Tag: Red Bank

Even though Red Bank is more than 5,600 miles from the Middle East, the ongoing war in Gaza managed to consume part of the borough’s Jan. 25 council meeting.

While many New Year’s resolutions are falling by the wayside, a new fitness center set to open next month is sticking with its goals.

In celebrating the life and legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., the YMCA of Greater Monmouth County (YMCA) held its 35th Memorial Community Breakfast, honoring community members who have embodied the spirit and values of the civil rights leader.

Memone Crystian, former chairperson of the Red Bank Housing Authority (RBHA), has accused Mayor Billy Portman and Deputy Mayor Kate Triggiano of using “political allegiance” to appoint two members to the commission.

Responding to a surge in respiratory viruses throughout the country, including COVID-19 and RSV (respiratory syncytial virus), and influenza, several health care facilities and the largest hospital networks across New Jersey have reinstated mask mandates.

The borough council unwrapped its outlook for 2024 and reflected on the last six months as it transitioned into a new form of government.

In recent years, we’ve all spent more time at home with our families and we’ve entertained a lot more than we dined out. We’ve also become more focused on creating comfort and achieving wellness.

Ending the year with a packed agenda, the borough council made progress on transit village plans and improvements to Count Basie Park and approved two developments coming up on the east side of the borough.

RED BANK – The Historic Village at Allaire is presenting its first off-site theatrical fundraiser and it’s a pretty big deal. Gerald Charles Dickens, the great-great-grandson of English literary icon Charles Dickens, will present his one-man show of “A Christmas Carol” at The Vogel at the Count Basie Center for the Arts.

A groundbreaking mobile care unit is up and running, offering harm reduction services to those in need across Monmouth County.