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RED BANK: 2024 BUDGET STAYS THE COURSE
Empty chairs abounded at the budget hearing attended by several members of the borough council – and four members of the public. (Photo by Brian Donohue. Click to enlarge.) The owner of an average-priced home in Red Bank will pay about $104 more in taxes to support town services this year under a municipal budget outlined by borough officials last night that roughly keeps pace with inflation.
RED BANK: MECHANIC ENDS 48-YEAR RUN
Mayo Auto Service owner Pete Soviero outside his Monmouth Street shop in 2022. (Photo by John T. Ward. Click to enlarge.) Pete Soviero was fresh out of Red Bank Regional High school when his parents co-signed a $15,000 loan to help him buy adjustable wrenches, ratchets and other tools to start his own auto repair shop in his hometown of Little Silver.
RIVER RANGERS RETURN
River Rangers, a summer canoeing program offered by the Navesink Maritime Heritage Association, returns this summer for up to 20 participants. The weeklong educational program is open to kids between the ages of 10 and 14, and runs from July 22 to July 26. Details can be found here. Partyline...
RED BANK: POLICE DOGS WALK INTO RETIREMENT
Highlights of the K9 retirement ceremony. (Video by Brian Donohue) Tails wagged. A crowd gathered. A giant American Flag swayed in the breeze from a red hook and ladder fire truck. And a box of “meaty taste” Milk Bones sat on the asphalt by the wheels of a police SUV, its lights flashing.
RED BANK: WIND KNOCKS OUT POWER FOR 1,006
Amid widespread wind-related outages, JCP&L/First Energy reported 1,006 Red Bank customers (out of 6,575) were without electricity as of 8:30 p.m. Sunday. According to the company website, restoration of service was expected by 11 p.m. The website showed the outage as centered in the area of Chestnut Street and Bridge...
DOUBLE DYLAN IN RED BANK
Trucks for a production company filming what one worker said was a Bob Dylan biography have lined Monmouth Street the past two days with crews going in and out of the Count Basie Center for the Arts like busy bees at the hive. In a bit of symmetry, the theater...
RED BANK: WEEKEND PICKS
The spring edition of the Red Bank Street Fair returns Sunday. (2017 redbankgreen photo. Click to enlarge.) Another Red Bank weekend is upon us, with springlike temps and only the slightest chance of rain in the forecast. redbankgreen has a pick of happenings to choose from for those looking to make the best of the time between April showers.
AFTER THE RAIN
A pear tree branch brought down by a brief overnight storm left a lovely tableau on the sidewalk in front of Red Bank’s Riverside Gardens Park early Friday morning. Partyline is an experimental way to let readers text message news stories to redbankgreen to get posted (after editorial review) — for all of the things that are important but would otherwise get missed. More to come when it's ready. Invented at redbankgreen.
CONE OF UNCERTAINTY
Asked by a redbankgreen reporter why these cones were on top of cars, the owner of the car in the foreground responded: “That’s my job.” He then walked away with no further comment, seemingly preoccupied with the task posed by the scores of coneless cars before him.
RED BANK TRAIN STATION AREA PLAN CHUGS FORWARD
Board consultant Susan Favate of BFJ Planning presents the study to the planning board. (Photo by Brian Donohue. Click to enlarge.) The long process of turning a 13-acre swath of mostly parking lots and rail yards around the Red Bank train station into a densely developed neighborhood stayed on track as a key planning board vote pushed it forward Thursday.
RED BANK: BEHIND AN EPIC APRIL FOOLS PRANK
(The Self Serve University video) On April 1, redbankgreen published a ridiculous April Fools Day news video we had produced about a local auto parts salesman who had created “Self Serve University” to teach New Jersey drivers to pump their own gas. We recruited Red Bank actors and...
RAIL RIDER’S VIEW
A commuter’s view of Cooper’s Bridge (Router 35) and the Navesink River from North Jersey Coast Line train 3320 out of Red Bank Tuesday morning. Sunshine will be limited Wednesday, when the forecast calls for a slight chance of rain and temperatures reaching the high 50s, according to the National Weather Service.
RED BANK: ECLIPSE TURNS FACES SKYWARD
Amalia Mendez (left) and Sara Gomez viewing the eclipse. (Photos by Brian Donohue and John T. Ward. Click to enlarge.) Red Bank found itself in partial shadow as the moon eclipsed 88.7 percent of the sun Monday. And while heavy clouds blocked the peak moments, streets all over town went strangely silent as folks turned their attention to the sky in anticipation of a celestial show.
RED BANK: THAT SINKING FEELING? NO MORE.
A sinkhole that prompted a three-week closure of a portion of Spring Street in Red Bank has been fixed, the borough announced Monday. The sinkhole was detected March 18, which led to a closure of Spring Street between Oldfield Place and Linden Place. If you value the news coverage provided...
RED BANK: BOARD ATTORNEY LECKSTEIN DIES AT 81
Michael Leckstein at a planning board meeting in 2019. (Photo by John T. Ward. Click to enlarge.) Longtime Red Bank planning board Attorney Michael Leckstein died Saturday at age 81. The Little Silver resident died of natural causes at his home, according to his obituary. Leckstein, right, with business owner...
PUT ME IN COACH!
Red Bank T-Ball kicked off at East Side park on Saturday morning. The brisk weather proved to be no deterrent to the young players, ranging from 3 to 6 years old. Base running, fielding, and throwing was practiced. The program runs Saturday mornings through May.
IT’S A SIGN!
Once proudly declaring its all-but-certain arrival in Spring 2019, the project previously known as Azalea Gardens springs to life again with a new sign of progress. The property was previously the site of several houses and a gas station. It was cleared in preparation for the project — one that residents are looking forward to, as redbankgreen reported last year.
EARTHQUAKE SHAKES REGION
Reports say 4.8-intensity quake centered in Hunterdon County shook much of New Jersey and New York City around 10:25AM. While the quake was felt throughout Monmouth County, Red Bank Police Captain Mike Frazee said police have received no reports of power loss or damage thus far.
RED BANK: BILLBOARD PLAN QUESTIONED
The dilapidated former gas station at 187 Riverside Ave with the existing billboard in the background. Below, Outfront’s photo and illustration of the current and proposed billboards. (Photo by Brian Donohue. Click to enlarge.) By BRIAN DONOHUE. An advertising company’s proposal to put a digital billboard at the town’s...
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