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RED BANK: THAI, MINI-DRONES, TACOS & MORE
RED BANK: Thai fans who miss Siam Gardens will have a new place to try, in the same space, run by a familiar chef. Plus drones, tacos and windows in Churn.
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RED BANK: PUSHBACK OVER REDEV CONTRACT
RED BANK: Price difference prompts Redevelopment Agency commissioner to tap the brakes on its first contract with planning firm.
RED BANK: REFERENDUM Q&A SCHEDULED
RED BANK: Schools superintendent Jared Rumage schedules first presentation on a $6.75 million referendum for Thursday evening.
RED BANK: LADLE HANDOFF FOR SOUP MAVEN
RED BANK: After a ladle-handoff, That Hot Dog Place will reopen next month with a new name but the same slate of popular soups. What's Going on Here?
RED BANK: CRASH CUTS RESTAURANT POWER
RED BANK: Car v. building knocks out power to restaurant, prompting early closure. Driver charged with DWI.
RED BANK: With no opposition, and support from the town's only supermarket, council adopts ban on single-use plastic ban and styrofoam food containers.
FAIR HAVEN: RIVER RATS LOSES TAX CASE
FAIR HAVEN: River Rats can't claim property tax exemption, even though it's an IRS-recognized nonprofit run by volunteers, court finds.
RED BANK: DEBATE OVER ‘McKENNA WAY’
RED BANK: Proposal to name a downtown alleyway for former mayor Ed McKenna elicits both objections and support at council meeting.
FAIR HAVEN: DUNKIN’ WINS BOARD APPROVAL
FAIR HAVEN: After a year of controversy, Dunkin' shop wins planning board approval to open in River Road shopping center.
SHREWSBURY: The latest crime and arrest blotter from borough police includes a home break-in, a DWI arrest and a smattering of fraud and shoplifting reports.
RED BANK: RIVERWALK BACK ON TRACK?
RED BANK: Two years after the borough stopped work on a luxury apartment project, there are new signs of life. What's Going On Here?
SANDY HOOK: PLOVERS PROLIFERATE
SANDY HOOK: Cancelling this summer's beach concert series helped ensure a successful breeding season for piping plovers, park service says.
RED BANK: ACCIDENT KNOCKS OUT POWER
RED BANK: A power outage said to have been caused by a bus backing up into a utility pole Sunday night continued into late morning Monday.
RED BANK: ANGLE SPOTS, NEW KIOSKS COMING
RED BANK: It's throwback time as the borough plans to give White Street a makeover that will include 22 angled parking spaces.
RED BANK: ‘GROUNDHOG DAY’ OF MUGGINESS
RED BANK: This week's weather may conjure thoughts of the movie 'Groundhog Day.' Here's the muggy forecast for the Greater Green.
RED BANK: NEW NAME FOR MERGED YMCAs
RED BANK: Two YMCAs merge to form the YMCA of Greater Monmouth County, headed by 27-year organization veteran Laurie Goganzer.
RED BANK: Once again, a push to allow food trucks to operate here fails, as brick-and-mortar businesses cite the impact on their own investments in town.
RED BANK: McKENNA GETS HIS… ALLEYWAY
RED BANK: A nameless alleyway downtown is to be named for former mayor Ed McKenna, who's credited for a 1990s revival for the business district.
SHREWSBURY: The latest crime and arrest reports from borough police.
RED BANK: $6.75M REFERENDUM PLANNED
RED BANK: Voters will be asked to decide whether school district should borrow $6.75 million for needed repairs, with no increase in taxes, officials say.
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 ...
WHAT? NO redbankgreen NEWSLETTER?
Apologies to redbankgreen newsletter subscribers: the daily email hasn’t gone out for two days because of technical issues.
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.