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We had just one response to last week's picture, and damn if it wasn't yet another correct one from Carl Colmorgen. That's five Colmorgens in a row, for those keeping count. How is it that a guy can return to...
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The Freedom Film Society screened 'Deliver Us From Evil' for a couple of dozen moviegoers last night as part of a once-a-month series at the Clearview Cinemas on White Street. The film, an Oscar-nominated documentary by CNN producer Amy Berg,...
Red Bank volunteer firefighters quickly brought a house fire at 31 West Westside Avenue under control shortly after noon today. There were no injuries. The cause of the blaze is under investigation, says Fire Chief Patrick McSorley. The house is...
For Tomora Young, assistant director of the Red Bank Parks & Recreation department, the remarkable run of the Rutgers women's basketball team in the season that wrapped up six weeks ago had a powerful personal dimension to it. Not only...
A two-man state ethics panel headed by former Red Bank Mayor and Associate Supreme Court Justice Daniel O'Hern has ruled that Gov. Jon Corzine's relationship with ex-girlfriend and labor leader Carla Katz should not have barred him from participating in...
Theater critic Peter Filichia of the Star-Ledger is more tickled by the Two River Theater Co.'s production of 'The Underpants' than he is by some of the choices made by Steve Martin, who adapted the play from 'Die Hosen,' a...
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An eleventh-hour move by the owners of a handful of properties in the historic downtown district of Fair Haven to opt out of the sidewalk reconstruction project that begins this week failed last night. Led by attorneys Brooks Van Arx,...
For the second time in seven years, Fair Haven Councilman Chris Walrath is stepping down, again citing work and family obligations as distractions from his public duty. "This will be my last council meeting," Walrath announced at the end of...
A contractor hired by Red Bank planted 15 new trees along White Street Sunday morning, fulfilling a promise by borough Arborist Mike Olimpi to replace nine mature Bradford pear trees that were cut down April 23. Ten Harvest Gold crabapples...
Now-Second Deputy Fire Chief Joe Forgione had just put the license plates on the Liberty Hose Co.'s new pumper last November 7 when, "next thing we knew, the fire call comes in," he said. The alarm was for a blaze...
By LINDA G. RASTELLI When you’re redoing a downtown, as rookie Fair Haven Mayor Mike Halfacre is discovering, you can’t please everyone. Exhibit A: the borough’s streetscape plan, which calls for the sidewalks from Memorial Park to Oak Place to...
The Freedom Film Society, the organization that serves up the Red Bank International Film Fesitval each fall, will screen "Deliver Us From Evil" next Wednesday night at the Clearview Cinemas on White Street. Directed by Amy Berg, "Deliver Us From...
According to a news release from RiverCenter, 75 Marines from 6th Motor Transport Battalion, based in Lincroft at Half Mile and Newman Springs Road are shipping out to Iraq on May 28 — Memorial Day. American Recreational Military Services (A.R.M.S),...
In "The Underpants," Steve Martin's adaptation of a 97-year-old German comedy that began previews last night at the Two River Theater, the character of the king is a looming but largely unseen presence. The story concerns a woman who, in...
Prompted by the shootings last month at Virginia Tech that left 33 people dead, Red Bank Regional High School has become the second school district in New Jersey to implement an email and text message alert system, today's Asbury Park...
What might have been a session with Gov. Jon Corzine turned out, because of his recent accident, to be an event with somewhat lesser star "wattage." But a town hall meeting led in Corzine's absence by state Treasurer Bradley Abelow...
Folks, we have our first 'Where' grand slam, with the fourth Colmorgen family member in a row taking a victory trot around the bases. Carl Colmorgen of Oakland Street was the first reader to identify last week's image, which showed...
Red Bank police are investigating a report of an unidentified man trying to enter a car driven by a Red Bank Catholic senior while she was stopped downtown at a red light on Tuesday afternoon. The 18-year-old driver, who was...
Partyline
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.
SOGGY NOTION
RED BANK: Breezeway sculpture captured the mood downtown as heavy rains fell Saturday morning.
HOME DELIVERY
RED BANK: After a subdivision, an instant house rises on a new Catherine Street lot.
COMMUNITY PROFILES
For Black History Month, Red Bank's Community Engagement and Equity Advisory Committee has been running a series of local profiles on Facebo ...
HEARTY FAREWELL FOR HARDY
RED BANK: Council to honor DPU supervisor Rich Hardy, who retired recently after almost 39 years of keeping things running.
HOMEBOUND? READ ON…
RED BANK: Can't get to the public library? It's now offering free delivery and pickups for homebound borough residents.
TAMING A BEAST OF A WEEK
RED BANK: After the second snowfall of the week, a borough family finds the perfect use for it – a Godzilla snow sculpture.
RED BANK: LIBRARY CLOSED, BUT THE HILL’S OPEN
RED BANK: Though the library was closed by a snowstorm, kids got to enjoy the riverfront property's steep slope Tuesday.
LIGHT(HOUSE) MAKEOVER
This year, getting ready for spring means a midwinter makeover for Strollo's Lighthouse in Red Bank.
TODAY: LOCAL PUPPY COMPETES ON ANIMAL PLANET’S “PUPPY BOWL”
Red Bank’s very own rescue puppy, Biscuit, is set to compete in Animal Planet’s Puppy Bowl this Sunday, February 11, at 2 PM. Th ...