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Monthly Archives: June 2012

SPICING UP RED BANK, MEDITERRANEAN STYLE
Mohamed Elbery shows his son, Karim, how to chop parsley finely enough to make tabouli, a salad featuring onion and garlic. (Photos by Stacie Fanelli. Click to enlarge) By STACIEContinue reading "SPICING UP RED BANK, MEDITERRANEAN STYLE"
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June 25th, 2012 @ 1pm
Remember: Nothing makes a Red Bank friend happier than to hear "I saw you on Red Bank Green!"
TWO RIVER AGAIN SHOWCASES LATINO WORKS
Director and curator Jerry Ruiz, playwright Tanya Saracho and actor-writer Carlo Albán return to Red Bank for the second annual CROSSING BORDERS festival Thursday through Sunday at Two River Theater.Continue reading "TWO RIVER AGAIN SHOWCASES LATINO WORKS"
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June 25th, 2012 @ 12pm
QUICK STORM SOAKS REGION
A brief summer deluge, accompanied by lightning and thunder, drenched the Green Monday morning. The rainstorm caused flooding at backed-up sewer drains and set off a number of false fireContinue reading "QUICK STORM SOAKS REGION"
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June 25th, 2012 @ 9am
LIGHTS ON IN LITTLE SILVER
New flashing amber and red lights at White Road and Branch Avenue in Little Silver joined a pair at Rumson Road and Branch, in foreground above, over the weekend. TheContinue reading "LIGHTS ON IN LITTLE SILVER"
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June 25th, 2012 @ 8am
NEW PARKING PAY SYSTEM PULLS IN MONDAY
A borough employee working on the installation of a new parking kiosk at Maple Cove Friday. (Photo below by Stacie Fanelli. Click to enlarge) By STACIE FANELLI Green-vested greeters wereContinue reading "NEW PARKING PAY SYSTEM PULLS IN MONDAY"
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June 22nd, 2012 @ 5pm
PAWS FOR CAUSE IN GALLERIA
Yoshi (left) and Chopper (right) anxiously await a treat in front of their ownersÂ’ new pet product kiosk, Paws for a Cause. Megan Prenderville and Mike Harper opened the standContinue reading "PAWS FOR CAUSE IN GALLERIA"
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June 22nd, 2012 @ 2pm
The former home of Wicker Rose furnishings, foreground, and the Texaco station at Willow Drive and Branch Avenue are slated for demolition, the new owner says. (Click to enlarge) ByContinue reading "BUILDER PLANS TO RAZE TROUBLED CORNER"
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June 22nd, 2012 @ 12pm
FOOTBALL GUIDES KIDS’ COMMUNITY VALUES
Donald “Yusef” Rogers holds the coin toss at Eastside Park to begin Game 1 of F.L.A.G. Football last Sunday. (Photo courtesy of Chris Melvin; photo below by Stacie Fanelli. Click toContinue reading "FOOTBALL GUIDES KIDS’ COMMUNITY VALUES"
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June 22nd, 2012 @ 9am
Sweetest Sin Boutique owner Angie Courtney plans to run the New York City Marathon to raise money for injured Marines. (Click to enlarge) The winners of the eighth annual AndrewContinue reading "HELPING OUT: A ROUNDUP"
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June 22nd, 2012 @ 8am
SKIMMING A LITTLE OFF THE SIDE
The Skim USA Pro/Am Tour comes crashing into Sea Bright once again this weekend. (Photo by Peter Lindner. Click to enlarge) It may seem, at first glance, like the training-wheelsContinue reading "SKIMMING A LITTLE OFF THE SIDE"
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June 22nd, 2012 @ 7am
LGBT YOUTH MAKE RED BANK PROUD
“The heat of her breath fills the hollows of my bones with helium and lifts my ribcage just long enough to feel again.” That’s how Chris Hennessy, 19, of Oceanport,Continue reading "LGBT YOUTH MAKE RED BANK PROUD"
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June 22nd, 2012 @ 1am
WHERE HAVE I SEEN THIS?
