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RED BANK: FIRST WORKSHOP’S A MARATHON
RED BANK: Dormant vehicles on Bank Street; four-way stops; a new firetruck; zoning for marijuana dispensaries. All these got mulled over at the council's first workshop session Wednesday.
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RED BANK: The authors of a report calling for the creation of a downtown redevelopment agency appear on the verge of winning a contract to make it happen.
RED BANK: HELLISH CORNER
RED BANK: Road work and heat combine to create a hellish spot. Mother Nature may lend a hand, but could also put a damper on the Labor Day weekend.
ON THE GREEN: HEAT ADVISORY ISSUED
RED BANK: National Weather Services issues heat advisory for Greater Green as index levels head past 100 Tuesday and Wednesday.
RED BANK: HRAC TO LAUNCH ANTI-HATE DRIVE
RED BANK: KKK fliers and decline of civility in political discourse inspire borough Human Relations Advisory Committee's 'No Hate at Home' campaign.
RED BANK: O’REE & ROCKIT ROCK OUT SUMMER
RED BANK: On a beautiful summer evening, Rockit and Matt O'Ree Band play free concert for about 1,000 in Riverside Gardens Park.
RED BANK: RESTAURANT, BOUTIQUE IN CHURN
RED BANK: No summer doldrums for Retail Churn. We've got scoops on a new Vietnamese restaurant, a women's boutique, a vacuum store departure and more.
RED BANK: ROCKIN’ THE PARK… AND THE RIVER
RED BANK: The weather forecast is ideal as the Matt O'Ree Band plans to rock Riverside Gardens Park Friday night. There's a treat in store for boaters, too.
RED BANK: POKU CLAIMS RACIAL PREJUDICE
RED BANK: Junk-filled yard draws attention of TV news crew and helicopter as property owner defends "hobbies" and claims racial prejudice.
RED BANK: WAITING FOR SUN
RED BANK: A lone sunflower awaits the return of sunshine behind the Maple Avenue 7-Eleven. Here's the weather forecast through next Tuesday.
RED BANK: PUBLIC INPUT ON PARKING SOUGHT
RED BANK: A public-input session on downtown parking issues has been scheduled as part of a study of parking needs now underway.
RED BANK: JUNK-FILLED YARD IRKS NEIGHBORS
RED BANK: Neighbors complain about a West Side house where the yard is filled with junk and vehicles parked out front never get moved.
RED BANK: Councilman Mike Whelan, who claimed to have been attacked in a Hamptons men's room last month, faces an assault charge, redbankgreen has learned.
RED BANK: GOP ATTACKS RIVAL OVER THREAT
RED BANK: In the first attack of the 2018 election season, Republicans accuse Triggiano of "cavorting" with a man Clancy said has made threats against him.
RED BANK REGIONAL: $17.9M PLAN ON BALLOT
RED BANK REGIONAL: Three towns will vote in December on a $17.9 million capital plan driven in large part by a need to save a cash cow: academy tuition.
RED BANK: KKK FLIERS CROP UP AGAIN
RED BANK: Ku Klux Klan recruitment literature found twice in a week in plastic bags weighed down with candy. One flier rips "The BlacKkKlansman."
RED BANK: COUNCIL AGENDA
RED BANK: Council summer schedule continues with an agenda that includes a new post of police chaplain and a $1.85 million water utility bond.
RED BANK: DOWNTOWN ‘VISION’ GAINS FOCUS
RED BANK: An effort to redefine RiverCenter's vision for the downtown continued with new survey results on perceptions of residents and visitors Monday.
RED BANK: A SECOND CAREER IN OLD JEANS
RED BANK: There's money in 'crotch rot.' In this edition of Retail Churn, a woman finds a new career in repairing old jeans customers just can't part with.
RUMSON: Three months of arrest reports from borough police.
Partyline
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 ...
WALK THIS WAY
PARTYLINE: Before-and-afters of a sidewalk cleanup on West Street.
SOGGY NOTION
RED BANK: Breezeway sculpture captured the mood downtown as heavy rains fell Saturday morning.
HOME DELIVERY
RED BANK: After a subdivision, an instant house rises on a new Catherine Street lot.
COMMUNITY PROFILES
For Black History Month, Red Bank's Community Engagement and Equity Advisory Committee has been running a series of local profiles on Facebo ...
HEARTY FAREWELL FOR HARDY
RED BANK: Council to honor DPU supervisor Rich Hardy, who retired recently after almost 39 years of keeping things running.
HOMEBOUND? READ ON…
RED BANK: Can't get to the public library? It's now offering free delivery and pickups for homebound borough residents.
TAMING A BEAST OF A WEEK
RED BANK: After the second snowfall of the week, a borough family finds the perfect use for it – a Godzilla snow sculpture.
RED BANK: LIBRARY CLOSED, BUT THE HILL’S OPEN
RED BANK: Though the library was closed by a snowstorm, kids got to enjoy the riverfront property's steep slope Tuesday.
LIGHT(HOUSE) MAKEOVER
This year, getting ready for spring means a midwinter makeover for Strollo's Lighthouse in Red Bank.
TODAY: LOCAL PUPPY COMPETES ON ANIMAL PLANET’S “PUPPY BOWL”
Red Bank’s very own rescue puppy, Biscuit, is set to compete in Animal Planet’s Puppy Bowl this Sunday, February 11, at 2 PM. Th ...
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RED BANK: TIRED OF SKEETERS?
RED BANK: Tired of mosquito bites every summer? Monmouth County has a free program to help eliminate skeeter breeding grounds.