Tag: Red Bank

  • Lunch Break in Red Bank warms hearts, stomachs on Christmas

    Lunch Break in Red Bank warms hearts, stomachs on Christmas

    Like the elves who wrap presents in Santa’s workshop, staff members and volunteers at Lunch Break in Red Bank woke up bright and early on Christmas to prepare a special holiday brunch for clients. On Dec. 25, volunteers and staff members at Lunch Break, a center that provides free food, clothing and life skills to…

  • Red Bank Planning Board approves building with 210 apartments and retail space

    Red Bank Planning Board approves building with 210 apartments and retail space

    Members of the Red Bank Planning Board have approved a developer’s proposal to construct a 210-unit apartment building at the corner of Bodman Place and Riverside Avenue in Red Bank. The property was included in a redevelopment plan that was adopted by the Borough Council on Dec. 12, 2018. The construction of 210 rental apartments,…

  • Red Bank officials approve corrective action plan in wake of audit findings

    Red Bank officials approve corrective action plan in wake of audit findings

    Municipal officials will carry out a corrective action plan that will seek to rectify four inconsistencies in the borough’s finances that were uncovered during Red Bank’s 2018 audit. On Dec. 11, Red Bank Borough Council members passed a resolution that outlines the corrective action plan. The 2018 audit of Red Bank’s finances was conducted by…

  • Have you seen the Red Bank Elf? Scavenger hunt through Dec. 24

    Have you seen the Red Bank Elf? Scavenger hunt through Dec. 24

    Red Bank’s annual Scavenger Hunt is underway with more than 40 businesses in Red Bank reporting that they have seen the red and white legged Red Bank Elf. Now is the time to seek out the Red Bank Elf and keep track of its locations by logging information into the Scavenger Hunt form. The form…

  • Fatal incident at Red Bank home remains under investigation

    Fatal incident at Red Bank home remains under investigation

    RED BANK – Red Bank police officers responded to a residence at 85 Bank St. at 12:30 a.m. on Dec. 8 and found five people in need of medical attention. In the aftermath of the response, two individuals were pronounced dead and three individuals were taken to Riverview Medical Center, Riverview Plaza, according to Christopher…

  • Red Bank Police Department welcomes back Taylor Doremus

    Red Bank Police Department welcomes back Taylor Doremus

    RED BANK – Mayor Pasquale Menna has said “Little Silver’s loss is our gain” after Taylor Doremus was sworn in as a police officer in Red Bank. “It’s a wonderful homecoming for the Doremus family and for the Red Bank Police Department,” Menna said. Doremus previously served as a police officer in Little Silver and…

  • ‘Coolest place in Red Bank’ offers clients sub-zero experience

    ‘Coolest place in Red Bank’ offers clients sub-zero experience

    RED BANK – The ‘coolest place in Red Bank’ has some of its clients dancing “the cryotherapy shuffle” on a regular basis. ChillRx Cryotherapy, 64 Broad St., offers a three-minute treatment during which a client in an enclosed chamber is exposed to temperatures as cold as -220 degrees Fahrenheit. Owner Paul Musho said cryotherapy, which…

  • Red Bank officials call for review of state’s Open Public Records Act

    Red Bank officials call for review of state’s Open Public Records Act

    RED BANK – Without comment, members of the Red Bank Borough Council have passed a resolution that calls for a study commission to review New Jersey’s Open Public Records Act (OPRA). An OPRA is a formal request for public information that can be filed with any public entity. After a request has been filed, the…

  • Red Bank voters approve $6.75M referendum for school upgrades

    Red Bank voters approve $6.75M referendum for school upgrades

    RED BANK – A $6.75 million bond referendum that proposed improvements to Red Bank Primary School and Red Bank Middle School has been approved by voters in the borough. The Red Bank Borough Public Schools Board of Education placed the referendum before voters on the Nov. 5. According to unofficial results posted online by the…