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What happened on election night last week at Sea Bright’s Mad Hatter restaurant, when a former mayor met the incoming one? According to Mayor-elect Dina Long, sparks flew after itContinue reading "MAYORAL SHOUTDOWN IN SEA BRIGHT?"
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AUTUMN SHOWERS EXPECTED
Yummy fall colors were on display on Buena Vista Avenue in Rumson Sunday.(Click to enlarge) You might want to get those leaves out to the curb while they’re still dryContinue reading "AUTUMN SHOWERS EXPECTED"
DEER-HUNT LAWS SPUR SHREWSBURY PROTEST
A deer crosses a Shrewsbury street in 2010. (Photo by Peter Lindner. Click to enlarge) Local and state laws that allow deer hunting closer to housing than in the pastContinue reading "DEER-HUNT LAWS SPUR SHREWSBURY PROTEST"
11.11.11
Among those who gathered at the Veterans Monument at Monmouth Street and Drummond Place at 11 a.m. Friday to commemorate Veterans Day was Red Bank resident John Gillespie, who servedContinue reading "11.11.11"
READY FOR THE NEXT TENANT
Jack Readie scraped his own name off the window of the storefront that was home to his meat shop on Monmouth Street in Red Bank for many years Thursday. TheContinue reading "READY FOR THE NEXT TENANT"
BRIDGE OPERATIONS PRIVATIZED
The control room of the Rumson-Sea Bright Bridge will be staffed by employees of a private firm beginning next year following action Thursday by the Monmouth County Freeholders. (Click toContinue reading "BRIDGE OPERATIONS PRIVATIZED"
PASTA, POULTRY & GOOD DEEDS ON THE SIDE
The most eagerly anticipated touch football event of the season takes place on November 26, when the annual Turkey Bowl raises funds for Jason’s Dream for Kids, at Thompson MiddleContinue reading "PASTA, POULTRY & GOOD DEEDS ON THE SIDE"
SUNNY VETERANS DAY WEEKEND IN STORE
Nature dumped a fresh load of autumn leaves on a car and yard on Mechanic Street in Red Bank Thursday. (Click to enlarge) Friday’s Veterans Day salutes – including one atContinue reading "SUNNY VETERANS DAY WEEKEND IN STORE"
SECOND FOOD FEST ADDED FOR 2012
Despite a one-week rain delay, the 2011 edition of the Oysterfest was packed most of the day. Proceeds help pay for downtown holiday lights, seen below being installed on BroadContinue reading "SECOND FOOD FEST ADDED FOR 2012"
FOGGY NOTIONS
Fog and glass-smooth water combined to produce some eerie visual effects at the Marine Park boat basin on the Navesink in Red Bank Thursday morning. The National Weather Service forecastContinue reading "FOGGY NOTIONS"
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SIX-CAR CRASH SLOWS LITTLE SILVER FLOW
An accident involving six vehicles had Little Silver police trying to untangle the sequence of events at midafternoon Wednesday. No serious injuries were reported in the pileup, which appeared toContinue reading "SIX-CAR CRASH SLOWS LITTLE SILVER FLOW"
RUMSON THROWS SWITCH ON OLD STATION
The phone company switching station turned police station was reduced to rubble Tuesday. (Photo above by Peter Lindner. Click to enlarge) By JOHN T. WARD A chapter of Rumson’s historyContinue reading "RUMSON THROWS SWITCH ON OLD STATION"
MAKING CONNECTIONS AFTER HOURS
Jeanine Swierkocki, right, of the design firm Solari Creative was among the several hundred minglers at a Navesink Business Group open house held at the Two River Theater in RedContinue reading "MAKING CONNECTIONS AFTER HOURS"
NEFF TAKES LITTLE SILVER MAYORAL RACE
A voter signs in at borough hall Tuesday. (Photo by Peter Lindner. Click to enlarge) By JOHN T. WARD Little Silver Mayor Bob Neff Jr. coasted to victory over IndependentContinue reading "NEFF TAKES LITTLE SILVER MAYORAL RACE"
By JOHN T. WARD Rumson Democrat Philip Wagner polled just 17 percent in his bid for a seat on the borough council Tuesday as he was swamped by incumbent RepublicansContinue reading "IN FAIR HAVEN & RUMSON, IT’S NO CONTEST"
RED BANKS: DEMS HOLD COUNCIL
District 2 voters entering the Independent Engine Company house on Mechanic Street Tuesday morning. (Photo by Peter Lindner. Click to enlarge) By JOHN T. WARD [SEE CORRECTION BELOW] Red Bank’sContinue reading "RED BANKS: DEMS HOLD COUNCIL"
SEA BRIGHT: LONG WINS MAYORALTY
Voting took place in the town’s community center. (Photo by Peter Lindner. Click to enlarge) By JOHN T. WARD Three-term Democratic councilwoman Dina Long won the race to succeed MariaContinue reading "SEA BRIGHT: LONG WINS MAYORALTY"
PEDESTRIAN STRUCK IN LITTLE SILVER
Police and passersby tend to an unidentified person in the A&P parking lot shortly before noon. (Photo by Peter Lindner. Click to enlarge) An accident in the A&P shopping centerContinue reading "PEDESTRIAN STRUCK IN LITTLE SILVER"
LIGHTS OUT
A police officer directs traffic at Broad Street and East Front Street Tuesday morning.(Photo by Peter Lindner. Click to enlarge) A blown transformer on Wharf Avenue in Red Bank knockedContinue reading "LIGHTS OUT"
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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 ...