RED BANK: COP AIDED EVENTUAL VICTIM

Patrolman Stan Balmer, at right, with a State Trooper on the Parkway early on the morning of May 23. (Screenshot from release by New Jersey Attorney General. Click to enlarge.)

By JOHN T. WARD

A Red Bank cop came to the aid of stranded motorist last month in the first of a series of related encounters between police and the driver, who was later shot dead by a State Trooper, authorities said Monday.

Patrolman Stan Balmer, who leads one of the borough’s two K9 teams, was off-duty and enroute home following his shift when he came upon a car broken down in the center lane of the Garden State Parkway in Brick Township on May 23, according to Chief Darren McConnell.

June 8, 2020 - 7:36 pm | Comments ()

RED BANK: BIRD DELIVERY, ON THE CHEEP

Red Bank animal control officer Henry Perez and FedEx driver Vinnie Losapio went looking for a sparrow that flew into Losapio’s truck and up under the dashboard Thursday morning.

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May 21, 2020 - 12:45 pm | Comments ()

RED BANK: GETTING FED, AND HELPING TO FEED

The kitchen at Lunch Break remains busy preparing grab ‘n go meals as well as meals for delivery to the homebound. (Photo courtesy of Lunch Break. Click to enlarge.)

[UPDATE: The Parker Family Health has paused its monthly food distribution, so that entry has been removed from this list.]

With job and income losses in the COVID-10 crisis, food insecurity is spreading, and Red Bank-area charities are stepping up to help ensure no one goes hungry.

At Lunch Break in Red Bank, for example, volunteers have distributed 65 percent more meals and 56 percent more groceries since March 16 than in the comparable 2019 period, said executive director Gwen Love.

Here’s a starter list of charitable efforts to feed the hungry in Red Bank, with links to make monetary donations. This list will be updated periodically.

April 21, 2020 - 8:20 am | Comments ()

RED BANK: FREE MEALS AT BOYS & GIRLS CLUB

Staffers and volunteers at the Boys & Girls Clubs of Monmouth County unit in Red Bank drew an uplifting chalk mural on the pavement before handing out free meals to community members Wednesday evening.

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April 16, 2020 - 10:00 am | Comments ()

RED BANK: A HEAD-TURNING SIGHT

A cyclist did a double take when a vehicle with what appeared to be the head of a deer or elk strapped to the roof passed by on Bridge Avenue in Red Bank Wednesday afternoon.

From a distance, it wasn’t clear if the large-antlered animal head was real. (Photo by John T. Ward. Click to enlarge.)

April 16, 2020 - 7:50 am | Comments ()

RED BANK: LUNCH BREAK HELPS FEED PETS

Lunch Break executive director Gwen Love, left, with officials from the Monmouth County SPCA. (Photo courtesy of Monmouth County SPCA. Click to enlarge.)

red bank, nj, done good, Red Bank’s Lunch Break has teamed up with the Monmouth County SPCA to help feed the pets of local residents hard hit by the financial impact of the COVID-19 pandemic.

April 15, 2020 - 10:15 am | Comments ()

RED BANK: K9 TEAM COMPETES IN PRIMETIME

Patrolman Stan Balmer and Hunter running drills in Marine Park in January. (Photo by Trish Russoniello. Click to enlarge.)

One of Red Bank’s two police K9 teams will get a national spotlight this week when it competes in an obstacle-filled challenge on the A&E program ‘America’s Top Dogs.’

February 24, 2020 - 9:35 am | Comments ()

RED BANK: DREARY, DAMP, AND NOW, WINDY

A pair of deer seen wandering Locust Avenue in Red Bank near the Bellhaven wetlands Thursday afternoon.

A string of wet, dreary days continued with heavy fog Friday morning, along with a National Weather Service warning of possible strong winds through 7 p.m., with gusts up to 60 miles per hour. Sunshine was expected to return Saturday.

Check out the extended forecast below. (Photo by John T. Ward. Click to enlarge.)

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February 7, 2020 - 6:35 am | Comments ()

FAIR HAVEN: RACCOON FOUND TO BE RABID

By JOHN T. WARD

hot topic red bank nj A raccoon that tussled with a dog in Fair Haven last month had rabies, redbankgreen has learned.

