Category Archives: Fire

RED BANK: Dormant vehicles on Bank Street; four-way stops; a new firetruck; zoning for marijuana dispensaries. All these got mulled over at the council's first workshop session Wednesday.

RED BANK: Residents displaced from home after Shrewsbury Avenue fire that left a dog and a cat in veterinary care with smoke inhalation injuries.

RED BANK: A sister and brother whose lifelong home was destroyed by fire last month seek the public's help with housing and other costs as their savings vanish.

RED BANK: Firefighter Andrew Hill recalled by family and friends at quiet vigil on the spot where he was slain a week ago.

RED BANK: Slain firefighter had just paid for his dress blues to wear to Monday's Memorial Day service. Instead, he was honored there among the recently deceased.

RED BANK: Residents safe as volunteer firefighters battle Washington Street house blaze just hours after a colleague's murder.

RED BANK: The riverfront pool at a residential high-rise has been condemned after it was displaced, apparently on an incoming tide.

RED BANK: Relief Engine Company, the town's oldest firefighting unit, is to be retired and reconstituted as historic preservation outfit.

RED BANK: The theme was longevity as the borough council and state legislators honored a centenarian and two others Wednesday night.

RED BANK: Plan for rehabbing old firehouse includes using 150-year-old brick recycled from a house recently demolished in Brooklyn.

RED BANK: With one former firehouse's conversion to a brewery about to begin, its virtual twin could become retail space under a plan up for approval.

RED BANK: A residential high-rise is on 24/7 fire watch after sprinkler pipes burst. Chief says volunteers busy answering frozen-pipe calls.

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: Volunteer firefighters responded to a report of a gas leak that was expected to delay the opening of the Monmouth Day Care Center Monday morning.

RED BANK: Firefighters mark election of Stu Jensen as 2018 chief as he pledges to try to give volunteers training and gear they need.

SEA BRIGHT: Local firefighters created pretty arcs of water in the air over the Shrewsbury River during training here Saturday.

LITTLE SILVER: Volunteer firefighters quickly doused an attic fire said to have been caused by faulty wiring Sunday evening.

RED BANK: A woman escaped as fire damaged her Rector Place home early Friday morning.

FAIR HAVEN: The sights, sounds and smells of a great summer tradition return to River Road this weekend with the 58th annual Fair Haven Firemen's Fair.

RED BANK: Lightning strike shears chimney from home's rooftop.