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RED BANK: TREE MARKS SEASONAL SWITCH
RED BANK: A sure sign that the holiday season has arrived, the annual Christmas tree arrives at Riverside Gardens Park for a Friday light-up.
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RED BANK: State appeals court blocks companion from benefits in palimony suit concerning late "mattress tycoon" Stuart Paer.
RED BANK: JEWELRY SHOP COMING
RED BANK: Already home to a dozen, downtown is about to get another new jewelry shop.
RED BANK: FALLING INTO THANKSGIVING
RED BANK: A look at the weather forecast for the Greater Green through Thanksgiving.
SHREWSBURY: A STUDY IN CHILLING OUT
SHREWSBURY: Retail Churn checks out the Study, a clubby new hair salon for men on White Road.
RED BANK: ‘GREEN’ BUSINESSES WANTED
RED BANK: The Environmental Commission has launched a program to promote businesses that adopt to waste-reduction practices.
SHREWSBURY: The latest crime and arrest reports from borough PD include charges for DWI, burglary and shoplifting.
RED BANK: LIGHT ‘NOT FEASIBLE’ SAYS DOT
RED BANK: DOT says new traffic light on Riverside Avenue isn't feasible, but Menna says sale of VNA building could force change.
RED BANK: NEW HISTORY IN FORTUNE HOUSE
RED BANK: Builder finds new history, and a lot of rot, in effort to restore Fortune House, onetime home of pioneering civil rights journalist.
RED BANK: MEETING ENDS WITH BELLY RUB
RED BANK: Councilwoman Linda Schwabenbauer's dog had free run of the room at a special meeting of the borough council Monday night.
RUMSON: Repaving of Monmouth County roads may prompt night detours.
ON THE GREEN: OBSERVING VETERANS DAY
ON THE GREEN: Towns plan community Veterans Day ceremonies.
RED BANK: Commuters on West Front Street are in for construction-related lane closures for the rest of the month.
RED BANK: WRITE-IN WINS BOARD SEAT
RED BANK: Write-in wins school board seat, making him the second successor to then-president Carrie Ludwikowski, who resigned eight months into her term.
LITTLE SILVER: MAIN BREAK PROMPTS DETOURS
LITTLE SILVER: A water main break has prompted the closure of a stretch of Branch Avenue, which could cause problems for the morning commute.
STATEHOUSE: GOPAL, O’SCANLON SCORE WINS
ON THE GREEN: A look at statehouse and county race outcomes.
LITTLE SILVER: Healy, Holzapfel win race overshadowed by cell tower.
FAIR HAVEN: Incumbents, one Dem and one GOP, win council seats.
SHREWSBURY: Republicans outpoll Democrats 3 to 2 in council voting.
RED BANK: DEMOCRATS BACK ON TOP
RED BANK: Democrats regain council majority as Zipprich and Ballard breeze to win.
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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.
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 ...