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WHERE HAVE I SEEN THIS?
This week’s Where Have I Seen This? was suggested by loyal redbankgreen reader Bruce Whitaker of Red Bank, who made our never-ending hunt for a visual brainteasers that much easierContinue reading "WHERE HAVE I SEEN THIS?"
Remember: Nothing makes a Red Bank friend happier than to hear "I saw you on Red Bank Green!"
RFH OFFERS SUMMER ENRICHMENT CLASSES
Summer Academic Enrichment Programs, such as this Astronomy class pictured in a 2013 photo, will be offered to all area students at Rumson-Fair Haven Regional High School in July. PressContinue reading "RFH OFFERS SUMMER ENRICHMENT CLASSES"
Press release from Boys & Girls Clubs of Monmouth County On Friday, May 16, The Boys & Girls Clubs of Monmouth County (BGCM) is sponsoring its first “Loving the SkinContinue reading "A POSITIVE SELF-IMAGE PAGEANT IN RED BANK"
SEA BRIGHT: TAVOLO WETS FEET AT SHIP AHOY
Patti Balderas at Tavolo Pronto in Fair Haven (Photo by Jim Willis. Click to enlarge) By JIM WILLIS Red Bank’s Patti Balderas, who with her husband Arturo owns and runs TavaloContinue reading "SEA BRIGHT: TAVOLO WETS FEET AT SHIP AHOY"
Middletown officials are warning residents to be cautious about sickly wildlife after five confirmed cases of rabid raccoons over the past five weeks. According to an alert issued by theContinue reading "MIDDLETOWN: RABIES CASES ON THE RISE"
RED BANK: SAY HI TO MARY, AT THE MOLLY
International best-selling novelist and Queen of Suspense Mary Higgins Clark visits the Green on Thursday, as special guest at the AAUW Gala Scholarship Luncheon. Her nearly four dozen novels, storyContinue reading "RED BANK: SAY HI TO MARY, AT THE MOLLY"
RED BANK: PUTTING TEDx INTO PLAY AGAIN
The wisdom of the late Red Bank physician and international running philosopher Dr. George Sheehan is channeled by his son Timothy Sheehan (inset), in a TEDx Navesink presentation Saturday atContinue reading "RED BANK: PUTTING TEDx INTO PLAY AGAIN"
RED BANK: FIRST CUT IS THE BEEFIEST
You’re not likely to find this first cut, bone-in chuck steak shrink-wrapped in your grocer’s meat case. (Photo by Jim Willis. Click to enlarge) By JIM WILLIS As grilling season heatsContinue reading "RED BANK: FIRST CUT IS THE BEEFIEST"
Recent crime and arrest reports, unedited, as provided by the Middletown Township Police Department. Angela Dacosta, age 50, from Campbell Avenue in Belford, NJ, arrested on April 21, 2014 byContinue reading "MIDDLETOWN POLICE BLOTTER"
SEA BRIGHT: LONG DROPS ‘DEMOCRAT’ LABEL
Mayor Dina Long with Governor Chris Christie in Sea Bright last August 28. (Photo by John T. Ward. Click to enlarge) By JOHN T. WARD Sea Bright Mayor Dina Long,Continue reading "SEA BRIGHT: LONG DROPS ‘DEMOCRAT’ LABEL"
CYMCA OFFERS AFFORDABLE SWIM PROGRAM
The indoor pool at The Community YMCA’s Red Bank facility will be the scene for affordably priced, all-ages Learn to Swim programs, beginning June 23. Press release from The CommunityContinue reading "CYMCA OFFERS AFFORDABLE SWIM PROGRAM"
RCDS MATHLETES ON WAY TO NATIONALS
Rumson Country Day School fourth graders Christopher Tsimbinos and Alex Mitchell have qualified for the national Math League competition, to be held in Houston, TX on June 7. Press releaseContinue reading "RCDS MATHLETES ON WAY TO NATIONALS"
SHREWSBURY: RECONNECTING WITH BELL LABS
It was Standing Room Only, when Jon Gertner came to the Green for a presentation on his book THE IDEA FACTORY: BELL LABS AND THE GREAT AGE OF AMERICAN INNOVATION…andContinue reading "SHREWSBURY: RECONNECTING WITH BELL LABS"
SEA BRIGHT: EX-MAYOR MAY GET FIRE STATION
Two fire trucks have been relocated out of town and another sits beneath a tent since the firehouse, in the background, was condemned. Former Mayor Jo-Ann Kalaka-Adams, below. (Photo byContinue reading "SEA BRIGHT: EX-MAYOR MAY GET FIRE STATION"
RED BANK: LADDER TRUCK TO MAKE ITS DEBUT
Ladder 91 as it was put through the paces downtown in December. (Photos by John T. Ward. Click to enlarge) Red Bank’s newest piece of firefighting equipment gets its formalContinue reading "RED BANK: LADDER TRUCK TO MAKE ITS DEBUT"
RBR HONORS A HALL OF FAME FIVE
Pictured left to right are the April 25 induction luncheon for the 2014 Red Bank Regional Hall of Fame Inductees are Gregory Montgomery, Tiffaney Harris, honorary faculty inductee Dr. SeymourContinue reading "RBR HONORS A HALL OF FAME FIVE"
RCDS ROCKS OUT FOR SANDY GROUND
Bon Jovi guitarist and Jersey Shore music legend Bobby Bandiera (center) joined students Anthony Flora, Kyle Ward, Max Kyrillos, Glen Wise, James Ruggiero and Dillon Butler during the recent RockContinue reading "RCDS ROCKS OUT FOR SANDY GROUND"
SCENES FROM THE BARGAIN TABLES
[slideshow_deploy id=’89855′]Fair Haven and Red Bank’s annual townwide yard sales attracted hundreds of bargain-hunters – and at least two photographers. (Photos by Susan Ericson and Trish Russoniello. Click to enlarge)
RED BANK COPS TO RIDE FOR LATE CHIEF
Police Chief Steve McCarthy in 2010. (Photo by Dustin Racioppi. Click to enlarge) Members of the Red Bank Police Benevolent Association plan a memorial bike ride this week for the lateContinue reading "RED BANK COPS TO RIDE FOR LATE CHIEF"
RED BANK: A TWO-NIGHT PUSH FOR THOMAS
Matchbox Twenty frontguy Rob Thomas strikes out solo once more, on an acoustic tour that takes him to station stop Red Bank for a two-show two-fer on Tuesday and Wednesday.Continue reading "RED BANK: A TWO-NIGHT PUSH FOR THOMAS"
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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 ...
PRESEASON DOCKWORK
RED BANK: With winter winding down, marina gets ready for boating season with some dockwork on our beautiful Navesink River.