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RED BANK: SIDEWALKS AS HOV LANES
A ‘walking bus’ destined for the Red Bank Charter School heads west on McLaren Place Wednesday morning. The group, organized with help from Safe Routes Red Bank, and others fromContinue reading "RED BANK: SIDEWALKS AS HOV LANES"
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PRE-K BEGINS YEAR WITH 60 STAYING HOME
The lights were on Tuesday morning as the staff awaited the arrival of pre-k students for the first day of the school year at the Head Start school on Drs.Continue reading "PRE-K BEGINS YEAR WITH 60 STAYING HOME"
RUMSON, FAIR HAVEN IN MAG’S ‘TOP TOWNS’
River Road in Fair Haven shortly before a recent dawn. (Click to enlarge) By JOHN T. WARD In a ranking that skews heavily toward the state’s wealthiest municipalities, Rumson andContinue reading "RUMSON, FAIR HAVEN IN MAG’S ‘TOP TOWNS’"
TOWN WILL PURSUE SPRAYGROUND FUNDS
Locust Avenue resident Leigh Kremer addresses the council as borough Engineer Christine Ballard listens. (Click to enlarge) By JOHN T. WARD Over the concerns of environmentalists, Red Bank will pursueContinue reading "TOWN WILL PURSUE SPRAYGROUND FUNDS"
COACH ASKS PUBLIC TO KICK IN FOR CLINIC
Enrico Ciabattoni is spearheading an effort to raise money for boys and girls soccer clinics in Red Bank. (Photo by Dustin Racioppi; click to enlarge) By DUSTIN RACIOPPI A possibleContinue reading "COACH ASKS PUBLIC TO KICK IN FOR CLINIC"
STATE AID BOOST COMES WITH QUESTIONS
Governor Chris Christie at a Middletown town hall meeting in January. (Photo by Dustin Racioppi; click to enlarge) By DUSTIN RACIOPPI Governor Chris Christie’s announcement Wednesday of how he’s apportioningContinue reading "STATE AID BOOST COMES WITH QUESTIONS"
THE WEEK IN REARVIEW: MAY 15-20, 2011
A helicopter search Thursday was part of an investigation into the whereabouts of missing Red Bank woman. (Photo by Dustin Racioppi; click to enlarge) By DUSTIN RACIOPPI Busy last weekContinue reading "THE WEEK IN REARVIEW: MAY 15-20, 2011"
By DUSTIN RACIOPPI You can’t say the students and administrators of Red Bank Middle School aren’t resilient. After budgetary shortfalls sent after-school sports to the scrap heap, parents banded togetherContinue reading "STUDENTS NYC-BOUND, WITH PUBLIC’S HELP"
FOR RBR PHOTOGS, MAJOR EXPOSURE
Among the photos featured in the Red Bank Regional VPA Senior Art Show are THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN YOU AND ME by Margot Foster of Middletown and DOUBLE TAKE by AmandaContinue reading "FOR RBR PHOTOGS, MAJOR EXPOSURE"
SCHOOL’S IN AT FAIR HAVEN LODGE
Gene and Debbie Trotta outside the former Masonic lodge on River Road in Fair Haven, which is now home to their pre-school, Smart Start. (Photo by Dustin Racioppi; click toContinue reading "SCHOOL’S IN AT FAIR HAVEN LODGE"
PINK WEEK: BACK IN THE BLUSH
A window decorator handles a faux paint spill in the window of DoubleTake Consignment in Red Bank earlier this week as part of the store’s Pink Bank display. (Click toContinue reading "PINK WEEK: BACK IN THE BLUSH"
By DUSTIN RACIOPPI If voters approve school budgets next week, Sea Bright, which sends students to two different districts and has no schools of its own, will see both increasesContinue reading "SEA BRIGHT TAB FOR SRHS: $90K PER STUDENT"
FAKE WRECK FOR TRAINING IN SEA BRIGHT
Local firefighters trained in Sea Bright yesterday using extrication tools and methods. (Photo by Dustin Racioppi; click to enlarge) By DUSTIN RACIOPPI One car t-boned another. A third car wasContinue reading "FAKE WRECK FOR TRAINING IN SEA BRIGHT"
