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RED BANK: COUNCIL WEIGHS PLASTIC UTENSIL CURBS
Red Bank Borough Council looks to ban plastic utensils in takeout orders - unless the customer asks for them.
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RED BANK: TREE MAP ON AGENDA
RED BANK: Rescheduled because of this week's icy weather, the January meeting of Shade Tree Committee will include discussion of updated tree map.
RED BANK: FOR ICELESS ICEBOATERS, ‘IT’S COMING’
RED BANK: Iceboaters gather for annual open house in eternal hope of a long, deep freeze on the Navesink River.
RED BANK: POT SHOP OK’D, MINUS LEFT TURNS
RED BANK: Cannabis shop wins OK for long-vacant Exxon site, minus dangerous highway turn. Up next: getting a license from the council.
RED BANK: VOTE ON POT SHOP EXPECTED
RED BANK: Planning board may vote Monday night on proposed a cannabis shop with controversial traffic plan at long-vacant Exxon site.
RED BANK: POT SHOP ACCESS AT ISSUE
RED BANK: Consultant for proposed cannabis shop at town's northern gateway revives controversial traffic proposal.
RED BANK: PEAK AUTUMN COLORS ABOUND
RED BANK: Autumn hues abounded over the weekend, providing a reminder to slow down, observe and appreciate. Also: here's the weather forecast.
RED BANK: BOARD OKS NEW HEIGHT LIMITS
RED BANK: At a quick session, planning board signs off on changes to building heights and fees paid by developers in lieu of planting trees.
RED BANK: TREE REMOVALS AT ISSUE
RED BANK: South Street tree removals "unavoidable," though residents said they were in the dark about the plan.
RED BANK: BRUSH PICKUP REMINDER
RED BANK: Public utilities department reminds residents that there are only two remaining brush pickups scheduled for the year.
RED BANK: PLASTIC FILM PICKUPS CONTINUE
RED BANK: Townwide plastic film recycling is still on for the first Wednesday of each month, says Facey-Blackwood.
RED BANK: CANADA WILDFIRE SMOKE RETURNS
RED BANK: For the second time in a month, smoke from Canadian forest fires lays a haze over the Navesink River and the Greater Green.
MIDDLETOWN: RIVERFRONT PARK TO OPEN
MIDDLETOWN: Swimming River Park, in the works for eight years, debuts on former site of Chris' Landing Monday.
RED BANK: COMMISSION HOSTS EARTH DAY FAIR
RED BANK: Two days early, borough Environmental Commission hosts an Earth Day Green Fair at the middle school tonight.
RED BANK: PARKING, EV CHARGING ON AGENDA
RED BANK: On the council agenda: new rules for parking on Spring Street, EV charging stations. Not on: cannabis.
RED BANK: ICELESS WINTER FOILS ICEBOATERS
RED BANK: With another 60-degree day in the forecast, members of America's oldest ice boat club lament the fifth iceless winter in a row.
RED BANK: With the future of a plastic film recycling program up in the air, borough will go through with Wednesday's monthly pickup.
RED BANK: OK FOR GIANT BILLBOARD SOUGHT
RED BANK: Long-vacant eyesore gas station at town's northern gateway seeks variance for giant digital billboard this week.
RED BANK: DPU HEAD OUSTED
RED BANK: Unlisted on agenda, no terms revealed, no discussion: council fires DPU director, brings back his predecessor at $16,500 a month.
RED BANK: SUNSETS ON AGENDA
RED BANK: Final council session of 16-year Menna era includes possible action on Sunset Park and short-term rentals.
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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 ...
WHAT? NO redbankgreen NEWSLETTER?
Apologies to redbankgreen newsletter subscribers: the daily email hasn’t gone out for two days because of technical issues.
RED BANK: TIRED OF SKEETERS?
RED BANK: Tired of mosquito bites every summer? Monmouth County has a free program to help eliminate skeeter breeding grounds.
SEA BRIGHT: POLAR PLUNGE FOR ST. JAMES, OTHERS
Hundreds braved the wind and sea on Sunday at 1PM in support of St. James Elementary School, and other Catholic schools in the area. The eve ...
RED BANK: RBR CLAIMS TITLE
RED BANK: Watch pure joy as the RBR boys basketball team celebrates its first B North championship in 17 years.