RED BANK: ENGLISH PLAZA, LIGHTLY ACCENTED

Sep 23, 2022

Most of the shops along the strip are owned by immigrants. (Photos by John T. Ward. Click to enlarge.)

By JOHN T. WARD

The street is named English Plaza, after a former Red Bank mayor. But for the majority of businesses along the short block, English is a second language.

Of the eight shops in the strip of one-story business, at least six are owned by immigrants. That far outpaces the borough’s foreign-born population, which comprises 20 percent of residents, according to the Census.

Here are the stories of five, owners of two restaurants, a home decor shop, a beauty salon and a liquor store.

September 23, 2022 - 3:00 pm |

RED BANK: COFFEE SHOP JAZZES UP CORNER

Jul 14, 2021

A customer checks her email at one of the new seating areas at Coffee Corral. (Photo by Chris Ern. Click to enlarge.)

By CHRIS ERN

It’s a warm summer night as Jessica Olszewski relaxes in an Adirondack chair while her wife and young daughter dance to live jazz under glimmering lights outside the Coffee Corral in in Red Bank.

A new, post-pandemic vibe has captured the attention of locals at the busy corner of Shrewsbury Avenue and Drs. James Parker Boulevard. There, owners Courtlyn Crosson and Erich Reulbach have developed their business into what Reulbach said is now “more than just a coffee shop on the corner.”

“It’s family-friendly. I have my wife and daughter here, and she’s able to run around and enjoy the live music,” says Olszewski, of Tinton Falls. “It’s a lot of what we couldn’t do for so long.”

July 14, 2021 - 4:45 pm |

RED BANK: MAN CHARGED WITH COP ASSAULT

Jun 26, 2018

A Tinton Falls man is facing charges of assaulting Red Bank cop following an incident at the borough train station Monday evening,

June 26, 2018 - 11:00 am |

ON THE GREEN: PLUG PULLED ON JCP&L PLAN

Jun 22, 2018

An aerial view created by JCP&L shows the southern terminus of the line at a substation in Red Bank. (Click to enlarge.)

By JOHN T. WARD

New Jersey regulators have pulled the plug on a controversial plan for electricity provider Jersey Central Power & Light to construct a 10-mile long, high-voltage electricity transmission line that would end in Red Bank, the Asbury Park Press reported Friday.

June 22, 2018 - 1:06 pm |

RED BANK: ROAD CLOSURES, WEST AND EAST

Apr 30, 2018

Motorists traveling through Red Bank faced three road closures, including a stretch of Bridge Avenue, above, and another on River Road, at right.

What’s Going on Here? Read on. (Photos by Trish Russoniello. Click to enlarge.)

April 30, 2018 - 9:19 am |

RED BANK: JUDGE NIXES POWER LINE PLAN

Mar 8, 2018

Homeowners living along the line and other objectors packed a public hearing on the JCP&L proposal held at Brookdale Community College last March. (Photo by John T. Ward. Click to enlarge.)

By JOHN T. WARD

Electrical utility JCP&L has failed to prove it needs a to build a controversial 10-mile long, high-voltage electricity transmission line that would end in Red Bank, a judge has ruled.

The decision, handed down Thursday, represents at least an interim victory for a grassroots effort led by homeowners to thwart the proposed $111 million project.

March 8, 2018 - 5:00 pm |

SHREWSBURY: REPUBLICANS SCORE BIG WIN

Nov 7, 2017

Incumbent Councilman Erik Anderson and running mate Kimberly Doran Eulner claimed decisive wins in voting for two seats on the Shrewsbury council Tuesday.

They outpolled Democrats Shane Berkelaar and Dan Scaggs by a margin of 3 to 2, according to results posted online by the Monmouth County Clerk.

November 7, 2017 - 10:12 pm |

SHREWSBURY: ANDERSON Q&A

Oct 24, 2017

Erik Anderson. (Click to enlarge.)

Two three-year terms on the Shrewsbury Borough Council are up for grabs in the November 7 election. On the ballot are four candidates: incumbent Republican Councilman Erik Anderson; his running mate, Kim Doran Eulner; and Democrats Shane Berkelaar and Dan Scaggs.

Here are Anderson’s written responses to questions posed to all four candidates recently by redbankgreen.

October 24, 2017 - 10:03 am |

SHREWSBURY: BERKELAAR Q&A

Oct 24, 2017

Shane Berkelaar. (Click to enlarge.)

