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RED BANK: TRAILER MYSTERY SOLVED
A trailer parked along the Navesink River bulkhead in Marine Park has drawn some attention (Photo by Wil Fulton. Click to enlarge) By WIL FULTON In a town known for itsContinue reading "RED BANK: TRAILER MYSTERY SOLVED"
Remember: Nothing makes a Red Bank friend happier than to hear "I saw you on Red Bank Green!"
WHERE HAVE I SEEN THIS?
Three Wheregulars correctly identified the location shown in our January 24 Where Have I Seen This?
RETURN TO WINTER
A woman and her dog enjoyed the warm temperatures on Grange Avenue overlooking the Navesink in Fair Haven Wednesday. After a day in which temperatures rose into the 60s, andContinue reading "RETURN TO WINTER"
RED BANK: MOTHER & SON’S NEW AGE ENERGY
Joycelyn and Christopher Midose at Earth Spirit, where the merchandise includes “energy-infused” candles, below.  (Photos by Danielle Tepper. Click to enlarge) By DANIELLE TEPPER If while strolling Monmouth Street in RedContinue reading "RED BANK: MOTHER & SON’S NEW AGE ENER ...
FAIR HAVEN: CLOSINGS ROCK RIVER ROAD
Nature’s Emporoium is closing after 40 years in the same location, and will be replaced by a women’s clothing boutique displaced from Sea Bright. (Click to enlarge) By JOHN T.Continue reading "FAIR HAVEN: CLOSINGS ROCK RIVER ROAD"
SEA BRIGHT: SERVICE STATION WON’T RETURN
Dunkin’ Donuts is back in business, at right, but the adjoining Sea Bright Service Station won’t be coming back to town, its owner says. (Photo by Wil Fulton. Click toContinue reading "SEA BRIGHT: SERVICE STATION WON’T RETURN"
Recent activity reports, unedited, as provided by the Middletown Township Police Department. • On January 25, 2013 the Middletown Police Detective Bureau and Quality of Life Units executed a searchContinue reading "FOUR-MONTH PROBE YIELDS POT BUST"
RED BANK: FLYING THEIR COLORS IN THE PEWS
Congregants wore their team colors at Sunday’s ‘Jerseys for Jesus’ celebration at Pilgrim Baptist Church in Red Bank.  (Photos by Peter Lindner. Click to enlarge) By DAN NATALE “You canContinue reading "RED BANK: FLYING THEIR COLORS IN THE PEWS"
The crime reports below were provided by the Red Bank Police Department for the period of January 18 through January 25, 2013. This information is unedited. Criminal Mischief occurring onContinue reading "ANOTHER CATHERINE ST. BURGLARY REPORTED"
UGLY DUCKLING WEATHER
Love snow and ice? You’ll find things just ducky Monday, when the Green could get up to half an inch of accumulated snow, sleet and rain, according to the WeatherContinue reading "UGLY DUCKLING WEATHER"
A 22-year-old Middletown woman was charged with driving under the influence after a head-on collision that slowed noontime traffic in a corner of Red Bank Friday, police said. Kristi LepardContinue reading "DUI CHARGED IN RED BANK HEAD-ON CRASH"
SPEAKING OF DE ICE…
Salt brine laid down in a wavy pattern on Brown Place, near Branch Avenue, above, and bending around the corner at Hudson Avenue and Harding Road, below. (Click to enlarge)Continue reading "SPEAKING OF DE ICE…"
WINTER’S EDGE ON OUR BEAUTIFUL RIVER
The first ice of the season has begun forming on our beautiful Navesink River, as seen from Rumson’s Victory Park, above, and the Red Bank Public Library, below. Will itContinue reading "WINTER’S EDGE ON OUR BEAUTIFUL RIVER"
A WAGGING, PLANTING, ROCKING WEEKEND
Is veganism “like being a nun at an orgy”? “Vegucated,” a documentary screening in Lincroft Sunday, explores that question and others. The Wag, below, is at the Red Bank PublicContinue reading "A WAGGING, PLANTING, ROCKING WEEKEND"
NAPA-BASED WINERY PLANTS RED BANK SEED
Faustini Wines, a tasting experience and retail shop in one, is set to open on Broad Street in March. (Click to enlarge) By DANIELLE TEPPER Red Bank-area oenophiles will have a new downtown destinationContinue reading "NAPA-BASED WINERY PLANTS RED BANK SEED"
COUNCIL NEWS: PARKING, LIBRARIAN, BUDGET
The valet station on Broad Street in October. Under an approval granted by local officials, another will be added outside the soon-to-open Char Steakhouse. (Click to enlarge) By JOHN T.Continue reading "COUNCIL NEWS: PARKING, LIBRARIAN, BUDGET"
RUMSON-SEA BRIGHT SPAN INCHES FORWARD
A concept plan discussed by Monmouth County Engineer Joe Ettore, in Sea Bright below, shows a proposed new alignment for the bridge and approach. The existing bridge, in white, wouldContinue reading "RUMSON-SEA BRIGHT SPAN INCHES FORWARD"
ASHLEY DUPRÉ BACK IN SEX ADVICE BUSINESS
Ashley DuPre near her Red Bank boutique last summer. (Click to enlarge) By JOHN T. WARD Red Bank lingerie merchant Ashley Dupré may have moved on, but a book publisher isContinue reading "ASHLEY DUPRÉ BACK IN SEX ADVICE BUSINESS"
WHERE HAVE I SEEN THIS?
Think you can figure out Where this photo was taken, and what it shows? Drop us a line, please.
SEA BRIGHT ON THE RISE, HEIGHTWISE
Ed Wheeler’s house on Ocean Avenue is the first to have been raised since the hurricane. Many more are expected to be lifted under pending changes. (Click to enlarge) ByContinue reading "SEA BRIGHT ON THE RISE, HEIGHTWISE"
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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 ...