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RED BANK: BURNED BOAT CLEARED FROM RIVER
The burned hull of the Fiddler at low tide last Thursday. (Photo by John T. Ward. Click to enlarge) By JOHN T. WARD The icebound boat that went up inContinue reading "RED BANK: BURNED BOAT CLEARED FROM RIVER"
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RED BANK: TWO SAFE AFTER KITCHEN FIRE
A fire in the second-floor apartment at 218 Mechanic Street in Red Bank drove its two tenants out into the street shortly before 9 p.m. Wednesday. The blaze, which wasContinue reading "RED BANK: TWO SAFE AFTER KITCHEN FIRE"
SHREWSBURY: TWO SAFE AFTER HOUSE FIRE
The scene at 165 Spruce Drive shortly before dawn. (Photo by John T. Ward. Click to enlarge) [Update: Homeowner Lori Blahut tells us there were four people in the houseContinue reading "SHREWSBURY: TWO SAFE AFTER HOUSE FIRE"
Sean Di Somma has paired up with electoral politics newcomer Brian Hanlon for his second council try. (Photo by John T. Ward. Click to enlarge) Republican Sean Di Somma isContinue reading "RED BANK: Di SOMMA TRIES AGAIN"
COUNTRY MUSIC FEST COMING TO RED BANK
The mainstage-and-second-stage setup of RiverFest and other events at Marine Park will be replaced by two equal-sized stages for the Red Bank Country Music Festival, featuring Maggie Rose, below. (PhotoContinue reading "COUNTRY MUSIC FEST COMING TO RED BANK"
RED BANK: KIDS’ EVENTS, BOOK DEBUT CUT
Library programs have been canceled in the wake of layoffs. (File photo. Click to enlarge) [See correction below] By JOHN T. WARD Following a layoff that eliminated half the staffContinue reading "RED BANK: KIDS’ EVENTS, BOOK DEBUT CUT"
RED BANK: LIBRARY LAYOFFS SPARK OUTRAGE
Laid-off children’s librarian Sira Williams embraces colleague Jane Eigenrauch after Wednesday night’s council meeting. (Photos by John T. Ward. Click to enlarge) By JOHN T. WARD Hours after more thanContinue reading "RED BANK: LIBRARY LAYOFFS SPARK OUTRAGE"
RED BANK: LIBRARY PUTS STAFF ON NOTICE
A meeting of the Red Bank library board in the former living room of the Eisner family last month. (Click to enlarge) By JOHN T. WARD The Red Bank PublicContinue reading "RED BANK: LIBRARY PUTS STAFF ON NOTICE"
LITTLE SILVER: COP GETS FIVE YEARS
Solari was found guilty of assaulting an arrestee in the borough police station. (Photo by John T. Ward. Click to enlarge) Suspended Little Silver police officer Steven Solari was sentencedContinue reading "LITTLE SILVER: COP GETS FIVE YEARS"
SEA BRIGHT: DONOVAN’S TO REBUILD
Donovan’s Reef as seen five days after Hurricane Sandy, above, and in better days, below. (Photo above by John T. Ward. Click to enlarge) By JOHN T. WARD Smashed toContinue reading "SEA BRIGHT: DONOVAN’S TO REBUILD"
RED BANK: OWNERS CALL BOAT FIRE ARSON
The charred outline of the Fiddler lies surrounded by ice in the Navesink River off Maple Cove in Red Bank Tuesday morning. (Photo by John T. Ward. Click to enlarge)Continue reading "RED BANK: OWNERS CALL BOAT FIRE ARSON"
RED BANK: NOT MUCH LEFT OF BOAT TO PROBE
“Not much of evidentiary value” remains of the icebound boat that burned on the Navesink off Red Bank early Wednesday, State Police spokeswoman Trooper Irina Spies said Thursday. “It burnedContinue reading "RED BANK: NOT MUCH LEFT OF BOAT TO PROBE"
RED BANK: WAS THE FIDDLER TORCHED?
The Fiddler last month, above, and during Wednesday’s fire, below, as seen from Maple Cove. (Photos by John T. Ward. Click to enlarge.) By JOHN T. WARD Did one orContinue reading "RED BANK: WAS THE FIDDLER TORCHED?"
The fire that destroyed the Fiddler, at anchor and enclosed in ice on the Navesink River, early Wednesday morning, as seen from Riverside Gardens Park, the Cooper Bridge and MarineContinue reading "RED BANK: BOAT FIRE VIDEO"
RED BANK: LOBSTER BOAT BURNS ON ICE
The Fidder seen from the Cooper Bridge as it burned early Wednesday morning. Below, the icebound vessel on January 26. (Photos by John T. Ward. Click to enlarge) By JOHNContinue reading "RED BANK: LOBSTER BOAT BURNS ON ICE"
RED BANK: PARTYING IN THE NEW YEAR
[slideshow_deploy id=’86642′]The bubbly flowed, hips shook and lips locked as Red Bank bars welcomed the start of 2014 Tuesday night, as captured in these photos by redbankgreen‘s Peter Lindner. PoliceContinue reading "RED BANK: PARTYING IN THE NEW YEAR"
An 18-year-old woman survived a leap in front of a North Jersey Coast Line train at the Red Bank station on New Year’s Day, authorities tell redbankgreen. Citing privacy restrictions,Continue reading "RED BANK: WOMAN SURVIVES SUICIDE TRY"
A tentative deal to settle allegations arising from recent melees has tentative agreement, the mayor says. (Photo by John T. Ward. Click to enlarge) By JOHN T. WARD Fixx, theContinue reading "RED BANK: FIXX SETTLEMENT EXPECTED"
RED BANK FIRE HERO IN MORE HOT WATER
Robert Womble Jr. at Red Bank borough hall in December, 2011, when he was honored for heroism. (Click to enlarge) A Red Bank man who was lauded for heroism inContinue reading "RED BANK FIRE HERO IN MORE HOT WATER"
RED BANK: STEEPLE STABLE, WEDDING’S ON
Quick work by contractors and inspectors led to the reopening of the church Friday morning. (Photo by John T. Ward. Click to enlarge) By JOHN T. WARD The landmark FirstContinue reading "RED BANK: STEEPLE STABLE, WEDDING’S ON"
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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 ...