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Category Archives: Books

ON THE GREEN: AUTHOR! AUTHOR! AUTHOR!
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ON THE GREEN: A highly lauded nonfiction writer and two novelists read and answer questions at events in Fair Haven, Shrewsbury and Lincroft in coming days.
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November 11th, 2016 @ 1pm
Remember: Nothing makes a Red Bank friend happier than to hear "I saw you on Red Bank Green!"
RED BANK: GHOSTLY, AND PARTLY TRUE, TALES
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RED BANK: New book, "13 Ghostly Tales and Yarns of the Navesink River," mines newspaper archives and local lore for stories of hubris and eerie comeuppance.
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October 28th, 2016 @ 4pm
RED BANK: YOK-TOBERFEST IS ON AT BASIE’S
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RED BANK: Humorist David Sedaris and improv aces Mochrie + Sherwood explore the many faces of comedy at the Count Basie, this Thursday and Saturday.
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October 12th, 2016 @ 12pm
RED BANK: DENMAN TO DISCUSS OLYMPICS
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RED BANK: Olympic racewalker ('56) and journalist Elliott Denman to discuss a new book on the Olympics at the public library.
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October 10th, 2016 @ 6am
ON THE GREEN: BORN TO MAKE A BOOK RUN
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ON THE GREEN: A kids' book author who specializes in explaining bodily functions (and a Gothic thriller writer who might just scare it all out of you) are coming to a local venue near you.
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September 19th, 2016 @ 2pm
RED BANK: THIRD NOVEL FOR BARTENDER
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RED BANK: Bartender-slash-author serves up his third novel in two years.
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August 9th, 2016 @ 10am
MIDDLETOWN: WRITERS IN THE HOUSE
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MIDDLETOWN: Once and future spouses Yolanda and Guy Fleming keep inspiration in the house, during a Thursday tandem book signing at the public library.
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August 2nd, 2016 @ 10am
RED BANK: A GAME-CHANGER NAMED SANDY
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RED BANK: Frame to Please hosts author Karen Sandy in a book signing event dedicated to the Associated Humane Society.
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July 28th, 2016 @ 12pm
RED BANK: GILDA IN THE HERE AND NOW
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RED BANK: Gilda Rogers shares her thoughts on personal stories and public causes, in upcoming talks at the Library and Project Write Now.
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July 11th, 2016 @ 12pm
FAIR HAVEN: ‘NOOKIETOWN’ FOR A NIGHT
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FAIR HAVEN: The author of 'Nookietown,' in which one character asks a friend to sleep with her husband, comes to River Road Books.
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June 29th, 2016 @ 12pm
RED BANK: SPIRITS AND SOULS ARE WILLING
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RED BANK: A spiritual author-lecturer, and a communicator with spirits, visit the Count Basie Theatre on back-to-back Thursdays.
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June 15th, 2016 @ 5am
FAIR HAVEN: MIMI CROSS THE SHINING SEA
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FAIR HAVEN: Singer-songwriter turned author Mimi Cross returns to River Road Books to launch her newest novel, "Shining Sea."
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May 31st, 2016 @ 5am
Summer reading programs geared to toddlers, tweens, teens and grown-ups are in season, with sign-ups now at the County Library's Eastern Branch.
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May 23rd, 2016 @ 5am
SHREWSBURY: “GAS MONEY” GETS HIM HERE
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Author Troy Lewis makes a GAS MONEY pitstop at the county library's Eastern Branch, in a Saturday afternoon appearance.
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May 20th, 2016 @ 12pm
BESTSELLING AUTHOR VISITS RUMSON SCHOOL
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Best-selling young adult author Gordon Korman discusses his inspirations and creative process, during a visit with Forrestdale School students.
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May 19th, 2016 @ 5am
RED BANK: YOUNG READER’S A WORLD-BEATER
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Red Bank Middle School seventh-grader Karina Linares Huerta Karina was honoroed by the Red Bank council Wednesday night for finishing first among 1.7 million students around the globe in theContinue reading "RED BANK: YOUNG READER’S A WORLD-BEATER"
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May 12th, 2016 @ 11am
RUMSON SCHOOLS HOST KID’S LIT STARS
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Six authors of popular books for young readers visit two schools in Rumson, when the Scholastic Summer Reading Road Trip RV rolls into town on Wednesday.
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May 2nd, 2016 @ 5am
RED BANK: COUNTY LIBRARY COSTS WEIGHED
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Trustees of the library say local taxpayers would still have to foot the cost of the borough facility on West Front Street, above, with access to fewer resources from Monmouth County. (PhotoContinue reading "RED BANK: COUNTY LIBRARY COSTS WEIGHED"
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April 26th, 2016 @ 10am
FAIR HAVEN: INDIE, BOOKISH, AND LOVING IT
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River Road Books welcomes Independent Bookstore Day on Saturday, and ushers in a slate of special May events.
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April 26th, 2016 @ 7am
RED BANK: EATING ‘CLEAN’ TO SAVE HER LIFE
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Amie Valpone returns Monday to Red Bank’s Front St. Trattoria, where she once waited tables, to promote “Eating Clean,” her memoir and cookbook. (Click to enlarge) By JOHN T. WARD AmieContinue reading "RED BANK: EATING ‘CLEAN’ TO SAVE HER LIFE"
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April 23rd, 2016 @ 5am
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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 ...

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