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

TUB TIME
News
RED BANK: A sparrow waits for the next available dirt tub while two others take their Sunday baths. (Click for video.)
Post a comment
May 21st, 2024 @ 11am
Remember: Nothing makes a Red Bank friend happier than to hear "I saw you on Red Bank Green!"
redbankgreen Classics
CHECK IT OUT
News
A bench outside the Red Bank Public Library provided a serene view of our beautiful Navesink River Monday evening.
Post a comment
May 21st, 2024 @ 6am
RED BANK: RAG FIRE DAMAGES HOME
News
RED BANK: Smoke alarms awakened occupants to predawn blaze caused by spontaneous combustion of oily rags, officials said.
Post a comment
May 20th, 2024 @ 5am
RED BANK: POLICE INVESTIGATING “SUDDEN DEATH”
News
RED BANK: Police were on the scene of an apparent sudden death early Saturday afternoon, Captain Mike Frazee told redbankgreen.
Post a comment
May 18th, 2024 @ 2pm
YAPPY TOGETHER
News
RED BANK: Look for this cutie pie, named Sacramento, at Yappy Hour on Broadwalk Saturday. He's looking for a new home.
Post a comment
May 16th, 2024 @ 11am
RED BANK: THREE-STORY RESTAURANT PROPOSED
News
RED BANK: Plan for Broad Street building could mean the end of a glaring 12-year vacancy. But first, about those windows...
Post a comment
May 15th, 2024 @ 8am
MORE FALLOUT FROM SICKLES COLLAPSE
News bob-sickles-sr-jr-101616-500x407-9884565
The implosion of Sickles Market continued to echo with two bankruptcy filings, including one by the heir to the 116-year-old farm business.
Post a comment
May 14th, 2024 @ 11am
STOP. JUST STOP.
News
RED BANK: For those who don't get the meaning of a stop sign, crossing guard Diane Johnson amplifies the message with some colorful outfits. (Click for more)
Post a comment
May 13th, 2024 @ 3pm
RED BANK: SELF-CLEANING OVEN PROMPTS ALARM
News
RED BANK: Firefighters find smoking, self-cleaning oven in uninhabited Manor Drive condo unit. (Click for details)
Post a comment
May 11th, 2024 @ 11am
RECORDS SKIP INTO TOWN
News
RED BANK: Devotees of vinyl records expected to drop needle at Broad and Mechanic Saturday. Here's why.
Post a comment
May 10th, 2024 @ 11am
RED BANK: RESTAURATEUR DANNY MURPHY DIES
News red-bank-danny-murphy-032122-1-500x375-8010568
RED BANK: Danny Murphy, a longtime restaurateur and fierce champion of the town's small businesses, died Thursday at age 80.
Post a comment
May 9th, 2024 @ 7pm
RED BANK: CRIME & ARREST REPORTS
News red-bank-police-102622-1-500x375-5024847
RED BANK: April police blotter includes reported thefts of pricey booze from two liquor stores, an off-season egging and more than 30 arrests.
Post a comment
May 9th, 2024 @ 1pm
GOING UP?
News
RED BANK: Public Library will be closed Friday for the start of elevator construction. (Click for more.)
Post a comment
May 8th, 2024 @ 3pm
TREEBIRTH
News
RED BANK: Replacement of nine trees gets underway on South Street, where a wholesale removal angered residents last September. (Click for more.)
Post a comment
May 8th, 2024 @ 12pm
RED BANK: POT SHOP, RESTAURANT ON AGENDA
News
RED BANK: Hearing on plan to turn laundromat into cannabis shop to resume. Also on agenda: restaurant for (most of) former Coco Pari spot on Broad.
Post a comment
May 7th, 2024 @ 10am
Traffic on Branch Avenue in Red Bank was detoured Monday afternoon for emergency utility repairs, police said. The street was closed between Spring Street and East Bergen Place due toContinue reading "RED BANK: EMERGENCY CLOSES ROAD"
Post a comment
May 6th, 2024 @ 1pm
RED BANK: UNDERAGE SMOKE SALES CHARGED
News red-bank-dynasty-010622-2-500x332-2620684
RED BANK: Employees at three downtown smoke shops charged with illegal sales to under-21 buyer following special police investigation.
Post a comment
May 3rd, 2024 @ 3pm
RED BANK: COPS ARREST MAN WITH HANDGUN
News red-bank-police-car-090520-500x332-2800903
RED BANK: Police arrest man with loaded handgun outside Windmill restaurant. Weapon was reported stolen in Ohio, Frazee said.
Post a comment
May 1st, 2024 @ 10pm
RIVERSIDE FLOW
News
New Jersey Flow Arts brings together jugglers, poi spinners, hoopers and more weekly in Riverside Gardens Park.
Post a comment
May 1st, 2024 @ 2pm
RED BANK: SICKLES LIQUOR STORE FILES BANKRUPTCY
News
RED BANK: Liquor store taken down by the dramatic collapse of Sickles Market seeks protection from creditors following eviction.
Post a comment
April 30th, 2024 @ 10pm
Partyline
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 ...
THRONGS FLOCK TO RED BANK STREET FAIR
redbankgreen Partyline: Thousands fill the streets of Red Bank for street fair.