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RED BANK: SIX-MONTH BROADWALK ON HOLD
RED BANK: RiverCenter lays out plan to address programming, trash and more in bid for six-month Broadwalk, but council withholds quick action.
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RED BANK: TWO MORE FOUR-WAY STOPS OK’D
RED BANK: Amid discussion about speeding and pedestrian safety, council gives informal greenlight to four-way stops at two intersections.
RED BANK: ZONING BOARD REJECTS PRC PLAN
RED BANK: After two years of hearings and revisions by PRC, zoning board rejects plan for 58 apartments above Pazzo restaurant on West Front Street.
RED BANK: After January cancellation, PRC returns to zoning board with a shrunken plan for residential units above Pazzo restaurant on West Front Street.
RED BANK: PRC SHRINKS PROPOSAL AGAIN
RED BANK: After meeting resistance, PRC returns to zoning board with a shrunken plan for residential units above Pazzo restaurant on West Front Street.
RED BANK: LEAK SLOWS BROAD STREET ANEW
RED BANK: After complaints prompt suspension of sewer line construction on Broad Street, crew returns Thursday to fix a water leak.
RED BANK: BROAD STREET WORK PAUSED
RED BANK: Borough pauses work on Broad Street sewer line two days earlier than planned following complaints about Christmas traffic disruption.
RED BANK: STREET CLOSURES ANNOUNCED
RED BANK: Much of the business district will be off-limits to vehicle traffic Monday to allow for sewer line work on Broad Street.
RED BANK: PRC RETURNS TO DRAWING BOARD
RED BANK: In the face of continued zoning board resistance, PRC goes back to drawing board, again, for its proposed addition above Pazzo.
RED BANK: HEIGHT REMAINS STICKING POINT
RED BANK: After another round of shrinkage, PRC still faces zoning board concerns over height of proposed addition above Pazzo.
RED BANK: PRC TRIMS TWO MORE FLOORS
RED BANK: PRC again reduces size of planned West Front Street addition; now proposes 99 apartments and rooftop restaurant above Pazzo.
RED BANK: PRC PLAN VOTE DELAYED
RED BANK: Facing certain rejection on plan to add seven stories of apartments and parking above Pazzo, PRC asks for and gets four-month vote delay.
RED BANK: PRC PLAN HEARING TO RESUME
RED BANK: PRC plan to create a nine-story structure of apartments and parking above Pazzo returns for third session in 13 months Thursday night.
RED BANK: FRICTION OVER WEST FRONT PLAN
RED BANK: Hearing on PRC plan to add nine stories above Pazzo resumes with testimony on parking, friction over building height.
RED BANK: A plan to add seven stories of apartments and parking above Pazzo restaurant returns to the zoning board after a pandemic interruption.
RED BANK: THREE-WEEK DETOUR PLANNED
RED BANK: Three-week detour of traffic from eastbound East Bergen Place planned for completion of utility work.
LITTLE SILVER: ODD LOT TO GET NEW USE
LITTLE SILVER: Oddly shaped lot with tricky access wins planning board approval for use as vehicle storage yard for a local landscaping business.
RED BANK: BALLOONS, TRAFFIC ON AGENDA
RED BANK: The agenda for Wednesday's council meeting includes a ban on mass balloon releases and a downtown traffic study.
RED BANK: A study of traffic at 19 downtown intersections is on the agenda for council's workshop meeting Wednesday. Also: a ban on mass balloon releases.
RED BANK: PROJECT REVIEW GETS UNDERWAY
RED BANK: Hearing on massive development proposed for West Front Street block gets underway with hints of concern about size, height and traffic impacts.
Partyline
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.