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RED BANK: CROSSING GUARDS NEEDED
RED BANK: The police department has job openings for school crossing guards. Here's information on the job requirements and pay.
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FAIR HAVEN: ACME CENTER TO GET MAKEOVER
FAIR HAVEN: As another tenant departs, the new owners of the Acme shopping center file renovation plans amid buzz about store turnover.
RED BANK: An aerial photo of 200 middle school students wins the school $1,000 and an iPad in a national contest targeting drug abuse.
FAIR HAVEN: A ‘YELP’ FOR PARENTS AND KIDS
FAIR HAVEN: Two local women, with seven children between them, launch online service to help parents find the best extracurricular activities for kids.
ON THE GREEN: SEVEN GIRLS, OFF TO HELP
RUMSON: A year after helping build a two-mile water line, seven RBR and RFH girls, all sophomores, plan their second aid mission to the Dominican Republic.
RED BANK: YO, VOTE FOR THIS PHOTO
RED BANK: Middle school aerial photo entered in anti-drug contest.
RED BANK: RUMMAGE SALE SLATED
RED BANK: First Baptist Church will hold a rummage sale Saturday, featuring clothing electronics, furniture, appliances and lots of gadgets.
LITTLE SILVER: A BARNYARD CELEBRATION
LITTLE SILVER: Restoration work on three barns, one of them dating back to around 1790, is completed, and the town celebrates.
RED BANK: TRACING FAMILY TREE ROOTS
RED BANK: The life and family tree of pioneering African American journalist T. Thomas Fortune is examined, in a free Saturday program at Calvary Baptist.
LINCROFT: HAUNTED HOUSE CREAKS OPEN
LINCROFT: An eek-spanded edition of Brookdale's Haunted Theater goes up for the first of three big weekends starting Friday night.
FAIR HAVEN: BIKE SHOP CALLING IT QUITS
FAIR HAVEN: Like Laird's Stationery, Bike Haven is also getting squeezed out, though rising rent isn't the only reason.
MIDDLETOWN: SHARING SUMMER’S BOUNTY
MIDDLETOWN: Kids spend their summer off growing and collecting produce for the hungry.
FAIR HAVEN: AT LAIRD’S, A SIGN OF CHANGE
FAIR HAVEN: The sign comes down at Laird's Stationery, marking the end of an era.
RED BANK: SENIORS GET DOWN AND DIRTY
RED BANK: Senior Center has a new raised-bed planter donated by Councilwoman Cindy Burnham.
FAIR HAVEN: LAIRD’S GETTING SQUEEZED OUT
FAIR HAVEN: After almost 40 years, a stationery store where the register "never stops ringing" is being squeezed out by a new landlord.
RED BANK: SUGARUSH ADDING CAFFEINE RUSH
RED BANK: Under new ownership, Sugarush is expanding beyond desserts into coffee and non-dessert baked goods.
SHREWSBURY: SPECIAL TORCH HANDED OFF
SHREWSBURY: Borough school students carry Special Olympics torch from border to border.
LITTLE SILVER: OLD-STYLE BASEBALL RETURNS
LITTLE SILVER: A game of 19th century-style baseball is the star event at the Parker Homestead this Sunday.
RED BANK: TWEET THIS PHOTO
RED BANK: Check out this kid's prizewinning photo.
RED BANK: GUN VIOLENCE ALERT GOES ORANGE
Washington Street resident Evan Sabo, 10, and his mom, Brett Sabo, showed up at the Red Bank council meeting Wednesday night clad in orange to accept a proclamation declaring Gun Violence AwarenessContinue reading "RED BANK: GUN VIOLENCE ALERT GOES ORANGE"
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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 ...