Category Archives: Featured

RED BANK: Inspired by his interaction with a boy who was skipping school, a borough cop is creating a new mentoring program for preteen boys.

SEA BRIGHT: What's For Lunch stumbles on a new venture by familiar faces, and one of the tastiest dishes we've tried in a long time.

FAIR HAVEN: Stormin' Norman Seldin returns to the scene of a late '70s triumph with a 70th-birthday show at Nauvoo Grill Saturday night.

RED BANK: Two River Theater wins approval for major backstage expansion as neighbors worry about traffic impact of new driveway.

A River Plaza man helped rescue a motorist from a submerged car following an Eatontown crash Sunday night, according to a report by the Asbury Park Press.

MIDDLETOWN: Several Monmouth County parks host Earth Day activities (and other special events) around the township this Saturday.

RED BANK: Riverfest, a food-and-music event that drew as many as 75,000 visitors to the downtown waterfront, is canceled in a dispute with the borough over "donations."

RED BANK: The "love letter to women of color" BUTTERFLY CONFESSIONS goes up (upstairs at the Basie building, that is) for a two-weekend run that begins April 21.

FAIR HAVEN: Acme shopping center makeover approved, minus a large sign that board members said raised pedestrian safety concerns.

RED BANK: Photo cries out for a funny caption. Let's hear what you've got.

RED BANK: Included in the latest police blotter is a report of a stolen purse containing, among other things, a "family member Jersey City police badge."

SHREWSBURY: The latest reports from borough police

RED BANK: In Churn, a yarn shop opens, a shoe store rebrands, a jewelry store relocates and a restaurant closes.

RED BANK: Better understanding of the sources of bacterial contamination prompts restart of kids' boating program suspended last summer.

RED BANK: A new structure suddenly appeared in Marine Park last week. What's going on here?

RED BANK: Cops charge panhandler with wave of tree mutilations. redbankgreen has photos of him at work.

RED BANK: What's For Lunch? Follow the garlic and other enticing aromas flowing through the open doors of Buona Sera.

FAIR HAVEN: What's up with the old building that's now up on blocks in the historic business downtown? What's Going On Here answers.

RED BANK: Council ends parking deficiency fees for developers. Meanwhile, lawsuit may slow progress toward downtown garage.

RED BANK: The Count Basie Theatre plans to absorb the Monmouth Conservatory of Music as part of a $20 million expansion going into the ground this summer.