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RED BANK: SCHOOLS MUSTER FOR RESTART
RED BANK: Staff absences prompt temporary classroom reshufflings as holiday break ends. Also, board of ed has a new president.
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RED BANK: TAX BREAK CLOUDS SAXUM HEARING
RED BANK: Residents, and one board member, vent about tax impact as planning board takes up Saxum request for zoning change.
RED BANK: SCHOOLS ‘READY TO ROLL’
RED BANK: Borough schools confident and "ready to roll" with plan for mixed in-school and at-home instruction, Rumage tells board of ed.
RED BANK: Council wraps up 2019 with a quiet session that includes formation of committee to encourage resident participation in 2020 Census.
RED BANK: With a 55-percent boost in state funding, school administrators rush to reverse cuts to jobs and services. But the tax hike remains, superintendent says.
RED BANK: PARENTS OFF TO TRENTON, AGAIN
RED BANK: About two dozen parents, joined by five council members, head off by bus to Trenton to lobby for "equitable" school funding.
RED BANK PRIMARY HOSTS SOME FRESH VIPs
RED BANK: Primary school gets state Agriculture Department award for "exceptional job at promoting fruits and vegetables and healthy lifestyles."
RED BANK: INCUMBENTS KEEP SCHOOL SEATS
Incumbents Ann Roseman, Fred Stone and Carrie Ludwikowski won clear victories over three challengers.  (Photo by John T. Ward. Click to enlarge) By JOHN T. WARD An unusually newsy Red BankContinue reading "RED BANK: INCUMBENTS KEEP SCHOOL SEATS"
RED BANK: FORUM PIVOTS ON CLANCY ISSUES
Challenger Michael Clancy, right, with incumbents Carrie Ludwikowski, left, Frederick Stone and Ann Roseman on stage at the middle school Thursday night. (Photo by John T. Ward. Click to enlarge) ByContinue reading "RED BANK: FORUM PIVOTS ON CLANCY ISSUES"
RED BANK SCHOOLS: CLANCY
Michael Clancy. (Photo by John T. Ward. Click to enlarge) Six candidates are vying for three three-year terms on the Red Bank Board of Education in the November 3 election. To help votersContinue reading "RED BANK SCHOOLS: CLANCY"
RED BANK SCHOOLS: LUDWIKOWSKI
Carrie Ludwikowski. (Photo by John T. Ward. Click to enlarge) Six candidates are vying for three three-year terms on the Red Bank Board of Education in the November 3 election. To help votersContinue reading "RED BANK SCHOOLS: LUDWIKOWSKI"
RED BANK SCHOOLS: ROSEMAN
Ann Roseman. (Photo by John T. Ward. Click to enlarge) Six candidates are vying for three three-year terms on the Red Bank Board of Education in the November 3 election. ToContinue reading "RED BANK SCHOOLS: ROSEMAN"
RED BANK SCHOOLS: STONE
Frederick Stone. (Photo by John T. Ward. Click to enlarge) Six candidates are vying for three three-year terms on the Red Bank Board of Education in the November 3 election. ToContinue reading "RED BANK SCHOOLS: STONE"
RED BANK SCHOOLS: STOUT
Richard Stout, Jr. (Photo by John T. Ward. Click to enlarge) Six candidates are vying for three three-year terms on the Red Bank Board of Education in the November 3 election.Continue reading "RED BANK SCHOOLS: STOUT"
RED BANK SCHOOLS: KATZ
Irwin Katz. (Photo by John T. Ward. Click to enlarge) Six candidates are vying for three three-year terms on the Red Bank Board of Education in the November 3 election. ToContinue reading "RED BANK SCHOOLS: KATZ"
RED BANK: GOP ‘CANDIDATE’ BLASTS… GOP
Camera-shy then as now, Irwin Katz hides behind a sign at his short-lived Monmouth Street store in 2007. Below is the August 10 GOP Facebook post that angered Katz. (Photo by John T.Continue reading "RED BANK: GOP ‘CANDIDATE’ BLASTS… GOP"
RED BANK: RESIDENCY AN ISSUE IN RACE
Red Bank school board candidate Mike Clancy. (Photo by John T. Ward. Click to enlarge) By JOHN T. WARD One of six candidates on the ballot in this year’s Red Bank Board of EducationContinue reading "RED BANK: RESIDENCY AN ISSUE IN RACE"
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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.