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SEA BRIGHT MIFFED BY SEWER RATE HIKE
Councilman Read Murphy announced to the council Tuesday night that the borough’s sewer rate is increasing by 23 percent. (Photo by Dustin Racioppi) By DUSTIN RACIOPPI The Sea Bright BoroughContinue reading "SEA BRIGHT MIFFED BY SEWER RATE HIKE"
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FAIR HAVEN MODEL ROCKS SPRING RUNWAYS
Less than a year out of Rumson-Fair Haven Regional High, model Jacqueline Jablonski is the “queen” of the spring fashion shows underway in New York’s Bryant Park. So proclaims today’sContinue reading "FAIR HAVEN MODEL ROCKS SPRING RUNWAYS"
SUCCESS STORY FOR Y’S HEALTHY HEART DAY
You’d be smiling, too, if a group of employees saved your life, as the staff at the YMCA did for Jim Booth back in December. (Photo by Dustin Racioppi) ByContinue reading "SUCCESS STORY FOR Y’S HEALTHY HEART DAY"
More than a week after the second of two blizzards walloped the Red Bank area, pedestrian access to many crosswalks remains blocked by deep piles of snow left by plows.Continue reading "SNOW-JAMMED? TELL THESE FOLKS"
Red Bank documentary maker Bill Day was kind enough to alert us to his latest effort, this one a short feature on the wait for hard water by members ofContinue reading "ICE BOATERS TEST THE SEMI-SOLID WATERS"
CITATIONS FLOW AFTER THE SNOW
A stretch along Monmouth Street is one of many culprits in violation of Red Bank’s snow removal ordinance requiring property owners to clear the snow and ice from their sidewalksContinue reading "CITATIONS FLOW AFTER THE SNOW"
WHERE HAVE I SEEN THIS?
Well, that was easy. Too easy, according to more than one of the many readers who wrote in to identify last week’s ‘Where?’ Except for this: two of those whoContinue reading "WHERE HAVE I SEEN THIS?"
STAVOLA GETS GREEN LIGHT ON PARKING LOT
The paved patch of land at the corner of Maple Avenue and Monmouth Street will get a fringe of greenery. (Photo by Dustin Racioppi) By DUSTIN RACIOPPI Red Bank’s PlanningContinue reading "STAVOLA GETS GREEN LIGHT ON PARKING LOT"
IN oRBit: BACHELORETTES AND EVERYMAN
You’ve seen his somber, silent, life-size figures in places like the Port Authority and the National Mall — and now George Segal is coming to the outskirts of town. NotContinue reading "IN oRBit: BACHELORETTES AND EVERYMAN"
BOROUGH HAS NO METER-REVENUE FORECASTS
Meter rates in the White Street and other municipal lots won’t be affected by the doubling of fees for curbside parking, but lot-permit fees are scheduled to soar by 33Continue reading "BOROUGH HAS NO METER-REVENUE FORECASTS"
By DUSTIN RACIOPPI Red Bank employees won’t be getting any more financial pats on the back for staying on the job under a law change now pending before the boroughContinue reading "SO LONG, LONGEVITY PAY"
IN oRBit: WRITERS AND OTHER HOOKERS
It’s never been an uncommon thing for writers to prostitute themselves. It’s just that, in the strange case of David Henry Sterry, the latter activity served as springboard to theContinue reading "IN oRBit: WRITERS AND OTHER HOOKERS"
A stockbroker from Fair Haven is looking at seven years in prison under the terms of a plea deal he accepted yesterday for pocketing nearly $700,000 he swindled from 31Continue reading "FAIR HAVEN BROKER COPS TO $700K SCAM"
A BIT MORE SNOW EXPECTED TODAY
The Oceanic Bridge, as seen from the Locust side during Tuesday’s snowfall. Flurries are in today’s forecast. (Click to enlarge) It’s getting to be like the houseguest who won’t leave.Continue reading "A BIT MORE SNOW EXPECTED TODAY"
A Red Bank man appears headed into the state prison system he admitted scamming out of $153,000, the New Jersey Attorney General‘s office announced yesterday. Mark Stermer, 43, pleaded guiltyContinue reading "LOCAL MEN FACE PRISON FOR PRISON SCAM"
FRESH FACE AT LIBRARY: CHILDREN’S AUTHOR
Children’s author and poet John Grandits, shown here with a couple of his books, is the newest member on the Red Bank Library Board. (Photo by Dustin Racioppi) By DUSTINContinue reading "FRESH FACE AT LIBRARY: CHILDREN’S AUTHOR"
SEAL OF APPROVAL FOR SEA BRIGHT BEACH
A seal lazes on the beach in Sea Bright Saturday morning. (Photos courtesy of Paul Kinsella; click to enlarge) To a seal, apparently, a New Jersey beach in February isContinue reading "SEAL OF APPROVAL FOR SEA BRIGHT BEACH"
LEND A HAND ON BLOCKED HYDRANTS, PLEASE
Clear access to hydrants can save valuable time in an emergency, firefighters say. The Red Bank Volunteer Fire Department is asking any property owner with a fire hydrant on theirContinue reading "LEND A HAND ON BLOCKED HYDRANTS, PLEASE"
IN oRBit: PRINE RIB FOR MUSICAL GOURMETS
He claims to have sworn off doing interviews forever and a day; he’s never had a hit record, and the guys from TMZ likely ignore him when he goes traipsingContinue reading "IN oRBit: PRINE RIB FOR MUSICAL GOURMETS"
SENKELESKI STILL HOUNDING ON TAXES
Kim Senkeleski at her home with a familiar if loathed visitor: her annual tax bill. (Photo by Dustin Racioppi) By DUSTIN RACIOPPI Red Bank’s borough council may have shot downContinue reading "SENKELESKI STILL HOUNDING ON TAXES"
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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 ...