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.

Category Archives: Children

RED BANK: A YEAR LATER, STRINGS RESOUND
rb-strings-072614-220x146-5139925
Student musicians preparing to rehearse at the middle school last June, above, and performing at the borough sidewalk sale a month later. (Photo above by John T. Ward, below by WayneContinue reading "RED BANK: A YEAR LATER, STRINGS RESOUND"
Post a comment
June 4th, 2015 @ 7am
Remember: Nothing makes a Red Bank friend happier than to hear "I saw you on Red Bank Green!"
redbankgreen Classics
FAIR HAVEN: KIDS OFFER TOONS FOR THOUGHT
photo1-7655574
As part of a national initiative to raise awareness of gender stereotypes in media, students at Small Factory Productions were invited to create original characters for an animated cartoon short film.Continue reading "FAIR HAVEN: KIDS OFFER TOONS FOR THOUGHT"
Post a comment
June 2nd, 2015 @ 6am
LINCROFT: SIGN-UPS FOR SUMMER CAMP
summer-camp-4265593
There’s still time to give your children a summer to remember by signing them up for camp with the Monmouth County Park System. Openings exist in a number of camps,Continue reading "LINCROFT: SIGN-UPS FOR SUMMER CAMP"
Post a comment
May 29th, 2015 @ 8am
Critics contend the Bellhaven sprayground has little popular support.  (Click to enlarge) By JOHN T. WARD It wasn’t on the agenda, but a proposed water playground on Red Bank’s WestContinue reading "RED BANK: BELLHAVEN GETS HOSED AGAIN"
Post a comment
May 28th, 2015 @ 8am
RED BANK: REC DIRECTOR QUITS
memone-kids-500x375-9437870
Memone Crystian with Red Bank Little Leaguers in 2010. Tamila Bumback, below, will head the department on an interim basis. (Photo by Dustin Racioppi) By JOHN T. WARD Red Bank’sContinue reading "RED BANK: REC DIRECTOR QUITS"
Post a comment
May 27th, 2015 @ 11am
RED BANK: OLD YEARBOOKS GET PIXELATED
rbhs-1956-500x285-3563060
A screengrab of a “popularity poll” page in the 1956 Red Bank High School yearbook. And hey, do you recognize the graduate shown below? (Click to enlarge) By JOHN T.Continue reading "RED BANK: OLD YEARBOOKS GET PIXELATED"
Post a comment
May 20th, 2015 @ 6am
RUMSON GIRL ADVANCES IN JUNIOR OLYMPICS
nicolette-devito-0518151-3995654
Nicolette DeVito of Rumson placed first in the long jump and third in the 100-meter dash for girls 13 and 14 years old at the USA Track & Field JuniorContinue reading "RUMSON GIRL ADVANCES IN JUNIOR OLYMPICS"
Post a comment
May 19th, 2015 @ 5am
FAIR HAVEN YOUNG ARTISTS A HIT
fh-art-2538806
Visitors to the Fair Haven School District Art Show admire self-portraits created by eighth graders at Knollwood School. Press release from Fair Haven School District “Make Your Mark” was theContinue reading "FAIR HAVEN YOUNG ARTISTS A HIT"
Post a comment
May 15th, 2015 @ 6am
RED BANK CATHOLIC HOSTS FUN(D)RAISER
rbc-carnival-2015-147x220-7988781
On Saturday May 16, Red Bank Catholic High School hosts a special fundraiser Carnival to benefit the Make-A-Wish Foundation. Scheduled for 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. at RBC (30 Peters Place,Continue reading "RED BANK CATHOLIC HOSTS FUN(D)RAISER"
Post a comment
May 6th, 2015 @ 7am
RED BANK: BIKE LIGHT GIVEAWAY PLANNED
donegoodlogo-214x220-6223120
It’s a mitzvah for local cyclists, says the temple member who dreamed it up. (Photo by John T. Ward. Click to enlarge) By JOHN T. WARD In an effort toContinue reading "RED BANK: BIKE LIGHT GIVEAWAY PLANNED"
Post a comment
May 5th, 2015 @ 1pm
RED BANK: SCHOOL TAX UP NEARLY 7 PERCENT
suzanne-viscomi-042815-500x375-8129178
Suzanne Viscomi, of the board’s finance committee, speaking at Tuesday night’s meeting. (Photo by John T. Ward. Click to enlarge) By JOHN T. WARD The typical Red Bank homeowner willContinue reading "RED BANK: SCHOOL TAX UP NEARLY 7 PERCENT"
Post a comment
April 29th, 2015 @ 6am
SHREWSBURY DAR ANNOUNCES TOP ESSAYISTS
winners-cropped-1548999
Press release from the Shrewsbury Towne-Monmouth Chapter, D.A.R. The Shrewsbury Towne-Monmouth Chapter, National Society of the Daughters of the American Revolution has announced the winners of its 2015 essay contest,Continue reading "SHREWSBURY DAR ANNOUNCES TOP ESSAYISTS"
Post a comment
April 22nd, 2015 @ 6am
LITTLE SILVER: SCHOOL JOBS DEBATED
ls-ptrd-sch-010312-500x375-1836658
The two-school district includes the Little Silver Point Road School, above. (Photo by John T. Ward. Click to enlarge) By JOHN T. WARD Under pressure from parents, the Little SilverContinue reading "LITTLE SILVER: SCHOOL JOBS DEBATED"
