Category Archives: Fire

Red Bank firefighters responded quickly to a house fire on Elm Place fire in April. The Red Bank Volunteer Fire Department will host its eighth annual fire-prevention expo and barbecue in the White Street municipal lot next Sunday from 11a...

Little Silver firefighters at the scene of last night's propane leak on Branch Avenue. Behind the Winnebago and supply tank are the tracks of the North Jersey Coast Line. The propane leak that shut down NJ Transit rail service south...

Bridge Avenue in Red Bank at 5:35p. Trains were moving through the station and traffic was clearing after a brief downpour. We'll post further updates on the Little Silver propane situation and the resulting rail and traffic tie-ups here. 5:12p:...

Members of the Red Bank Fire Department were on the scene following the partial collapse of a foundation wall at 92 Wallace Street Saturday afternoon. The wall buckled inward around 1p during renovation work on the house. No one was...

Red Bank is seeking county and state grants with an eye toward replacing — maybe — the football field at Count Basie Park, seen here after a scrimmage last week between freshmen from RBC and Manasquan High. Hey, if Monmouth...

The Asbury Park Press reports today that Terrence Wilkins could retain his certification as a school principal despite a guilty plea in an arson case last month. Because of his eligibility for pre-trial intervention, the former principal of the Red...

A summer storm that barreled through the area set off a handful of security alarms in Red Bank Sunday afternoon and had some volunteer firefighters running from one scene to another in the downpour. According to Fire Chief Noel Blackwood,...

A north Jersey man already facing arson and insurance fraud charges with former Red Bank Middle School Principal Terrence Wilkins now faces additional allegations, the Star-Ledger reports. According to a new indictment by an Essex County grand jury, Kenyatta O'Bryant...

Firefighters and other rescue personnel on the scene of a fire at Rumson Road and Buena Vista Place in Rumson last night. Wow, who needs reporters when there's blogging Mayor Mike Halfacre? In a post on his site today, Halfacre...

A parade that began on Black Point Road ended with a commemorative service at Victory Park. Click images to enlarge. Email this story

Memorial service, veteran's monument, Monmouth Street. Click images to enlarge. Email this story

The annual parade stops at the firehouse on River Road for a memorial service enroute to Victory Park. (Click images to enlarge.) Email this story

Christopher Zoppi of Red Bank, in hat, and Gary Strasser of Eatontown prepare a new pedestal at Red Bank Borough Hall. A monument to fallen volunteer firefighters, including a statue and a firehouse bell, are scheduled be relocated to the...

While Red Bank celebrated the completion of its first century as a borough, Shrewsbury, too, had a centennial to make note of over the wekend. This year is the 100th anniversary of the borough's Hose Company No. 1 volunteer firefighting...

Councilman John Curley tosses candy from a fire truck during the 2006 Halloween parade. Citing a "major budget crisis," Red Bank Councilman John Curley last night raised, and then backed away from, a suggestion that the borough hold off on...

Red Bank officials have posted the purchase of a new fire police truck for just under $90,000 on tonight's council agenda. The all-volunteer fire police provide traffic and scene control at fires and other emergencies. According to a resolution up...

Grace Dilger in what remains of her bedroom. Red Bank Regional freshman Grace Dilger awoke early this morning to find her bed on fire. She'd gone to sleep with a heating pad to ease a sore back from playing lacrosse....

A 15-year-old girl suffered second-degree burns in an early-morning fire on Rumson Place in Little Silver, the Asbury Park Press reports. The girl, whose name was not reported, incurred burns on her arms and legs that are not considered life-threatening,...

Flames shoot out the window of house at 37 Elm Place this afternoon. (Thanks to Robert Wainwright for this photo.) A fast-moving fire did extensive damage to a Red Bank house this afternoon. Firefighters quickly brought the blaze under control....

Oh, brother: this one's headed to Freehold. The Red Bank council has authorized Borough Attorney Tom Hall to file a suit against the Community YMCA over that organization's plan to sell the Children's Cultural Center, redbankgreen has learned. At issue,...