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: John T. Ward

Red Bank police are investigating a smash-and-grab burglary at a Broad Street jewelry store shortly before dawn Sunday. Captain Darren McConnell tells redbankgreen that patrols responded to a 5 a.m.Continue reading "RED BANK: SMASH-AND-GRAB AT JEWEL SHOP"
Post a comment
July 8th, 2012 @ 12pm
Remember: Nothing makes a Red Bank friend happier than to hear "I saw you on Red Bank Green!"
redbankgreen Classics
CAR V. POLE AND FENCE IN FAIR HAVEN
News
A car struck a utility pole and crashed through a fence on Prospect Avenue near Harding Road in Fair Haven at about 9:30 Saturday morning. Neighbors said at least oneContinue reading "CAR V. POLE AND FENCE IN FAIR HAVEN"
Post a comment
July 7th, 2012 @ 10am
PEDESTRIAN STRUCK ON BROAD
News
The scene on Broad Street shortly after 3:30 p.m. Friday. (Click to enlarge) A Red Bank man suffered a head injury of unknown severity when he was struck by aContinue reading "PEDESTRIAN STRUCK ON BROAD"
Post a comment
July 6th, 2012 @ 4pm
Recent activity reports, unedited, as provided by the Middletown Township Police Department. • On July 5, 2012 the Middletown Police Detective Bureau and Quality of Life Unit executed an arrestContinue reading "MIDDLETOWN ARREST REPORT"
Post a comment
July 6th, 2012 @ 11am
KIOSKS: PUNCHED, TWEAKED AND ACCEPTED?
News
Parking lot greeter Nicholas Wilk instructs a visitor on using a pay station in the English Plaza lot. Below, a screen menu shows that half-hour parking is not an option.Continue reading "KIOSKS: PUNCHED, TWEAKED AND ACCEPTED?"
Post a comment
July 6th, 2012 @ 10am
RED BANK TO GET PERUVIAN RESTAURANT
News
Marita Lynn describes her native country’s cuisine as a melting pot of international influences. (Click to enlarge) By JOHN T. WARD Upscale fish and Chinese; affordable Vietnamese; gluten-free pizza: RedContinue reading "RED BANK TO GET PERUVIAN RESTAURANT"
Post a comment
July 5th, 2012 @ 1pm
A LITTLE BIT COUNTRY, A LITTLE BIT MOBILE
News
A mobile language lab at RBR will be stocked with iPads when it opens in September, thanks to a donation from the school’s fundraising foundation.  (Click to enlarge) By DANIELLEContinue reading "A LITTLE BIT COUNTRY, A LITTLE BIT MOBILE"
Post a comment
July 5th, 2012 @ 10am
WHERE HAVE I SEEN THIS?
News
Thanks to Jill Kozlowski, Trish DePonti and the Colmorgen Kids, who all wrote in and correctly identified last week’s Where, a shot of a building wall with the vestigial marksContinue reading "WHERE HAVE I SEEN THIS?"
Post a comment
July 5th, 2012 @ 5am
CANCELED FIREWORKS: DO YOU CARE?
News
Crowds would pack West Front Street opposite Riverside Gardens Park every July 3 for a view of the annual pyrotechnics display. (Click to enlarge) By CONNOR SOLTAS Tonight would haveContinue reading "CANCELED FIREWORKS: DO YOU CARE?"
Post a comment
July 3rd, 2012 @ 9am
Fair Haven’s Connor Jaeger landed a spot on the U.S. Olympic swim team roster with a second-place finish in the 1,500-meter freestyle Monday. Jaeger’s achievement came one day after heContinue reading "FAIR HAVEN SWIMMER HEADING TO LONDON"
Post a comment
July 3rd, 2012 @ 7am
A stove fire involving candle wax left a Red Bank woman with significant burns to both hands Monday morning, borough police report. Susan Frieri, 51, of Branch Avenue, was transportedContinue reading "RED BANK WOMAN BURNED IN WAX FIRE"
Post a comment
July 2nd, 2012 @ 3pm
MIDDLETOWN ADJUSTS TO WATER LIMITS
News
“You don’t realize how much you use water” until the supply is restricted, said Don Cunningham, owner of Junction Bagels & Subs. Below, Charlie Rogers of Middletown’s Office of EmergencyContinue reading "MIDDLETOWN ADJUSTS TO WATER LIMITS"
Post a comment
July 2nd, 2012 @ 12pm
LITTLE SILVER STATION GOES FOR JAVA REFILL
News
Rook Coffee Roasters plans to set up shop this autumn in the wood-paneled interior of the borough-owned train station. (Photos by Connor Soltas. Click to enlarge) By CONNOR SOLTAS AfterContinue reading "LITTLE SILVER STATION GOES FOR JAVA REFILL"
Post a comment
July 2nd, 2012 @ 8am
SHOWDOWN UPON THE SWAN-Y RIVER
News
After five days of veterinary care for what was believed to be food poisoning, a mute swan was released back into the Navesink River at Maple Cove in Red BankContinue reading "SHOWDOWN UPON THE SWAN-Y RIVER"
Post a comment
July 2nd, 2012 @ 6am
The crime reports below were provided by the Red Bank Police Department for the period of June 22 to June 29, 2012. This information is unedited. Criminal Mischief occurring onContinue reading "RED BANK: ROWBOAT REPORTED STOLEN"
Post a comment
July 2nd, 2012 @ 5am
WATER EMERGENCY CONTINUES
News
A view of the damaged pipes from Swimming River Road in Lincroft Saturday morning, and the map showing the towns included in the boil-water advisory. (Photo by Bill Heine. ClickContinue reading "WATER EMERGENCY CONTINUES"
Post a comment
June 30th, 2012 @ 12pm
NJNG TO REPLACE ALL SIDEWALK VALVES
News
The disputed gas pressure regulators are beneath steel covers like this one outside 12 Broad Street. The utility contends they should be above ground for safety, like the one outsideContinue reading "NJNG TO REPLACE ALL SIDEWALK VALVES"
Post a comment
June 29th, 2012 @ 4pm
RUMSON WOMAN TO FOCUS BASIE ON FUNDING
News
Justine Robertson, who revived a family-owned theater in her native Hartford, Connecticut, is the new interim CEO of the newly restructured Basie. (Click to enlarge) By JOHN T. WARD ElbowingContinue reading "RUMSON WOMAN TO FOCUS BASIE ON FUNDING"
Post a comment
June 29th, 2012 @ 10am
A fee moratorium has helped fill vacant spaces downtown, and should remain in effect through the rest of the year, the mayor says. (Click to enlarge) By JOHN T. WARDContinue reading "MENNA: GIVE PARKING WAIVER MORE TIME"
Post a comment
June 29th, 2012 @ 8am
BELLHEADS PICK UP A SIGNAL FROM THE PAST
News
It was an evening of I-thought-I’d-see-you-heres as an overflow crowd of more than 100 attendees – a preponderance of them white-haired, and many once employed by Bell Labs – turnedContinue reading "BELLHEADS PICK UP A SIGNAL FROM THE PAST"
Post a comment
June 29th, 2012 @ 8am
Partyline
“That should be on Red Bank Green!”

