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: EPOXY, SOAP & GOLD TUB IN CHURN
News red-bank-37-broad-st-042121-500x332-2620050
RED BANK: Epoxy-and-wood tables; a gold bathtub; and two downtown restaurants get the spotlight in this edition of Retail Churn.
Post a comment
June 4th, 2021 @ 12pm
Remember: Nothing makes a Red Bank friend happier than to hear "I saw you on Red Bank Green!"
redbankgreen Classics
RED BANK: HEIGHT REMAINS STICKING POINT
News red-bank-prc-141-west-front-site-plan-060321-500x314-9462013
RED BANK: After another round of shrinkage, PRC still faces zoning board concerns over height of proposed addition above Pazzo.
Post a comment
June 4th, 2021 @ 7am
RED BANK: Police-worn body cams are coming, but state money will cover only about a third of the estimated cost, says Chief McConnell.
Post a comment
June 3rd, 2021 @ 3pm
RED BANK: TEACHERS & PROS HONORED
News kelly-saccone-060221-174x220-2707573
RED BANK: District teachers, nurse and educational services professional cited for achievements by New Jersey Department of Education.
Post a comment
June 2nd, 2021 @ 11am
FAIR HAVEN: BOROUGH EYES RIVER PARCEL
News fh-spagnuola-011014-500x375-1534700
FAIR HAVEN: Borough seeks Green Acres funding for possible purchase of lot adjoining the municipal dock on the Navesink River.
Post a comment
June 2nd, 2021 @ 7am
RED BANK: Thefts from parked cars spatter the latest crime blotter.
Post a comment
June 1st, 2021 @ 1pm
RED BANK: PRC TRIMS TWO MORE FLOORS
News red-bank-prc-141-west-front-060121-500x169-5319780
RED BANK: PRC again reduces size of planned West Front Street addition; now proposes 99 apartments and rooftop restaurant above Pazzo.
Post a comment
June 1st, 2021 @ 7am
RED BANK: FOOD WRITER SUSAN ERICSON DIES
News susan-ericson-072214-3-500x375-7161798
RED BANK: Food writer Susan Ericson, who savored and promoted the local food scene for redbankgreen and on her blog, has died at age 66.
Post a comment
May 31st, 2021 @ 3pm
RED BANK: BROADWALK DRIVING RECOVERY
News red-bank-broad-broadwalk-050121-4-500x375-6018072
RED BANK: With Broadwalk back for a second year, merchants hope to build on what they say was a positive first year during a raging pandemic.
Post a comment
May 28th, 2021 @ 4pm
RED BANK: ‘RE-ENTRY’ THROUGH THE KITCHEN
News red-bank-052721-oscanlon-mcgreevey-gopal-500x332-1287440
RED BANK: At Soul Kitchen, ex-governor McGreevey touts 'second chances' through a program he runs to help released prisoners get on track in society.
Post a comment
May 28th, 2021 @ 7am
RED BANK: DEP SAYS RIVERS SAFE FOR HUMANS
News red-bank-navesink-fish-kill-050121-3-500x332-4647772
RED BANK: Recreational use of Navesink and Shrewsbury is safe despite massive, putrid fish die-off, environmental scientists say.
Post a comment
May 27th, 2021 @ 11pm
RED BANK: CHARTER QUESTION PUT ON TRACK
News red-bank-council-052621-500x313-5070857
RED BANK: Charter study measure clears first formal hurdle, with public hearing slated for June 23. Meantime, process questions need answers.
Post a comment
May 27th, 2021 @ 7am
RED BANK: CARTER TO LEAD RIVERCENTER
News robin-fitzmaurice-glenn-carter-051818-500x375-6558694
RED BANK: RiverCenter names former borough planning director Glenn Carter as executive director, succeeding Laura Kirkpatrick.
Post a comment
May 26th, 2021 @ 3pm
RED BANK: AGENCY CALLS FOR $9.3M YARD
News red-bank-public-works-yard-052521-500x322-8661349
RED BANK: Redevelopment Agency pushes plan for overhaul and expansion of Chestnut Street public works yard. Estimated price tag: $9.3 million.
Post a comment
May 26th, 2021 @ 7am
RED BANK: WHAT’S ON AGENDA, AND NOT
News red-bank-saxum-176-riverside-080519-2-500x332-3538111
RED BANK: On the council agenda: animal control change on hold; Saxum seeks new site designation; charter study measure advancing and more.
Post a comment
May 26th, 2021 @ 6am
FAIR HAVEN: COUNCIL HIGHLIGHTS
News fair-haven-borough-hall-011921-2-500x332-5417403
FAIR HAVEN: New council member appointed; borough hall reopening announced; spending cuts proposed; councilman loses his pandemic ponytail.
Post a comment
May 25th, 2021 @ 12pm
RED BANK: HIGHRISE GETS NEW POOL & NAME
News red-bank-riverview-navesink-mike-simpson-052421-220x146-6693195
RED BANK: Three years after the old one 'popped out of the ground,' residents of a high-rise co-op have a swanky new pool and poolhouse overlooking the Navesink.
Post a comment
May 25th, 2021 @ 7am
RED BANK: Council to vote Wednesday on eliminating in-house animal control service in switch to SPCA. Residents say response times will suffer.
Post a comment
May 24th, 2021 @ 7am
RED BANK: FORUM ON FISH KILL SLATED
News red-bank-navesink-fish-kill-050121-2-500x332-9444744
RED BANK: Clean Ocean Action announces town hall meeting with state officials on fish kill that has littered Navesink and Shrewsbury with reeking carcasses.
Post a comment
May 21st, 2021 @ 2pm
RED BANK: ‘GOOD LIFE’ CHURNS INTO TOWN
News red-bank-131-drs-parker-051221-220x146-7345352
RED BANK: In Churn, high school sweethearts go all in on a health-food venture; basketball school opens; a Mexican and pizza eateries near debuts, and more.
Post a comment
May 21st, 2021 @ 2pm
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.