Skip to content
Brian Donohue
Editor Brian Donohue
Long Live Local News
Get "The Blast" Newsletter

A town square for an unsquare town

redbankgreen

Standing for the vitality of Red Bank, its community, and the fun we have together.

Author Archives: Brian Donohue

RED BANK: WATER SUPPLY SWITCH MAKES THINGS MURKY
News
Residents report tinted water in recent days as officials cite a yearly water supply switch for churning things up. (click to read)
Post a comment
June 10th, 2025 @ 2pm
Remember: Nothing makes a Red Bank friend happier than to hear "I saw you on Red Bank Green!"
redbankgreen Classics
RED BANK: TRAIN STATION PLAN SHAVES ONE FLOOR OFF BUILDING HEIGHT
News RED BANK: TRAIN STATION PLAN SHAVES ONE FLOOR OFF BUILDING HEIGHT
Screenshot
Red Bank planners shave one floor off the maximum building height and make other tweaks to the massive train station redevelopment plan. (click to read)
Post a comment
June 9th, 2025 @ 3pm
CHECK OUT THESE COOL PLEIN AIR PAINTINGS OF RED BANK
News
Plein air artists fanned out across Red Bank last week to quickly capture the town on canvas. Here are some of their works. (click to view)
Post a comment
June 6th, 2025 @ 1pm
RED BANK: PRIDE CELEBRATION TOPS WEEKEND
News
The word "Love" is painted in the grass at Riverside Gardens Park and the flag is raised as Red Bank prepares for its annual Pride celebration. (click to read)
Post a comment
June 6th, 2025 @ 12pm
WHERE HAVE I SEEN THIS?
News Where Have I Seen This? 06062025
Do you know where this photo was taken? Play the weekly "Where Have I Seen This?" and get the answer to last week's photo.
Post a comment
June 6th, 2025 @ 7am
NO LEFT TURN? RED BANK PLANS CHANGES AT SKETCHY INTERSECTION
News South Bridge avenue and Drs. James Parker Boulevard 06062025
Red Bank moves to ban a left turn and install a pedestrian island at one of its most notoriously sketchy intersections. (click to read)
Post a comment
June 5th, 2025 @ 10pm
RED BANK: MR. FOREST GOES TO THE MASONIC LODGE
News Ben Forest 052025 freddie boynton community meeting
A mixup or miscommunication leaves an affable councilman alone in the hot seat at a community meeting. (click to read)
Post a comment
June 3rd, 2025 @ 5pm
AS LUXURY BUILDINGS RISE, RED BANK’S “MISSING MIDDLE” DISAPPEARS
News 38 Bank Street
As Red Bank builds more affordable housing and luxury units/million-dollar condos rise by the hundreds, where will people in the middle live? (click to read)
Post a comment
June 2nd, 2025 @ 11am
RED BANK: BOROUGH OFFICIALS PLAN “COMMUNITY CONVERSATION”
News red-bank-senior-center-080222-2-500x375-6164993
Borough of Red Bank plans community meeting to discuss "borough efforts, projects, roads, parks, public safety, and more." (click to read)
Post a comment
June 1st, 2025 @ 7am
RED BANK: FC MONMOUTH WOMEN’S SOCCER GOES BACK TO BACK
News FC MONMOUTH WOMENS SOCCER 2025
Red Bank's semipro women's soccer team opens its home season with two games at Count Basie Field this weekend. (click to read)
Post a comment
May 31st, 2025 @ 12pm
WHERE HAVE I SEEN THIS?
News
Do you know where this photo was taken? Play the weekly "Where Have I Seen This?" and get the answer to last week's photo.
Post a comment
May 30th, 2025 @ 6am
RED BANK: THEATER SCHOOL MARKS 20 YEARS AS “SANCTUARY” FOR KIDS
News Actors Playground 052025
Red Bank: A theatre school for young actors celebrates 20 years as a "sanctuary" where kids can find a sense of belonging. (click to read)
Post a comment
May 29th, 2025 @ 12pm
RED BANK: EMILY DOHERTY, 41-YEAR RBR BOARD MEMBER DIES
News
Emily Doherty, who represented Red Bank for 41 years on the Red Bank Regional Board of Education died recently. (click to read)
Post a comment
May 29th, 2025 @ 10am
RED BANK HONORS THE FALLEN
News Red Bank Borough Memorial Day ceremony 2025
Several hundred gathered to honor the nation's war dead at Red Bank's annual Memorial Day ceremony. (click to read)
Post a comment
May 26th, 2025 @ 8pm
RED BANK: HOMETOWN HEROES, WAR DEAD TO BE HONORED MEMORIAL DAY WEEKEND