Last week we got a little trippy with Where Have I Seen This. Couldn’t help ourselves. We noticed, while seated on a bench across Broad Street in Red Bank fromContinue reading "WHERE HAVE I SEEN THIS?"
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June 21st, 2012 @ 8am
A SOLSTICE SUNSET
8:24 p.m.: Closing out the longest day of the year in the Northern Hemisphere, the sun descended over the Navesink River, as seen from Red Bank Marina. (Photo by Stacie Fanelli. ClickContinue reading "A SOLSTICE SUNSET"
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June 20th, 2012 @ 10pm
A TREE GROWS IN… OH, NEVER MIND
7:24 p.m.: A dozen readers gathered at a long table in the Red Bank Public Library‘s Eisner Room for a discussion of Betty Smith’s “A Tree Grows in Brooklyn,” aContinue reading "A TREE GROWS IN… OH, NEVER MIND"
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June 20th, 2012 @ 9pm
SHREWSBURY JUMPS ABOARD FOR SUMMER
5:30 p.m.: Rasheen Johnson, left, of Red Bank, with Matthew Huston of Shrewsbury at Patterson Park in Shrewsbury. Johnson said his goals this summer were to “lose weight, get someContinue reading "SHREWSBURY JUMPS ABOARD FOR SUMMER"
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June 20th, 2012 @ 8pm
A BELATED DAD’S DAY GIFT
5:47 p.m.: Father’s Day arrived slightly late for Maria and Kenny Sutherland, brother and sister, who celebrated the occasion on the water Wednesday, instead of Sunday, with both their parents. AfterContinue reading "A BELATED DAD’S DAY GIFT"
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June 20th, 2012 @ 8pm
CRAZEE ABOUT SOMETHING COLD AND SWEET
4:50 p.m. Among the dozen or more ice cream junkies seated outside Crazee’s Institute of Fine Ice Cream and Nuts in Rumson at this hour were Duncan Straine, 6, and hisContinue reading "CRAZEE ABOUT SOMETHING COLD AND SWEET"
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June 20th, 2012 @ 7pm
THUMBS UP FOR THE REFRESHING OCEAN
4:31 p.m.: Amelia Liberatore, Sarah Pyne and Vanessa Romano, all of Middletown, head home after six hours at the Anchorage beach in Sea Bright. They stayed in the water mostContinue reading "THUMBS UP FOR THE REFRESHING OCEAN"
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June 20th, 2012 @ 6pm
KEEPING BUCK AND VIOLET COOL AND CLEAN
3:20 p.m.: Pudgie Conroy feeding Violet, a calf, at Sheep’s Run farm on Rumson Road in Rumson. (Photos by Connor ‘Solstice’ Soltas. Click to enlarge) “Okay, Stinky. That’s it.” TheContinue reading "KEEPING BUCK AND VIOLET COOL AND CLEAN"
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June 20th, 2012 @ 6pm
NO SAND, NO PROBLEM
3:49 p.m. Dave Dries doesn’t like air conditioning, and a day of record heat doesn’t faze him. With temperatures in the mid-90s, Dries, of Lincroft had Red Bank’s Marine Park nearlyContinue reading "NO SAND, NO PROBLEM"
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June 20th, 2012 @ 5pm
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THREE ON TOUR
RED BANK: Three borough sites will participate in a weekend of self-guided tours of 52 historic locations in Monmouth County May 4 & 5.
VOLUNTEERS GET INTO THE WEEDS
Toting plastic trash bags, 51 volunteers conducted a walking litter cleanup on Red Bank's West Side Saturday.
“IT’S A PARTY AT WAWA!”
You wish you could vibe like Brian, who lives on the other side of Hubbard’s Bridge. He caught redbankgreen’s attention in Red B ...
POPE OKS ORATORY
RED BANK: St. Anthony of Padua obtains papal approval to establish Oratory of St. Philip Neri, a community of priests and brothers devoted t ...
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 ...

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