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RED BANK: VOGEL RUNWAY GETS PUNKED
RED BANK: Two downtown clothing boutiques fill the Vogel with eye popping sustainable punk fashions and their screaming fans.
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RED BANK: TV DOC CAPTURES TEENS TACKLING SHAKESPEARE
Teen actors producing a Shakespeare play amid the pandemic are the subject of a documentary making its TV debut on NJ PBS Wednesday. (click for more)
LITTLE SILVER: RBR DREAMER GETS OVATION
LITTLE SILVER: The last time Madelyn Sanchez-Bera stood before the RBR board of Ed, she says she blacked out. Things were different Wednesday.
RED BANK: RBR CLAIMS TITLE
RED BANK: Watch pure joy as the RBR boys basketball team celebrates its first B North championship in 17 years.
RED BANK: ‘FORTUNE TELLERS’ GUIDE VISITORS
RED BANK: Student guides dubbed 'Fortune Tellers' lead visitors through new exhibit on Black journalism at T. Thomas Fortune Cultural Center.
LITTLE SILVER: RBR HEAD GETS FULBRIGHT
LITTLE SILVER: Red Bank Regional Superintendent Louis Moore receives Fulbright Leaders for Global Schools Program award.
RED BANK: RBC STUDENT CURATES ART SHOW
RED BANK: Inspired by her Ecuadorian grandmother's art collection, an RBC student has curated a show to spotlight her ancestral homeland.
RED BANK: ‘FORTUNE TELLERS’ GET READY
RED BANK: Ahead of an October exhibit on the history of the Black press, students learn docent skills at T. Thomas Fortune Center.
RED BANK: DRAG QUEENS STRUT THEIR STUFF
RED BANK: Drag queens and audience members strutted their fabulous stuff at a family friendly event that drew no protesters.
RED BANK: FAMILY-FRIENDLY DRAG EVENT SET
RED BANK: While other towns have their knickers in a twist over LGBTQ matters, borough slates a family-friendly drag queen event in a park.
RED BANK: BASIE AWARDS DRAW PACKED HOUSE
RED BANK: Capacity crowd turns out for 18th annual Basie Award to honor excellence and achievement in Monmouth County high school theatre.
RED BANK: LYNCH SCHOLARSHIP FUNDED
Lynch scholar David ‘Louie’ Connolly, center, with Monsignor Joseph Rosie and RBC President Bob Abatemarco. Below, Ann Marie and Dennis Lynch.  (Click to enlarge.) Press release Red Bank Catholic (RBC)Continue reading "RED BANK: LYNCH SCHOLARSHIP FUNDED"
LITTLE SILVER: ‘SOURCE’ IMPERILED AGAIN
LITTLE SILVER: Two years after avoiding the axe, The Source at RBRHS again faces "devastating" cuts, says Moore.
RED BANK: TOURS ADDED TO APP
RED BANK: Walking tours history app created by High Tech High students adds new themed routes.
RED BANK: ‘HAIR’ AUDITIONS SLATED
RED BANK: Phoenix Productions to hold auditions for its autumn production of 'HAIR.'
RED BANK: FAMILIES PACK DRAG READING
RED BANK: Drag Queen Story Hour draws a packed room of rapt toddlers and parents as supporters stand at library entrance.
RED BANK: SLURS HURLED AT EVENT ATTENDEES
RED BANK: Protesters shout "pedophile" and other slurs at attendees of library's Drag Queen Story Time.
RED BANK: ASSAULT ALLEGED, BUT NOT BIAS
RED BANK: Police charge three, including RBC QB Alex Brown, in alleged assault on teen, but don't allege racial bias, as claimed by victim.
RED BANK: TEEN ALLEGES RACIAL ATTACK
RED BANK: A 16-year-old RBR student alleges he was beaten in a racially charged attack in Oceanport Saturday night.
RED BANK: PHOENIX TO ‘ROCK’ AUDITIONS
RED BANK: For its production of 'School of Rock - the Musical," Phoenix seeks four triple-threat young performers. Audition info here.
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NOT SO SCARY
Twenty times? Fifty times? How many times did we drive by this home on the corner of River Street and Shrewsbury and do a double take before ...
LOCAL 9 TAKE TROPHY
After a long hot two days of baseball, the Red Bank area-based Jersey Shore Raiders emerged as champions of the United States Amateur Baseba ...
RHAPSODY ON ICE
RED BANK: On a cool-ish summer evening, keyboardist NGXB entertained customers of Strollo's Italian Ice with renderings of 'Bohemian Rhapsod ...
PUDDLE BE GONE
A work crew was out this week attacking the site of the notoriously persistent puddle at the corner of Broad and Mechanic Streets. This phot ...
SMALLS FOR MAYOR?
We at redbankgreen remain neutral in political affairs and never make endorsements. But we have to say Borough Clerk Laura Reinertsen’ ...
CRASH ON LEIGHTON
The driver of this car was headed north on Leighton Avenue when they it hit an SUV pulling a work trailer headed in south in the opposing la ...
CAR VS STREET SIGN
The driver of this Mercedes hopped the curb and toppled the street sign at the corner of South Pearl and Drs. James Parker Boulevard Wednesd ...
SKETCHES OF RED BANK BY LOCAL ARTIST MICHAEL WHITE
Sketches of Red Bank scenes have been floating around on social media and we thought they deserved some spotlight. First appearing in our fe ...
POLE DOWN
Utility pole falls on English Plaza shop Forge after being struck by SUV shortly before noon. No injuries reported, though 86-year-old drive ...
YO, ADRIAN!
It’s a tough turn for our hero as Rocky Balboa is relegated to the curb for trash pickup on Locust Avenue. We’ll have to go back ...
“EL PALOMO” IS IN THE HOUSE
Jesus Rios, a mariachi singer who performs under the stage name “El Palomo” (The dove) pauses for a moment before entering a bac ...
CROC SPOTTED IN RIVER
Frighteningly hideous and green, a solitary Croc lurked ominously amid the flotsam and foam in the Navesink River alongside the Red Bank Fir ...
KISS ICON REFLECTS ON BROADWALK
A Swarovski crystal-bedazzled self-portrait painting of Paul Stanley, longtime singer and guitarist for the rock band Kiss peers out from a ...
CHISELIN’ AWAY
Marcelo Garcia Lopez works with hammer and chisel on a new feature for his flower garden on Shrewsbury Avenue: a hollow in a carved log in w ...
STORM CLEANUP CONTINUES
  Saturday’s storm sent a tree toppling on this house on Bank Street, damaging the roof. Workers Wednesday could be seen removing ...
SNAPPING IN THE BREEZE
RED BANK: Blustery winds had the flags in Riverside Gardens Park snapping Monday evening.
POWER LINE DOWN
Red Bank firefighters were on scene at Manor Drive dealing with a live power line Monday afternoon. There was no immediate report of fire. T ...
TAR BEACH SOLSTICE
Aldo Quiroz of Ocean Township came ready with his beach chair and found a shady spot to spend his lunch hour in a parking lot off Broad Stre ...
GOING GREY
Workers painting the stone facade of the PNC Bank at the corner of Broad and Harding Thursday morning. An upgrade? Maybe it’s just pri ...
COFFEE & WILDLIFE
RED BANK: The best wildlife show in town can be taken in from a waterfront bench outside the public library, and it's totally free.