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RED BANK: WRECKED BOAT TO GO, FINALLY

June 17, 2013 – 12:25 pm

The battered sailboat Layla has been junking up the view from Maple Cove for almost eight months. (Click to enlarge) By JOHN T. WARD A wrecked sailboat that’s been lodged against the tiny boardwalk at Red Bank’s Maple Cove since Hurricane Sandy is finally about to cleared away. Sammy Fitkin, a supervisor with the post-disaster [...]

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SPRING 2013: RED SKY OVER RED BANK

June 5, 2013 – 6:15 am

Sunrise on our beautiful Navesink River Wednesday, as seen from the foot of Maple Avenue in Red Bank. A pleasant day weatherwise is in store, with partial sunshine and temperatures peaking in the mid-70s, according to the Weather Channel. (Photo by Trish Russoniello. Click to enlarge)

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RUMSON: SPRING SPLASH

June 1, 2013 – 11:39 am

Hundreds of hardy swimmers took to the perfect-70-degree waters of the Navesink River from Rumson’s Victory Park for the eighth annual Nav-e-Sink Or Swim distance festival Saturday morning. Funds raised were to be donated to a Melanoma Awareness campaign. More photos after the jump… (Click to enlarge)

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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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RED BANK: REMOVING ‘CRAP’ LEFT BY OTHERS

April 30, 2013 – 7:01 am

Boris Kofman, above, and Michael Paul Raspanti, below, during Saturday’s riverfront cleanup on Red Bank’s West Side. (Photos by Wil Fulton, above, and Sarah Klepner. Click to enlarge) By SARAH KLEPNER Duane Bowker stood in the wooded area above the Swimming River in Red Bank and pointed. “Some roofer, this is his favorite place to throw [...]

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WINTER’S EDGE ON OUR BEAUTIFUL RIVER

January 25, 2013 – 9:56 am

The first ice of the season has begun forming on our beautiful Navesink River, as seen from Rumson’s Victory Park, above, and the Red Bank Public Library, below. Will it grow thick enough for skating and iceboating in the present cold snap? Check the North Shrewsbury Ice Boat & Yacht Club‘s iceline (732-747-5665) for updates. [...]

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FOG ON THE NAVESINK

December 10, 2012 – 4:38 pm

As though poured from a decanter, a thick fog filled the air over our beautiful Navesink River shortly before 4 p.m. Monday, as seen here from Riverside Gardens Park. (Click to enlarge)

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SEA BRIGHT RESIDENTS TO GET ACCESS TODAY

November 5, 2012 – 10:54 am

For the second time in four days, Sea Bright residents gathered in a stadium, this time in West Long Branch, to get updates on the storm cleanup Sunday. Below, Mayor Dina Long and Councilman James LoBiondo. (Click to enlarge) By JOHN T. WARD Sea Bright residents were to begin getting greater access to their homes [...]

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PADDLE? YOU WERE GONNA GET WET ANYWAY

September 8, 2012 – 10:15 am

A sudden downpour was a delight for these kids on Shrewsbury Avenue in Red Bank Saturday morning. Meanwhile, down by the river, displays for Paddle the Navesink Day are set up for visitors willing to brave the weather, organizer Cindy Burnham tells redbankgreen. But decision about whether to keep the event going as planned is [...]

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PADDLE DAY RETURNS SATURDAY

September 4, 2012 – 9:10 am

Participants in the 2011 edition of Paddle the Navesink Day, seen at Maple Cove, below, and from West Front Street down the Corinthian Cove driveway, above.  (Click to enlarge) By DANIELLE TEPPER For the third year in a row, Red Bank will celebrate its nautical heritage with a day specially dedicated to the Navesink River. [...]

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WHERE HAVE I SEEN THIS?

August 30, 2012 – 6:52 am

For a bench we’ve rarely seen anyone sitting on, the one featured in last week’s Where sure is well-recognized.

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SAILBOAT SMASHED IN RIVER HIT-AND-RUN

July 23, 2012 – 3:42 pm

Employees at Carriage House Marina in Sea Bright look over the Nonsuch catboat that they say was damaged beyond repair in the crash. (Click to enlarge) By JOHN T. WARD A Sea Bright couple is asking for the public’s help in finding the boater who smashed into their prized sailboat while it was moored in [...]

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BULKHEAD PROJECT MAY HINGE ON DEED

July 11, 2012 – 10:30 am

Environmentalists want to replace this old wooden bulkhead with a graded, natural one to help preserve wildlife. Below, Tim Dillingham of the American Littoral Society addresses Red Bank’s Environmental Commission Tuesday night. (Photo below by Connor Soltas. Click to enlarge) By CONNOR SOLTAS An effort to do away with the dilapidated riverfont bulkhead at the [...]

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VOLUNTEERING: TWO RIVER CLEANUPS SLATED

June 7, 2012 – 1:26 pm

Our beautiful Navesink, as seen from Marine Park in Red Bank Wednesday evening. (Photo by Danielle Tepper. Click to enlarge) By DANIELLE TEPPER This weekend, area residents will take to the water as part of two individual cleanup events in an effort to keep the Navesink River beautiful and litter-free. Those who are proud to [...]

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TURNING THEIR ATTENTION TO SUMMER…

May 25, 2012 – 12:17 pm

Not everyone’s thinking about the beach. (Click to enlarge) Summer rolls in this weekend. “Unofficially,” as they say, though there’s no mistaking the change of gears, outerwear and mindsets that accompanies the arrival of Memorial Day and lasts until the first school bus of summer pulls up in September. redbankgreen intern Stacie Fanelli hit the [...]

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