RED BANK: LONGTIME MUNICIPAL JUDGE DIES

Jan 26, 2017

Judge William Himelman swearing in a defendant last year. (Photo by John T. Ward. Click to enlarge)

By JOHN T. WARD

Red Bank municipal court Judge William Himelman died Thursday, according to Mayor Pasquale Menna. He was 85 years old.

The circumstances and place of his death were not immediately available.

Believed to have been New Jersey’s longest-serving local court jurist in modern times, if not state history, Himelman presided on the borough bench for 38 years. Long past the age at which others in his position retired, he doled out justice to everyone from cellphone-gabbing motorists and drunk drivers to a pair of men who squared off while naked.

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January 26, 2017 - 10:25 pm |

RED BANK: WITH LEE’S RETURN, WOMEN RULE

Sep 10, 2015

Sharon Lee, flanked by Mayor Pasquale Menna and former Councilwoman Juanita Lewis, gets ready to swear the oath of office while Councilman Mike DuPont takes a photo. (Photo by John T. Ward. Click to enlarge)

By JOHN T. WARD

For the first time in Red Bank’s 107-year history, women now outnumber men on the borough council.

Former Councilwoman Sharon Lee returned to the dais Wednesday night, following unanimous approval by the governing body to complete the three-plus months remaining in the term of former Council President Art Murphy, who resigned last month.

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September 10, 2015 - 6:32 am |

RED BANK: PARK LOOP DEDICATION PLANNED

Nov 13, 2014

Completing an effort launched by resident Carl Colmorgen two years ago, Red Bank officials will dedicate the roadway loop in Marine Park to late Mayor Katherine Elkus White at 3 p.m. on Friday with the installation of a plaque.

White, seen here in 1948, White was the only female mayor in the borough ‘s history, holding the office from 1951 to 1956. She later served as the United States Ambassador to Denmark. White died in April, 1985 at the age of 78. (Photo above by Trish Russoniello. Click to enlarge)

November 13, 2014 - 1:11 pm |

RED BANK: PARK CIRCLE MAY HONOR WHITE

Aug 29, 2014

Under an ordinance proposed by Mayor Pasquale Menna, the circle at Marine Park would be named for late Mayor Katharine Elkus White, seen below in 1948. (Photo above by Trish Russoniello. Click to enlarge)

By JOHN T. WARD

Red Bank’s first and only female mayor, Katharine Elkus White, is up for a drive in the park.

Marine Park, that is. Mayor Pasquale Menna on Wednesday night proposed naming the parking area at the riverfront facility for White, who also served as the first chairperson of the New Jersey Highway Authority and four years as America’s ambassador to Denmark.

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August 29, 2014 - 7:26 am |

RED BANK: LATE MAYOR MAY GET HONOR

Jun 27, 2014

A seating area under construction earlier this week at Red Bank borough hall may be named for Mayor Katharine Elkus White, seen below in 1948. (Click to enlarge)

By JOHN T. WARD

Katharine Elkus White, Red Bank’s first and only female mayor, may finally be getting some overdue recognition in the form of hard civic assets.

Mayor Pasquale Menna wants to name a small plaza now under construction outside borough hall on Monmouth Street for White, who also served as the first chairperson of the New Jersey Highway Authority and four years as America’s ambassador to Denmark, the Asbury Park Press reports.

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June 27, 2014 - 11:13 am |

RESIDENT STUMPS FOR SLIGHTED MAYOR

Sep 27, 2011

Ambassador Drive, serving the Elkridge condominium complex off Spring Street, is the only public tribute to late Red Bank Mayor Katharine Elkus White, seen below in 1948. (Click to enlarge)

By JOHN T. WARD

She was Red Bank’s first, and only, female mayor. She also served four years as America’s ambassador to Denmark, was a champion of civil rights and women’s equality, and once frosted political opponents who wanted a peek into her bedroom.

But driving around town, you would hardly know Katharine Elkus White had existed, says Oakland Street resident Carl Colmorgen.

He hopes to change that.

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September 27, 2011 - 11:38 am |

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RED BANK: LONGTIME MUNICIPAL JUDGE DIES

RED BANK: WITH LEE’S RETURN, WOMEN RULE

RED BANK: PARK LOOP DEDICATION PLANNED

RED BANK: PARK CIRCLE MAY HONOR WHITE

RED BANK: LATE MAYOR MAY GET HONOR

RESIDENT STUMPS FOR SLIGHTED MAYOR