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FERNANDES: ONE AND DONE AS MAYOR
Maria Fernandes says she won’t seek another term as mayor. (Photo by Dustin Racioppi; click to enlarge) By DUSTIN RACIOPPI Backing off an assertion at the beginning of the yearContinue reading "FERNANDES: ONE AND DONE AS MAYOR"
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March 30th, 2011 @ 12pm
Remember: Nothing makes a Red Bank friend happier than to hear "I saw you on Red Bank Green!"
By DUSTIN RACIOPPI Just a few days before Middletown is set to introduce its budget, the phone lines are buzzing. Who’s calling? That’s the mystery. The callers identify themselves membersContinue reading "MYSTERY ROBOCALLS SLAM M’TOWN SPENDING"
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March 30th, 2011 @ 7am
SHREWSBURY: SLIGHT LIMP BUT IN OK SHAPE
Shrewsbury Mayor Donald Burden in his office at borough hall. (Photo by Dustin Racioppi; click to enlarge) By DUSTIN RACIOPPI The theme for Donald Burden the last two years hasContinue reading "SHREWSBURY: SLIGHT LIMP BUT IN OK SHAPE"
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March 29th, 2011 @ 9am
MIZZI, CANGEMI TEAM UP TO BUST DEMS’ BLOC
By DUSTIN RACIOPPI The last time redbankgreen talked to Joe Mizzi, on election night last November, he’d just acknowledged his loss in the race for a seat on the RedContinue reading "MIZZI, CANGEMI TEAM UP TO BUST DEMS’ BLOC"
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March 28th, 2011 @ 8am
FIORE: MIDDLETOWN BUDGET WILL MEET CAP
By DUSTIN RACIOPPI Now that the Middletown township committee’s gotten the cooperation it asked from the library board, in the way of a half-million dollar transfer to the budget, theContinue reading "FIORE: MIDDLETOWN BUDGET WILL MEET CAP"
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March 22nd, 2011 @ 9am
SEA BRIGHT ENDS AFFORDABLE HOUSING SUIT
The council reached a settlement with the owner of Gaiter’s to rezone the property for affordable housing. (Photo by Dustin Racioppi; click to enlarge) By DUSTIN RACIOPPI A year ofContinue reading "SEA BRIGHT ENDS AFFORDABLE HOUSING SUIT"
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March 17th, 2011 @ 12pm
BONUS FOR CHIEF, TRASH JOBBED OUT
By DUSTIN RACIOPPI Fair Haven Police Chief Darryl Breckenridge got his annual attaboy from the borough council last night in the form of a $3,000 bonus. This is not unusualContinue reading "BONUS FOR CHIEF, TRASH JOBBED OUT"
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March 15th, 2011 @ 1pm
FAIR HAVENITES QUACK OVER PET DUCKS
Nicole Stover, left, and her mother, Dawn, make their case to the borough council to keep six ducks as pets. (Photo by Dustin Racioppi; click to enlarge) By DUSTIN RACIOPPIContinue reading "FAIR HAVENITES QUACK OVER PET DUCKS"
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March 15th, 2011 @ 7am
HUNDREDS MARCH IN ABORTION PROTEST
An anti-abortion march sponsored by the Diocese of Trenton starting at St. Anthony of Padua in Red Bank ended in a peaceful protest outside the Planned Parenthood clinic on NewmanContinue reading "HUNDREDS MARCH IN ABORTION PROTEST"
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March 14th, 2011 @ 4am
BECK CHATS IT UP WITH WESTSIDE GROUP
State Senator Jen Beck talked with residents at the West Side Community Group Wednesday night. (Photo by Dustin Racioppi; click to enlarge) By DUSTIN RACIOPPI For months, Patrick Hussey hasContinue reading "BECK CHATS IT UP WITH WESTSIDE GROUP"
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March 10th, 2011 @ 1pm
RUMSON SNUFFING OUT SMOKING IN PARKS
