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NOAA's ark, er, motorboat as seen from Sea Bright on Sunday morning. The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration says today that it is still monitoring the pod of bottlenose dolphins that's been in the Shrewsbury River for more than two...
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From boats, land, docks and bridges, everybody wants to get a gander at the dolphins, it seems. "We were just saying that mothers are probably telling their kids, 'no dolphins if you don't finish your dinner,'" one woman quipped as...
Eight-year-old Maddy Ward writes her name on the wall of the theater this morning as a four-month renovation got underway. The scaffolding was up and an access hole had already been cut in the lobby wall as the Count Basie...
With a clear shot at the Highlands-Sea Bright Bridge — the gateway to Sandy Hook Bay — the dolphins instead chose to extend their stay in the Shrewsbury River late Sunday afternoon. Two weeks later, they're still here. The pod...
Following up on last night's alert, New Jersey Transit has this to say about the the North Jersey Coast Line this morning: NJCL service to operate as normal today. Last evenings storm damage has been repaired and normal service has...
A summer storm that barreled through the area set off a handful of security alarms in Red Bank Sunday afternoon and had some volunteer firefighters running from one scene to another in the downpour. According to Fire Chief Noel Blackwood,...
A sailboat under power gets close to the dolphins between Sea Bright and Highlands late Friday afternoon. Trailed and often surrounded by big boats, small boats and personal watercraft, a pod of dolphins moved back and forth in the upper...
Dolphins in the Shrewsbury River near the confluence of the Navesink yesterday. The Asbury Park Press reports that the dolphin pod in the Shrewsbury River is heading north. The U.S. Coast Guard and state Marine Police [are] giving them an...
By TOM CHESEK Well, that was certainly the summer that was: the season of beach badges, clam shooters and Met meltdowns is barely a week old, but over at the Count Basie Theatre it's a time to shut off the...
The Fab Faux put a faux finish on the Count Basie's season of shows at Saturday's sold-out fundraiser. By TOM CHESEK Heading into a four-month, multimillion-dollar refurbishing, the Count Basie Theatre pulls the plug on summer shows this weekend with...
Some boats are zooming past the dolphins in the Shrewsbury River; this one idled near the pod this afternoon. Boaters continue to navigate the Shrewsbury River without regard to the presence of a pod of stray dolphins in the waterway,...
Some shots from last night's Tiki Party at the Red Bank Elks Club overlooking the Navesink. Organized by Red Bank RiverCenter, the annual event raises funds to pay for the lights and decorations on display downtown at Christmastime. Email this...
Last week's 'Where' was too dam easy for six readers. They recognized it right away as the Shadow Lake spillway on Hubbard Avenue in the River Plaza section of Middletown. If you don't know it, the structure has the words...
A north Jersey man already facing arson and insurance fraud charges with former Red Bank Middle School Principal Terrence Wilkins now faces additional allegations, the Star-Ledger reports. According to a new indictment by an Essex County grand jury, Kenyatta O'Bryant...
Sunset over the Navesink as seen last night from Riverside Gardens Park in Red Bank. (Photo by Jim Willis) Email this item
John Astin, haunted by his famously macabre characterizations Gomez Addams and Edgar Allan Poe. The actor visits the area this week for a pair of special appearances. (Recent photo by David Colwell) By TOM CHESEK Who wouldn't want to be...
Moisture-laden clouds roll in over Sea Bright in this view from the Rumson-Sea Bright Bridge Tuesday afternoon. Isolated showers and thunderstorms are expected to continue into this evening. Wednesday's forecast, according to the National Weather Service: Sunny, with a high...
Yes, Thorsten Veblen is surely rolling in his grave. But you know what? He's been spinning for years. One more taste of the Hamilton Jewelers-sponsored fleet of Ferraris event in downtown Red Bank on Sunday isn't going to significantly boost...
When the dolphins are out, "It's just boats, boats, boats parked out there," says Ruben Nagy of McLoone's Rum Runner. Amid rising concern about their safety, a pod of dolphins will be led out of the Shrewsbury River toward open...
Volunteers working to clear the lot of debris at low tide earlier this month. Hoping to head off bureaucratic problems later on, Red Bank officials have tabled a measure to preserve a borough owned lot fronting on the Navesink River...
Partyline
RED TRUCKS AT RED ROCK
A small dishwasher fire at Red Rock Tap and Grill was put out quickly by firefighters overnight, causing minimal damage. Red Bank Fire Depar ...
CREATIVE COVER UP
The windows of Pearl Street Consignment on Monmouth Street were smashed when a driver crashed their car through them injuring an employee la ...
THEY’RE BACK!
Ospreys returned to the skies over Red Bank this week for the first time since they migrated to warmer climes in late fall. With temperature ...
SPRING IS SPRUNG
RED BANK: Spring 2024 arrives on the Greater Red Bank Green with the vernal equinox at 11:06 p.m. Tuesday.
RED BANK’S FINEST – AND NEWEST
Red Bank Police Officer Eliot Ramos was sworn in as the force’s newest patrolman Thursday, and if you’re doing a double take thinkin ...
EASTER EGG MAYHEM AT THE PARK
An errant whistle spurred an unexpectedly early start to the Spring Egg Hunt on Sunday, which had been scheduled to begin at eggsactly 11am ...
PRESEASON DOCKWORK
RED BANK: With winter winding down, marina gets ready for boating season with some dockwork on our beautiful Navesink River.
CORNED BEEF AND DISCO FRIES?
It’s Friday, and smart Lent-observing Leprechauns know the pot of gold at the end of Red Bank’s rainbow is actually the deliciou ...
SURFBOARD DITCHED
It’s a violation of etiquette in surfing to ditch your board.  (it could hit another surfer and hurt them). But someone appears to ha ...
ELSIE, TAKE ME WITH YOU!
Soaked by pouring rain with the temperature hovering in the low 40’s, this sign in the window of Elsie’s Subs on Monmouth Street ...
WALK THIS WAY
PARTYLINE: Before-and-afters of a sidewalk cleanup on West Street.
SOGGY NOTION
RED BANK: Breezeway sculpture captured the mood downtown as heavy rains fell Saturday morning.
HOME DELIVERY
RED BANK: After a subdivision, an instant house rises on a new Catherine Street lot.
COMMUNITY PROFILES
For Black History Month, Red Bank's Community Engagement and Equity Advisory Committee has been running a series of local profiles on Facebo ...
HEARTY FAREWELL FOR HARDY
RED BANK: Council to honor DPU supervisor Rich Hardy, who retired recently after almost 39 years of keeping things running.
HOMEBOUND? READ ON…
RED BANK: Can't get to the public library? It's now offering free delivery and pickups for homebound borough residents.
TAMING A BEAST OF A WEEK
RED BANK: After the second snowfall of the week, a borough family finds the perfect use for it – a Godzilla snow sculpture.
RED BANK: LIBRARY CLOSED, BUT THE HILL’S OPEN
RED BANK: Though the library was closed by a snowstorm, kids got to enjoy the riverfront property's steep slope Tuesday.
LIGHT(HOUSE) MAKEOVER
This year, getting ready for spring means a midwinter makeover for Strollo's Lighthouse in Red Bank.
TODAY: LOCAL PUPPY COMPETES ON ANIMAL PLANET’S “PUPPY BOWL”
Red Bank’s very own rescue puppy, Biscuit, is set to compete in Animal Planet’s Puppy Bowl this Sunday, February 11, at 2 PM. Th ...