over special treatment for a proposed apartment building that lost a zoning case earlier this year.
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September 29th, 2016 @ 9am
RED BANK: Like another developer thwarted by the zoning board, RayRap wants its property designated as "in need of rehabilitation."
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September 19th, 2016 @ 10am
RED BANK: PARKING PLAN ADVANCES, BARELY
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RED BANK: A tangle of issues lead to a mayoral tiebreaker vote to advance plans for a possible parking garage downtown.
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August 11th, 2016 @ 7am
RED BANK: ZONING SHORTCUT INTRODUCED
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RED BANK: Council action on redevelopment renews complaints of "spot zoning."
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July 14th, 2016 @ 8am
RED BANK: At board lawyer's urging, RayRap architect keeps it brief.
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July 7th, 2016 @ 9am
RED BANK: REDEVELOPMENT PLANS ADVANCE
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RED BANK: Piggybacking on plans for a parking garage, a private property that lost a zoning case may get a second shot.
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July 7th, 2016 @ 9am
RED BANK: THREE MAJOR PROJECTS ON AGENDA
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RED BANK: A potential White Street garage gets its first test as three major issues go before the planning board tonight.
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July 6th, 2016 @ 7am
RED BANK: WHAT’S NEXT FOR RAYRAP SITE?
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The zoning board shot down a plan to build 22 townhouses and condos on a parcel bound by Clay Street, Harding Road and Hudson Avenue, throwing the future of the siteContinue reading "RED BANK: WHAT’S NEXT FOR RAYRAP SITE?"
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December 11th, 2015 @ 2pm
RED BANK: ZONERS ZAP RAYRAP PLAN
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Resident Bill Brooks studies a RayRap exhibit prior to the zoning board hearing. Below, a rendering of the proposed six-unit condo building that would front on Harding Road at HudsonContinue reading "RED BANK: ZONERS ZAP RAYRAP PLAN"
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December 3rd, 2015 @ 11pm
RED BANK: RAYRAP TRAFFIC PLAN RAPPED
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Planning consultant John Jahr addresses a question from Hudson Avenue resident William Hartigan as builder Ray Rapcavage props up an exhibit Thursday night. Below, a view of the six-unit condoContinue reading "RED BANK: RAYRAP TRAFFIC PLAN RAPPED"
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November 6th, 2015 @ 8am
RED BANK: RAYRAP PLAN ON ZONING AGENDA
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Developer Ray Rapcavage is scheduled to return to the Red Bank zoning board Thursday night with his proposal to build 22 homes on a block bounded by Harding Road, Hudson Avenue andContinue reading "RED BANK: RAYRAP PLAN ON ZONING AGENDA"
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November 5th, 2015 @ 5am
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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.

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