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LONE CANDIDATE FACES THE VOTERS
Ben Forest, below, met with residents Tuesday night in a forum sponsored by the Red Bank NAACP. (Photos by Anthony Trufolo; click to enlarge.) It was board of ed candidate’sContinue reading "LONE CANDIDATE FACES THE VOTERS"
Remember: Nothing makes a Red Bank friend happier than to hear "I saw you on Red Bank Green!"
Y ZONE CHANGE QUASHED BY COUNCIL
Congregation Beth Shalom Secretary Sara Breslow speaks against a proposed zoning ordinance at Monday’s council meeting. (Photo by Dustin Racioppi) By DUSTIN RACIOPPI Red Bank’s borough council voted 4-1 againstContinue reading "Y ZONE CHANGE QUASHED BY COUNCIL"
With no state aid coming from Trenton this year, the Rumson school district will eliminate 16 jobs and still ask voters to approve a 4-percent increase in taxes this month,Continue reading "REPORT: RUMSON SCHOOLS TO CUT 16 JOBS"
BOARD PASSES BUDGET, TAX INCREASE
Board members Ann Roseman and Ben Forest at Tuesday night’s session. (Photo by Dustin Racioppi) By DUSTIN RACIOPPI The Red Bank Board of Education unanimously passed a $19 million budgetContinue reading "BOARD PASSES BUDGET, TAX INCREASE"
By DUSTIN RACIOPPI He may be the town’s top dog, but to the dozen or so kids who showed up Saturday to (belatedly) celebrate Dr. Seuss’s birthday at the RedContinue reading "IT’S A MAYORAL THING"
Red Bank isn’t done showing its support for Haiti just yet. More than two months after the earthquake that devastated the Caribbean nation, locals are again rallying to provide relief.Continue reading "RED BANK STILL HELPING HAITI"
Plans for the installation of artificial turf playing fields at two Middletown locations have been killed because of fiscal concerns, today’s Asbury Park Press reports. Citing cuts in state aid,Continue reading "MIDDLETOWN DROPS BALLFIELD PLANS"
While dedicated funding will pay for an expansion of the pre-K program, nearly all of the remaining state aid would be passed through to the Red Bank Charter School, MoranaContinue reading "MORANA: “WE’RE NOT GETTING ANYTHING”"
PAIN, AND AN INCREASE, IN SCHOOLS BUDGET
The Red Bank Board of Education begrudgingly approved a preliminary budget Tuesday night that increases the tax levy. (Photo by Dustin Racioppi) By DUSTIN RACIOPPI The Red Bank Board ofContinue reading "PAIN, AND AN INCREASE, IN SCHOOLS BUDGET"
COCKROACH VIDEO NETS MIDDLE SCHOOL $3K
By DUSTIN RACIOPPI In the nationwide rat race — or, to be taxonomically precise, the rodent, termite, mosquito and cockroach race —  Red Bank Middle School students stand alone. OnContinue reading "COCKROACH VIDEO NETS MIDDLE SCHOOL $3K"
NEW LIBRARIAN JUST A ‘GROWN-UP KID’
Yes, that’s the new children’s librarian, Samantha Quintas, who added yoga classes to the program. (Photo by Dustin Racioppi) By DUSTIN RACIOPPI Samantha Quintas has a tattoo on her rightContinue reading "NEW LIBRARIAN JUST A ‘GROWN-UP KID’"
RED BANK USING SOLE MUSIC TO HELP HAITI
Donation bins like this one can be found at all Red Bank schools in a campaign to collect shoes for the victims of the Haiti earthquake. (Photo by Dustin Racioppi)Continue reading "RED BANK USING SOLE MUSIC TO HELP HAITI"
FRESH FACE AT LIBRARY: CHILDREN’S AUTHOR
Children’s author and poet John Grandits, shown here with a couple of his books, is the newest member on the Red Bank Library Board. (Photo by Dustin Racioppi) By DUSTINContinue reading "FRESH FACE AT LIBRARY: CHILDREN’S AUTHOR"
YMCA TO COUNCIL: GIVE US A BREAK
An offer to preserve the trees at right wasn’t enough to save the Y’s expansion plans, but a simple request may. (Click to enlarge) Four days after the conclusion ofContinue reading "YMCA TO COUNCIL: GIVE US A BREAK"
EDUCATION FORUM TACKLES CHRISTIE CUTS
It’s official: Chris Christie is the governor of New Jersey and, more than likely, education funding changes are afoot. You want an idea of what to expect? The Shrewsbury Parent-TeacherContinue reading "EDUCATION FORUM TACKLES CHRISTIE CUTS"
SCHOOL AND CHURCH TO HOST KING EVENTS
Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. For the second year, Red Bank Charter School will celebrate the memory of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and promote his principles at its annualContinue reading "SCHOOL AND CHURCH TO HOST KING EVENTS"
IN oRBit: STRING THEORY IN MOTION
DO pay attention to that man behind the curtain, as Red Bank oRBit returns from holiday break with a look at a long-running local attraction that’s as brilliantly conceived andContinue reading "IN oRBit: STRING THEORY IN MOTION"
The BBC reports this morning that David Goldman of Tinton Falls has been reunited with his 9-year-old son after a half-decade-long international custody battle. The event occurred at the U.S.Continue reading "REPORT: FATHER & SON REUNITED IN BRAZIL"
A ruling late yesterday by Brazil’s top jurist appeared to put Tinton Falls resident David Goldman within legal reach of the son he has been trying to repatriate in aContinue reading "GOLDMAN CLEARS KEY CUSTODY HURDLE"
ST. NICK MAKES AN EARLY ARRIVAL
Red Bank Patrolman Mike Zadlock, er, Santa Claus, made a visit to the Jackson house Monday night to drop off toys as part of the police department’s toy drive. (PhotoContinue reading "ST. NICK MAKES AN EARLY ARRIVAL"
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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 ...