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The ordinance upheld in the case was largely aimed at addressing concerns raised by Hudson Avenue residents about postal workers. Red Bank has defeated a legal challenge to its authorityContinue reading "BOROUGH WINS PERMIT-PARKING LAWSUIT"
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June 22nd, 2009 @ 11am
Remember: Nothing makes a Red Bank friend happier than to hear "I saw you on Red Bank Green!"
The late Daniel J. O’Hern in 2006. Red Bank’s governing body is expected to vote Monday night on a proposal to add the late Daniel J. O’Hern‘s name to signsContinue reading "‘O’HERN AVENUE’ COMING TO WEST SIDE"
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June 18th, 2009 @ 10am
FURLOUGHS UP FOR APPROVAL
Mayor Pasquale Menna at a council meeting in May. Red Bank borough employees would be forced to take three unpaid days off by the end of the year under aContinue reading "FURLOUGHS UP FOR APPROVAL"
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June 18th, 2009 @ 10am
GOLDMAN BOY: ‘I WANT TO STAY IN BRAZIL’
A statement by nine-year-old Sean Goldman to a psychologist has become fodder in the ongoing quest by his biological father to repatriate the boy to his former home in TintonContinue reading "GOLDMAN BOY: ‘I WANT TO STAY IN BRAZIL’"
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June 18th, 2009 @ 6am
IN RED BANK, A VIGIL FOR A BOY IN BRAZIL
One of the youngest participants in the event angles for a better view. A throng of area residents gathered in Red Bank’s Riverside Gardens Park Tuesday night for a candlelightContinue reading "IN RED BANK, A VIGIL FOR A BOY IN BRAZIL"
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June 17th, 2009 @ 5am
WILL THE JAZZ & BLUES FEST RETURN IN 2010?
Large crowds turned out Saturday and Sunday after Friday night’s rainout. But construction of a new Marine Park bulkhead, below, could force the festival to relocate next year. Really, inContinue reading "WILL THE JAZZ & BLUES FEST RETURN IN 2010?"
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June 11th, 2009 @ 10am
BOROUGH PUSHING UNPAID DAYS OFF
Red Bank officials are mulling the possibility of making government employees take three unpaid days off by the end of the year, today’s Asbury Park Press reports. The furloughs areContinue reading "BOROUGH PUSHING UNPAID DAYS OFF"
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June 10th, 2009 @ 5am
NOAA ON D-POD: TOLD YA THEY’D BE BACK
A dolphin in the Shrewsbury River between Rumson and Sea Bright Sunday evening. The appearance of an estimated six dolphins in the Shrewsbury River on Sunday — first reported byContinue reading "NOAA ON D-POD: TOLD YA THEY’D BE BACK"
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June 9th, 2009 @ 8am
Former Red Bank Borough Clerk Ruth Eschelbach died at her John Street home Saturday afternoon, according to Mayor Pasquale Menna. A borough native, she was 89 years old and diedContinue reading "FORMER TOWN CLERK RUTH ESCHELBACH DIES"
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June 9th, 2009 @ 5am
DOLPHINS RETURN TO SHREWSBURY RIVER
A pair of dolphins cross in the Shrewsbury River at sunset Sunday, as seen from McLoone’s Rum Runner in Sea Bright. The dolphins are back. A year after 16 dolphinsContinue reading "DOLPHINS RETURN TO SHREWSBURY RIVER"
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June 7th, 2009 @ 9pm
NAACP Red Bank chapter president Rev. Henry P. Davis quotes Jefferson to Mayor Pasquale Menna. Red Bank's governing body recently honored what Mayor Pasquale Menna called "one of our anchor institutions," the local chapter of the National Association for the...
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June 4th, 2009 @ 7am
Christine McKenna with her daughter, Kayla, and Mayor-elect Pasquale Menna on election night 2006, at left; at right, with Kayla at a sendoff for her husband the following month. Christine McKenna, the wife of former Red Bank Mayor Ed McKenna,...
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June 3rd, 2009 @ 3pm
Nine-year-old Sean Goldman won't be returning to his Tinton Falls home today, following a stay issued by a Brazilian Supreme Court justice yesterday, according to multiple news reports. The judge suspended a lower court order granting custody of the boy...
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June 3rd, 2009 @ 5am
David Goldman of Tinton Falls has won court approval to regain custody of his only child, who was taken to Brazil by the boy's mother nearly five years ago, according to published reports. "They've been ordered to deliver Sean to...
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June 2nd, 2009 @ 6am
The proposed line would link Lakehurst with the North Jersey Coast Line at the Red Bank train station, above. Just a day after the announcement of a so-called compromise transit plan that would have directed a new commuter rail line...
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May 29th, 2009 @ 7am
The Red Bank station would be the northern terminus of a new commuter line from Lakehurst, linking central Ocean County to the North Jersey Coast Line. Over the vehement objections of Red Bank officials, proponents of a new commuter rail...
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May 28th, 2009 @ 6am
About 400 friends and family members gathered at the 6th Motor Transport Battallion reserve center in Lincroft yesterday to say goodbye to 137 Marine reservists headed to Iraq. Some of the Marines were embarking on their third tour. Brian Donohue...
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May 28th, 2009 @ 5am
Contractors working on improvements to a nearby intersection are using the borough-owned lot as a staging area. A wooden form for making concrete slabs was built at center, and a load of stone was dropped closer to the river. A...
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May 27th, 2009 @ 8am
Do you see green everywhere you go? As in money flying out the windows of poorly insulated buildings? Opportunities to improve energy efficiency at nearly every turn? Then it may be time for you to suit up. The Red Bank...
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May 26th, 2009 @ 8am
Pizza Fusion plans to take over the vacant space at left and the storefront now being vacated by Sole Solution, right. A Florida-based organic pizza chain that uses recycled Coke bottles in countertops and makes deliveries by hybrid car is...
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May 22nd, 2009 @ 8am
Partyline
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 ...
WALK THIS WAY
PARTYLINE: Before-and-afters of a sidewalk cleanup on West Street.

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