News
Red Bank: Hometown heroes barbecue and Memorial Day ceremony on tap for holiday weekend. (click to read)
Post a comment
May 23rd, 2025 @ 3pm
WHERE HAVE I SEEN THIS?
News Where Have I seen this 05232025
Do you know where this photo was taken? Play the weekly "Where Have I Seen This?" and get the answer to last week's photo.
Post a comment
May 23rd, 2025 @ 7am
RED BANK: CONDO BUILD PAUSES, BUT JUST FOR QUALITY, BUILDER SAYS
News
West Front Street condo project pauses construction, but developer promises Shore's "most luxurious" building will soon be done. (click to read)
Post a comment
May 21st, 2025 @ 5pm
RED BANK: BRIEF POWER OUTAGE OVERNIGHT
News red-bank-jcpl-050321-2-500x332-6915856
Is it a blackout if the lights are already out? Brief midnight power outage hits 3,300 homes in Red Bank overnight.
Post a comment
May 20th, 2025 @ 9am
RED BANK FORMS NEW VISUAL ARTS COMMITTEE
News Canopy Crossroad mural Michael White 052025
A new borough committee is formed to promote public art and the visual arts in Red Bank. (click to read)
Post a comment
May 20th, 2025 @ 7am
PARTYLINE CHAMPION TO ROCK RED BANK’S MOST COVETED HOODIE
News
Photo of Ghostbusters 'Ectomobile' wins redbankgreen's Partyline photo challenge. (click to read)
Post a comment
May 19th, 2025 @ 2pm
Partyline
MANTIS (PRAYING) AT CHURCH
Partyliner films praying mantis at church.
SOMEWHERE OVER THE RAINBOW
Stunning rainbow over Red Bank as a big weekend storm approaches.
“FESTIVA” YACHT DOCKED AT MARINE PARK
Festiva, an 85-foot yacht, was docked at Marine Park on Friday night. Red Bank Green spoke to the owner, Everett Moore, who said that it was ...
OH NO! ELMO LOST!
A lost Elmo appears to be reaching out for help through the redbankgreen Partyline.
NAVESINK SPILLS OVER
Nor'easter stacks tides up in the Navesink, pushing the river over its (Red) banks.
BUZZ LIGHTYEAR WATCHES LINE DANCERS
redbankgreen Partyline captures Buzz Lighyear watching the line dancers on Broadwalk Monday night. 
EGRET-FUL END TO SUMMER
A great egret patrols the shallows of the Swimming River in front of the Red Bank Primary School last week. Submitted by Brian Donohue
COMMUNITY MESSAGE BOARD NOW OPEN ON HUDSON AVENUE
Community message board open! The RBPD has placed a mobile display board on Hudson Avenue. Send captions and messages you’d like to se ...
A CHIEF’S FAREWELL
Funeral services at St. James church and a large American flag suspended over Broad Street from an RBFD hook and ladder for former Red Bank ...
COIFFING GUARD
redbankgreen Partyline captures super cool crossing guard just chilllin'.
SURF TACO RE-OPENS NEW LOOK DINING ROOM
Partyliner captures Surf Taco's new look dining room.
STEEPLETOP RAVEN
redbankgreen Partyline: a raven calls out from atop the steeple of St. James Church.
CARPENTER OR COMPETITOR? HOT DOG TRUCK RIVALS EMERGE IN RED BANK
On the redbankgreen Partyline: with two new hot dog vendors opening this summer, even a carpenter's box truck makes one wonder.
BOONDOCKS SWAN
redbankgreen Partyline: Swan on the Navesink River as seen from Boondocks restaurant.
9/11 TRIBUTE
Bailey Bryce Holiday and her father Bobby Holiday Jr. paint the lawn at Riverside Gardens Park Tuesday in preparation for the upcoming comme ...
PILGRIM BAPTIST TO JAMAICA
Recently, Pilgrim Baptist Church of Red Bank traveled to Trelawny Parish of Jamaica on a Relief & Recovery Mission Trip.  The Mission T ...
SNAIL WEATHER
Overnight rains and warm humid temperatures brought out a parade of snails along the access path to the Red Bank Primary School near Locust ...
ECHOES OF THE PAST IN TILE
Next to Playa Bowls. Always fascinated how this has stood here this long. (Submitted by Joseph Jakub)
VIVA LA ELSIE’S
redbankgreen Partyline captures French visitor enjoying a pickle sub from Elsie's.
Truck strike downs pole
A truck struck a utility pole at the intersection of Catherine Street and Shrewsbury Avenue at about 8 am Monday morning. The pole wss compl ...