Category: Postcards from the edge…

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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Take The Blue Train…

It was really good to see that at least one Red Bank institution, Red Bank Green, is starting to take an interest in what’s going on in the town apart from just some developer’s nocturnal fantasy. This is my response…

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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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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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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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