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FAIR HAVEN: TWOFER KISS FOR NEW CAPTAIN
FAIR HAVEN: For new police captain Robert Townshend, Tuesday's promotion was the "second-best thing" ever to happen to him on October 12.
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RED BANK: The authors of a report calling for the creation of a downtown redevelopment agency appear on the verge of winning a contract to make it happen.
RED BANK: REPORT RIPS TOWN OPERATIONS
RED BANK: Report from council-commissioned management review is sharply critical of borough operations across the board, starting with the form of government.
RED BANK: LIBRARY DIRECTOR TO RETIRE
RED BANK: After a career pivot, a tumultuous chapter and the restoration of calm, library director McDermott announces plan to retire.
RED BANK: NEW ADMINISTRATOR NAMED
RED BANK: Council picks new administrator. He's 33, an Army veteran and ex-mayor from Union County. And his salary will be triple his predecessor's.
RED BANK: DEMS TAP ACTING ADMINISTRATOR
RED BANK: Flexing their muscle as the majority party once again, Democrats pick consultant as interim borough administrator.
RED BANK: COUNCIL WRAPS ON BITTER NOTE
RED BANK: As Sickels ends 38-year career, Taylor tees up Dems for partisanship over his successor as borough administrator.
RED BANK: SICKELS LAUDED FOR ‘COMMITMENT’
RED BANK: Closing out a 38-year municipal career, Stanley Sickels wins praise for his commitment, professionalism and institutional knowledge.
RED BANK: Q&A ON ADMINISTRATOR SEARCH
RED BANK: The hunt is on to replace Stanley Sickels, the borough's most powerful unelected official. Here's a Q&A with the head of the search committee.
FAIR HAVEN: POLICE STATION UPGRADES SLATED
FAIR HAVEN: The borough police station, housed since 1983 in a former schoolhouse, is about to get its first remodeling since then.
RED BANK: SICKELS TO RETIRE AT END OF 2017
RED BANK: Stanley Sickels, the borough's most powerful unelected official, plans to retire in a year. But first, he'll cash out his unused sick days.
FAIR HAVEN: McGOVERN TO TAKE LEAD AT PD
Joe McGovern, who’s to be sworn in as chief Monday night, has spent his entire career with the borough police department. (Photo by John T. Ward. Click to enlarge) By JOHNContinue reading "FAIR HAVEN: McGOVERN TO TAKE LEAD AT PD"
RFH: SOURLIS ENDS 30-YEAR WINNING CAREER
Rumson-Fair Haven girls’ basketball coach George Sourlis, the Shore Conference’s all-time winningest coach, announced his retirement Wednesday. Sourlis ends his 30-year leadership of the Lady Bulldogs after five state championships, 14 sectionalContinue reading "RFH: SOURLIS ENDS 30-YEAR W ...
FAIR HAVEN: CHIEF HANGING UP HIS HAT
Darryl Breckenridge is winding down a career of 35 years with the police in his hometown. He’s seen below at a 2012 Veteran’s Day commemoration with World War II veteranContinue reading "FAIR HAVEN: CHIEF HANGING UP HIS HAT"
RED BANK: SAYING GOODBYE TO ‘GRANDMA’
Mary Boynton with some of her freshly awakened toddler charges last week. (Photo by John T. Ward. Click to enlarge) By JOHN T. WARD Over the past 30 years, MaryContinue reading "RED BANK: SAYING GOODBYE TO ‘GRANDMA’"
RED BANK: SCHOOLS HEAD MORANA TO RETIRE
Superintendent Laura Morana in her office in 2009. (Click to enlarge) Red Bank schools Superintendent Laura Morana is leaving the district at the end of the month, according to aContinue reading "RED BANK: SCHOOLS HEAD MORANA TO RETIRE"
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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.
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 ...