Two three-year terms on the Shrewsbury Borough Council are up for grabs in the November 7 election. On the ballot are four candidates: incumbent Councilman Erik Anderson; his running mate, Kim Doran Eulner; and Democrats Shane Berkelaar and Dan Scaggs.

Here are Berkelaar’s written responses to questions posed to all four candidates recently by redbankgreen.

October 24, 2017 - 10:02 am |

SHREWSBURY: DORAN EULNER Q&A

Oct 24, 2017

Kim Eulner. (Click to enlarge.)

Two three-year terms on the Shrewsbury Borough Council are up for grabs in the November 7 election. On the ballot are four candidates: incumbent Councilman Erik Anderson; his running mate, Kim Doran Eulner; and Democrats Shane Berkelaar and Dan Scaggs.

Here are Doran Eulner’s written responses to questions posed to all four candidates recently by redbankgreen.

October 24, 2017 - 10:01 am |

SHREWSBURY: SCAGGS Q&A

Oct 24, 2017

Dan Scaggs. (Click to enlarge.)

Two three-year terms on the Shrewsbury Borough Council are up for grabs in the November 7 election. On the ballot are four candidates: incumbent Councilman Erik Anderson; his running mate, Kim Doran Eulner; and Democrats Shane Berkelaar and Dan Scaggs.

Here are Scaggs’ written responses to questions posed to all four candidates recently by redbankgreen.

October 24, 2017 - 10:00 am |

LITTLE SILVER: RBR CYBERPATRIOTS HONORED

Oct 5, 2017

Press release from Red Bank Regional High School

The Air Force Association’s CyberPatriot program, the nation’s largest and fastest growing youth cyber education (STEM) program, has designated Red Bank Regional High School as a “CyberPatriot Center of Excellence” in providing leadership and support to students through their CyberPatriot program.

October 5, 2017 - 5:00 am |

RED BANK: DOG FOUND 80 MILES FROM HOME

Sep 23, 2017

Wanda greets Jennifer May, center, and her children Bryn and Dennis Tibus on their reunion in Red Bank Saturday. (Photo by John T. Ward. Click to enlarge)

By JOHN T. WARD

A dog who wandered off in Warren County on Wednesday and wound up in Red Bank later that day was reunited with her owners Saturday.

How the 15-year-old black Lab-border collie mix turned up 80 miles from home remained a mystery, however.

September 23, 2017 - 3:30 pm |

RED BANK: BASIE STARTS MASSIVE EXPANSION

Sep 20, 2017

Dozens of local politicians and players in the arts world turned out for the event. Below, Basie board members Steven Van Zandt and his wife, Maureen Van Zandt. (Photo by John T. Ward. Click to enlarge)

By JOHN T. WARD

A $23 million expansion of Red Bank’s Count Basie Theatre formally got underway Wednesday, beginning what’s expected to be a 20-month endeavor to turn the Vaudeville-era venue into a powerhouse for live performance and arts education.

The aim, musician and actor Steven Van Zandt told an al fresco gathering, is “to make Red Bank an example to the rest of the county of what it is possible to do” in elevating the arts.

September 20, 2017 - 3:23 pm |

LINCROFT: RESIDENTS ZAP JCP&L LINE PLAN

Mar 29, 2017

Many in the crowd came with signs and wore stickers indicating the distance of their homes from the proposed power line. (Photo by John T. Ward. Click to enlarge)

By JOHN T. WARD

Thwarted from speaking two months ago, hundreds of opponents of a proposed high-voltage electricity transmission line from Aberdeen to Red Bank came electrified with anger Tuesday night.

The occasion was a public comment session at Brookdale Community College on the Jersey Central Power & Light Company proposal, which calls for support poles as tall as 210 feet running for 10 miles along the North Jersey Coast Line railroad, ending at a substation in Red Bank.

March 29, 2017 - 10:30 pm |

LINCROFT: SECOND JCP&L HEARING SLATED

Mar 29, 2017

Two months after an overflow crowd jammed a first hearing, opponents of a proposed high-voltage electricity transmission line from Aberdeen to Red Bank are expected to gather at Brookdale Community College in Lincroft Wednesday evening.

March 29, 2017 - 6:29 am |

RED BANK: VAN ZANDT LINEUP TO ROCK BASIE

Nov 14, 2016

Steven Van Zandt and Lieutenant Governor Kim Guadagno on stage at the Basie Monday. (Click to enlarge)

By JOHN T. WARD

A four-night campaign of classic rock shows curated by E Street Band guitarist Steven Van Zandt in coming months will help drive a $20 million expansion Red Bank’s Count Basie Theatre, officials said Monday.

