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RED BANK: FREE MEALS AT BOYS & GIRLS CLUB
RED BANK: The Boys & Girls Clubs of Monmouth County unit on Drs. Parker Boulevard is helping feed the community's hungry with free meals five nights a week.
Remember: Nothing makes a Red Bank friend happier than to hear "I saw you on Red Bank Green!"
RED BANK: A HEAD-TURNING SIGHT
RED BANK: Bicyclist does double take when an usual sight catches his eye on Bridge Avenue.
RED BANK: LUNCH BREAK HELPS FEED PETS
RED BANK: Lunch Break and the Monmouth County SPCA team up to help feed the pets of area residents hard hit by the COVID-19 pandemic.
RED BANK: K9 TEAM COMPETES IN PRIMETIME
RED BANK: One of the borough police departments two K9 teams will compete in an obstacle-filled challenge on TV's 'America's Top Dog' Wednesday night.
RED BANK: DREARY, DAMP, AND NOW, WINDY
RED BANK: A string of damp, dreary days continued with a wind warning Friday. Here's the weather forecast for the Greater Green.
FAIR HAVEN: A raccoon that got into a scrape with a resident's dog last month turned out to have rabies, redbankgreen has learned.
MIDDLETOWN: GEORGE BOWDEN DIES
MIDDLETOWN: George Bowden, longtime Red Bank resident and champion of historic preservation, died Sunday. He was 92 years old.
SANDY HOOK: PLOVERS PROLIFERATE
SANDY HOOK: Cancelling this summer's beach concert series helped ensure a successful breeding season for piping plovers, park service says.
SANDY HOOK: BIRDS DISPLACE CONCERTS
SANDY HOOK: Free summer concerts on the beach cancelled to protect nests of piping plovers, a species that's "on the brink," National Park Service says.
RED BANK: NICE PLACE YOU GOT HERE…
RED BANK: Looking rather thuggish, a group of vultures loitered outside Les Gertrude apartments on Broad Street Thursday morning.
SHREWSBURY: AILING OWL GETTING CARE
SHREWSBURY: A young owl found cowering outside a storefront at the Grove shopping center was headed for treatment Friday morning.
MIDDLETOWN: Longtime Red Bank resident and volunteer Gladys Bowden, injured by a fire in her Shadow Lake condo last month, has died. She was 88.
MIDDLETOWN: FUNDRAISER FOR BOWDENS
MIDDLETOWN: A GoFundMe account seeks to help an elderly couple, former Red Bank volunteers, who were injured by a fire in their home earlier this month.
RED BANK: APARTMENT PLAN WITHDRAWN
RED BANK: Plan for a three-unit apartment building to replace a burned-out single family withdrawn amid objections by neighbors.
RED BANK: K9 VEST, MAYOR’S BALL, PINS
RED BANK: Mayor and council shine spotlight on three charitable organizations, and the borough now has an official lapel pin.
RED BANK: PUPPY MILL LAW WITHDRAWN
RED BANK: After seven months of controversy, a proposed ban on retail sales of "puppy mill" pets was withdrawn Wednesday night.
RED BANK: DOG AND CAT INJURED IN FIRE
RED BANK: Residents displaced from home after Shrewsbury Avenue fire that left a dog and a cat in veterinary care with smoke inhalation injuries.
RED BANK: WHAT NEXT FOR ONE-EYED ROBIN?
RED BANK: A borough woman seeks advice on what to do with a flightless, one-eyed young robin her family took in a week ago.
RED BANK: RATS INFEST NEIGHBORHOOD
RED BANK: Borough officials promise swift action after East Side residents complain of "fireworks display" of rats infesting their neighborhood.
RED BANK: ‘DOG DAYS’ ROMPS IN PARK
RED BANK: Whelped five years ago on Monmouth Street, 'Dog Days' returns with a romp in Marine Park for several hundred canines and their human companions. Photos galore.
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RED BANK: NEW MURAL BRIGHTENS CORNER
RED BANK: Lunch Break founder Norma Todd is depicted in a mural painted this week on the front of the newly renovated social service agency.
TULIPS TOGETHER
Spring tulips taking in the sunset outside the Molly Pitcher Inn in Red Bank Monday evening.
RIVER RANGERS RETURN
River Rangers, a summer canoeing program offered by the Navesink Maritime Heritage Association, returns this summer for up to 20 participa ...
DOUBLE DYLAN IN RED BANK
Trucks for a production company filming what one worker said was a Bob Dylan biography have lined Monmouth Street the past two days with cre ...
AFTER THE RAIN
A pear tree branch brought down by a brief overnight storm left a lovely tableau on the sidewalk in front of Red Bank's Riverside Gardens Pa ...
CONE OF UNCERTAINTY
Asked by a redbankgreen reporter why these cones were on top of cars, the owner of the car in the foreground responded: “That’s ...
RAIL RIDER’S VIEW
A commuter's view of Cooper's Bridge and the Navesink River from North Jersey Coast Line train 3320 out of Red Bank Tuesday morning.
PUT ME IN COACH!
Red Bank T-Ball kicked off at East Side park on Saturday morning. The brisk weather proved to be no deterrent to the young players, ranging ...
IT’S A SIGN!
Once proudly declaring its all-but-certain arrival in Spring 2019, the project previously known as Azalea Gardens springs to life again with ...
SPRINGTIME MEMORIES OF CARL
The Easter Bunny getup and St. Patrick’s Day hat that belonged to longtime Red Bank crossing guard and neighborhood smile-creator Carl ...
RED TRUCKS AT RED ROCK
A small dishwasher fire at Red Rock Tap and Grill was put out quickly by firefighters overnight, causing minimal damage. Red Bank Fire Depar ...
CREATIVE COVER UP
The windows of Pearl Street Consignment on Monmouth Street were smashed when a driver crashed their car through them injuring an employee la ...
THEY’RE BACK!
Ospreys returned to the skies over Red Bank this week for the first time since they migrated to warmer climes in late fall. With temperature ...
SPRING IS SPRUNG
RED BANK: Spring 2024 arrives on the Greater Red Bank Green with the vernal equinox at 11:06 p.m. Tuesday.
RED BANK’S FINEST – AND NEWEST
Red Bank Police Officer Eliot Ramos was sworn in as the force’s newest patrolman Thursday, and if you’re doing a double take thinkin ...
EASTER EGG MAYHEM AT THE PARK
An errant whistle spurred an unexpectedly early start to the Spring Egg Hunt on Sunday, which had been scheduled to begin at eggsactly 11am ...
PRESEASON DOCKWORK
RED BANK: With winter winding down, marina gets ready for boating season with some dockwork on our beautiful Navesink River.
CORNED BEEF AND DISCO FRIES?
It’s Friday, and smart Lent-observing Leprechauns know the pot of gold at the end of Red Bank’s rainbow is actually the deliciou ...
SURFBOARD DITCHED
It’s a violation of etiquette in surfing to ditch your board.  (it could hit another surfer and hurt them). But someone appears to ha ...
ELSIE, TAKE ME WITH YOU!
Soaked by pouring rain with the temperature hovering in the low 40’s, this sign in the window of Elsie’s Subs on Monmouth Street ...