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LITTLE SILVER: HOLIDAY LIGHTS ON FOR PTO
LITTLE SILVER: PTO presents The Lights of Little Silver, a self-guided tour and contest of homes and businesses decorated with holiday lights and décor.
Remember: Nothing makes a Red Bank friend happier than to hear "I saw you on Red Bank Green!"
LITTLE SILVER: VINTAGE BASEBALL RETURNS
LITTLE SILVER: The Monmouth Furnace Base Ball Club helps the Parker Homestead host a day of vintage-style play and historic tours Sunday.
LITTLE SILVER: Nine of the borough's most exceptional kitchens are open to the public, during a fundraising Kitchen Tour on May 4.
LITTLE SILVER: MU PROF JOINS PARKER BOARD
LITTLE SILVER: The organization dedicated to the historic Parker Homestead names Monmouth U's Melissa Ziobro to its Board of Trustees.
LITTLE SILVER: A BARNYARD CELEBRATION
LITTLE SILVER: Restoration work on three barns, one of them dating back to around 1790, is completed, and the town celebrates.
LITTLE SILVER: A HISTORIC RIBBON-CUTTING
LITTLE SILVER: The historic Parker Homestead re-dedicates a trio of antique barns, in an all-welcome ceremony on October 16.
LITTLE SILVER: BLACKBERRY PICK RETURNS
LITTLE SILVER: The Parker Homestead blackberry harvest returns for three days next week.
LITTLE SILVER: OLD-STYLE BASEBALL RETURNS
LITTLE SILVER: A game of 19th century-style baseball is the star event at the Parker Homestead this Sunday.
LITTLE SILVER: BARN RESTORATION STALLS
No work has been done on the barns at Little Silver’s Parker Homestead in months. (Photos by John T. Ward. Click to enlarge.) By JOHN T. WARD One year afterContinue reading "LITTLE SILVER: BARN RESTORATION STALLS"
LITTLE SILVER: UP AT THE OLD PARKER PLACE
Press release from The Parker Homestead — 1665 Inc. The Parker Homestead, one of the oldest homes in America, will host an Open House on Sunday, October 26. The eventContinue reading "LITTLE SILVER: UP AT THE OLD PARKER PLACE"
LITTLE SILVER: KEEPIN’ IT LOCAL FOR PARKER
More than 250 attendees braved drippy tents for a “farm to table’ fundraising dinner at the Parker Homestead in Little Silver Saturday night. The menu, crafted by celebrity chef  DavidContinue reading "LITTLE SILVER: KEEPIN’ IT LOCAL FOR PARKER"
LITTLE SILVER: FISTFULS OF BERRIES
The second of two community blackberry harvests drew dozens of eager pickers to Sickles Farm in Little Silver Saturday including the little one above, who couldn’t wait to get hisContinue reading "LITTLE SILVER: FISTFULS OF BERRIES"
LITTLE SILVER: A PICK TO CLICK AT PARKER’S
Vintage berry-picking baskets await fulfillment, as the historic Parker Family Homestead invites the community to a second session of blackberry gathering fun in Little Silver. While we’re not suggesting thatContinue reading "LITTLE SILVER: A PICK TO CLICK AT PARKER’S"
FAMILY FUN FOR THE PICKING, AT PARKER’S
The historic Parker Homestead in Little Silver will be the setting for two Community Blackberry Picking events, scheduled for July 19 and 26. Press release from Parker Homestead 1665 OneContinue reading "FAMILY FUN FOR THE PICKING, AT PARKER’S"
LITTLE SILVER: A 3-HOUR, 350-YEAR TOUR
History buffs and the just-plain-curious lined up last December for a tour of the historic Parker Homestead farmhouse. The Little Silver landmark opens its doors Sunday morning, for another publicContinue reading "LITTLE SILVER: A 3-HOUR, 350-YEAR TOUR"
LITTLE SILVER: BARNS TO BE AGE-TESTED
Archaeology students from Monmouth University plan to conduct tests on the barns at Little Silver’s Parker Homestead Friday to determine the ages of the structures. A similar examination was done onContinue reading "LITTLE SILVER: BARNS TO BE AGE-TESTED"
A BARN RAISING, AT PARKER HOMESTEAD
Monmouth County University professor Richard Veit and his archeology students will conduct a “tree-ringing” test on the Parker Homestead-1665 barns this Friday, to determine the age of the structures prior toContinue reading "A BARN RAISING, AT PARKER HOMESTEAD"
LITTLE SILVER: FIRST WALK THROUGH HISTORY
Dozens of visitors toured Little Silver’s Parker Homestead, which opened to the public Sunday for the first time since it was deeded to the borough in 1996. Among the displaysContinue reading "LITTLE SILVER: FIRST WALK THROUGH HISTORY"
LITTLE SILVER: DOOR TO HISTORY OPENS A BIT
A large hearth, uncovered during recent repairs, is among the historic features on display on a tour of the Parker Homestead on December 22. (Click to enlarge) By JOHN T.Continue reading "LITTLE SILVER: DOOR TO HISTORY OPENS A BIT"
LITTLE SILVER: FUNDING ARM FOR HOMESTEAD
A nonprofit organization will serve as the fundraising arm for the historic site, which dates back almost 350 years. (Click to enlarge) By ALEXIS ORLACCHIO A charitable corporation has beenContinue reading "LITTLE SILVER: FUNDING ARM FOR HOMESTEAD"
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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 ...