Post a comment
April 17th, 2015 @ 8am
LITTLE SILVER KIDS RECYCLE A GREAT IDEA
earth_day_class_pic-7897284
Students from Point Road School in Little Silver present grocery bags decorated with Earth-friendly messages as part of the eighth annual Earth Day partnership between the school and Sickles Market. Continue reading "LITTLE SILVER KIDS RECYCLE A GREAT IDEA"
Post a comment
April 15th, 2015 @ 6am
By JOHN T. WARD A decision by the Little Silver school district to terminate its two media specialists at the end of the year has stirred some passion that mayContinue reading "LITTLE SILVER: SCHOOL CUTS IN SPOTLIGHT"
Post a comment
April 14th, 2015 @ 8am
FAIR HAVEN: NATURE AREA, EXPLAINED
fh-fields-tour-5-102313-500x375-6538343
Naturalist Jeff Dement, center above, of the American Littoral Society will lead a walk & talk centered on the trees and other life in  Fair Haven Fields Natural Area Saturday.Continue reading "FAIR HAVEN: NATURE AREA, EXPLAINED"
Post a comment
April 9th, 2015 @ 11pm
RED BANK: SCOUT LEADS BENCH PROJECT
zack-forest-040415-2-500x375-2755371
Zack Forest of Red Bank, at right above, got help from 11-year-old Alex Pane, and other members of Boy Scout Troop 67 (Tower Hill) over the past two weekends asContinue reading "RED BANK: SCOUT LEADS BENCH PROJECT"
Post a comment
April 7th, 2015 @ 10am
RED BANK: LIBRARY AVERTS PREDICTED CRISIS
rbpl-1-102113-500x342-8047253
Dire forecasts made by library board members who resigned a year ago have not panned out, officials say. (Photo by John T. Ward. Click to enlarge) [Article updated with post-publicationContinue reading "RED BANK: LIBRARY AVERTS PREDICTED CRISIS"
Post a comment
March 30th, 2015 @ 8am
FAIR HAVEN: KIDS DO LUNCH WITH VIPs
20150311_115509-6505073
Press release from Fair Haven School District “Lunch with a VIP,” a yearly event that is highly anticipated by students and their guests, was once again a rousing success atContinue reading "FAIR HAVEN: KIDS DO LUNCH WITH VIPs"
Post a comment
March 30th, 2015 @ 6am
The borough-based Navesink Maritime Heritage Association (NMHA) has announced that its celebrated River Rangers canoeing program for children ages 10-14 is now open to registrations for Summer 2015 programs in July andContinue reading "RED BANK: RIVER RANGERS ARE GO FOR 2015"
Post a comment
March 27th, 2015 @ 6am
Partyline
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.
PORTA POTTY X-ING
redbankgreen Partyline captures porta johns moving down the railroad tracks.
(G&G) DOG DAYS OF SUMMER
A solid lunchtime line at the G&G hot dogs truck on Shrewsbury Avenue on Monday afternoon. Driving this stretch of road when  G&G i ...
RBG CUB SIGHTING
A Partyline contributor positioned on the dais at Thursday's meeting of the Zoning Board of Adjustment captured redbankgreen reporter intern ...
DOWNPOUR STRAINS DRAIN
Partyline captures video of a flooded intersection during Tuesday's afternoon thunderstorm.
STILL ‘OPEN’ SPACE
Next to Fins and Feathers, very surprised to see an overgrown parking lot that still sits there…overgrown and with blacktop. (Photo and te ...
DARK COMEDY BY JERSEY DIRECTOR OPENS FILM FEST
Indie Street Film Festival kicks off with "In Memoriam," a dark comedy about an actor with six months to live.
Indie Street Film Festival Kicks Off
Indie Street Film Festival kicks off.
KUDOS FOR RBCS FINANCE WHIZZES
Monmouth County Board of Commissioners and Borough Council honor Red Bank Charter School students who took second place in a national financ ...
MARINE PARK HOT DOGS
Red Bank's newly remade Marine Park also has a new lunch option, a newly licensed hot dog cart.
MATCHA CLOSE UP
Partyline captures a photographer working for Aura Coffee Roaster angles for the perfect shot of two iced matcha lattes on Broad Street Mond ...
SOUTH STREET AUTHOR TO READ AT LIBRARY SATURDAY
South Street resident Scott Robertson will read selections from his book, Contents of a Curious Mind, Saturday, Aug. 8, from 11:30 a.m. to 1 ...
EARTH SPIRIT FOUNDER DIES
Jocelyn Ruth Midose, longtime owner of Earth Spirit New Age Center has died.
A PERFECT NATIONAL NIGHT OUT
The annual National Night Out event organized by the Red Bank Police Department drew hundreds to frolic amid the green grass and cotton cand ...
Blackhawk Helicopter Arrives for National Night Out
The Blackhawk helicopter has arrived. Everyone’s favorite part of each National Night Out hosted by the Red Bank Police Department jus ...