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RED BANK: SEWAGE SPILL THREATENS RIVER
RED BANK: Contractors for a train station redevelopment project hit a major sewer line, sending sewage into the storm drains, officials said. Click for more.
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RED BANK: WEED TAX FOR REC, WATER RATE HIKES ON TAP
RED BANK: Council totally plans to spend the tax money from recreational weed on, like, recreation! And they're also going to vote on whether to raise your water rates. (Click for more)
RED BANK: WATER RATE HIKES PROPOSED
Engineers tell Red Bank officials they need to raise water rates for the first time in nine years to keep an aging system from going into the red. (click to read)
RED BANK: LEAD WATER LINE PROJECT MOVES EAST
RED BANK: Crews have replaced 345 lead water service lines so far. There are likely hundreds more to go as the massive lead service line project moves to the eastern portions of town. (click to read)
RED BANK: SHORT TERM RENTAL LAW GETS AIRING, BUDGET GETS OK
RED BANK: Debate over an Airbnb style rental law overhaul and property taxes nudge past the $10k average. A busy night as the council conducts the people's business.
RED BANK: For final pre-election meeting, council faces cost increase for removing lead water lines; cannabis law planning board rejected.
RED BANK: WEST SIDE LEAD PIPE PLAN OK’D
RED BANK: Council authorizes massive, decade-long effort to identify and replace lead water lines, starting this year on the West Side.
RED BANK: PIPES, RENTALS, VOTING ON DECK
RED BANK: On a heavy council agenda Wednesday: lead pipes, cannabis zoning, water rates, special election and gender-neutral language.
RED BANK: Borough residents and businesses may smell chlorine in water coming out of their taps starting next week. Here's why.
RED BANK: DPU HEAD OUSTED
RED BANK: Unlisted on agenda, no terms revealed, no discussion: council fires DPU director, brings back his predecessor at $16,500 a month.
RED BANK: LAWN-WATERING RESTRICTED
RED BANK: Amid the hottest stretch of weather this year, New Jersey American Water issues 'mandatory' odd/even lawn-watering restrictions.
RED BANK: COUNCIL WRAP
RED BANK: Council gets through session with less friction than in the recent past. Here's a quick recap of the highlights.
FAIR HAVEN: Year of disruptions along River Road slated to begin Tuesday with installation of new water main, followed by streetscape and paving work.
RED BANK: SPEED, POT & BUDGET ON AGENDA
RED BANK: On the council's busy agenda Wednesday: annual budget; reduced speed limit; cannabis zoning; new redevelopment agency head and more.
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: 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: SUIT SEEKS $5.3M FROM RIVERVIEW
RED BANK: Borough seeks $5.3M from Riverview in lawsuit claiming hospital "concealed" a water meter that allowed it to use half a billion gallons without payment.
RED BANK: What's Going On Here with the brown tap water flowing through faucets? Here's the likely answer, and what to expect in coming days.
RED BANK: Almost a year after it began, a bumpy, dusty rebuilding of East Bergen Place is expected to be completed this week, officials said.
RED BANK: H2O REFILL STATION INSTALLED
RED BANK: What's Going On Here takes a look at a mysterious new piece of equipment at Ralph 'Johnny Jazz' Gatta Jr. Park.
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.