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RED BANK: RECHNITZES GIVE $5M TO HOSPITAL
RED BANK: Two River Theater founders Joan and Bob Rechnitz donate $5 million to Riverview, and it's not the first time, either.
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SHREWSBURY: GOODWILL OPENING SLATED
SHREWSBURY: What's Going On Here? The repurposing of a long-vacant gas station on Broad Street into a Goodwill collection center is now completed.
RED BANK: NEW EMT SERVICE TAKES OVER
RED BANK: After a proposed tenfold increase in the fee it paid MONOC, borough contracts with new 911 ambulance service starting January 1.
RED BANK: GIANT KETTLE ROLLS INTO TOWN
RED BANK: The world's largest Salvation Army kettle is slated to make a couple of appearances here in the days leading up to Christmas. 
ON THE GREEN: REASONS TO BE THANKFUL
ON THE GREEN: All Good loads up on reasons to be thankful and hopeful.
RED BANK: HABCORE RAISES $55K
RED BANK: Borough-based HABcore raises $55k for housing and related programs.
RED BANK: A LITTLE LIBRARY FOR NORMA TODD
RED BANK: The new owners of the longtime home of late Lunch Break co-founder Norma Todd have erected a little free library in her honor in the front yard.
RED BANK: MENNA AIMS TO CURB BAR CRAWLS
RED BANK: Menna wants 'bar crawl' speedbumps after Belmar shuts down one touted as the biggest the borough had ever seen.
RED BANK: WALK THE WALK FOR THE HUNGRY
LITTLE SILVER: The 37th annual Red Bank CROP Hunger Walk takes to the streets of the Greater Red Bank Green this Sunday. Details here.
RED BANK: GARMANY & TEAM RAISE $90K
RED BANK: Ex-NFL QB Boomer Esiason and some famous friends raised nearly $90k at their annual fundraiser for cystic fibrosis at Garmany last month.
SHREWSBURY: TAPAS BAR HOSTS FUNDRAISER
SHREWSBURY: A new tapas and wine bar plans to kick things off with a "grand opening paella party" fundraiser for JBJ Soul Kitchen.
REDB BANK: HURRICANE FUNDRAISER PLANNED
RED BANK: Merchants band together to support survivors of recent hurricanes that devastated Texas, Florida and Caribbean.
LITTLE SILVER SERVES UP ‘HITS FOR LILY’
LITTLE SILVER: Schoolkids, family members and faculty team up to play a fundraiser softball game for the young daughter of a borough teacher.
RED BANK: ARTISTS HONOR ONE OF THEIR OWN
RED BANK: Local artists are auctioning off their own work to fund a bench overlooking the Navesink in honor one of their own.
RED BANK: HEAT TRIMS OYSTERFEST CROWD
RED BANK: Roasting temperatures cut the turnout at the Guinness Oyster Festival Sunday, but the food, music and beer fest was still a party. Pix.
RED BANK: HOPE MARCHES ON
RED BANK: Representatives of dozens of faith groups, charitable organizations and more mark a "Day of Hope" with a march through town.
TINTON FALLS: BACK TO BOX CITY
TINTON FALLS: Spend a "homeless" night in a cardboard box, as part of an annual fundraising drive by the nonprofit Family Promise.
RED BANK: BOOMER’S BACK AT GARMANY
RED BANK: Boomer Esiason returns, with famous friends, for a second annual Garmany... BOOM! fundraiser on September 8.
SHREWSBURY: ACTIVITY AT SUNOCO SITE
RED BANK: What's Going On Here? redbankgreen checks in on recent activity at the long-closed Sunoco station on Broad Street.
RED BANK: MISSION HOUSE RISING
RED BANK: A new modular structure is going up on the St. Anthony of Padua campus. What's Going On Here? We've got the answer.
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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
   
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 ...
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 ...