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BASIE COUSIN INJURED IN RED BANK FIRE
Phyllis Rudrow, seen with Dr. Eugene Cheslock below at the 2009 dedication of a bust of her cousin, Count Basie, suffered burns in a blaze that heavily damaged her home.Continue reading "BASIE COUSIN INJURED IN RED BANK FIRE"
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WALLACE STREET CONVERSION TABLED
The building, which is some 116 years old, was converted from a two-family to office use three years ago. Now the owner wants to switch back. (Click to enlarge) ByContinue reading "WALLACE STREET CONVERSION TABLED"
SHORE TO PLEASE?
redbankgreen spotted this plate on a car parked on Broad Street in downtown Red Bank Wednesday afternoon. Our satirical circuits were immediately overloaded. LSD – once regarded by some asContinue reading "SHORE TO PLEASE?"
RIVER RAINBOW
A stunning sunset Thursday night was accompanied by a breathtaking double rainbow, as captured in a view east along the Navesink River by a resident of Riverview Towers in RedContinue reading "RIVER RAINBOW"
JUANITO’S MARKET GETS A GREEN LIGHT
An expert testified that “close to 100 percent” of the store’s customers would arrive on foot, making a parking shortfall irrelevant. (Click to enlarge) By MOLLY MULSHINE Red Bank’s biggestContinue reading "JUANITO’S MARKET GETS A GREEN LIGHT"
At issue was a settlement of an earlier lawsuit over the former borough hall and police station, now home to the Children’s Cultural Center. (Click to enlarge) By JOHN T.Continue reading "JUDGE TOSSES LAWSUIT OVER 51 MONMOUTH"
COPS: TRAIL OF BLOOD LED TO DRUNK GUY
An unidentified employee of a blood-spattered office building prepares to sweep the sidewalk on Mechanic Street as Jack Anderson cleans up glass in the background. (Click to enlarge) By JOHNContinue reading "COPS: TRAIL OF BLOOD LED TO DRUNK GUY"
Twelfth-district Assemblyman Declan O’Scanlon of Little Silver is seeing red over news that New Jersey taxpayers are on the hook for a $420,000 tax credit to the producers of ‘JerseyContinue reading "O’SCANLON BLASTS ‘JERSEY SHORE’ TAX TAB"
WHERE HAVE I SEEN THIS?
This week’s ‘Where’ rolls in from… well, you know how the game is played.
WHAT IN BLOODY HELL HAPPENED HERE?
Building owner Jack Anderson removes broken glass Thursday morning from the scene of a mystery incident on Mechanic Street in Red Bank. (Click to enlarge) By JOHN T. WARD SomebodyContinue reading "WHAT IN BLOODY HELL HAPPENED HERE?"
DEMS PICK HORGAN FOR TICKET IN 11TH
Horgan has been a member of the Red Bank Council since 2008. (Click to enlarge) By JOHN T. WARD Monmouth County Democrats selected Red Bank Councilwoman Kathy Horgan Wednesday nightContinue reading "DEMS PICK HORGAN FOR TICKET IN 11TH"
NEW MAYOR JUST CLOSING OUT ‘SUZY’S TERM’
Liz Castleman-Halpin, the late mayor’s daughter, with her own daughter, Noelle, looking on, expressed appreciation to Mayor Bob Neff at Felicia’s Kitchen last Saturday. (Click to enlarge) By JOHN T.Continue reading "NEW MAYOR JUST CLOSING OUT ‘SUZY’S TERM’"
EX-BUILDER WARMS TO BEAN ROASTING
Russ Crosson plans to remake his one-room office space on Drs. Parker Boulevard into a take-out specialty coffee shop. (Click to enlarge) By JOHN T. WARD At a recent RedContinue reading "EX-BUILDER WARMS TO BEAN ROASTING"
RENT SPAT FORCES ZEBU MOVE
The popular coffee house closed its doors Sunday night, and plans to move three doors north, to 12 Broad Street, below. (Click to enlarge) By JOHN T. WARD Zebu Forno,Continue reading "RENT SPAT FORCES ZEBU MOVE"
CASE OF ALLEGED TREE ‘MURDER’ CONTINUES
Construction of a 5,000-square-foot home is underway on the Navesink Avenue site that neighbors claim was improperly clear-cut. (Click to enlarge) By JOHN T. WARD A dispute between neighboring propertyContinue reading "CASE OF ALLEGED TREE ‘MURDER’ CONTINUES"
SkimBash, the “premiere pro/am skimboarding contest on the Jersey shore,” took to the small waves in Sea Bright Saturday and Sunday. Photographer Peter Lindner was there for redbankgreen to catchContinue reading "SEA BRIGHT: FOMENTING FUN"
Rick Jones, who shot this video in August, and his wife, Cindy Zipf, claim flooding in their neighborhood was worsened by clear-cutting that the town should not have allowed. AContinue reading "RUMSON TREE TUSSLE RESUMES"
Foam-mattress maven Michael Fux (pronounced ‘fyooks’) pulled off his hurricane-delayed exotic car show in downtown Red Bank Saturday afternoon, showcasing 52 cars from his collection of 114 top-end Rolls Royces,Continue reading "SWEET RIDES, AND PAULIE WALNUTS, TOO"
A Garden State Parkway accident that that killed a Middletown father of five in April has led to the indictment of a Jackson man on a vehicular homicide and otherContinue reading "PARKWAY FATALITY YIELDS DWI INDICTMENT"
In Fair Haven, Shrewsbury and Middletown on Sunday, they honored residents and all who died in the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001. Photographer Peter Lindner visited each for redbankgreen.Continue reading "SEEKING SOLACE A DECADE LATER"
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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 ...
WHAT? NO redbankgreen NEWSLETTER?
Apologies to redbankgreen newsletter subscribers: the daily email hasn’t gone out for two days because of technical issues.
RED BANK: TIRED OF SKEETERS?
RED BANK: Tired of mosquito bites every summer? Monmouth County has a free program to help eliminate skeeter breeding grounds.