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By popular demand, Red Bank RiverCenter, the borough’s promotional agency, has requested borough officials bring Broadwalk back from May 5 through Oct. 3.

At a 10 a.m. special meeting Friday, March 3, a handful of residents witnessed a council majority override the rarely used mayoral veto in Red Bank.

RED BANK – They may not be the Powerpuff Girls or the Iron Ladies, but on occasion Riverview Medical Center has its own version of surgical sisterhood: Patients may find themselves being tended to by all women in the operating room.

Following Mayor Billy Portman’s decision Feb. 22 to veto the short-term rental ordinance passed by council 5-1 at its Feb. 8 meeting, council president Michael Ballard has called for a special meeting to discuss the action.

It’s been nearly a year since colorful dresses lined racks as laughs and excitement filled the air. Fairy godmother-like helpers waved their “wands” in order to find the perfect gown for their charges, teenagers who would be bejeweled with accessories and ready to take on their big evening. No, it wasn’t a fairytale, but Lunch Break’s Annual Prom Drive and Giveaway.

Short-term rentals in a town that is neither popular for skiing nor going to the beach have become a contentious issue between the public and borough council. Amidst much pushback at a Feb. 8 meeting, the borough council passed a controversial ordinance to regulate short-term rentals in the borough.

What better way to set sail on the sea of matrimony than to climb aboard a wooden ship and say your vows on the water?

The pickleball boom is real. That was evident at the borough’s recent parks and recreation committee meeting Feb. 6 when pickleball players, almost 25 of them, turned up at a public input session to discuss continuing improvements to East Side Park.

After almost a decade in the works, the public will soon enjoy new access to the local watershed.