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WHAT’S FOR LUNCH? RELIABLE FRIED CHICKEN
SHREWSBURY: What's For Lunch visits the Chicken Kitchen, a strip-mall takeout place known for its reliably good fried chicken.
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RED BANK: RIVER BACTERIA SOURCES LOCATED
RED BANK: Officials from the 'Rally for the Navesink' collaborate celebrate success in finding a significant source of river bacteria on Marion Street.
RED BANK: FOOD FEST TO PACK PARKING LOT
RED BANK: The 2017 edition of the Red Bank International Beer, Wine and Food Fest commandeers the White Street municipal parking lot this Sunday.
RBR DANCE MAJORS SPRING INTO ACTION
LITTLE SILVER: Red Bank Regional dance majors present their Spring Dance Extravaganza on Friday, May 12.
RED BANK: ‘BEAUTY’ ON THE BASIE STAGE
RED BANK: Disney's stage musical 'Beauty and the Beast' heralds a new season of lavish entertainments on the Basie stage from Phoenix Productions.
RED BANK: GLAZIER HONORED FOR ROOF SAVE
RED BANK: Hospital honors union glazier for saving man in an apparent suicide attempt from top deck of Globe Street garage.
RED BANK: 5K TO RUN AGAIN IN 2018
RED BANK: Business alliance to host a 5K in June, 2018, filling an event gap left when the Sheehan Classic left town two years ago.
RED BANK: Budget vote creates unexpected bedfellows as two Republicans oppose plan drafted by colleague, who wins praise from her election opponent.
RED BANK: A RE-THINK PIECE AT BORO HALL
RED BANK: Amy Goldsmith of NJ Clean Water Action hosts a May 9 presentation on an all new initiative.
LINCROFT: DOGS AND GUITARS ON DISPLAY
LINCROFT: Dogs just want to have fun on Saturday...and the guitars come out to play on Sunday...during a big weekend at Brookdale CC.
RED BANK: SCHOOL TAX TO RISE 3.26 PERCENT
RED BANK: The borough school tax is set to rise 3.26 percent amid familiar circumstances: enrollment growth and flat state aid.
RED BANK: CHARTER SCHOOL TO BUY BUILDING
RED BANK: The charter school plans to pay $1.73 million for a commercial building that abuts its property to create a gym.
LINCROFT: BCC HOSTS FREE CYBER CAMP
LINCROFT: High school students are invited to sign up for a free cybersecurity camp at Brookdale CC, going on this July.
RED BANK: CURTAIN UP FOR BASIE KIDS
RED BANK: The Basie accepts a fundraising challenge to connect kids with the live arts experience. 
FAIR HAVEN: Borough, regional high school and local school budgets each get an airing at council meeting.
RED BANK: HOMEBUILDER EYES FACTORIES
RED BANK: Homebuilder plans to raze West Side buildings, including millworks and former guitar factory, to replace them with townhouses.
LITTLE SILVER: Point Road School will get a new tree, and each student will get a seedling, as the Monmouth County Freeholders commemorate Arbor Day Friday.
LITTLE SILVER: CAR SMACKS HYDRANT
LITTLE SILVER: Motorist taken to hospital after accident takes out fire hydrant.
RED BANK: PADILLA ‘WOMEN’ ON THE WING
RED BANK: With seven performances left, 'The Women of Padilla' continues its world premiere run through Sunday at Two River Theater.
RED BANK: A SENSES-FRIENDLY SUMMER CAMP
RED BANK: Two River Theater welcomes young people with autism to a special June performance, and a new series of Summer Theater Camp classes.
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NOT SO SCARY
Twenty times? Fifty times? How many times did we drive by this home on the corner of River Street and Shrewsbury and do a double take before ...
LOCAL 9 TAKE TROPHY
After a long hot two days of baseball, the Red Bank area-based Jersey Shore Raiders emerged as champions of the United States Amateur Baseba ...
RHAPSODY ON ICE
RED BANK: On a cool-ish summer evening, keyboardist NGXB entertained customers of Strollo's Italian Ice with renderings of 'Bohemian Rhapsod ...
PUDDLE BE GONE
A work crew was out this week attacking the site of the notoriously persistent puddle at the corner of Broad and Mechanic Streets. This phot ...
SMALLS FOR MAYOR?
We at redbankgreen remain neutral in political affairs and never make endorsements. But we have to say Borough Clerk Laura Reinertsen’ ...
CRASH ON LEIGHTON
The driver of this car was headed north on Leighton Avenue when they it hit an SUV pulling a work trailer headed in south in the opposing la ...
CAR VS STREET SIGN
The driver of this Mercedes hopped the curb and toppled the street sign at the corner of South Pearl and Drs. James Parker Boulevard Wednesd ...
SKETCHES OF RED BANK BY LOCAL ARTIST MICHAEL WHITE
Sketches of Red Bank scenes have been floating around on social media and we thought they deserved some spotlight. First appearing in our fe ...
POLE DOWN
Utility pole falls on English Plaza shop Forge after being struck by SUV shortly before noon. No injuries reported, though 86-year-old drive ...
YO, ADRIAN!
It’s a tough turn for our hero as Rocky Balboa is relegated to the curb for trash pickup on Locust Avenue. We’ll have to go back ...
“EL PALOMO” IS IN THE HOUSE
Jesus Rios, a mariachi singer who performs under the stage name “El Palomo” (The dove) pauses for a moment before entering a bac ...
CROC SPOTTED IN RIVER
Frighteningly hideous and green, a solitary Croc lurked ominously amid the flotsam and foam in the Navesink River alongside the Red Bank Fir ...
KISS ICON REFLECTS ON BROADWALK
A Swarovski crystal-bedazzled self-portrait painting of Paul Stanley, longtime singer and guitarist for the rock band Kiss peers out from a ...
CHISELIN’ AWAY
Marcelo Garcia Lopez works with hammer and chisel on a new feature for his flower garden on Shrewsbury Avenue: a hollow in a carved log in w ...
STORM CLEANUP CONTINUES
  Saturday’s storm sent a tree toppling on this house on Bank Street, damaging the roof. Workers Wednesday could be seen removing ...
SNAPPING IN THE BREEZE
RED BANK: Blustery winds had the flags in Riverside Gardens Park snapping Monday evening.
POWER LINE DOWN
Red Bank firefighters were on scene at Manor Drive dealing with a live power line Monday afternoon. There was no immediate report of fire. T ...
TAR BEACH SOLSTICE
Aldo Quiroz of Ocean Township came ready with his beach chair and found a shady spot to spend his lunch hour in a parking lot off Broad Stre ...
GOING GREY
Workers painting the stone facade of the PNC Bank at the corner of Broad and Harding Thursday morning. An upgrade? Maybe it’s just pri ...
COFFEE & WILDLIFE
RED BANK: The best wildlife show in town can be taken in from a waterfront bench outside the public library, and it's totally free.