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RED BANK ARTS ON TAP FOR STATE AWARDS
Among the candidates for ‘best professional theater’ is the Two River Theater. Several mainstays of Red Bank’s celebrated arts venues and entertainment scene, including two whose future ties to townContinue reading "RED BANK ARTS ON TAP FOR STATE AWARDS"
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IN oRBit: HOT FOR THE HOLIDAYS
Even if he’s not your political bag of tea, you’ve probably watched with some semblance of grudging respect while Alec Baldwin up and made off like Madoff with several entireContinue reading "IN oRBit: HOT FOR THE HOLIDAYS"
RBMS HAS EYES ON NO.1 PRIZE
Red Bank Middle School students Sandra Paz, Teddy Mitchell and Josh Bruce talk to the media Thursday about their involvement in “eInstruction Is The Key,” a video they made forContinue reading "RBMS HAS EYES ON NO.1 PRIZE"
IN oRBit: DEATHLY GOOD HALLOWS
DON’T go in the house. DON’T look in the basement. And whatever you do, DON’T part with a single discretionary dollar before you visit Red Bank oRBit. This Halloweekend, the stakesContinue reading "IN oRBit: DEATHLY GOOD HALLOWS"
IN oRBit: DUET FOR DICK AND DOC
Who wouldn’t get excited at the mention of the name Dick Hyman? In today’s edition of Red Bank oRBit, we enumerate the ways in which the appearance of the 82-years-young master ofContinue reading "IN oRBit: DUET FOR DICK AND DOC"
IN oRBit: GONNA RAISE SOME FUNDS
Today’s edition of Red Bank oRBit has the first-out-of-the-box word on an upcoming appearance by Alec Baldwin, star of stage, screen and, well, message machine. Baldwin will be visiting he Two River Theater this NovemberContinue reading "IN oRBit: GONNA RAISE SOME FUNDS"
IN oRBit: A SUCCESS PILE
In one of his greatest-hit bits, funnyman Patton Oswalt described the peculiarly American artifact known as the KFC Famous Bowl as “a failure pile in a sadness bowl.” With theContinue reading "IN oRBit: A SUCCESS PILE"
IN oRBit: JERZOMBIES WALK AMONG US
Draw whatever inference you will from the notion of hordes of shambling, lurching social networkers crying out for “braaaains:” there’s no denying that zombies are big business these days, bothContinue reading "IN oRBit: JERZOMBIES WALK AMONG US"
IN oRBit: BEAU ON THE ASBURY BOARDS
It’s well along into autumn, when thoughts run to Halloween and pie and those mischief-filled nights leading up to Election Day. But a few miles down the coast there’s stillContinue reading "IN oRBit: BEAU ON THE ASBURY BOARDS"
IN oRBit: HI-RESNICK IMAGERY
“It was the last time that New York was any good,”  Marcia Resnick tells us. “Everybody was poor then.” The legendary fine-art photographer and photojournalist comes to Red Bank on FridayContinue reading "IN oRBit: HI-RESNICK IMAGERY"
IN oRBit: TWO SIDES OF THE RIVER
Today’s edition of Red Bank oRBit puts the focus on the Two River Theater, that gleaming cathedral of culture that rose up from the warehouses and woodsheds of Red Bank’s West SideContinue reading "IN oRBit: TWO SIDES OF THE RIVER"
IN oRBit: SNEAKS, PEEKS AND SURPRISES
There are hotly anticipated new features starring Brad Pitt, Sean Penn, Matt Damon, Hillary Swank and Daniel Day-Lewis. Festival circuit darlings and foreign-made standouts. There’s even the directorial debut ofContinue reading "IN oRBit: SNEAKS, PEEKS AND SURPRISES"
IN oRBit: THOMAS LOOKS BEYOND THE BOX
Today’s edition of Red Bank oRBit welcomes the Newark Black Film Festival back to Monmouth County — while bidding a bittersweet buh-bye to the person who’s been most instrumental in making itContinue reading "IN oRBit: THOMAS LOOKS BEYOND THE BOX"
‘2048’ EQUALS $30,000 FOR RBMS FILMMAKERS
A poster in the reception area of the Red Bank Middle School honors the school’s placement in the national competition. Following up on our story from May 15, we canContinue reading "‘2048’ EQUALS $30,000 FOR RBMS FILMMAKERS"
IN oRBit: BLINK, AND YOU’LL MISS IT
Today’s edition of Red Bank oRBit takes a short trip over to the baybreeze-kissed waterfront walkways of the Atlantic Highlands Municipal Marina, where this Saturday the Bayshore borough plays host toContinue reading "IN oRBit: BLINK, AND YOU’LL MISS IT"
IN oRBit: IN THE MIDDLE, ON THE AISLE
Just in case the past weekend’s lovely weather was too much for your rain-addled sensibilities, today’s edition of Red Bank oRBit offers up a few suggestions from the Great Indoors ofContinue reading "IN oRBit: IN THE MIDDLE, ON THE AISLE"
IN oRBit: FUNNY, YOU DON’T LOOK TABOO-ISH
Today’s edition of  Red Bank oRBit takes it outside the borough borders in search of a certain vibe — a vibe that can pretty much only be experienced inside theContinue reading "IN oRBit: FUNNY, YOU DON’T LOOK TABOO-ISH"
In oRBit: JEN…GERARD…JERSEY SHORE!
Stop the presses, already! Today’s edition of Red Bank oRBit has a bona fide scoop regarding Bounty Hunter, the film project that pairs Jennifer Aniston with Gerard ‘300’ Butler. ItContinue reading "In oRBit: JEN…GERARD…JERSEY SHORE!"
The summer reading list continues on our satellite site Red Bank oRBit, where today's edition uncorks an exclusive interview with best-selling nonfiction writer Benjamin Wallace (right). The author of The Billionaire’s Vinegar: The Mystery of the World’s Most Expensive Bottle...
Today's edition of Red Bank oRBit, our always hyper-current arts and entertainment web companion, takes a little quantum leap into the future, with a look to the months ahead at Red Bank's own Two River Theater. The powers that be...
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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.
SEA BRIGHT: POLAR PLUNGE FOR ST. JAMES, OTHERS
Hundreds braved the wind and sea on Sunday at 1PM in support of St. James Elementary School, and other Catholic schools in the area. The eve ...
RED BANK: RBR CLAIMS TITLE
RED BANK: Watch pure joy as the RBR boys basketball team celebrates its first B North championship in 17 years.