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SEA BRIGHT: CLUB LIFEGUARDS ADD TO SKILLS
SEA BRIGHT: Lifeguards from all seven private beach clubs responded to simulated ocean drownings as part of a new training program.
Remember: Nothing makes a Red Bank friend happier than to hear "I saw you on Red Bank Green!"
ON THE GREEN: SUMMER PARK ACTIVITIES
RED BANK: A full roster of movies, music, theater, yoga, kayaking, and more in parks on the Greater Green this summer.
RED BANK: ICE CREAM STAND OPENS
RED BANK: For the first time in its two-decade history, the snack bar at Riverside Gardens Park is keeping regular hours, selling ice cream.
SANDY HOOK: High bacteria levels prompt the closing of an ocean beach for the second time in a year, NJ.com reports.
ON THE GREEN: JUST DUCKY WEATHER
ON THE GREEN: Today's weather forecast is fine for our fine feathered friends.
ON THE GREEN: JUICINESS NOT INCLUDED
RED BANK: Today's weather forecast is good for thirsty tomatoes and lawns.
ON THE GREEN: RAIN IN THURSDAY FORECAST
RED BANK: Today's weather forecast includes a chance of rain.
ON THE GREEN: DA AWNING OF DA NEW SEASON
SEA BRIGHT: The sun rises on Anchorage Beach to kick off summer 2016 and the longest day of the year.
ON THE GREEN: LONGEST DAY ARRIVES
SEA BRIGHT: The sun rises on Anchorage Beach to kick off summer 2016 and the longest day of the year.
ON THE GREEN: WEATHER FORECAST SPARKLY
SHREWSBURY: Today's forecast calls for swimwear.
SANDY HOOK CONCERTS RETURN TO THE BEACH
SANDY HOOK: The Nerds keynote a new season's schedule of free concerts, Wednesday at Beach Area E.
redbankgreen takes a moment to reflect on a decade of shoe-leather journalism.
A BIG-TENT CELEBRATION ON SANDY HOOK
Brian Kirk sounds an early keynote to the summer season, as the Jersey Shore Partnership marks its silver anniversary, June 6 on Sandy Hook.
MIDDLETOWN: FT. HANCOCK MEETING ON FRI.
Preserving the historic structures at Sandy Hook's Fort Hancock through adaptive reuse is the topic of a public-welcome meeting, Friday morning at Middletown Arts Center.
A FIRST CHANCE TO RUN THE (SANDY) HOOK
A new race event offers competitors a chance to RUN THE HOOK for the benefit of nonprofit Clean Ocean Action.
RED BANK: MARINE SANCTUARY BLASTED
With the basement meeting room already full, an overflow crowd gathered on the library’s main floor hoping to be allowed in Wednesday night. Below, the sanctuary would include Sandy HookContinue reading "RED BANK: MARINE SANCTUARY BLASTED"
SANDY HOOK: TRUCK EATS TO REPLACE STANDS
JB Wood Fired Pizza at Sandy Hook in June, 2015. Below, the concession stand at lot B is among three to be torn down and replaced by food trucks.  (Photo above by JimContinue reading "SANDY HOOK: TRUCK EATS TO REPLACE STANDS"
SEA BRIGHT: IDEAS SOUGHT FOR PARK SITE
What should become of Anchorage Park, the 1.2-acre sliver of riverside land at the foot of the Route 520 bridge in Sea Bright? Acquired by the borough after Hurricane Sandy leftContinue reading "SEA BRIGHT: IDEAS SOUGHT FOR PARK SITE"
ON THE GREEN: MARINE SANCTUARY PROPOSED
An effort to create a “water-based equivalent of a National Park” covering Sandy Hook Bay, the Shrewsbury and Navesink rivers and their tributaries is the subject of upcoming informational sessions, one ofContinue reading "ON THE GREEN: MARINE SANCTUARY PROPOSED"
SANDY HOOK: A CLEAN SWEEP FOR RBR CLUB
A group of students from the Environmental Club at Red Bank Regional discovered a dead osprey while taking part in an October 24 Beach Sweep on Sandy Hook. The birdContinue reading "SANDY HOOK: A CLEAN SWEEP FOR RBR CLUB"
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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.