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RED BANK: PARK CHRISTMAS TREE ARRIVES
RED BANK: After a short trip from the Fairview section of Middletown, Christmas tree takes its place in Riverside Gardens Park.
Remember: Nothing makes a Red Bank friend happier than to hear "I saw you on Red Bank Green!"
RED BANK: LOCAL TREE SPRUCES UP PARK
RED BANK: Riverside Gardens Park gets its Christmas tree, this year a 30-foot spruce from the front yard of a home right in town.
RED BANK: CHRISTMAS TREE WANTED
RED BANK: RiverCenter issues annual call for a donated Christmas tree for display in Riverside Gardens Park.
RED BANK: LOW-KEY TREE LIGHTING
RED BANK: Traditional Holiday Express concert/Town Light-Up is cancelled. Even the Christmas tree lighting will be a quiet affair.
FAIR HAVEN: FIREFIGHTERS RESCUE TREED CAT
FAIR HAVEN: Rumson fire volunteers bring ladder truck to rescue cat stuck high up in a tree. Clingy kitty appears thankful.
RED BANK: GETTING READY FIR LIGHT-UP
RED BANK: Christmas tree arrives at Riverside Gardens Park, with a light-up scheduled Friday night as part of Holiday Express concert/Town Light-Up.
RED BANK: GETTING READY FIR LIGHT-UP
RED BANK: A sure sign that the holiday season is here, the Christmas tree at Riverside Gardens Park gets readied for light-up.
RED BANK: TREE MARKS SEASONAL SWITCH
RED BANK: A sure sign that the holiday season has arrived, the annual Christmas tree arrives at Riverside Gardens Park for a Friday light-up.
FAIR HAVEN: FALLING TREE CRUSHES ROOF
FAIR HAVEN: No one was injured, but a home's roof was crushed by a tree that fell early Wednesday morning, and the homeowner's cat was missing.
RED BANK: TREE GETS PARKED & TRIMMED
A crane lowered this year’s Red Bank Town Tree into place in Riverside Gardens Park Saturday, as seen in this reader photo taken from the Riverview Towers high-rise. At right, trimmingContinue reading "RED BANK: TREE GETS PARKED & TRIMMED"
Got a spare blue spruce in your yard? Yes, temperatures may still be pushing 80 degrees, but Red Bank RiverCenter has put out a call in the hope that, like the ClayContinue reading "RED BANK: CHRISTMAS TREE WANTED"
RED BANK: TREE ENSHROUDED IN… PLASTIC?
Why was there a plastic sheet hanging in a tree on Hudson Avenue in Red Bank Thursday morning? We haven’t the foggiest. So here’s your chance to write your ownContinue reading "RED BANK: TREE ENSHROUDED IN… PLASTIC?"
RED BANK: TREE’S UP
Donated by the Clay family of Holmdel, Red Bank’s 2014 Christmas tree arrived at Riverside Gardens Park overlooking the Navesink River on Sunday. Becker’s Tree Service and Powerhouse Signs didContinue reading "RED BANK: TREE’S UP"
SHREWSBURY: AUTUMN ON THE LINE
Even with utility lines running through its center, this maple tree on Patterson Avenue in Shrewsbury radiated autumn color earlier this week – and a giant front-yard spider web added aContinue reading "SHREWSBURY: AUTUMN ON THE LINE"
A LITTLE SLIVER OF SPRING IN LITTLE SILVER
Signs of spring abounded over the weekend, including this tree bud about to pop at the corner of South Silverton Drive and Branch Avenue in Little Silver Sunday. Monday’s forecastContinue reading "A LITTLE SLIVER OF SPRING IN LITTLE SILVER"
TREE LIGHTINGS TO LIGHT UP THE GREEN
Tree lightings, such as the annual ceremony in Sea Bright, bring light therapy to the Green this weekend. Below, an archived favorite shot from the 2008 Westside tree lighting inContinue reading "TREE LIGHTINGS TO LIGHT UP THE GREEN"
RED BANK: TAKEDOWN STREET
The stump of one of four Bradford pear trees taken down Tuesday afternoon. (Click to enlarge) By JOHN T. WARD Remember the White Street tree slaughter of 2007? Well, itContinue reading "RED BANK: TAKEDOWN STREET"
FAIR HAVEN: A FUNGUS AMONG US?
redbankgreen came upon this intriguingly beautiful semicircular growth on a tree trunk in the Far Haven Fields Natural Area last weekend. Can someone identify it and tell us something aboutContinue reading "FAIR HAVEN: A FUNGUS AMONG US?"
WHERE HAVE I SEEN THIS?
Step right up, folks, and drop your guesses about the location of this week’s Where into this here mailbox, please. Last week’s photo, showing tables and chairs roughly carved fromContinue reading "WHERE HAVE I SEEN THIS?"
RBR SENIORS HONOR TWO WHO DIED YOUNG
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 SARAHContinue reading "RBR SENIORS HONOR TWO WHO DIED YOUNG"
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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.