MIDDLETOWN: PEDESTRIAN STRUCK & KILLED
A pedestrian was struck and killed by a vehicle Tuesday night on Route 35 in lower Middletown, township police said.
RED BANK: PAY ATTENTION WHILE DRIVING
Put down the cellphone and pay attention: that’s the message Red Bank police hope to get across to motorists as they conduct a special distracted-driving enforcement detail in April.
FAIR HAVEN: CRASH CLOSES POST OFFICE
A Fair Haven woman was uninjured when her car smashed through the facade of the borough post office Tuesday night.
RED BANK: ANOTHER CAR HITS BUILDING
No one was injured when a car plowed into the vacant former VNA headquarters in Red Bank early Sunday morning.
The vehicle struck the same spot hit in a 2017 crash, which neighbors cited in raising safety concerns about a massive development plan for the location.
SHREWSBURY: PEDESTRIAN STRUCK & KILLED
The accident occurred on Route 35 near the Avenue at the Common, the prosecutor’s office said. (Google Maps. Click to enlarge.)
By JOHN T. WARD
A Shrewsbury resident died following an accident on Route 35 in the borough Monday night, the Monmouth County Prosecutor’s Officer reported Wednesday.
RED BANK: POLICE TRIO TO BE COMMENDED
From left, Patrolman Cevin Albert, Sergeant Matt Ehrenreich and Patrolman Milton Gray all had a hand in saving a bleeding teen. (Red Bank Police Department photos. Click to enlarge.)
By JOHN T. WARD
Three Red Bank cops are slated for commendation as lifesavers Tuesday night for aiding a seriously injured, and uncooperative, teen earlier this month.
RED BANK: RAIL DEATH REPORTED
The incident occurred just south of the station. (Photo by John T. Ward. Click to enlarge.)
An unidentified woman was killed when she was struck by a North Jersey Coast Line train in Red Bank Saturday morning, according to a New Jersey Transit spokesman.
RED BANK: POWER LINE STRUCK
A backhoe operator was lucky to be alive after his machine struck a live power line in Red Bank Tuesday morning.
RED BANK: DWI CHARGED AFTER CRASH
A Long Branch man faces a drunk-driving charge after crashing into a parked vehicle in Red Bank shortly before dawn Sunday.
Separately, a police pursuit of a vehicle believed stolen in Rumson was terminated early Monday morning, according to Chief Darren McConnell.
FAIR HAVEN: BIKE LANE DEBATE CONTINUES
Under the plan, “share the road” sharrows would be painted in both directions through the eastern business district. (Photo by John T. Ward. Click to enlarge)
By JOHN T. WARD
A debate over proposed bike lanes and share-the-road markings along the length of River Road in Fair Haven rolled on Monday night.
One week after he broke a tie to advance the plan, Mayor Ben Lucarelli brought in some “sources of authority” on the issue. But opposition, even among some bikers, continued.
FAIR HAVEN: COUNCIL SPLITS ON BIKE PLAN
Under the plan, both sides of River Road between Lake Avenue and Hance Road would be marked with bike lanes; sharrows would be painted from Hance east to the Rumson border. (Photo by John T. Ward. Click to enlarge)
[See CORRECTION below]
By JOHN T. WARD
A plan for bike lanes in Fair Haven hit some potholes last week.
Mayor Ben Lucarelli was forced to break a tie when three council members balked at approving share-the-road markings through the River Road business district.
RED BANK: WHITE STREET GAS LINE RUPTURED
The smell of natural gas from a line rupture on White Street in Red Bank could be detected as far away as the intersection of Harding Road and Broad Street Monday morning.
RED BANK: AWFUL INTERSECTION FIXED
The axle-killing potholes and front-end-scraping dips are gone, and the final touches on a makeover were underway at a key Red Bank intersection Tuesday.
What’s Going On Here? Read on.
RED BANK: PATIO WORK UNDONE ON PARK JOB
There’s been yet another setback for the new restrooms at Eastside Park in Red Bank.
What now? Read on.
LITTLE SILVER: NEW STOP ALERTS
Although redbankgreen‘s digital camera didn’t capture the full message on the electronic sign, there should be no missing the new stop signs that replaced yield signs on northbound Spring Street at Branch Avenue in Little Silver in recent days.
The change, at a busy location on the Red Bank border, was among three made to the borough traffic ordinance by the Little Silver council last week.
RED BANK: OILY MESS NEAR EASTSIDE PARK
A two-truck accident Tuesday afternoon left an oily mess alongside Eastside Park in Red Bank, where new restrooms are being installed.
RED BANK: PEDESTRIAN SIGNALS ON AGENDA
In-streeet pedestrian-crossing signs would be installed on Broad Street in front of the SuperFoodtown supermarket. (Photo by John T. Ward. Click to enlarge)
[CORRECTION: The original version of this article mistakenly reported that pedestrian-activated flashing signals would be installed at two locations in Red Bank. Only the crosswalk at West Front Street and English Plaza will get that type of signal; the intersection of Broad Street and Pinckney Road will get “in-street pedestrian crossing signs,” according to the resolution.]
By JOHN T. WARD
Pedestrian-safety improvements would be installed at two Red Bank crosswalks, including one where a pedestrian suffered fatal injuries when struck by a truck four years ago, if approved by the borough council Wednesday night.
FAIR HAVEN: PEDESTRIAN STRUCK
Booskerdoo barista Trudi Williams sweeping up Monday after the accident. (Photo by Trish Russoniello. Click to enlarge.)
A pedestrian incurred minor injuries when he was struck by a vehicle in Fair Haven in early morning darkness Monday, police said.
LITTLE SILVER: NARROW LANE TO GO ONE-WAY
Bowing to the prevalence of giant passenger vehicles, Little Silver officials have agreed to make a short, narrow lane into a one-way. (Photo by Trish Russoniello. Click to enlarge.)
RED BANK: CRASH CUTS RESTAURANT POWER
A Manalapan man was charged with driving while intoxicated after his Merccdes sedan struck a Red Bank restaurant Sunday, knocking out its electrical service.
RED BANK: RIVERWALK BACK ON TRACK?
Two years after borough officials shut down construction over safety issues, signs of life have been stirring around a downtown Red Bank building project.
What’s Going On Here? Read on…
RED BANK: ACCIDENT KNOCKS OUT POWER
JCP&L reported between 100 and 500 customers in Red Bank had no electrical service Monday morning, more than 12 hours after a disruption caused by an accident on Catherine Street.
A report that a tour bus, attempting to turn around on Shrewsbury Avenue, backed into a utility pole could not be immediately confirmed. (Photo by John T. Ward. Click to enlarge.)
RED BANK: MOTORCYCLIST HURT IN CRASH
A Florida motorcyclist was injured after colliding with a car while riding in Red Bank Tuesday evening, police Chief Darren McConnell tells redbankgreen.
LITTLE SILVER: SERVICE SUSPECTED IN FIRE
Fire officials were investigating the cause of small electrical fire in a home on Seven Bridges Road in Little Silver Tuesday afternoon.
RED BANK: POWER OUT AFTER POLES SNAP
Jersey Central Power & Light’s outage map showed electricity out for up to 100 Red Bank customers Friday following an early-morning incident in which two utility poles on Maple Avenue snapped.