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SHREWSBURY: GARDENERS EAT THEIR OWN
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Community gardeners celebrating their harvest at the garden, located adjacent to Borough Hall. Below, Pam MacNeill and Maureen Collins in the gazebo. (Photo by Susan Ericson. Click to enlarge) By SUSANContinue reading "SHREWSBURY: GARDENERS EAT THEIR OWN"
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September 22nd, 2014 @ 9am
Remember: Nothing makes a Red Bank friend happier than to hear "I saw you on Red Bank Green!"
LITTLE SILVER: KEEPIN’ IT LOCAL FOR PARKER
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More than 250 attendees braved drippy tents for a “farm to table’ fundraising dinner at the Parker Homestead in Little Silver Saturday night. The menu, crafted by celebrity chef  DavidContinue reading "LITTLE SILVER: KEEPIN’ IT LOCAL FOR PARKER"
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September 15th, 2014 @ 4pm
LITTLE SILVER: SEEDS OF A TOMATO DYNASTY
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For the third year in a row, Michael Mansfield of Oceanport won the the biggest homegrown tomato contest at the annual Sickles Farm Market weigh-in on Saturday, with a 4-pound, 2-ounceContinue reading "LITTLE SILVER: SEEDS OF A TOMATO DYNASTY"
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September 2nd, 2014 @ 8am
RED BANK: SMUT AND WEED AT THE MARKET
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Corn smut, or huitlacoche,  for sale at the Twin Pond Farm table.   (Photo by Susan Ericson. Click to enlarge) By SUSAN ERICSON The Red Bank Farmers’ Market can be countedContinue reading "RED BANK: SMUT AND WEED AT THE MARKET"
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August 27th, 2014 @ 1pm
RED BANK: HEARING OPENS ON MARKET PLAN
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Audience members reviewing the site plan for a market, condos and townhomes at Red Bank’s five corners, detailed below. (Photos by John T. Ward. Click to enlarge) By JOHN T.Continue reading "RED BANK: HEARING OPENS ON MARKET PLAN"
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August 21st, 2014 @ 10pm
RED BANK: HEARING SET FOR MARKET & HOMES
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Developer Ray Rapcavage’s plans call for a market, above, as well as condos and townhomes at Red Bank’s five corners, below. (Click to enlarge) By JOHN T. WARD Almost aContinue reading "RED BANK: HEARING SET FOR MARKET & HOMES"
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August 20th, 2014 @ 6am
RED BANK: THE JUICIEST PART OF SUMMER
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Ah, to be a kid again: off for the whole summer, enjoying the warm sunshine, not giving a thought to… YIKES! Like some sort of devious enticement, this watermelon wasContinue reading "RED BANK: THE JUICIEST PART OF SUMMER"
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August 19th, 2014 @ 10am
RED BANK: MARKET BEGINS DOG-FREE ERA
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A ban on dogs at the Red Bank Farmers’ Market becomes the rule with this Sunday’s edition of the 15-year-old open-air emporium. After ordering the ban a week ago inContinue reading "RED BANK: MARKET BEGINS DOG-FREE ERA"
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August 15th, 2014 @ 1pm
RED BANK: DOG BAN IRKS FARM MARKETERS
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A ban on dogs at the Red Bank Farmers’ Market appears to have been triggered by a complaint about a dog urinating on a watermelon, the mayor says. (Photo byContinue reading "RED BANK: DOG BAN IRKS FARM MARKETERS"
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August 11th, 2014 @ 3pm
SEA BRIGHT: WEEKLY FARM MARKET DEBUTS
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The market will set up in the municipal beach lot every Thursday through October, with a finale one week before Thanksgiving, an organizer says. (Photo by John T. Ward. ClickContinue reading "SEA BRIGHT: WEEKLY FARM MARKET DEBUTS"
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August 6th, 2014 @ 9pm
SHREWSBURY: GROWING COMMUNITY ROOTS
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Eileen Olson and Carla Fiscella discuss the day’s bounty in the Shrewsbury Community Garden. (Photo by Susan Ericson. Click to enlarge) By SUSAN ERICSON In its third year, the Shrewsbury CommunityContinue reading "SHREWSBURY: GROWING COMMUNITY ROOTS"
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August 5th, 2014 @ 3pm
LITTLE SILVER: FISTFULS OF BERRIES
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The second of two community blackberry harvests drew dozens of eager pickers to Sickles Farm in Little Silver Saturday including the little one above, who couldn’t wait to get hisContinue reading "LITTLE SILVER: FISTFULS OF BERRIES"
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July 28th, 2014 @ 6am
SEA BRIGHT: A MARTINI RIPE WITH SUMMER
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Ama mixologist Beau Keegan adds a dash of grenadine to give his white peach martini the look of a peach. (Photo by John T. Ward. Click to enlarge) By JOHNContinue reading "SEA BRIGHT: A MARTINI RIPE WITH SUMMER"
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July 25th, 2014 @ 4pm
FAIR HAVEN: GARDENERS SHARE HARVEST
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Master gardener Cindy Skoe in the Fair Haven Community Garden. (Photo by Susan Ericson. Click to enlarge) By SUSAN ERICSON Among the plots in Fair Haven’s community garden is an areaContinue reading "FAIR HAVEN: GARDENERS SHARE HARVEST"
