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RED BANK: In the latest blotter, a downtown business reports theft of $20,000 worth of clothing and accessories.
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FAIR HAVEN: TRAFFIC STOP LEADS TO ARREST
FAIR HAVEN: Borough man arrested on pot and other charges.
RED BANK: RETURN OF THE GREAT PRETENDER
RED BANK: What started out as a solo record for Chrisse Hynde became the first Pretenders' LP in nearly a decade. She brings it and the band to the Basie.
RED BANK: VAN ZANDT LINEUP TO ROCK BASIE
RED BANK: Steven Van Zandt to pick bands for four concerts to raise funds for a massive $20 million Count Basie Theatre expansion.
RUMSON: SURF TEAM WRAPS UP FIRST SEASON
RUMSON: R-FH surfing team wraps up its first season of existence.
RED BANK: BURSTING WITH KINDNESS
RED BANK: The 'Dance for Kindness,' complete with 'freezemob' and 'flashmob,' livens up a stretch of Broad Street. We've got photos.
ON THE GREEN: AUTHOR! AUTHOR! AUTHOR!
ON THE GREEN: A highly lauded nonfiction writer and two novelists read and answer questions at events in Fair Haven, Shrewsbury and Lincroft in coming days.
RED BANK: After complaints about stinky, foul-tasting water, officials have reverted to borough wells, blaming an algae issue at the NJAW reservoir.
WHAT’S FOR LUNCH? A SLOW-PACED GRAZE
LITTLE SILVER: PieHole settles in for lunch at Graze, finding "mad-scientist genius" at every turn -- in the soup, sandwiches and mac 'n cheese.
RED BANK: Clinton lost, but her coattails helped Dems gain parity on the council as voters went straight down the ballot voting blue.
ON THE GREEN: Towns plan community Veterans Day ceremonies.
RED BANK: ‘WINTER’ OF OUR DYSFUNCTION
RED BANK: Tony nominees Michael Cumpsty and Dee Hoty head up a competitive royal clan whose weapons are honed for the holidays, as THE LION IN WINTER takes the stage of Two River Theater this weekend.
RED BANK: CHARTER CLAIMS NO ‘SEGREGATION’
RED BANK: In an op-ed, charter school superintendent Pennotti blasts "segregation" claims of critics, citing a 2004 court ruling.
RED BANK: GARAGE DEBATE PREVIEWED
RED BANK: Debate over possible downtown parking garage offers preview of public hearing on a key step in the process next month.
CRAVINGS: A LITTLE DANISH WILL DO
RED BANK: What do you crave? For a Fair Haven man it's the Danish Café's danish, whether for breakfast or a lunchtime dessert.
FAIR HAVEN: Incumbent GOP pair hold off strong challenge.
RUMSON: Incumbent Republicans easily retain both council seats at stake.
SHREWSBURY: Incumbents won all four council seats on the ballot.
RED BANK: DEMS WIN, GAIN COUNCIL PARITY
RED BANK: Horgan and Yngstrom rout three as Dems gain council parity.
SEA BRIGHT: Kelly, Birdsall win council spots.
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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 ...