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RED BANK: PARKING CHANGE TABLED
The proposal would have shifted parking on Spring Street from the west side (at left above) to the east. (Photo by John T. Ward. Click to enlarge.) A plan to flip permitted parking from one side of Spring Street to the other was tabled by the Red Bank council Wednesday night.
RED BANK: PAIR PRODS ACTION ON BROADWALK
Robinson Ale House owner Tim McLoone at Wednesday’s council session. (Photo by John T. Ward. Click to enlarge.) Red Bank’s Broadwalk dining plaza will return for at least a four-month run May 15, following informal agreement by the borough council Wednesday night. The consensus arose after Mayor Billy...
RED BANK: CANDIDATE FACEOFF SET
The League of Women Voters of Monmouth County is also doing a thing. With an historic election slated for May 9, followed by the creation of a new government July 1, it is vital that voters have an opportunity to hear directly from the candidates about their plans for the future of Red Bank.
RED BANK: ART GALLERY TAKING A DETOUR
Detour Gallery on opening night in 2016. (Photo by John T. Ward. Click to enlarge.) The art gallery plans to relocate to open a new space in New York’s Chelsea neighborhood, though much of its collection will remain in the converted warehouse owner Kenny Schwartz calls home, he told redbankgreen Tuesday.
RED BANK: PARKING, EV CHARGING ON AGENDA
The council is eyeing requirements for electric vehicle charging in new multifamily projects and parking lots. (Photo by John T. Ward. Click to enlarge.) On the Red Bank mayor and council’s agenda for Wednesday night: rules requiring electric vehicle chargers at new developments, and a change in the parking law for a stretch of Spring Street.
RED BANK: 139-YEAR-OLD MARINA SOLD
Riverview Medical Center looms over one of two Irwin Marine properties flanking Marine Park. (Photo by John T. Ward. Click to enlarge.) Red stars on Google Map, above, indicate the marina’s two sites. Below, Channing Irwin at a presentation on proposed changes to Marine Park in 2018. (Photo by John T. Ward. Click to enlarge.)
RED BANK: CHEESE SHOP OPENS
A new specialty cheese shop has opened in Red Bank, adding momentum to an ongoing transformation of the downtown business district’s southern end. Some of the olive oils on display at Fourchette. (Photos by John T. Ward. Click to enlarge) “Without any fanfare,” Meredith and Brahim Hyland opened Fourchette...
RED BANK: HPC AIMS TO RAZE AND REBUILD
HPC Attorney Michele Donato and Chairman Chris Fabricant at Wednesday night’s meeting. (Photo by John T. Ward. Click to enlarge.) The target: the 2018 borough ordinance that purportedly gave the advisory body “teeth” but has proven “very wanting,” in the words of one member. Commission...
RED BANK: BALLOT POSITIONS SET
A drawing by borough Clerk Laura Reinertsen Wednesday also established the ballot positions for all 13 council candidates in the borough’s first-ever nonpartisan election May 9. At a brief noontime event attended by candidates and residents, Reinertsen conducted a drawing to determine the order of candidates’ names on the...
RED BANK: BASIE ADDS TO FOOTPRINT
The Basie acquired this onetime residence in the professional office zone. (Photo by John T. Ward. Click to enlarge.) Less than two years after completing a $25 million expansion, the Count Basie Center for the Arts has added to its Red Bank real estate holdings. But the nonprofit theater has...
RED BANK: WIND, BUT LITTLE SNOW, IN OUTLOOK
Strong winds are expected to buffet the Greater Red Bank as a late-winter storm passes the region,. the National Weather Service reported early Tuesday. Wind speeds of 25 to 30 miles per hour, with gusts of up to 45, were expected from 1 p.m. to midnight. But while the northwestern...
RED BANK: FIRE DAMAGES APARTMENT
Volunteer firefighters battling the blaze, as seen from the north side of the building. (Video by John T. Ward. Click to enlarge) Fire in a third-floor unit briefly emptied a seven-story apartment building overlooking the Navesink River in Red Bank Thursday afternoon. Deputy Chief Bobby Holiday gets a cold drink...
RED BANK: SIX-MONTH BROADWALK ON HOLD
RiverCenter’s proposal includes plans to boost weekday activity in the Broadwalk zone. (Photo by John T. Ward. Click to enlarge.) A six-month season for Red Bank’s Broadwalk dining plaza would feature enhanced efforts to boost weekday visitors and battle litter, a business representative told the borough council Wednesday night.
RED BANK: PETITIONS OK’D, BALLOTS UP NEXT
Borough Clerk Laura Reinertsen in her office last April. (Photo by John T. Ward. Click to enlarge.) Up next: a drawing to determine the order of names on the ballot in the historic nonpartisan election.As reported Monday, two mayoral contenders and 13 council candidates met the March 6 statutory deadline for submitting petitions of candidacy.
RED BANK: CRIME & ARREST REPORTS
The crime and arrest reports below were provided by the Red Bank Police Department for February, 2023. This information is unedited; see below for additional information. Theft: On 02/03/2023 a patrol unit took a report of theft from a motor vehicle. In the area of Maple Av., the victim reported the rear passenger side window of a vehicle was broken and a backpack was taken from the vehicle. The backpack contained $120.00 US Currency, one paycheck, a Bank of America card, a Children’s Place credit card, a driver’s license, and other forms of identification. Ptl. Christian Nelson.
RED BANK: SMOKE, BUT NO FIRE ‘COMPANY’
The cannabis shop is slated to replace the China Moon restaurant on North Bridge Avenue. (Photo by John T. Ward. Click to enlarge.) A proposed cannabis store with the “terrible” name of “Red Bank Fire Company” will change its moniker before it opens in coming months, a representative said Monday night.
RED BANK: A LIGHT, LATE-WINTER DUSTING
With less than two weeks to go before the start of spring, early risers across the Greater Red Bank Green awoke Tuesday to something of a rarity this winter: a light dusting of snow. Above, the serene scene on the grassy island between East and West Lake roads in Red Bank at 5 a.m.
RED BANK: CANDIDACIES APPEAR SET
(Photo by Red Bank Together. Click to enlarge.) Looks like Red Bank voters will have two mayoral candidates and 13 contenders for six council seats to choose from in the historic election scheduled for May 9. According to borough Clerk Laura Reinertsen, no candidates other than those previously disclosed came...
RED BANK: CARS STOLEN AFTER HOME BREAK-IN
The burglary and thefts occurred at a home on Vista Place, police said. (Google map. Click to enlarge.) Thieves stole two luxury cars after breaking into a Red Bank home and swiping the keys last week, borough police said Sunday. According to Captain Mike Frazee, burglars entered through the patio...
RED BANK: SPARKS FLY BEFORE OVERRIDE VOTE
Area NAACP president William Poku addressing Councilmembers John Jackson, Michael Ballard and Ed Zippich during the special session. (Photo by John T. Ward. Click to enlarge.) Airbnb operator Amanda Doremus after commenting on the council’s action Friday. Just seven weeks into his term, Portman announced the rarely used mayoral...
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