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FAIR HAVEN DOES IT AGAIN

June 17, 2013 – 7:20 am

They liked it so much in their town’s centennial year that they decided to do it again. The residents of Fair Haven threw themselves a townwide picnic Saturday, a day of food, music and community under the sun that ended with a smashing fireworks show. redbankgreen was there, natch. Recognize any faces?

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SEA BRIGHT: FEMA TAKING THE LONG VIEW

June 14, 2013 – 11:43 am

The long-term revitalization of the downtown is expected to be among the topics addressed by FEMA-organized teams. (Click to enlarge) By WIL FULTON The Federal Emergency Management Agency is about to make its presence known in a big way to Sea Bright, officials said Thursday night. Through a Community Recovery Assistance program being launched in [...]

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RED BANK: GOING TO THE DOGS, MONTHLY

June 13, 2013 – 1:15 pm

Monmouth Street between Broad Street and Drummond Place will be closed to automobile traffic one night a month from July through October for ‘Dog Days of Summer.’ (Click to enlarge) A stretch of Red Bank’s Monmouth Street will become a pedestrian mall for four-legged visitors and their leash-holders on select nights starting in July, Mayor [...]

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RED BANK: ROBOCALLER DIALS UP TENSION

June 13, 2013 – 7:55 am

By JOHN T. WARD A Red Bank man who tried to rally last-minute opposition to a bond vote engaged elected officials in a tense exchange over taxes and debt Wednesday night, but got no vocal backing from the audience. Sean Di Somma, 31, of Morford Place, had robocalled an unspecified number of residents just hours [...]

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RBR SENIORS HONOR TWO WHO DIED YOUNG

June 12, 2013 – 5:24 pm

RBR students at the memorial event, above, and others with the redwood tree planted in memory of RBR’s Albert Martin, below. (Photos by Sarah Klepner. Click to enlarge) By SARAH KLEPNER Red Bank Regional’s graduating class gathered in front of the Little Silver school Wednesday to hear classmates and teachers speak in memory of Riyadh’na [...]

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SEA BRIGHT COVETS ANCHORAGE SITE

June 11, 2013 – 10:05 am

The Anchorage Apartments were left uninhabitable by Hurricane Sandy, which deposited a utility pole in the living room of one unit, below. (Click to enlarge) The storm-wracked Anchorage Apartments complex in Sea Bright would become a beach parking lot under a plan being considered by state officials, the Star-Ledger reported Tuesday morning. Located on Ocean [...]

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SEA BRIGHT: BEACH VISITS GET SLOW START

June 6, 2013 – 2:42 pm

Crowds were light on Memorial Day after two days of rainy holiday weekend weather. (Click to enlarge) By WIL FULTON With two weekends down, Sea Bright officials are beginning to get an idea of what the first post-Sandy summer on the shore could look like, and it may not be great. But even though the [...]

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SHREWSBURY: LETTUCE EAT

June 5, 2013 – 2:30 pm

The mouthwatering Jersey tomatoes may still be a couple of months away, but tillers at the Shrewsbury Community Garden adjoining borough hall are harvesting tender lettuce, garden committee member Della Benvides tells redbankgreen. The garden, now in its second season, features a raised-bed garden to give a wheelchair user access. (Click to enlarge)

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SEA BRIGHT: LIBRARY TO BE RESTORED

June 5, 2013 – 1:21 pm

Repairs to the Ocean Avenue facility were approved by borough officials Tuesday night. (Photo by Wil Fulton. Click to enlarge) By WIL FULTON After months of public outcry, Sea Bright’s public library is back on track toward reopening – and it may get an assist from the Lincroft library, which was shuttered due to budget cuts [...]

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RED BANK: WHEN LIFE GIVES YOU LEMONADE…

June 1, 2013 – 7:41 am

With a forecast of abundant sunshine and temperatures in the 80s both days, you might want to squeeze in some time for days two and three of Red Bank Riverfest in Marine Park Saturday and Sunday. (Click to enlarge)

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WEEKEND: EAT, DRINK, LISTEN, REPEAT

May 31, 2013 – 10:32 am

Don’t even bother trying to curb your appetite at Red Bank Riverfest, which runs through Sunday in Marine Park. Details in the poster below. (Click to enlarge) Friday, May 31: RED BANK: Come sample the savory and sweet flavors at Riverfest, the annual three-day music and food festival in Marine Park. Stroll the “artisan’s alley” [...]

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RED BANK: RIVERFEST TO HEAT UP WEEKEND

May 30, 2013 – 10:06 am

Scenes from the 2012 edition of Red Bank Riverfest, which returns to Marine Park for a thre-night run starting Friday. (Click to enlarge) Three days of heat and eats await visitors to Red Bank this weekend. For the third consecutive year, after a decade-long layover, Riverfest returns to the banks of the Navesink River in [...]

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RED BANK: BASIE COURTYARD TO GET CANOPY

May 30, 2013 – 7:52 am

Less than a year after its debut, the Count’s Courtyard, the terrace bar at Red Bank’s Count Basie Theatre, is slated for a tweaking Friday with the installation of an over-all canopy. The canopy, which will have no sides, will only be in use, like the courtyard itself, from May 1 to October 31, Basie [...]

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RED BANK: CLAY COURTS STILL CLOSED

May 29, 2013 – 1:23 pm

Rich Nicoletti at Red Bank’s clay courts, which remain out of commission seven months after Hurricane Sandy. (Photo by Wil Fulton. Click to enlarge) By WIL FULTON Rich Nicoletti first hit Red Bank’s clay tennis courts in 1955. A few years later, he became assistant to the facility’s tennis pro. In 1990, he was named [...]

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SEA BRIGHT, RISING, KICKS OFF SUMMER 2013

May 28, 2013 – 7:32 am

Beneath a cloudless sky, Sea Bright snapped back to life as a beach destination Monday, Memorial Day, seven months after Hurricane Sandy all but obliterated its downtown and oceanfront beach clubs. One, Chapel Beach Club, above, boasted its restoration was “Done,” while work continued at the Valkryrie Squash Club. Elsewhere, beachgoers happily made due with [...]

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