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RED BANK: DOG DAYS OF SUMMER, INDEED
RED BANK: The dog days of summer are indeed upon us. Here's the extended weather forecast for the Greater Green.
Remember: Nothing makes a Red Bank friend happier than to hear "I saw you on Red Bank Green!"
RED BANK: BROADWALK ACTION EXPECTED
RED BANK: Broadwalk restart not on council agenda, but downtown business community hopes to get green light Wednesday night.
RED BANK: 5K RACE, SYMPHONY TO RETURN
RED BANK: Classic 5K and New Jersey Symphony plan returns after two pandemic cancellations. Here's a look at how the major-events calendar is shaping up.
RED BANK: DOGS AGAIN FROLIC IN PARK
RED BANK: Like a dog aroused by the smell of food, Dog Days of Summer snapped back to life in Marine Park Saturday. Photos galore.
RED BANK: TWO FALL FESTIVALS? MAYBE…
RED BANK: With calendar scrambled by pandemic, two major food festivals could be held within three weeks in early fall. Here's a lookahead at summer events.
RED BANK: PAWSING TO KICK OFF SUMMER
RED BANK: Dog Days kick off summer in muggy style, followed by thunderstorms Tuesday. Here's the weather forecast for the Greater Green.
RED BANK: AFTER SCATHING REPORT, WHAT?
RED BANK: What's next after scathing report on borough operations? It won't end up on shelf gathering dust, says the new official tasked with implementing its recommendations.
RED BANK: ‘DOG DAYS’ ROMPS IN PARK
RED BANK: Whelped five years ago on Monmouth Street, 'Dog Days' returns with a romp in Marine Park for several hundred canines and their human companions. Photos galore.
RED BANK: DOGGIE DAY IN MARINE PARK
RED BANK: Borough Animal Welfare Committee and Parks & Rec host Doggie Day in Marine Park, with music, a luring course and more.
RED BANK: ‘DOG DAYS’ RETURN
RED BANK: Getting a later start than in years past, the 2017 edition of he popular, pet-friendly outing known as Dog Days returns this month.
RED BANK: SIDEWALK SALE TURNS 62
RED BANK: Time to pound pavement for bargains, as the Sidewalk Sales return for a 62nd annual edition.
RED BANK: COUNCIL ADVANCES RIVER CRUISES
RED BANK: River cruises could return next summer. Also, cute video of kids singing and gesturing.
RED BANK: DOG DAYS DWINDLE, DOGGONE IT
[UPDATE, September 1: This event has been canceled due to concerns about heat and air quality and will not be rescheduled.] In another sign of summer’s fadeout, Red Bank is scheduledContinue reading "RED BANK: DOG DAYS DWINDLE, DOGGONE IT"
RED BANK: MONMOUTH STREET CHURNS
Moving to Red Bank from Spring Lake, Charleston Shops is taking over 9 Monmouth Street, above, former home of Toad Hollow. By JOHN T. WARD This installment of redbankgreen’s Retail Churn finds lots ofContinue reading "RED BANK: MONMOUTH STREET CHURNS"
RED BANK: DOGGED DOG DAYS RETURN
Thrice delayed by weather, the dogs of Red Bank finally had their first Dog Days of Summer meet-‘n-sniff of 2015 Wednesday evening. But the break in the recent heat wave did nothing toContinue reading "RED BANK: DOGGED DOG DAYS RETURN"
RED BANK: GET OUT AND STAY OUT
Layonne Holmes (right) and the Motor City Revue roar into Sandy Hook as the up-next act in the summer beach concert series. Weather permitting, Tuesday night marks the twice-scheduled debutContinue reading "RED BANK: GET OUT AND STAY OUT"
RED BANK: EVERY DOG HAS ITS NIGHT
Canine visitors and their human handlers are invited to paws and relax when Red Bank Dog Days return for a new season Tuesday evening. [UPDATE: This event has been postponedContinue reading "RED BANK: EVERY DOG HAS ITS NIGHT"
RED BANK: COUNCIL WRAP-UP
Seventh-graders from the Red Bank Charter School presented a report on “serving a healthy town,” and Mayor Pasquale Menna, below, returned to the dais after heart surgery. (Photo by JohnContinue reading "RED BANK: COUNCIL WRAP-UP"
RED BANK: PROPOSED LAW EYES DOG NEGLECT
The ordinance, championed by Mayor Pasquale Menna, below, addresses tethering of dogs and other issues. (Click to enlarge) By JOHN T. WARD Red Bank Mayor Pasquale Menna wants to putContinue reading "RED BANK: PROPOSED LAW EYES DOG NEGLECT"
RED BANK: DOGS, TENNIS & POLICING
Having held a Dog Days of Summer monthly event for two summers in a row, borough officials are now contemplating a year-round facility for dogs to play in. (Photo byContinue reading "RED BANK: DOGS, TENNIS & POLICING"
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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 ...