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RED BANK: LOGGING INTO SCHOOL AT YMCA
RED BANK: Fair Haven family's children log in to school via Y Academy, a pandemic-era adjustment by the YMCA of Greater Monmouth County.
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RED BANK: DEMOLITION DAY
RED BANK: Monday was demolition day as two developments advanced, one just getting started and the other nearing completion.
RED BANK: PARTLY THIS AND MOSTLY THAT
RED BANK: "Mostly" this and "partly" that, the weather in coming days is neither here nor there in the extended forecast for the Greater Green.
RED BANK: HALLOWEEN PARADE SLATED
RED BANK: The annual Halloween Parade is on for Sunday, with social distancing aided by antique cars. No after party, though.
RED BANK: HEAD-ON PARKING TO BE REQUIRED
RED BANK: In a move to keep new ADA-compliant walkways clear, council moves to ban vehicles from backing into spaces in parking lots.
RED BANK: RAIL DEATH REPORTED
RED BANK: Female pedestrian struck and killed by North Jersey Coast Line train just south of borough station, NJ Transit reports.
RED BANK: NEIGHBORS’ DISPUTE GETS MESSY
RED BANK: Two-time council candidate and husband face complaints of harassment after a neighbor's doorbell video catches them dumping trash in her driveway.
RED BANK: In the latest police blotter: wine, crab traps and bikes stolen; arrests for child sexual assault, marijuana possession, DWI and more.
RED BANK: DEAL OVER LEAK PROBES POSSIBLE
RED BANK: Menna proposes interim compromise in council split over dueling probe demands stemming from emails leaked in August.
RED BANK: SPLIT COUNCIL OKS ENGINE DEAL
RED BANK: Purchase of two fire engines approved after Ballard and Zipprich find themselves on short end of another split within the all-Democratic council.
FAIR HAVEN: PD, DPW CONCEPTS UNVEILED
FAIR HAVEN: Borough unveils concept plans for new police station, rec center and public works facility, with first hint of possible cost.
FAIR HAVEN: Brush disposal, bike lanes and police and public works facilities pack a busy agenda for Tuesday night's council session.
RED BANK: DiNIZIO SCHOLARSHIP AVAILABLE
RED BANK: Basie announces details of 2021 musical scholarship in memory of late Smithereens lead singer and New Jersey son Pat DiNizio.
RED BANK: Borough plans purchase of two new pumpers to replace firetrucks that have exceeded their life expectancy, officials say.
RED BANK: RAIN LANDS ON COLUMBUS DAY
RED BANK: Columbus Day on the Greater Green will be wet and gusty, according to the National Weather Service. Here's the extended forecast.
RED BANK: GYM PLANNED FOR CORNER SITE
RED BANK: In Retail Churn, a gym plans to occupy a high-visibility building; movies return to downtown; and an insurance agency sets up shop.
RED BANK: SPLIT OVER LEAK PROBE CONTINUES
RED BANK: Split over probe into leaked emails enters its third month as Ballard derides colleagues for wanting to "whistle past the graveyard" and ignore the issue.
RED BANK: NIGHT OUT LIGHTS UP BASIE FIELDS
RED BANK: The pandemic delayed, and forced changes, to this year's National Night Out, sponsored by the police department. But the kids had fun as usual.
SHREWSBURY: DENTAL WASTE LITTERS ROAD
SHREWSBURY: Police are investigating how a trail of medical waste, including dental impressions, ended littering a stretch of Shrewsbury Avenue.
RED BANK: BIKING LANDSCAPER GETS ASSIST
RED BANK: GoFundMe campaign raises $3,600 to get biking landscaper Ricardo Paz back on the road. Not that he ever completely left it.
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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.
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 ...