Skip to content

A town square for an unsquare town

redbankgreen

Standing for the vitality of Red Bank, its community, and the fun we have together.

WHERE HAVE I SEEN THIS?
Click to enlarge this week’s Where Have I Seen This? Perhaps more than most, this one might require some reflection to identify. Once you’ve got it, send us your answerContinue reading "WHERE HAVE I SEEN THIS?"
Remember: Nothing makes a Red Bank friend happier than to hear "I saw you on Red Bank Green!"
By DUSTIN RACIOPPI It’s the moment most television producers pine for: a trip to the Big Apple, a walk down the red carpet and a chance to go home withContinue reading "FAIR HAVEN ‘FACTORY’ GETS EMMY NOD"
AFTER 50 YEARS, STILL AFLAME FOR DUTY
Fifty of Bill Stratz’s 80 years have been with the Red Bank Fire Department. (Photo by Dustin Racioppi; click to enlarge) By DUSTIN RACIOPPI It’s an unlikely warm Saturday afternoonContinue reading "AFTER 50 YEARS, STILL AFLAME FOR DUTY"
BOYS & GIRLS CLUB JUMP FOR WORLD RECORD
Video of the jumpathon is here. By DUSTIN RACIOPPI The clock hit 6:30p and Boys & Girls Clubs nationwide simultaneously hopped-to. At the Red Bank chapter, on Drs. James ParkerContinue reading "BOYS & GIRLS CLUB JUMP FOR WORLD RECORD"
NO MORE WHITE %$&^, PLEASE
Ed Matthews removes the tiny lights that lend winter sparkle to the trees along Broad Street Tuesday. (Click to enlarge) Ignore that layer of white you awoke to Wednesday morning.Continue reading "NO MORE WHITE %$&^, PLEASE"
The Fair Haven duck flap has drawn more major media attention, this time from Fox’s My9 News.
RBR TO INTRO BUDGET, NEW SUPERINTENDENT
By DUSTIN RACIOPPI Jim Stefankiewicz, right, will waste no time getting back down to business at Red Bank Regional. Even though he won’t officially step in as the high school’sContinue reading "RBR TO INTRO BUDGET, NEW SUPERINTENDENT"
An employee at the Target store in Middletown was arrested Sunday after he gave a woman a $1,300 store credit for the ‘return’ of merchandise a security guard had watchedContinue reading "TARGET EMPLOYEE BUSTED IN RETURN SCAM"
COPS NAB MAN FOR CAR BREAK-INS
A Tinton Falls man was arrested by Red Bank police early Tuesday morning after a witness reported a break-in underway at a Lincroft motel, Middletown police say. Louis DeAngelo, 34,Continue reading "COPS NAB MAN FOR CAR BREAK-INS"
FIORE: MIDDLETOWN BUDGET WILL MEET CAP
By DUSTIN RACIOPPI Now that the Middletown township committee’s gotten the cooperation it asked from the library board, in the way of a half-million dollar transfer to the budget, theContinue reading "FIORE: MIDDLETOWN BUDGET WILL MEET CAP"
“FRESH LOOK, FRESH IDEAS” AT OCEANIC
Lolly Ekdahl, Debra Williams and Nanette Reis at the newly renovated Oceanic Free Library in Rumson. (Photo by Dustin Racioppi; click to enlarge) By DUSTIN RACIOPPI The unassuming building atContinue reading "“FRESH LOOK, FRESH IDEAS” AT OCEANIC"
The crime reports below were provided by the Red Bank Police Department for the week of March 11 to March 18, 2011. The information appears here unedited. Criminal Mischief occurringContinue reading "THIEVES TOOK TWO KITCHEN SINKS"
The hiring last year of a Red Bank woman to handle public relations duties for the Monmouth County library system has created a rift among at least three members ofContinue reading "PR FLAP OVER COUNTY LIBRARY FLACK"
BIKE & WALK PLAN GETS A SHEPHERD
Jenny Rossano, seen here in 2009 with Safe Routes Red Bank co-founder Jim Willis, will help coordinate the integration of a recent bike and pedestrian study with the town’s masterContinue reading "BIKE & WALK PLAN GETS A SHEPHERD"
‘CANDIDA’ MOMENTS WITH A SHAW APOSTLE
The Shaw must go on: Two River Theater Company offers up four nights of previews for George Bernard Shaw’s CANDIDA beginning Tuesday. By TOM CHESEK First of all, it’s pronouncedContinue reading "‘CANDIDA’ MOMENTS WITH A SHAW APOSTLE"
LOOKING FOR A FEW GOOD MEN AND WOMEN
Red Bank First Aid Squad’s line officers: Captain Matt DePonti, First Lieutenant Steve DePonti and Second Lieutenant Diana DeFazio. (Photo by Dustin Racioppi; click to enlarge) By DUSTIN RACIOPPI TheContinue reading "LOOKING FOR A FEW GOOD MEN AND WOMEN"
BUSY WEEK FOR MIDDLETOWN POLICE
By DUSTIN RACIOPPI Capping a busy week in Middletown, police reported an array of arrests for offenses including hard-drug sales, car break-ins and a slew of St. Patty’s Day disorderlies.Continue reading "BUSY WEEK FOR MIDDLETOWN POLICE"
A conflict over a 12-year-old resident’s request to keep six pet ducks in her Fair Haven back yard has attracted the probing lens of Ledger Live. And a critical essayContinue reading "FAIR HAVEN DUCK FLAP GETS SLEDGERED"
COPS SAY TENANT FACING EVICTION SET FIRE
A 31-year-old Middletown man was arrested for setting fire to a Harmony Road home Wednesday. (Photo by Dustin Racioppi; click to enlarge) By DUSTIN RACIOPPI After being told he wasContinue reading "COPS SAY TENANT FACING EVICTION SET FIRE"
SPRING SO CLOSE SHE CAN SMELL IT
Claudette, a nine-year-old bulldog, gets an early scent of spring Thursday while lazing in the window of Fair Haven Cleaners on River Road in Fair Haven, where she’s kept storeContinue reading "SPRING SO CLOSE SHE CAN SMELL IT"
Partyline
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 ...