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“PUT IT IN THE WINDOW!”
The King of Rock and Roll was seen hanging in the window of Jack’s Music Shoppe. When asked if there was any reason behind it apart from decoration, manager Tim Cronin said that Elvis was previously in the backroom, and the staff didn’t know where to put it, so they said “— it, put it in the window!”
RED BANK: CRIME & ARREST REPORTS
The crime and arrest reports below were provided by the Red Bank Police Department for October, 2023. This information is unedited; see below for additional information. Criminal Mischief: On 10/02/2023 a patrol unit took a report for criminal mischief to a motor vehicle. In the area of Riverside Av., the owner reported the rear window of the vehicle was shattered. The window was valued at $500.00. Ptl. Jhonatan Quispe.
RED BANK: 90-YEAR-OLD KILLED IN FIRE
A drone view of the fire scene Wednesday morning. (Click to enlarge.) A 90-year-old woman died in Wednesday morning’s fire at Red Bank’s Evergreen Terrace complex, fire Chief Wayne Hartman told redbankgreen. Neighbors and emergency personnel outside the burning apartment Wednesday morning. (Photo by John T. Ward. Click...
RED BANK: VOTE ON TOWN MANAGER SLATED
Red Bank’s council has scheduled a special meeting for Friday to vote on a contract for a new borough manager. Chief Darren McConnell at National Night Out in August . (Photos by John T. Ward. Click to enlarge.) The council is slated to meet at 2 p.m. to vote...
RED BANK: NO PARKING… OR ‘SLOPS’
Red Bank’s council plans to ban parking in a downtown alleyway that, long before the advent of the automobile, was seen as a health threat. Last week, the council introduced, without anyone commenting, a parking ordinance amendment that would ban parking at all times on both sides of Combs Alley, located between Sally Boy’s restaurant and the stores-and-apartment building at 8 East Front Street.
RED BANK: LIBRARY KICKS OFF CENTENNIAL
Barbara Pickell, local history librarian, chatted with former mayor Pasquale Menna as the Red Bank Public Library kicked off the centennial of its life as a “public” institution Friday night. With musicians from the Monmouth Conservatory of Music helping set the mood, library Director Eleni Glykis, above, and...
RED BANK: TRANSIT VILLAGE BEGINS SLOW ROLL
Denholtz’s Rail at Red Bank multiuse project, as seen from a train station platform, would be joined by more development if the Transit Village plan advances. (Photo by John T. Ward. Click to enlarge.) By JOHN T. WARD. A possible “transit village” of higher-density housing around Red Bank’s train...
RED BANK: FLAG FIELD SET FOR VETERANS DAY
A ‘Field of Heroes’ flag display created by the Red Bank Rotary Club stood ready earlier this week for Saturday’s Veterans Day ceremony in Riverside Garden Park. The borough will host the ceremony, “honoring all who served,” in the park at 11 a.m. The park...
RED BANK: TRANSIT VILLAGE, RBFD ON AGENDA
(Photo by John T. Ward. Click to enlarge.) Red Bank’s next steps toward a possible “transit village” of higher-density housing around the train station will be discussed when the council meets Thursday night. Also on the agenda: tweaks to the fire ordinance regarding membership. (Photo by John...
RED BANK: POT SHOP ACCESS AT ISSUE
Traffic consultant Gary Dean with an exhibit showing the driveway and parking lot of the proposed dispensary. (Screen grab from Red Bank Spectator/Facebook. Click to enlarge.) A traffic consultant argued for reviving a controversial highway alteration to accommodate a proposed cannabis shop at Red Bank’s northern gateway Monday night.
RED BANK: STREETSCAPE UP FOR COMMENT
The session is aimed at getting input on proposed safety and aesthetic upgrades to Shrewsbury Avenue. (Photo by John T. Ward. Click to enlarge.) Red Bank’s government plans to solicit public input this month on a proposed streetscape makeover for Shrewsbury Avenue. The busy Monmouth County thoroughfare is notoriously...
RED BANK: MASSAGE SCHOOL GETS KNEADED OK
(Photo by John T. Ward. Click to enlarge.) The owner of a Red Bank day spa won approval of her plan to establish a massage school a few blocks away last week. (Photo by John T. Ward. Click to enlarge.) Applicant Jennifer Clarke, who bought the Woodhouse Spa franchise at...
RED BANK: APARTMENT PLAN ‘TOO BIG’
A rendering of the Bridge Avenue facade of the building, which would feature a public space formed by a colonade. (Photo by Michael James Monroe. Click to enlarge.) A long-delayed hearing on a proposed new apartment complex at the Red Bank train station turned out to be a feedback-gathering session for the architect last week.
RED BANK: FROM GAS TO GRASS?
A pot shop could replace the long-vacant former Exxon station in Red Bank if approved by the borough planning board Monday night. The site, at the juncture of Rector Place, Bridge Avenue and Riverside Avenue, has been considered an eyesore for years. (Photo by John T. Ward. Click to enlarge.)
RED BANK: ‘FORTUNE TELLERS’ GUIDE VISITORS
Fortune Center executive director Gilda Rogers, left, discussing assignments with ‘Fortune Tellers’ prior to the exhibit’s opening Saturday. (Photo by John T. Ward. Click to enlarge.) With the opening of a new exhibit at Red Bank’s T. Thomas Fortune Cultural Center, a group of student guides dubbed...
RED BANK: CODE BLUE ALERT ISSUED
Red Bank borough issued its first ‘Code Blue‘ alert of the season effective 6 p.m. Wednesday. The designation means that temperatures will be at or below freezing. The alert is in effect through 9 a.m. Friday. The JBJ & PBC Hope & Comfort Center for men at Pilgrim...
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