Author: Alan E Hill

Stranger in a strange land

Chickens coming home…

The mayor and council seem blissfully unaware or willfully uninformed that unresolved questions persist, whether they opt not to address them or neglect to document the public’s comments and questions in the council minutes. Those in Red Bank who stay…

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How Stuff Works in Red Bank Town Hall Pt.1

Looking after your interests? Sure, no problem in Ready Bank… A recent incident demonstrated, in a nutshell, just how this council and its dedicated followers work and are, in some cases rewarded for services rendered, or just by being pally…

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Transit? It’s so last century…

… or is it? If all New Jersey’s railroads still existed, it would make one hell of a transit map, looking like some small European country. And this doesn’t even include the tramlines…

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Happy New Year!

Are You READY! For This? Red Bank Zoning Board meeting: Thursday, 1/4/2024 @6.30pm: ZB Agenda 1.4.2024.pdf (redbanknj.org)

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The Bigger Picture…

Start planning for the future! The CNJ really is being revived… Red Bank has to get into gear about this. When will the municipality start to see the bigger picture? The station and transit village redevelopment can’t take place without…

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Senator Gopal Takes Charge

At the end of November 2023, Monmouth’s Vin Gopal presented this Bill – Bill S4132 Sca (1R) to the NJ Senate which requires “… low-speed electric bicycles and low-speed electric scooters to be registered with MVC and to be insured.”…

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Red Cross, Red Flag, Red Bank…

This is not Red Bank NJT Station, but Aberdeen-Matawan, where the red cross of death has recently appeared on the station house. It appears that being listed in the New Jersey Register of Historic Places and National Register of Historic…

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Yeah… I’m back…

Red Bank Rising is coming back, and some people aren’t going to like it…

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Now… About Helmet Hair…

A few notes about bicycle helmets. These also apply to skateboarding and similar activities: A bicycle helmet is a single-use device. One crash, even just dropping it on the floor drastically affects its ability to protect. Most modern helmets are…

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