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RED BANK: ‘BLIZZARD’ NOW A ‘WINTER STORM’
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Winds whipped the flags at Elks Club #233 at about 4:15 a.m. as a heavily hyped “blizzard” dropped the first half-foot of a previously expected two feet of snow onContinue reading "RED BANK: ‘BLIZZARD’ NOW A ‘WINTER STORM’"
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January 27th, 2015 @ 5am
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ON THE GREEN: UM, WHERE IS IT?
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It was cold, eerily quiet and snowfall-free in downtown Red Bank at about 7 p.m. Monday. But don’t be fooled, says the weatherbot. Even as redbankgreen was taking its eveningContinue reading "ON THE GREEN: UM, WHERE IS IT?"
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January 26th, 2015 @ 7pm
While other residents of the Greater Red Bank Green were in panic mode in the bread aisles of supermarkets, some were preparing for the looming blizzard by stocking up onContinue reading "ON THE GREEN: NEVER MIND BREAD. BUY WINE."
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January 26th, 2015 @ 3pm
RED BANK TO BARRICADE DOWNTOWN STREETS
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For days after the December 26, 2010 blizzard, the English Plaza parking lot in Red Bank, above and below, remained closed, in part because of vehicle strandings. (Photos by JohnContinue reading "RED BANK TO BARRICADE DOWNTOWN STREETS"
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January 26th, 2015 @ 3pm
ON THE GREEN: PREPARING FOR WHITE-OUT
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A man laid down rock salt in Red Bank, a woman loaded up on the stuff in Little Silver, and plows stood at the ready in Sea Bright as theContinue reading "ON THE GREEN: PREPARING FOR WHITE-OUT"
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January 26th, 2015 @ 12pm
BLIZZARD: CANCELLATIONS AND SUCH…
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Scenes from the December 26, 2010 blizzard that paralyzed Red Bank for days. (Photo by John T. Ward. Click to enlarge) We’ll update this post at the top as newContinue reading "BLIZZARD: CANCELLATIONS AND SUCH…"
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January 25th, 2015 @ 7pm
ON THE GREEN: BRACING FOR A BLIZZARD
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The bread shelves at the SuperFoodtown in Red Bank were nearly bare Sunday afternoon as locals stocked up in anticipation of a blizzard expected to sock the region Monday andContinue reading "ON THE GREEN: BRACING FOR A BLIZZARD"
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January 25th, 2015 @ 6pm
RED BANK: PLOWING THE NORTH 40
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“I’ve been dying for a real snow,” Adrian Gubbay told redbankgreen as he cleared slush in front of a neighbor’s house on Madison Avenue in Red Bank Saturday morning. TheContinue reading "RED BANK: PLOWING THE NORTH 40"
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January 24th, 2015 @ 11am
ON THE GREEN: IT GETS UGLY FAST
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It looked pretty for a while. But an overnight snowfall – the first significant one of the season – that left two inches of white on the Greater Red BankContinue reading "ON THE GREEN: IT GETS UGLY FAST"
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January 24th, 2015 @ 6am
ON THE GREEN: SNOW AND RAIN IN FORECAST
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Snow may blanket more than just our beautiful Navesink River, as seen from Maple Avenue in Red Bank Thursday. The National Weather Service says we could get up to threeContinue reading "ON THE GREEN: SNOW AND RAIN IN FORECAST"
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January 23rd, 2015 @ 8am
ON THE GREEN: SNOWFALL LEAVES A DUSTING
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An overnight snow left cars and lawns lightly dusted, but Pinckney Road and other streets in Red Bank were clear shortly after 5 a.m. Thursday. A more significant snowfall isContinue reading "ON THE GREEN: SNOWFALL LEAVES A DUSTING"
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January 22nd, 2015 @ 5am
ON THE GREEN: EXPECT SLIPPERY ROADS
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Red Bank borough plows and a salt spreader at the Broad Street post office stand at the ready for expected snow Wednesday afternoon. The National Weather Service puts the likelihoodContinue reading "ON THE GREEN: EXPECT SLIPPERY ROADS"
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January 21st, 2015 @ 3pm
An umbrella, and snow boots, may come in handy Wednesday afternoon. According to the National Weather Service, there’s a 70-percent chance that rain mixed with snow will begin falling onContinue reading "ON THE GREEN: CHANCE OF SNOW WEDNESDAY"
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January 20th, 2015 @ 2pm
WEATHER: MILD FOR MARTIN LUTHER KING DAY
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Skaters and ice boaters shared the freeze-hardened Navesink River Saturday, as seen from Cooper’s Bridge between Red Bank and Middletown. Then came Sunday’s daylong deluge of nearly an inch-and-a-half ofContinue reading "WEATHER: MILD FOR MARTIN LUTHER KING DAY"
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January 19th, 2015 @ 5am
RED BANK: SUCH QUACKY WEATHER…
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The ice on the Navesink – or what used to be called the North Shrewsbury – River “certainly isn’t good” for sport after just a couple of days of bitterContinue reading "RED BANK: SUCH QUACKY WEATHER…"
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January 9th, 2015 @ 2pm
RED BANK: BITING COLD GRIPS THE GREEN
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Jim Barnett walks his furry little friend down frigid Broad Street in Red Bank Wednesday night, when temperatures were hovering around 18 degrees. By early Thursday morning, the temperature hadContinue reading "RED BANK: BITING COLD GRIPS THE GREEN"
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January 8th, 2015 @ 5am
LITTLE SILVER: STRETCH OF HARDING TO CLOSE
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Harding Road between Prospect Avenue and Ridge Road in Little Silver was expected to be closed starting at 8 a.m. Monday for sewer work, according to the borough website. TheContinue reading "LITTLE SILVER: STRETCH OF HARDING TO CLOSE"
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December 28th, 2014 @ 7pm
RED BANK: FOUR-MONTH CLOSURE NEARS
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The path of the new Hubbards Bridge between Middletown, on the left, and Red Bank is marked in yellow. (Click to enlarge) Commuters who use the bridge connecting Red BankContinue reading "RED BANK: FOUR-MONTH CLOSURE NEARS"
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December 15th, 2014 @ 10am
LITTLE SILVER: DETOUR WOES WORSEN
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A traffic headache of long duration for drivers who use Branch Avenue in Little Silver is about to get worse. Starting Friday at 8 a.m., Branch Avenue will be closedContinue reading "LITTLE SILVER: DETOUR WOES WORSEN"
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December 4th, 2014 @ 5pm
SHREWSBURY: ENOUGH SIGNS FOR YOU?
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A view east along Patterson Avenue on November 17, above, and again on Wednesday morning, below, when a motorist was pulled over for speeding. (Photo by John T. Ward. ClickContinue reading "SHREWSBURY: ENOUGH SIGNS FOR YOU?"
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December 3rd, 2014 @ 11am
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VOLUNTEERS GET INTO THE WEEDS
Toting plastic trash bags, 51 volunteers conducted a walking litter cleanup on Red Bank's West Side Saturday.
“IT’S A PARTY AT WAWA!”
You wish you could vibe like Brian, who lives on the other side of Hubbard’s Bridge. He caught redbankgreen’s attention in Red B ...
POPE OKS ORATORY
RED BANK: St. Anthony of Padua obtains papal approval to establish Oratory of St. Philip Neri, a community of priests and brothers devoted t ...
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.

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