If you've ever thought that, join the 25 readers who've signed up to post their own stories on Red Bank Green.

Become a Partyliner
Partyline
FALL COLORS IN RED BANK
redbankgreen's Partyline captures peaking fall foliage on a Red Bank street corner.
FALL AT THE COURTS OF RED BANK
On the Partyline: stunning foliage at Red Bank's "medieval office park."
WALK FOR DEMOCRACY
The T. Thomas Fortune Cultural Center led a "Walk for Democracy" Sunday from Riverside Gardens Park to the cultral center on Drs. James Park ...
Go big or go home
On the redbankgreen Partyline: Gourd display at Lighthouse on its penultimate night of the season.
MARIGOLDEN SUNSHINE
Partyline photo captures October sunshine hitting marigolds for sale ahead of Dia de Los Muertos.
KENNY KATZGRAU TEACHES CODING TO MAGAZINE PUBLISHERS
Kenny Katzgrau, publisher of Red Bank Green and creator of Broad Street, was teaching City and Regional Magazine Association publishers how ...
LET’S SEE YOUR KINDLE DO THIS
A stack of books served as a chock while a motorist changed a flat tire on Branch Avenue Wednesday afternoon. Submitted by John T. Ward
NEW WELCOME SIGN INSTALLED
A new "Welcome to Red Bank" sign has gone up at the northern Route 35 entrance to town at the foot of Cooper's Bridge.
JUNIOR BUCS WRESTLING WELCOMES YOUNG ATHLETES FOR 22ND SEASON
Junior Bucs Wrestling is preparing for its 22nd season, offering boys and girls from Red Bank, Shrewsbury, and Little Silver an opportunity ...
TIME FOR SCHOOL, DEER
Fall has arrived and so have the middle school loving deer!
JUST IN TIME FOR THE FALL CLASSIC
Just in time for the start of the World Series later this week baseball-themed paintings by artist Max Maxon hang in the windows of the Art ...
DINNER PLANS?
Chipotle in Red Bank Sunday evening will donate a quarter of proceeds from sales Sunday to the volunteer Red Bank Fire Department auxiliary.
KENNY KATZGRAU TEACHES VIBE CODE SESSION AT LOCAL NEWS CAMP
Kenny Katzgrau, publisher of Red Bank Green, is running a vibe code session, teaching other publishers to vibe code at Blue Engine Collectiv ...
Her Majesty visits Red Bank
Navesink Queen docked at the Molly Pitcher Marina. (Photo and text by Partyline contributor Boris Kofman)  
RED BANK DINER MONEY TREE
On the redbankgreen Partyline: sunshine and a money tree at the Red Bank Diner.
NAVESINK LIGHTS
Riverview Hospital lights up the Navesink. (Text and photo by Partyline contributor Terry Franco)  
HALF BAKED BROAD STREET
Broad Street repaving begins with road subject to overnight closures.
COLOR RUN AT RED BANK PRIMARY SCHOOL
redbankgreen Partyline happens upon a cloud of color at annual color run event at Red Bank Primary School.
I’LL EAT IT HERE, THANKS
A squirrel goes all-in for a popular autumn flavor on Madison Avenue in Red Bank Sunday morning.
POP UP TACOS DRAW CROWD
How’s this for a train station redevelopment idea? The pop-up taco vendors Tacos Los Mandones, known on social media as El Mandoon, dr ...
Become a Guardian of the Green. Help redbankgreen stand for 100 years. Help us get to our first 100 Guardians · joined by Judy DeHaven and Wayne Woolley and 9 others
Become a Guardian