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RED BANK: "Soft" costs associated with repairs to water-damaged Senior Center add $96,000 to budget. Public presentation scheduled for Tuesday.
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RED BANK: EMAIL LEAK OPINION EXPECTED
RED BANK: After months of stalemate, council may finally get guidance on what, if anything, to do about leaked emails and the allegations they raised.
FAIR HAVEN: BOROUGH ATTORNEY REPLACED
FAIR HAVEN: First order of business as Democrats take control of council: a new borough attorney, one familiar to Red Bankers.
RED BANK: Riverview to pay $850k to settle borough lawsuit that sought $5.3M for 33 years of alleged illegal water and sewer usage.
RED BANK: TRASH PACT, LEAK REPORT OK’D
RED BANK: Council OKs new trash contract with more frequent recycling pickups and higher costs. Also authorizes report on Zipprich emails.
RED BANK: LOOSE LIPS AT COUNCIL SESSION
RED BANK: Council meeting includes loose-lip disclosures about a lawsuit settlement with Riverview and misgivings about a new borough official.
RED BANK: TRASH SURVEY SPLITS COUNCIL
RED BANK: Once again, issues related to trash split all-Democratic council into factions, and this time generate some shade-throwing.
RED BANK: DEAL OVER LEAK PROBES POSSIBLE
RED BANK: Menna proposes interim compromise in council split over dueling probe demands stemming from emails leaked in August.
RED BANK: SPLIT OVER LEAK PROBE CONTINUES
RED BANK: Split over probe into leaked emails enters its third month as Ballard derides colleagues for wanting to "whistle past the graveyard" and ignore the issue.
RED BANK: DEMS CLASH OVER BUDGET, PROBE
RED BANK: Rifts laid bare as council Democrats clash for hours over budget and an email leak probe that one calls a "witch hunt."
RED BANK: PROBE, METERS & MORE ON AGENDA
RED BANK: Busy council agenda includes authorization of Zipprich email leak probe; longer parking enforcement; budget; and six police promotions.
RED BANK: ZIPPRICH ASKS FOR LEAK PROBE
RED BANK: Zipprich wants probe of leaked emails in which Shehady warned of efforts to "sabotage" trash bidding. Also, Ballard and Shehady spar again.
RED BANK: Council debates balloon-release ordinance. Menna says it shouldn't apply when "a kid's singing 'Happy Birthday' and the balloon goes in the air."
RED BANK: SILENCE BY ALL ON HARASSMENT
RED BANK: There's silence all around as council ends a harassment case filed against Shehady five months into his job as business administrator.
RED BANK: RATS INFEST NEIGHBORHOOD
RED BANK: Borough officials promise swift action after East Side residents complain of "fireworks display" of rats infesting their neighborhood.
RED BANK: MENNA AIMS TO CURB BAR CRAWLS
RED BANK: Menna wants 'bar crawl' speedbumps after Belmar shuts down one touted as the biggest the borough had ever seen.
RED BANK: PRESSED, ATTORNEY APOLOGIZES
RED BANK: Borough attorney apologizes for redirecting an audience member's video camera during council meeting.
RED BANK: ATTORNEY MAKES ISSUE OF CAMERA
RED BANK: A "bizarre" moment, followed by a heated exchange, as borough attorney redirects an audience member's video camera during council meeting.
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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.