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RED BANK: STIFLING HEAT IN FORECAST

Visitors to the pier in Red Bank’s Marine Park fished, crabbed and sought out relief from stifling heat Monday afternoon.

The discomfort across the Greater Red Bank Green on Labor Day will continue Tuesday and Wednesday, according to the National Weather Service. With “feels like” temperatures expected to reach 102 in parts of Monmouth County, the agency issued a heat advisory in effect from Tuesday morning until 8 p.m. Wednesday. 

Check out the extended forecast below. (Photo by John T. Ward.  Click to enlarge.)

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September 5, 2023 - 7:55 am |

RED BANK: RESTAURANTS IN CHURN

Catch 19 will close and a new restaurant will replace it, its owner says. (Photo by John T. Ward. Click to enlarge)

By JOHN T. WARD

retail churn smallIn this edition of redbankgreen‘s Retail Churn: piping-hot news of changes at two restaurants in downtown Red Bank.

Though one is closing and the other is newly opened, for the owners of both, the appeal of the Broadwalk seasonal dining and shopping plaza remains strong four years in.

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September 1, 2023 - 8:50 am |

RED BANK: SUSPECT CHARGED IN SHOOTING

By JOHN T. WARD

Red Bank police arrested a 24-year-old suspect wanted in a shooting at a hair salon in which no one was injured three months ago, they said Thursday.

According to a statement by Captain Mike Frazee, police arrested Oliver Romero-Nava Wednesday in Long Branch and charged him with aggravated assault and weapons charges stemming from an incident that occurred May 19.

 

 

 

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August 31, 2023 - 11:53 am |

RED BANK: BRUSH PICKUP REMINDER

With summer 2023 nearing its end, Red Bank’s public utilities department is reminding residents that there are only two remaining brush pickups scheduled for the year. More →

August 31, 2023 - 7:40 am |

RED BANK: OPEN-AIR OKTOBERFEST SLATED

The event will take place in Edmund Wilson Plaza, between Triumph Brewing Company and the Two River Theater. (Photo by John T. Ward. Click to enlarge.)

After a year without an outdoor food festival, Red Bank RiverCenter plans to debut a new one next month: Red Bank Oktoberfest.

To be held in Edmund Wilson Plaza between Triumph Brewing Company and the Two River Theater on Bridge Avenue, the September 24 event will spotlight product samples from Monmouth County breweries, wineries and distilleries.

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August 30, 2023 - 8:55 am |

RED BANK: COUNCIL VOWS HPC RESTART

Historic Preservation Commission attorney Michele Donato addressing the council Thursday night. (Photo by John T. Ward. Click to enlarge)

By JOHN T. WARD

hot topicRed Bank’s Historic Preservation Commission will be reconstituted, Mayor Billy Portman and other council members informally agreed Thursday night.

But the council will first have to adopt design standards to establish which types of renovation work require HPC perusal and which can be fast-tracked, Portman said.

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August 25, 2023 - 8:24 am |

RED BANK: SETTLEMENT FORCES LOT RE-DO

Workers laying the sidewalk that blocked access to White Street from the Better Housekeeping Shop, the beige building visible at far right, in October, 2020. (Photos by John T. Ward. Click to enlarge.)

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By JOHN T. WARD

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Less than three years after a complete makeover, downtown Red Bank’s main parking lot would be reconfigured to comply with the terms of a lawsuit settlement up for approval Thursday night.

At issue: an 84-year-old appliance shop’s truck access to the street.

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August 24, 2023 - 8:45 am |

RED BANK: PRESERVATION PANEL ON AGENDA

Historic Preservation Commission attorney Michele Donato, left, with Chairman Chris Fabricant in March. (Photo by John T. Ward. Click to enlarge)

By JOHN T. WARD

hot topicThe future of Red Bank’s Historic Preservation Commission may come into focus when the borough council meets Thursday night.

Also on the agenda: proposed height limits on new construction along the Navesink River waterfront, and the settlement of a lawsuit over a parking lot issue. More →

August 23, 2023 - 8:45 am |

RED BANK: NEW HOUSE LOT APPROVED

Red Bank’s planning board approved a subdivision at 27 Locust Avenue Monday night. (Photo by John T. Ward. Click to enlarge)

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August 22, 2023 - 8:40 am |

RED BANK: LUNCH BREAK TO BUY CHURCH

The purchase includes the Mt. Zion House of Prayer and its parking lot on Tilton Avenue. (Photo by John T. Ward. Click to enlarge.)

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By JOHN T. WARD

Red Bank-based Lunch Break, already in the midst of a massive facilities expansion, may build a residential project on the site of a West Side church.

The social services organization is looking into using the Mt. Zion House of Prayer‘s property to provide housing for the homeless, Gwen Love, Lunch Break’s executive director, told redbankgreen last week.

Completion of the deal would also mean the end of more than a century of worship on the site.

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August 21, 2023 - 7:30 am |

RED BANK: THRIVE PARKING PLAN QUESTIONED

Seen on a monitor, an architect discusses the design of the proposed Shrewsbury Avenue project. (Photo by John T. Ward. Click to enlarge.)

By JOHN T. WARD

hot topicA proposed apartment project for adults with intellectual or developmental disabilities would be the first of its kind in New Jersey, which has a critical need for it, sponsors told the Red Bank zoning board Thursday night.

Board members had questions about parking and unit size, but showed no immediate sign of opposition.

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August 18, 2023 - 8:00 am |

RED BANK: SPECIAL-NEEDS HOUSING PLANNED

Rendering shows the Shrewsbury Avenue side of the proposed building. Access to an interior garage would be at the far left. (Rendering by CPA Architecture.Click to enlarge.)

