Tag: Red Bank

RED BANK – Longtime borough resident and public figure Suzanne Viscomi was removed from her position as a trustee of the Red Bank Public Library by the mayor after an investigation into an alleged inappropriate comment she made during a conversation with former library director Eleni Glykis. Viscomi has denied she made the comment, relating to a person’s deportation, but Mayor Billy Portman chose to remove her from the volunteer position at the library after an invesitgation.

RED BANK – Borough officials have approved a new financial agreement with the developer of the Locust Landing apartment complex that will enable the borough to claim up to 40 credits toward its fourth-round affordable housing obligation.

RED BANK – Snowflakes may not be falling, but the spirit of the season is alive and well on Broad Street during “Holidays in July,” a festive celebration brought to life by the Red Bank RiverCenter in partnership with the beloved nonprofit Holiday Express.

RED BANK – The borough council approved the train station redevelopment plan last Thursday, advancing the pre-pandemic goals of transit-oriented housing consistent with the borough’s Master Plan.

RED BANK – The plate is almost full as two new culinary vendors join a diverse list of eateries at the new Anderson Market food hall. The gourmet market has just added Namkeen, a hot chicken concept with Pakistani and Indian flavor influences, and Nick and Sons, a New York Times-recognized bakery, set to open in September.

Coppola, now 86, returns to New Jersey this weekend for a very special engagement. He’ll be at the Hackensack Meridian Health Theatre at the Count Basie Center for the Arts in Red Bank to present his latest film, the visionary 2024 epic “Megalopolis.” The screening will be followed by “How to Change Our Future,” an in-depth and interactive discussion with Coppola, as well as a question-and-answer session.

A cup of joe is grounded in American culture but nearly all of it is sourced from coffee farms around the world. As new tariffs imposed by the Trump administration percolate down to cafes in every neighborhood, homegrown and family-run roasters in the Two River area are doing their best to navigate the economic landscape already strained by the effects of climate change.

RED BANK – The borough council took two actions at the latest meeting to advance affordable housing plans: Officials endorsed a state-mandated fair share housing plan required of all municipalities and introduced an ordinance to adopt the train station redevelopment plan recommended by the planning board.

RED BANK – In a world defined by borders, the idea of home continues to evolve and elude many. For some, it is a place; for others, it is a person. But what feels like home over a lifetime may also morph into items or emotions – a chipped teacup, a sepiatoned photograph or sunlight at 5 p.m. For Nancy, it’s a rainbow and a tree.

RED BANK – Over the past five years, a surge in development in Red Bank has left officials and residents dealing with a changing landscape as they seek a balance between growth and preservation in the wake of state-mandated affordable housing obligations.