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The Fifth Estate v.2.00

You couldn’t make it up… Just when you think it’s all over… even more, erm, “comments”… Reminder to redbankgreen.com:

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The Fifth Estate…

The problem with hyper-local media… FYI Offered without comment: Red Bank Green, 24 January 2024: COUNCIL STEERS CLEAR OF GAZA REZO (sic)… © 2024 redbankgreen.com – copied without permission… The mayor’s letter as published on the Borough of Red Bank’s…

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Kim’s Game… Or is it?

I read this so you don’t have to… I jest… I love TCNDan’s blog… Anyway, I’m not certain if this is a hagiography to St. Kate or an exercise in revisionism. You decide. But this is the only place on the internet…

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Red Bank where The Car Is The Star…

When trying to remedy Red Bank’s traffic woes, remember, that it was never built for cars… Broad St, c.1905. People strolling and chatting in the street, kids riding bicycles, a 19thC tram system which stretched from the Bayshore to AC……

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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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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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Yeah… I’m back…

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

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