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RED BANK: TRUSTEES PAN BOROUGH BUDGET
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Barbara Withers, a resident of the Atrium at Navesink senior complex, implores the board to preserve a book-delivery service for its residents. Below, board president John Grandits, left, with MayorContinue reading "RED BANK: TRUSTEES PAN BOROUGH BUDGET"
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March 28th, 2014 @ 8am
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RED BANK: LIBRARY LAYOFFS MAY BE REVERSED
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The fate of jobs for three full-time librarians is still up in the air. (Photo by John T. Ward. Click to enlarge) By JOHN T. WARD Red Bank officials saidContinue reading "RED BANK: LIBRARY LAYOFFS MAY BE REVERSED"
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March 27th, 2014 @ 1pm
RED BANK: BOARD DEFENDS LIBRARY LAYOFFS
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The library board of the trustees at a meeting in February. (Photo by John T. Ward. Click to enlarge) By JOHN T. WARD Responding to “misinformation” and “half-truths… stretched beyondContinue reading "RED BANK: BOARD DEFENDS LIBRARY LAYOFFS"
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March 18th, 2014 @ 9am
By DUSTIN RACIOPPI In a last-minute deal Friday, one of the Middletown’s two police unions came to an agreement that will save four department jobs, while the other got anContinue reading "PARKS AND REC JOBS LOST; TOP COPS SPARED"
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May 2nd, 2011 @ 10am
By DUSTIN RACIOPPI Middletown Mayor Tony Fiore promised an on-time budget. Check. He said it’d be significantly smaller than 2010’s budget. Check. He also promised it would be within theContinue reading "MIDDLETOWN: AVERAGE TAX TO RISE $60"
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April 5th, 2011 @ 9am
LIBRARY OKS $500K TO TOWNSHIP
The library approved transferring nearly $500,000 to the township committee Wednesday. (Photo by Dustin Racioppi; click to enlarge) By DUSTIN RACIOPPI In order to help the township balance its budgetContinue reading "LIBRARY OKS $500K TO TOWNSHIP"
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March 17th, 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
LOOKING FOR SAVINGS IN GARBAGE
Fair Haven and Rumson are looking into privatizing its garbage pickup. (Photo by Dustin Racioppi; click to enlarge) By DUSTIN RACIOPPI Fair Haven and Rumson are looking at ways toContinue reading "LOOKING FOR SAVINGS IN GARBAGE"
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October 13th, 2010 @ 1pm
FURLOUGH FRIDAYS IN RED BANK
Borough hall visitors are being notified by a sign taped to the door that offices will be closed while workers are furloughed. (Photo by Dustin Racioppi; click to enlarge) ByContinue reading "FURLOUGH FRIDAYS IN RED BANK"
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June 24th, 2010 @ 5am
AMID BUDGET CONCERNS, AX FALLS IN M’TOWN
Mayor Gerard Scharfenberger listens to administrator Anthony Mercantante at Monday night’s workshop meeting. (Photo by Dustin Racioppi; click to enlarge) By DUSTIN RACIOPPI The budget ax has made its firstContinue reading "AMID BUDGET CONCERNS, AX FALLS IN M’TOWN"
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June 8th, 2010 @ 7am
RESIDENTS SWEAT BUDGET DETAILS
Participants in last night’s Q&A on the Red Bank budget pick up info packets. (Click to enlarge) Red Bank officials held a marathon budget walk-through before a standing-room crowd atContinue reading "RESIDENTS SWEAT BUDGET DETAILS"
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April 29th, 2010 @ 10am
With no state aid coming from Trenton this year, the Rumson school district will eliminate 16 jobs and still ask voters to approve a 4-percent increase in taxes this month,Continue reading "REPORT: RUMSON SCHOOLS TO CUT 16 JOBS"
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April 8th, 2010 @ 6am
By DUSTIN RACIOPPI In the wake of what Middletown Mayor Gerard Scharfenberger calls a “perfect storm” of financial woes, he’s proposing 12, and maybe more, “decisive actions” to make upContinue reading "M’TOWN BUDGET TO GET ‘DECISIVE ACTION’"
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April 6th, 2010 @ 6am
STATE AID CUT FORCES ‘SEVERE CHOICES’
Councilman Michael DuPont delivers the bad news Monday night. (Photo by Dustin Racioppi) By DUSTIN RACIOPPI Layoffs, furloughs and a reduction in services, once considered elements of a worst-case scenario,Continue reading "STATE AID CUT FORCES ‘SEVERE CHOICES’"
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March 23rd, 2010 @ 6am
In the latest of a series of staff-shrinking moves, the parent company of the Asbury Park Press has laid off 125 employees at its six New Jersey newspapers. Virginia-based GannettContinue reading "GANNETT PAPERS LAY OFF 125 MORE"
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July 10th, 2009 @ 6am
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VOLUNTEERS GET INTO THE WEEDS
Toting plastic trash bags, 51 volunteers conducted a walking litter cleanup on Red Bank's West Side Saturday.
“IT’S A PARTY AT WAWA!”
You wish you could vibe like Brian, who lives on the other side of Hubbard’s Bridge. He caught redbankgreen’s attention in Red B ...
POPE OKS ORATORY
RED BANK: St. Anthony of Padua obtains papal approval to establish Oratory of St. Philip Neri, a community of priests and brothers devoted t ...
RED BANK: NEW MURAL BRIGHTENS CORNER
RED BANK: Lunch Break founder Norma Todd is depicted in a mural painted this week on the front of the newly renovated social service agency.
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.

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