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RED BANK: POLICE FREE JAZZED-UP DOG
RED BANK: Jazzed-up dog en route to Jazz in the Park concert accidentally locks himself in car, prompting police rescue, owner says.
Remember: Nothing makes a Red Bank friend happier than to hear "I saw you on Red Bank Green!"
RED BANK: 12 FAMILIES DISPLACED BY BLAZE
RED BANK: Fire apparently cause by a cigarette dropped into mulch displaces all residents of 12-unit apartment building.
LINCROFT: DOGS AND GUITARS ON DISPLAY
LINCROFT: Dogs just want to have fun on Saturday...and the guitars come out to play on Sunday...during a big weekend at Brookdale CC.
NAVESINK: BACTERIAL HOTSPOTS IDENTIFIED
RED BANK: Bacteria-sniffing dogs ID hotspots here and in Fair Haven as possible sources of human waste bacteria that's winding up in the Navesink River.
WHAT’S FOR LUNCH? MR. PIZZA’S SLICE & DOG
An original-recipe pie fresh from the oven. Carlos Rosas tosses dough for a pizza, below. (Photos by Susan Ericson. Click to enlarge) By SUSAN ERICSON Self-styled devotees of Mr. Pizza Slice raised quite an uproar whenContinue reading "WHAT’S FOR LUNCH? MR. PIZZA’S SLICE & DOG ...
LINCROFT: BIG (AND LITTLE) DOGS ON CAMPUS
It's Happy Tails to you and four-legged friends, as the Monmouth County SPCA Dog Walk and Pet Fair comes to the Brookdale campus for its 22nd annual edition this Saturday.
RUMSON: SCHULTE NAMED BULLDOGS COACH
New head football coach Jerry Schulte at Tuesday’s R-FH board of ed meeting, where his appointment was approved. (Photo by John T. Ward. Click to enlarge) [Correction: This post has been updatedContinue reading "RUMSON: SCHULTE NAMED BULLDOGS COACH"
WHAT’S FOR LUNCH? HOT DOGS IN SEA BRIGHT
Hot dogs from the cart of Frances Rooney, below. (Photos by John T. Ward. Click to enlarge) By JOHN T. WARD It’s noontime on a gorgeous, late-summer day in beautiful downtownContinue reading "WHAT’S FOR LUNCH? HOT DOGS IN SEA BRIGHT"
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"
RED BANK: SET LOOSE THE DOGS, BUT WHERE?
Canines can meet-and-sniff at Dog Days of Summer events, but some dog lovers would like a facility for daily use. (Photo by John T. Ward. Click to enlarge) By JOHNContinue reading "RED BANK: SET LOOSE THE DOGS, BUT WHERE?"
WHAT’S FOR LUNCH? WINDMILL DOGS
The dog and truly artful fries at the Windmill. (Photo by Jim Willis. Click to enlarge) By JIM WILLIS Mid-July in Jersey. Is there another time-and-place combo that shouts “hot dog”Continue reading "WHAT’S FOR LUNCH? WINDMILL DOGS"
RED BANK: TENNIS, TRESTLE, PARKING & DOGS
The Red Bank clay courts during Hurricane Sandy on October 29, 2012, above. Below, a truck stuck under the West Front Street railroad trestle last week. (Photos by Peter LindnerContinue reading "RED BANK: TENNIS, TRESTLE, PARKING & DOGS"
RED BANK: AT 93, STILL WALKING THE DOG
John Barnes and his pooch, Terry, on Linden Place last week. Below, Terry meets Maggie and her owner, Anthony DeGregorio.  (Photo by Sarah Klepner. Click to enlarge) By SARAH KLEPNER He’sContinue reading "RED BANK: AT 93, STILL WALKING THE DOG"
A DOGGONE GOOD MONTH
“Jax” the Rescue Dog is on tour to local schools this month in a series of speaking/barking engagements for the Purr’n Pooch Foundation. (Photo by Maryann Small) The causes rangeContinue reading "A DOGGONE GOOD MONTH"
HOT RED BANK SOUP IN THE SLEDGER
‘That Hot Dog Place’ owner Gary Sable sweats another day’s soup production in his tiny Monmouth Street takeout joint. Let’s get our bias right out on the crumb-littered table: nobodyContinue reading "HOT RED BANK SOUP IN THE SLEDGER"
Canada geese had the run of the fields at Sickles Park in Little Silver in early March. Columnist Mark Di Ionno of the Star Ledger has a piece today about the use of plywood dog cutouts to keep Canada geese...
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: NO SOUP, FOR NOW
RED BANK: That Hot Dog Place off Monmouth Street has been dark for the past month. What's Going on Here? redbankgreen ladles out the dish.
SOUP, SAUSAGE AND STAYING POWER
Ten quick questions for Gary Sable, owner and sole employee of That Hot Dog Place, 30 Monmouth Street (next to the Dublin House). Gary’s 54, married, lives in Hazlet and has two grown daughters. Did you have another career before...
RED BANK: COUNCIL WRAP
RED BANK: Council tackles heavy agenda, honors retiree, remembers longtime soup maker. Here's a quick recap of the highlights.
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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 ...
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 ...