January 9, 2020 - 12:30 pm | Comments ()

MIDDLETOWN: GEORGE BOWDEN DIES

George Bowden, right, with Historic Preservation Commission members Charles Nickerson and Michaela Ferrigine in 2016. Below, Bowden spearheaded the borough’s centennial celebration and parade in 2009.(Photo by John T. Ward. Click to enlarge.)

By JOHN T. WARD

George Bowden, once dubbed “the Energizer bunny” of historic preservation in Red Bank, died at home in Middletown Sunday. He was 92 years old.

Galvanized into action in 2001, after the borough allowed the demolition of an old house on West Front Street, Bowden became a champion for old and neglected structures in town.

Not least of those was the T. Thomas Fortune House, which was resurrected from near-oblivion earlier this year, more than a decade after Bowden and others launched a campaign to save it.

December 11, 2019 - 9:45 am | Comments ()

SANDY HOOK: PLOVERS PROLIFERATE

Music-lovers may have had to sacrifice their summer beach concerts at Sandy Hook this year to safeguard piping plovers, but the interruption helped ensure “another successful breeding season” for the endangered birds, park officials said Monday.

August 19, 2019 - 5:15 pm | Comments ()

SANDY HOOK: BIRDS DISPLACE CONCERTS

First came a ban on booze. Now, the entire series of summer beach concerts at Sandy Hook has been cancelled to protect the piping plovers. And no, that’s not the name of a band. Read More »

June 13, 2019 - 11:00 am | Comments ()

RED BANK: NICE PLACE YOU GOT HERE…

Affecting the air of a thuggish gang, a group of vultures loitered outside Les Gertrude apartments on Broad Street in Red Bank Thursday morning. One enjoyed a sidewalk breakfast of fresh kill.

Any ornithologists out there who can identify these gray-headed birds? (Photo by Trish Russoniello. Click to enlarge.)

April 4, 2019 - 9:00 am | Comments ()

SHREWSBURY: AILING OWL GETTING CARE

A young owl found cowering against a storefront in the Grove at Shrewsbury was headed to an animal hospital for treatment Friday morning.

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March 8, 2019 - 9:30 am | Comments ()

MIDDLETOWN: GLADYS BOWDEN DIES

Gladys Bowden, a longtime Red Bank resident and volunteer injured in a December 15 fire at her home in Middletown, died early Saturday.

January 14, 2019 - 7:00 am | Comments ()

MIDDLETOWN: FUNDRAISER FOR BOWDENS

Family and friends have raised more than $12,000 to help two former Red Bank volunteers injured by a fire in their Middletown home earlier this month.

George Bowden, 91, and his wife, Gladys Bowden, 88, were both injured when their condo in the Shadow Lake Village complex in the River Plaza section of the township was heavily damaged by an electrical fire on December 15.

December 24, 2018 - 7:46 am | Comments ()

RED BANK: APARTMENT PLAN WITHDRAWN

A rendering of the apartment house proposed for 316 Shrewsbury Avenue. Below, the existing house during the fire in July. (Drawing by Michael Monroe; photo by John T. Ward. Click to enlarge.)

By JOHN T. WARD

A plan to replace a fire-damaged single-family home in Red Bank with a three-family apartment house was withdrawn amid neighborhood opposition Thursday night.

December 7, 2018 - 7:00 am | Comments ()

RED BANK: K9 VEST, MAYOR’S BALL, PINS

Eko, one of two canine members of the Red Bank police force, has a new ballistic vest, courtesy of the Elks. (Photo by John T. Ward. Click to enlarge.)

By JOHN T. WARD

The Red Bank mayor and council were in an appreciative mood last Wednesday, spotlighting good works by three charitable organizations.

And the town now has an official lapel pin. Read on for details.

September 18, 2018 - 8:25 am | Comments ()

RED BANK: PUPPY MILL LAW WITHDRAWN

The owner of Bark Avenue Puppies on West Front Street had threatened to sue the borough if it enacted the proposed ban on dogs supplied by breeders. (Photo by John T. Ward. Click to enlarge.)

