Category Archives: Boats & watercraft

RED BANK: Borough resident Joe Ruffini and his history-rich naval yacht bring a boatload of Christmas sparkle upriver. Photos.

RED BANK: Here's the weekend weather outlook for the Greater Green.

RED BANK: Residents click to indicate their design preferences as planner unveils Marine Park concept plans, including kayak launch.

RUMSON: After a bacteria crisis, Navesink is showing "rapid" improvement in water quality, with possible reopening of shellfish beds a year earlier than expected, state DEP says.

RED BANK: Police stakeout leads to arrests of two teens for a recent vandalism spree at the borough marina in Marine Park.

RED BANK: Residents to get first look Monday at concept plan for new park on long-closed landfill site overlooking Swimming River.

SANDY HOOK: Seawall work prompts detour beginning today for some visitors to Gateway National Recreation Area. Details here.

RUMSON: Monmouth University announces plan for marine science center with labs and classrooms atop riverfront sewer pump station here.

RUMSON: The 8th Annual Rumson Boat Race Collegiate Regatta launches on the Navesink from Victory Park Saturday, following a night-before fundraising soiree.

RED BANK: Hunt for oyster larvae in the Navesink and Shrewsbury rivers hasn't yet found any, but it's too early to draw conclusions, Littoral Society says.

ON THE GREEN: Paddle a kayak or canoe, spot some wildlife and more at Monmouth County Park System sites around the Red Bank fringe. Schedule of events.

RUMSON: Ten boaters safely escaped when their vessel caught fire in the Shrewsbury River off Rumson Country Club early Sunday afternoon

ON THE GREEN: Comments wanted on a replacement for the Oceanic Bridge and a proposed opening schedule for the Rumson-Sea Bright span.

SEA BRIGHT: Eventide Grille's dockside bar is a neighborhood secret at happy hour. An enjoyable relaxed vibe comes with bargain cocktails and bar snacks.

RUMSON: Locals get a look at options for a new Oceanic Bridge as officials hit the reset button on the consensus-building process begun a decade ago.

OCEANIC BRIDGE: Monmouth County officials will unveil concept plans for repairing or replacing the span at public sessions in Middletown and Rumson today.

LINCROFT: Canoe rentals return to Thompson Park's Marlu Lake beginning this Saturday and Sunday

RED BANK: With bags of shells collected from restaurant plates, Littoral Society kicks off a study to see if oysters can be brought back in the Navesink.

RED BANK: Not everyone wants a park at the former town dump, say residents concerned about the long-range effects of contaminants.

RED BANK: Environmental officials investigate mass die-off of bunker in the Navesink. Past incidents are believed to have been triggered by predatory bluefish.