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ON THE GREEN: RAINBOWS AND SUNSHINE
ON THE GREEN: A rainy Friday kicks off another weekend of mixed weather.
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ON THE GREEN: WEATHER OUTLOOK MIXED
ON THE GREEN: A rainy Friday kicks off another weekend of mixed weather.
SEA BRIGHT: DONOVAN’S REBUILD BEGINS
SEA BRIGHT: Construction of a permanent home for Donovan's Reef gets underway.
ON THE GREEN: WEEKEND FORECAST MIXED
Sunshine and temperatures in the high 80s made for an ideal beach day in Sea Bright Thursday. But Friday’s lead-in to the Memorial Day weekend will be mostly cloudy, withContinue reading "ON THE GREEN: WEEKEND FORECAST MIXED"
ON THE GREEN: AN EARLY TASTE OF SUMMER
The lead-in to the Memorial Day weekend includes several days of peak temperatures in the 80s in the region that includes the Greater Red Bank Green, according to the Weather Underground. It beginsContinue reading "ON THE GREEN: AN EARLY TASTE OF SUMMER"
ON THE GREEN: BREAK IN RAIN FORECAST
Young runners charge through the rain on Spring Street in Red Bank Wednesday.  Thursday’s outlook isn’t as wet, with just a slight chance of precipitation, but rain is forecast to returnContinue reading "ON THE GREEN: BREAK IN RAIN FORECAST"
SEA BRIGHT: RUM RUNNER RESURRECTED
The bar in a glass-walled room one patron called “the aquarium” offers panoramic views of the Shrewsbury River. Below right, restaurant principal Tim McLoone with an opening-night guest. (Photo by John T. Ward.Continue reading "SEA BRIGHT: RUM RUNNER RESURRECTED"
ON THE GREEN: GLOOMY SKIES LINGER
A half-dozen or so turkey vultures have been visiting Madison Avenue in Red Bank this week, taking turns enjoying the heat emitted by home chimneys when not scavenging for carrion.Continue reading "ON THE GREEN: GLOOMY SKIES LINGER"
ON THE GREEN: SWEATER WEATHER
The folks at the Two River Theater yarnbombed trees along Edmund Wilson Plaza in front of the Red Bank performing space in honor of this month’s Pink Bank efforts Monday.
ON THE GREEN: BACK IN THE PINK
The potentially severe thunderstorms that weather forecasters warned of proved little more than a drizzle on the Greater Red Bank Green Tuesday. Wednesday’s outlook: cloudy, then gradually becoming mostly sunny, with aContinue reading "ON THE GREEN: BACK IN THE PINK"
ON THE GREEN: ‘SEVERE’ STORMS POSSIBLE
The National Weather Service issued a “severe thunderstorm watch” for the region that includes the Greater Red Bank Green Tuesday. Storms capable of producing damaging winds and large hail are possibleContinue reading "ON THE GREEN: ‘SEVERE’ STORMS POSSIBLE"
ON THE GREEN: THE RUST OR THE RASPBERRY?
A crew from Wells Painting of Monmouth Beach was out in downtown Red Bank Tuesday giving 40 Broad Street a new look. The final color will be the rust hue seen atContinue reading "ON THE GREEN: THE RUST OR THE RASPBERRY?"
ON THE GREEN: A GREAT DAY FOR STROLLING
Blue skies poured sunshine down on the Greater Red Bank Green Monday, offering ideal conditions for some low-exertion outdoor activity. With temperatures heading into the mid-70s, a walker took it allContinue reading "ON THE GREEN: A GREAT DAY FOR STROLLING"
ON THE GREEN: A CLEAR PATH TO SUNSHINE
Working in a light rain, a man cutting a sidewalk on Madison Avenue in Red Bank raised an enveloping cloud of dust Tuesday morning. The rain was expected to taper offContinue reading "ON THE GREEN: A CLEAR PATH TO SUNSHINE"
ON THE GREEN: UMBRELLAS AWAY, COLLARS UP
A drizzling rain prompted a pedestrian on Pinckney Road in Red BaNk to pop out the umbrella Monday morning. After several days of grey skies and off-and-on rain, the GreaterContinue reading "ON THE GREEN: UMBRELLAS AWAY, COLLARS UP"
ON THE GREEN: FOWL WEATHER FORECAST
redbankgreen encountered this cocky fellow Saturday, one of five feeding in the grass outside a home at West Front Street and Hubbard Avenue in the River Plaza section of Middletown. There’sContinue reading "ON THE GREEN: FOWL WEATHER FORECAST"
ON THE GREEN: WARMER, THEN WETTER
With chilly breezes and temperatures in the low 50s Wednesday, shorts and a t-shirt might have been pushing it for most folks, but not this solitary beach walker in Sea Bright.Continue reading "ON THE GREEN: WARMER, THEN WETTER"
SEA BRIGHT: SUMMER FOR SALE
This should take the chill out of a rainy March Monday: thoughts of sunny days on the sands of Sea Bright. Full-season beach badges for the coming summer are stillContinue reading "SEA BRIGHT: SUMMER FOR SALE"
RED BANK: MARINE SANCTUARY BLASTED
With the basement meeting room already full, an overflow crowd gathered on the library’s main floor hoping to be allowed in Wednesday night. Below, the sanctuary would include Sandy HookContinue reading "RED BANK: MARINE SANCTUARY BLASTED"
SANDY HOOK: TRUCK EATS TO REPLACE STANDS
JB Wood Fired Pizza at Sandy Hook in June, 2015. Below, the concession stand at lot B is among three to be torn down and replaced by food trucks.  (Photo above by JimContinue reading "SANDY HOOK: TRUCK EATS TO REPLACE STANDS"
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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 ...
SPRINGTIME MEMORIES OF CARL
The Easter Bunny getup and St. Patrick’s Day hat that belonged to longtime Red Bank crossing guard and neighborhood smile-creator Carl ...
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.