By JOHN T. WARD

hot topicWhen Karen Fluharty moved her special-needs adult son to a neuro-diverse housing complex in Phoenix two years ago, she was both relieved and devastated. There simply was nothing anywhere near her Rumson home that would allow young Ryan to live an independent life with an overlay of needed support, she said.

“I had to make the choice as a parent, to leave my 19-year-old son, my only child, in Arizona,” she said. “I had to make the choice between the right program and being near family. And no parent should have to make that choice.”

On Thursday night, a nonprofit entity Fluharty created will go before the Red Bank zoning board with an alternative.

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August 16, 2023 - 8:50 am |

RED BANK: MCPO WEIGHS IN ON PBA CLAIM

Chief Darren McConnell speaking at an event in 2021. (Photo by John T. Ward. Click to enlarge.)

By JOHN T. WARD

hot topicThe Monmouth County Prosecutor’s Office amended its policy on internal-affairs investigations into matters involving relatives of local police chiefs in February, the agency told redbankgreen Monday.

But the changes were “not formulated as a reaction to any one specific matter,” the MCPO said in a statement that appeared to contradict an assertion made last week by Red Bank’s police union about borough police Chief Darren McConnell.

McConnell said the statement bares “another misrepresentation of the facts by the PBA.”

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August 14, 2023 - 5:00 pm |

RED BANK: CRIME & ARREST REPORTS

The crime and arrest reports below were provided by the Red Bank Police Department for July, 2023. This information is unedited; see below for additional information.

CRIMES

Criminal Mischief: On 07/03/2023, a patrol unit took a report of graffiti. In the area of Locust Av., the caller reported a fence, a slide and other parts of the property were tagged with purple in color spray paint. Ptl. Luke Cahill.

Criminal Mischief: A patrol unit took a report of criminal mischief to a motor vehicle in the area of Globe Ct. On 07/07/2023 the owner reported damage to the hood and front driver side fender of a vehicle. Ptl. Frank Metta. More →

August 14, 2023 - 11:30 am |

RED BANK: DISPLAY SPOTLIGHTS DRUG DEATHS

Purple flags outside Red Bank borough hall call attention to the dozens of drug overdose deaths in Monmouth County in the first three months of 2023, according to the Prevention Coalition of Monmouth County.

The nonprofit organization says 52 municipalities in the county will host purple flag initiative displays leading up to International Overdose Awareness Day August 31. (Photo by John T. Ward. Click to enlarge.)

August 14, 2023 - 8:00 am |

RED BANK: McCONNELL REBUTS ALLEGATIONS

red bank darren mcconnellChief Darren McConnell at the police station in 2020. (Photo by John T. Ward. Click to enlarge.)

By JOHN T. WARD

hot topicRed Bank police Chief Darren McConnell acknowledged Saturday that he’d had a relationship with a former “significant other” of a department employee “years ago,” but none since.

The admission came two days after the police union accused McConnell of engaging in “numerous inappropriate and questionable sexual relationships with the significant others'” of department personnel, as well as alleged ethical lapses that led to “no confidence” vote by local members last month.

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August 12, 2023 - 4:30 pm |

RED BANK: PBA BLASTS McCONNELL’S ‘ETHICS’

PBA president Mike Zadlock, at table, addressing the council while the union’s executive committee members stood. (Photo by John T. Ward. Click to enlarge.)

[See CLARIFICATION below]

By JOHN T. WARD

hot topicRed Bank’s police union accused Chief Darren McConnell of “numerous inappropriate and questionable sexual relationships” with employees and other alleged ethical lapses Thursday night.

The allegations, aired during a council meeting, came a month after a previously undisclosed “no confidence” vote by Police Benevolent Local 39, and almost two weeks after McConnell had been expected to retire.

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August 11, 2023 - 8:59 am |

RED BANK: ‘CLINICIAN’ ON COUNCIL AGENDA

red bank nj policeA resolution calls for using grant money to pay for a police department social worker. (Photo by John T. Ward. Click to enlarge)

By JOHN T. WARD

hot topicAn idea “spitballed” at the new Red Bank council’s first business session last month is up for adoption Thursday night: adding a “clinician” to the police department.

Here’s a quick overview of the agenda.

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August 9, 2023 - 8:25 am |

RED BANK: COUNCIL TURNS TO CODE REWRITE

Revisions to the borough code include granting wide latitude to the new position of municipal manager. (Photo by John T. Ward. Click to enlarge)

See CORRECTION below

By JOHN T. WARD

hot topicJust over a month into a new form of government, Red Bank’s council is expected to get down to the nuts-and-bolts of erasing its predecessor: the “borough” structure.

 

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August 7, 2023 - 8:45 am |

RED BANK: BROADWALK PAIR GOES FOR $6.1M

The former home to Coco Pari, and the building next door, with Catch 19, were sold in a joint deal. (Photo by John T. Ward. Click to enlarge.)

By JOHN T. WARD

A prime bit of downtown Red Bank retail space was part of a two-building sale last month, redbankgreen has learned.

What goes into the vacant storefont of one is among the changes Retail Churn is keeping an eye on.

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August 4, 2023 - 7:40 am |

RED BANK: PURSUIT, CRASHES END IN ARRESTS

 

Police charged Jamir Brown, left, and Alix Eugene. (Red Bank police photos. Click to enlarge.)

By JOHN T. WARD

Two Tinton Falls men were arrested on weapons, drug and other charges by Red Bank police after a motor vehicle pursuit that ended with crashes and foot chase late Monday night, police said Tuesday.

 

 

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August 1, 2023 - 6:27 pm |
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