But the names of the acts to be spotlighted in the series remained under wraps at a press conference held on the stage of the Vaudeville-era venue.
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November 14, 2016 - 1:20 pm |

FAIR HAVEN: ELECTION DAY 2016

Nov 8, 2016

A message from the Fair Haven Volunteer Fire Department. (Photo by Trish Russoniello. Click to enlarge)

November 8, 2016 - 7:37 am |

ON THE GREEN: BECK, KYRILLOS OPPOSE LINE

Sep 16, 2016

A view north along the North Jersey Coast Line from the Red Bank train station. The proposed JCP&L power line would be strong alongside the railroad right-of-way on poles as tall as 140 feet. (Photo by John T. Ward. Click to enlarge.)

By JOHN T. WARD

A controversial 10-mile long, high-voltage electricity transmission line that would end in Red Bank is no more welcome today than it was when it was shelved more than two decades ago, two local legislators said Thursday.

State Senators Jen Beck, of Red Bank, and Joe Kyrillos, of Middletown, jointly introduced a trio of resolutions in Trenton aimed at blocking electricity provider JCP&L from building the line.

September 16, 2016 - 6:00 am |

ON THE GREEN: JCP&L LINE PLAN FILED

Aug 9, 2016

An aerial view created by JCP&L shows the southern terminus of the line at a substation in Red Bank. (Click to enlarge.)

By JOHN T. WARD

Setting the stage for a faceoff with residents living alongside it, electricity provider JCP&L on Tuesday filed its formal request to build a controversial 10-mile long, high-voltage electricity transmission line that would end in Red Bank.

August 9, 2016 - 6:08 pm |

FAIR HAVEN: LUCARELLI BACKS JCP&L PLAN

Jul 6, 2016

Fair Haven Mayor Ben Lucarelli says the controversial transmission line may help his town avoid a repeat of the long outage experienced after Hurricane Sandy. (Photo by John T. Ward. Click to enlarge.)

By JOHN T. WARD

Fair Haven Mayor Ben Lucarelli stepped onto a political third rail Tuesday, proclaiming his support for a controversial 10-mile long, high-voltage electricity transmission line that would end in Red Bank.

July 6, 2016 - 11:15 am |

RED BANK: COUNCIL TABLES JCP&L STATEMENT

Jun 23, 2016

The 10-mile high-capacity power line would run above the Red Bank train station on new, taller pylons and terminate a few blocks south at a power substation, according to JCP&L. (Photo by John T. Ward. Click to enlarge.)

By JOHN T. WARD

The Red Bank council tabled a resolution Wednesday night opposing a proposed 10-mile long, high-voltage electricity transmission line that would end in the borough.

Councilman Mark Taylor put the brakes on the measure when he said he hadn’t seen it before the start of the governing body’s semimonthly meeting and wanted a chance to do some research into the issues.

June 23, 2016 - 7:12 am |

RED BANK: BASIE EXPANSION WINS OK

Jun 20, 2016

A planned expansion of Red Bank’s Count Basie Theatre, seen here in an architect’s rendering, won approval from the borough zoning board last Thursday night, according to a report by the Asbury Park Press.

June 20, 2016 - 7:59 am |

LINCROFT: DOUBTS ON JCP&L PLAN REMAIN

Jun 8, 2016

Kyle King, an environmental health consultant to JCP&L, was surrounded by questioners at the event. (Photo by John T. Ward. Click to enlarge.)

By JOHN T. WARD

Plans for a 10-mile long, high-voltage electricity transmission line terminating in Red Bank drew dozens of concerned residents to an information session in Lincroft Tuesday night.

Dubbed the Monmouth County Reliability Project, the 230-kilovolt transmission line is needed to keep pace with demand for electricity, according to Jersey Central Power & Light.

But residents living along its path — the existing New Jersey Transit right-of-way between existing substations in Aberdeen and Red Bank — said they fear it will have harmful health effects and reduce home values.

June 8, 2016 - 8:30 am |

RED BANK: HIPPIES STOKED FOR THE STASH

Jun 4, 2016

A merry band of self-described hippies get ready to reboard their bus, dubbed the Stockpot Kitchen, after a stop in downtown Red Bank Friday.

Traveling America “with the purpose of feeding and supporting everyone, everywhere,” according to their Facebook page, the collective just had to make a stop at Jay and Bob’s Secret Stash, the comic book store on Broad Street, they told redbankgreen. (Photo by Trish Russoniello. Click to enlarge)

June 4, 2016 - 11:41 am |

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