
By JOHN T. WARD
A “robotics-themed” training restaurant for special-needs adults won approval to convert a large building in downtown Red Bank Monday night.

The borough planning board granted unanimous OK, including a parking variance, to the owner of 62 White Street, the former Hobbymasters space, for a change-of-use from retail to allow for a “multipurpose training café for individuals with special needs,” according to the agenda description.
That’s where Inclusion Pathways, a for-profit company created by Ross Yellin of Manalapan, plans to “provide an environment where individuals with special needs can live independently and get…