Rumson intends to ban smoking in all of its public parks. (Photo by Dustin Racioppi; click to enlarge) By DUSTIN RACIOPPI Smoke ’em if you got ’em. Just not inContinue reading "RUMSON SNUFFING OUT SMOKING IN PARKS"
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March 10th, 2011 @ 6am
MALLET WANTS BIRDSALL OUT AT BROOKDALE
A growing controversy over spending on and by the president of Brookdale Community College has prompted Monmouth County Freeholder Amy Mallet to call for the resignation of the chairman ofContinue reading "MALLET WANTS BIRDSALL OUT AT BROOKDALE"
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March 4th, 2011 @ 9am
COUNCILMAN WANTS TO AXE TREE ORDINANCE
By DUSTIN RACIOPPI Is Fair Haven Councilman Bob Marchese barking up the wrong tree? The second-year councilman, shown right, told his counterparts Monday night that he wants to see theContinue reading "COUNCILMAN WANTS TO AXE TREE ORDINANCE"
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March 2nd, 2011 @ 10am
RED BANK COUNCIL CHANGES MEETING NIGHTS
Council meetings will now be held on Wednesday nights. (Click to enlarge) By DUSTIN RACIOPPI Got a concern, request or gripe of a municipal nature? Don’t bring it to RedContinue reading "RED BANK COUNCIL CHANGES MEETING NIGHTS"
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March 1st, 2011 @ 6am
M’TOWN: ANOTHER TENSE ONE OVER SURPLUS
Library officials will meet with the town today to try and hammer out an agreement to help balance Middletown’s budget. (Photo by Dustin Racioppi; click to enlarge) By DUSTIN RACIOPPIContinue reading "M’TOWN: ANOTHER TENSE ONE OVER SURPLUS"
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February 23rd, 2011 @ 10am
DuPONT’S NEW GIG CAUSES CLASH
Red Bank Councilman Mike DuPont at a council meeting last month. (Photo by Dustin Racioppi; click to enlarge) By DUSTIN RACIOPPI While Councilman Mike DuPont’s appointment as attorney for anotherContinue reading "DuPONT’S NEW GIG CAUSES CLASH"
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February 21st, 2011 @ 9am
M’TOWN LIBRARY DEBATE GETS PERSONAL
Kevin Settembrino, left, and Randall Gabrielan, far right, got into a tiff within the open minutes of Wednesday night’s library board meeting. (Photo by Dustin Racioppi; click to enlarge) ByContinue reading "M’TOWN LIBRARY DEBATE GETS PERSONAL"
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February 17th, 2011 @ 9am
DuPONT: CAN WE DO THIS SOME OTHER TIME?
Councilman Mike DuPont at Red Bank’s government reorganization meeting on January 1. (Click to enlarge) Red Bank’s borough council is mulling a change in its bimonthly meeting schedule to accommodateContinue reading "DuPONT: CAN WE DO THIS SOME OTHER TIME?"
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February 15th, 2011 @ 2pm
ZIPPRICH SPOTLIGHTS ABORTION PROTEST
The Planned Parenthood clinic on Newman Springs Road is the purported terminus of a protest walk planned for March 12. Below, Councilman Ed Zipprich. (Click to enlarge) The Red BankContinue reading "ZIPPRICH SPOTLIGHTS ABORTION PROTEST"
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February 15th, 2011 @ 9am
M’TOWN BUDGET: 10 COPS COULD LOSE JOBS
The axe may fall if the PBA doesn’t make significant concessions, the township committee said. (Photo by Dustin Racioppi; click to enlarge) By DUSTIN RACIOPPI Faced with the state’s newContinue reading "M’TOWN BUDGET: 10 COPS COULD LOSE JOBS"
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February 14th, 2011 @ 2pm
Partyline
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.
SOGGY NOTION
RED BANK: Breezeway sculpture captured the mood downtown as heavy rains fell Saturday morning.

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