By JOHN T. WARD

After seven months of controversy, Red Bank’s proposed ban on the sale of “puppy mill” pets was withdrawn over a failure to win council backing Wednesday night.

July 19, 2018 - 8:00 am | Comments ()

RED BANK: DOG AND CAT INJURED IN FIRE

First Aiders tending to dog in the front yard of 316 Shrewsbury Avenue. (Click to enlarge.)

By JOHN T. WARD

Fire in the basement of a Red Bank home left a dog and a cat injured Wednesday evening.

July 19, 2018 - 5:58 am | Comments ()

RED BANK: WHAT NEXT FOR ONE-EYED ROBIN?

For the past week, Lisa Keele of Red Bank and her family have cared for a fledgling robin they found lying in the road outside their Branch Avenue home. Named ‘Sam,’ the bird cannot fly and was born without a right eye.

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July 17, 2018 - 6:26 am | Comments ()

RED BANK: RATS INFEST NEIGHBORHOOD

Rats were easily evident in the yard of a McLaren Street home Thursday morning. (Photo by John T. Ward. Click to enlarge.)

By JOHN T. WARD

Red Bank officials promised quick action Wednesday night after East Side homeowners said their neighborhood has been infested by rats.

Worthley Street residents Jeff and Allison Welker, joined by a handful of neighbors, told the borough council that they cannot allow their children or pets into their backyard because of a recurring “fireworks display” of the rodents.

June 28, 2018 - 10:40 am | Comments ()

RED BANK: ‘DOG DAYS’ ROMPS IN PARK

Whelped on Monmouth Street five years ago, Red Bank’s Dog Days of Summer returned for the first of two 2018 installments with a romp in Marine Park Monday night.

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June 26, 2018 - 7:00 am | Comments ()

RED BANK: PUPPY MILL BILL RETURNS… MAYBE

Amanda Hager of Bark Avenue Puppies with one of the shop’s French bulldogs in 2016. (Photo by John T. Ward. Click to enlarge.)

By JOHN T. WARD

A month after it was tabled to allow for a possible compromise, a controversial proposal to regulate puppy sales may return to the Red Bank council Wednesday night.

June 25, 2018 - 2:30 pm | Comments ()

RED BANK: PARKING, TAXES & MORE

A consultant was hired to conduct a long-awaited parking study following the failure last year of plans to redevelop the White Street lot, above. (Photo by John T. Ward. Click to enlarge.)

By JOHN T. WARD

At last Wednesday’s meeting of the Red Bank council, these things happened:

June 4, 2018 - 12:00 pm | Comments ()

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RED BANK: COP AIDED EVENTUAL VICTIM

RED BANK: BIRD DELIVERY, ON THE CHEEP

RED BANK: GETTING FED, AND HELPING TO FEED

RED BANK: FREE MEALS AT BOYS & GIRLS CLUB

RED BANK: A HEAD-TURNING SIGHT

RED BANK: LUNCH BREAK HELPS FEED PETS

RED BANK: K9 TEAM COMPETES IN PRIMETIME

RED BANK: DREARY, DAMP, AND NOW, WINDY

FAIR HAVEN: RACCOON FOUND TO BE RABID

MIDDLETOWN: GEORGE BOWDEN DIES

SANDY HOOK: PLOVERS PROLIFERATE

SANDY HOOK: BIRDS DISPLACE CONCERTS

RED BANK: NICE PLACE YOU GOT HERE…

SHREWSBURY: AILING OWL GETTING CARE

MIDDLETOWN: GLADYS BOWDEN DIES

MIDDLETOWN: FUNDRAISER FOR BOWDENS

RED BANK: APARTMENT PLAN WITHDRAWN

RED BANK: K9 VEST, MAYOR’S BALL, PINS

RED BANK: PUPPY MILL LAW WITHDRAWN

RED BANK: DOG AND CAT INJURED IN FIRE

RED BANK: WHAT NEXT FOR ONE-EYED ROBIN?

RED BANK: RATS INFEST NEIGHBORHOOD

RED BANK: ‘DOG DAYS’ ROMPS IN PARK

RED BANK: PUPPY MILL BILL RETURNS… MAYBE

RED BANK: PARKING, TAXES & MORE