THE WEEK IN REARVIEW
A catcher’s mitt at Rumson Little League’s opening day. (Photo by Dustin Racioppi; click to enlarge) By DUSTIN RACIOPPI Break-ins were the breaking news that dominated locally last week, toppedContinue reading "THE WEEK IN REARVIEW"
RBR STUDENT DANCES HIS WAY INTO JULLIARD
By DUSTIN RACIOPPI The chances were about as good as getting struck by lightning, but a Red Bank Regional senior has made his way to one of the country’s mostContinue reading "RBR STUDENT DANCES HIS WAY INTO JULLIARD"
By DUSTIN RACIOPPI Mater Dei High School‘s former dean of students was arrested by Middletown police Tuesday on sexual assault charges. Police say William Miltner, who worked at the schoolContinue reading "MATER DEI DEAN CHARGED IN SEXUAL ASSAULT"
LITTLE SILVER KIDS BAG UP EARTH DAY
Students at the Point Road School decorated bags that will be given to customers at Sickles Market on Earth Day. (Photo by Dustin Racioppi; click to enlarge) By DUSTIN RACIOPPIContinue reading "LITTLE SILVER KIDS BAG UP EARTH DAY"
THE WEEK IN REARVIEW
Plowing the sand mounds in Sea Bright. Can summer be far behind? (Photo by Dustin Racioppi; click to enlarge) By DUSTIN RACIOPPI Welcome back to another week at redbankgreen. Here’sContinue reading "THE WEEK IN REARVIEW"
NAACP DRAWS ATTENTION TO SCHOOLS
About a dozen residents turned out at St. Paul Baptist Church in Red Bank Thursday night for the latest in a series of budget presentations given in recent weeks byContinue reading "NAACP DRAWS ATTENTION TO SCHOOLS"
PRIMARY SCHOOL TEACHER A YALE WINNER
Carol Boehm recently won Yale School of Music’s Distinguished Music Educators award. (Photo by Dustin Racioppi; click to enlarge) By DUSTIN RACIOPPI The bell rings at Red Bank Primary SchoolContinue reading "PRIMARY SCHOOL TEACHER A YALE WINNER"
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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 ...
WALK THIS WAY
PARTYLINE: Before-and-afters of a sidewalk cleanup on West Street.
SOGGY NOTION
RED BANK: Breezeway sculpture captured the mood downtown as heavy rains fell Saturday morning.
HOME DELIVERY
RED BANK: After a subdivision, an instant house rises on a new Catherine Street lot.
COMMUNITY PROFILES
For Black History Month, Red Bank's Community Engagement and Equity Advisory Committee has been running a series of local profiles on Facebo ...
HEARTY FAREWELL FOR HARDY
RED BANK: Council to honor DPU supervisor Rich Hardy, who retired recently after almost 39 years of keeping things running.
HOMEBOUND? READ ON…
RED BANK: Can't get to the public library? It's now offering free delivery and pickups for homebound borough residents.
TAMING A BEAST OF A WEEK
RED BANK: After the second snowfall of the week, a borough family finds the perfect use for it – a Godzilla snow sculpture.
RED BANK: LIBRARY CLOSED, BUT THE HILL’S OPEN
RED BANK: Though the library was closed by a snowstorm, kids got to enjoy the riverfront property's steep slope Tuesday.
LIGHT(HOUSE) MAKEOVER
This year, getting ready for spring means a midwinter makeover for Strollo's Lighthouse in Red Bank.
TODAY: LOCAL PUPPY COMPETES ON ANIMAL PLANET’S “PUPPY BOWL”
Red Bank’s very own rescue puppy, Biscuit, is set to compete in Animal Planet’s Puppy Bowl this Sunday, February 11, at 2 PM. Th ...
WHAT? NO redbankgreen NEWSLETTER?
Apologies to redbankgreen newsletter subscribers: the daily email hasn’t gone out for two days because of technical issues.
RED BANK: TIRED OF SKEETERS?
RED BANK: Tired of mosquito bites every summer? Monmouth County has a free program to help eliminate skeeter breeding grounds.