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July 17th, 2014 @ 12pm
FAIR HAVEN: A GIANT SPIDER AND SOME RICE
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Fair Haven resident Jim Raevis demonstrates his spider-like irrigation system in the community garden. (Photo by Susan Ericson. Click to enlarge) By SUSAN ERICSON By far the strangest thing toContinue reading "FAIR HAVEN: A GIANT SPIDER AND SOME RICE"
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July 1st, 2014 @ 10am
FAIR HAVEN GARDEN: BLACK IS THE NEW GREEN
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Carol Weston in the community garden, where black coverings in different materials can be found among the plants this year. (Photos by Susan Ericson. Click to enlarge) By SUSAN ERICSONContinue reading "FAIR HAVEN GARDEN: BLACK IS THE NEW GREEN"
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June 17th, 2014 @ 11am
RED BANK: HEALTH FOOD RETAILER RETURNS
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Khalid Channa at Healthy Habits on Monday. (Click to enlarge) By JOHN T. WARD The paper came off the windows and a six-year vacancy in downtown Red Bank ended withContinue reading "RED BANK: HEALTH FOOD RETAILER RETURNS"
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June 10th, 2014 @ 6am
FAIR HAVEN: GROWING, OLD SCHOOL
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Lou Smith in the Fair Haven Community Garden. (Photos by Susan Ericson. Click to enlarge) By SUSAN ERICSON In the colorful, whirligig-friendly, anything-goes Fair Haven Community garden, the seeds haveContinue reading "FAIR HAVEN: GROWING, OLD SCHOOL"
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June 5th, 2014 @ 6am
RED BANK: BON JOVI TALKS UP SOUL KITCHEN
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Middletown resident Jon Bon Jovi, seen here at the opening of the pay-what-you-can-or-earn-your-meal JBJ Soul Kitchen in 2011, tells USA Today in an interview at the Red Bank eatery heContinue reading "RED BANK: BON JOVI TALKS UP SOUL KITCHEN"
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May 30th, 2014 @ 7am
After 33 years, the Fair Haven Community Garden goes by tacit rules of etiquette. Others, though, have written rules.. (Photo by Susan Ericson. Click to enlarge) By SUSAN ERICSON Hey,Continue reading "KEEPING ‘COMMUNITY’ IN SHARED GARDENS"
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April 15th, 2014 @ 8am
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RECORDS SKIP INTO TOWN
RED BANK: Devotees of vinyl records expected to drop needle at Broad and Mechanic Saturday. Here's why.
Feline fortunes on Monmouth Street
Christopher Russell and feline pal Princess take in some fresh air on a warm May night Thursday in the doorway of Gina’s Psychic Bouti ...
GOING UP?
RED BANK: Public Library will be closed Friday for the start of elevator construction. (Click for more.)
TREEBIRTH
RED BANK: Replacement of nine trees gets underway on South Street, where a wholesale removal angered residents last September. (Click for mo ...
RIVERSIDE FLOW
New Jersey Flow Arts brings together jugglers, poi spinners, hoopers and more weekly in Riverside Gardens Park.
Honeybee swarm carted away
Beekeeper Tanya Ptak of Ptak’s Apiary inspects a swarm of honeybees that chose a flower pot in the courtyard of Red Bank Primary Schoo ...
BELOVED POISONED DOG PHOTO SURFACES
   
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THREE ON TOUR
RED BANK: Three borough sites will participate in a weekend of self-guided tours of 52 historic locations in Monmouth County May 4 & 5.
VOLUNTEERS GET INTO THE WEEDS
Toting plastic trash bags, 51 volunteers conducted a walking litter cleanup on Red Bank's West Side Saturday.
“IT’S A PARTY AT WAWA!”
You wish you could vibe like Brian, who lives on the other side of Hubbard’s Bridge. He caught redbankgreen’s attention in Red B ...
POPE OKS ORATORY
RED BANK: St. Anthony of Padua obtains papal approval to establish Oratory of St. Philip Neri, a community of priests and brothers devoted t ...
RED BANK: NEW MURAL BRIGHTENS CORNER
RED BANK: Lunch Break founder Norma Todd is depicted in a mural painted this week on the front of the newly renovated social service agency.
TULIPS TOGETHER
Spring tulips taking in the sunset outside the Molly Pitcher Inn in Red Bank Monday evening.
RIVER RANGERS RETURN
River Rangers, a summer canoeing program offered by the Navesink Maritime Heritage Association, returns this summer for up to 20 participa ...
DOUBLE DYLAN IN RED BANK
Trucks for a production company filming what one worker said was a Bob Dylan biography have lined Monmouth Street the past two days with cre ...
AFTER THE RAIN
A pear tree branch brought down by a brief overnight storm left a lovely tableau on the sidewalk in front of Red Bank's Riverside Gardens Pa ...
CONE OF UNCERTAINTY
Asked by a redbankgreen reporter why these cones were on top of cars, the owner of the car in the foreground responded: “That’s ...
RAIL RIDER’S VIEW
A commuter's view of Cooper's Bridge and the Navesink River from North Jersey Coast Line train 3320 out of Red Bank Tuesday morning.
PUT ME IN COACH!
Red Bank T-Ball kicked off at East Side park on Saturday morning. The brisk weather proved to be no deterrent to the young players, ranging ...
IT’S A SIGN!
Once proudly declaring its all-but-certain arrival in Spring 2019, the project previously known as Azalea Gardens springs to life again with ...

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