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ON THE GREEN: TWO-DAY SNOWSTORM NEARS
RED BANK: Borough issues parking alert as two-day snowstorm nears. Here's the extended forecast for the Greater Green.
Remember: Nothing makes a Red Bank friend happier than to hear "I saw you on Red Bank Green!"
SHREWSBURY: YMCA HONORS DR. KING
SHREWSBURY: YMCA of Greater Monmouth County honors life and legacy of Martin Luther King Jr.
ON THE GREEN: BITTER COLD, THEN SNOW
ON THE GREEN: Bitter cold will persist Friday, ease Saturday. Sunday night brings snow. Here's the detailed forecast for the Greater Green.
RED BANK: HOSPITAL TO OWN GARAGE
RED BANK: Completing 20-year-old deal, Riverview Medical Center gets ownership of borough-owned parking garage on Globe Court.
RED BANK: AGENCY PRESSED ON SENIOR HALL
RED BANK: Redevelopment agency pressed on saving Senior Center as it moves ahead with review of municipal properties and costs to upgrade them.
RED BANK: Council agenda includes bonds, hirings, event date approvals for a post-pandemic world... but still no movement on commenting protocol.
RED BANK: WET, WINTRY MIX IN FORECAST
RED BANK: New workweek kicks off with sunshine, but a wet, wintry mix is expected Tuesday. Here's the full forecast for the Greater Green.
LITTLE SILVER: BASEMENT FIRE DAMAGES HOME
LITTLE SILVER: Volunteer firefighters quickly stop a basement fire on Silverwhite Road; one goes to the hospital with minor injuries, chief says.
FAIR HAVEN: PETERS BLASTS JCP&L ON LAMPS
FAIR HAVEN: Apparent backpedaling by JCP&L on a streetlamp test project sets environmental commission member sparking like a downed wire.
RED BANK: LOCUST SUBDIVISION IN LIMBO
RED BANK: Plan to subdivide riverfront Locust Avenue property in limbo after zoning board can't decide. Two sides will seek compromise.
VIRUS: TWO MORE ATRIUM DEATHS REPORTED
RED BANK: State reports two more COVID-19 deaths at the Atrium luxury senior facility, where an outbreak has now killed 12 since late November.
FAIR HAVEN: CRASH CLOSES POST OFFICE
FAIR HAVEN: Borough woman uninjured after her car smashes through the post office facade, ending up fully inside the facility.
RED BANK: SPLASHY ‘STASH’ WINDOWS OK’D
RED BANK: Filmmaker Kevin Smith, characteristically profane, wins approval for splashy signage on new Jay and Silent Bob's Secret Stash store.
RED BANK: All primary school and some middle school students switch immediately to remote schedule Thursday, Rumage says in announcement.
RED BANK: FRONT YARD EYED FOR NEW HOUSE
RED BANK: After winning approval to build two new homes in front of their riverfront home, a couple hopes to subdivide another lot two doors away.
RED BANK: ‘STASH’ SIGNAGE UP FOR REVIEW
RED BANK: Preservation commission to review sign requests by Jay and Silent Bob's Secret Stash; a pizzeria; and a juice bar, all on Broad Street.
RED BANK: DEMOCRATS FORM BLACK CAUCUS
RED BANK: Democrats announce creation of Black caucus to "bring forward future civic leaders and field future candidates," among other objectives.
FAIR HAVEN: As part of a nationwide ceremony to honor those lost in the pandemic, town plans luminaria display at Memorial Park, asks residents to join in.
RED BANK: WEATHER OUTLOOK SUNNY
RED BANK: Weather outlook for Martin Luther King Jr. Day and beyond on the Greater Green.
VIRUS UPDATE: YEAR BEGINS ON DEADLY NOTE
RED BANK: Nearly 11 percent of all Monmouth County COVID-19 fatalities have been reported in the first two weeks of 2021, state data show.
Partyline
THREE ON TOUR
RED BANK: Three borough sites will participate in a weekend of self-guided tours of 52 historic locations in Monmouth County May 4 & 5.
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 ...