LITTLE SILVER: ANOTHER REVERSAL FOR RBR

Fewer than 240 of the 653 students who might have attended classes did so Tuesday Moore said. (Photo by John T. Ward. Click to enlarge.)

By JOHN T. WARD

hot topic red bank nj Whipsawed students, parents and teachers at Red Bank Regional High are in for another schedule change starting Thursday.

With COVID-19 cases rising and absenteeism high, the Little Silver school will again suspend in-school instruction at least through December 11, Superintendent Lou Moore announced Wednesday.

December 2, 2020 - 8:30 pm | Comments ()

LITTLE SILVER: RBR EYES TUESDAY RESTART

After a month away, students and teachers are to begin their return to Red Bank Regional High for in-person classes Tuesday, Superintendent Lou Moore said Monday night.

November 30, 2020 - 10:00 pm | Comments ()

LITTLE SILVER: LAST-MINUTE CHANGE FOR RBR

Upending plans at the last minute, Red Bank Regional High will not reopen for in-person classes Monday, according to an announcement made shortly before dawn.

November 30, 2020 - 6:52 am | Comments ()

LITTLE SILVER: IT’S BACK TO SCHOOL FOR RBR

The Red Bank Regional building has been idle since November 2. (Photo by John T. Ward. Click to enlarge.)

By JOHN T. WARD

this just in redbankgreen After four weeks of all-remote instruction, Red Bank Regional High plans to resume in-person classes Monday, Superintendent Lou Moore said in an announcement Wednesday.

November 25, 2020 - 3:45 pm | Comments ()

ON THE GREEN: AT-HOME CLASSES EXTENDED

Red Bank Regional students won’t be back on the Little Silver campus for classes before November 30 at the soonest. (Photo by John T. Ward. Click to enlarge.)

By JOHN T. WARD

this just in redbankgreen Red Bank Regional High will stick with all-remote schooling through Thanksgiving because of rapidly spreading COVID-19, Superintendent Lou Moore said in an announcement Wednesday evening.

Separately, a plan to resume a ‘hybrid’ of in-school and at-home instruction for Red Bank’s primary and middle school students as soon as Thursday has been scrapped because of the resurging virus.

November 18, 2020 - 5:40 pm | Comments ()

LITTLE SILVER: RBR REMOTE TWO MORE DAYS

Amid rising COVID-19 counts, Red Bank Regional High will remain on remote instruction for at least two more days, school officials announced Monday.

“We learned today that a number of individuals at RBR have tested positive for COVID-19,” Superintendent Lou Moore wrote on the district website in late afternoon.

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November 16, 2020 - 6:15 pm | Comments ()

LITTLE SILVER: RBR REMAINS CLOSED

redbankgreen hot topic COVID-19 kept Red Bank Regional High closed for at least another day Monday.

The Little Silver school, which had been scheduled to reopen for in-person activity after a nearly two-week interval, instead remained in all-remote mode, per an announcement by the school Sunday night.

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November 16, 2020 - 10:25 am | Comments ()

LITTLE SILVER: RBR ADDS WEEK TO CLOSURE

Superintendent Lou Moore in March, 2019. (Photo by John T. Ward. Click to enlarge.)

By JOHN T. WARD

redbankgreen hot topic Red Bank Regional High will be off-limits to students and staff through next week over concerns about COVID-19, Superintendent Lou Moore announced Wednesday afternoon.

While there continues to be “no evidence of community transmission” of the virus on the Little Silver school’s campus, a defacto closure now in effect is being extended one week “to minimize the risk of possible spread,” Moore wrote on the school’s website.

November 4, 2020 - 5:30 pm | Comments ()

LITTLE SILVER: RBR REPORTS TWO MORE CASES

Four students have tested positive for COVID-19 in recent days. (Photo by John T. Ward. Click to enlarge.)

By JOHN T. WARD

redbankgreen hot topic Two more students at Red Bank Regional High have tested positive for COVID-19, Superintendent Lou Moore said in an announcement Monday evening.

That brings the total in the past week to four, though Moore said in the notice that the most recent cases involved two siblings who “did not contract the virus at” the Little Silver school, and “there is no evidence of community transmission of the virus within the school.”

November 2, 2020 - 5:30 pm | Comments ()

LITTLE SILVER: TWO CASES TAKE RBR ONLINE

An addition under construction at Red Bank Regional as seen last week. (Photo by John T. Ward. Click to enlarge.)

By JOHN T. WARD

this just in redbankgreen Two positive COVID-19 tests among students in two days have prompted Red Bank Regional to switch to all-virtual classes Monday, Superintendent Lou Moore disclosed late Friday.

But sports practices and games may continue, Moore wrote in an announcement sent to the school community Friday night.

October 30, 2020 - 5:50 pm | Comments ()

LITTLE SILVER: ‘AT LEAST’ 58 ISOLATED BY RBR

A sign outside Red Bank Regional on Tuesday. (redbankgreen photo. Click to enlarge.)

By JOHN T. WARD

this just in redbankgreen At least 58 students and teachers at Red Bank Regional High are now in quarantine over concern about COVID-19, Superintendent Lou Moore disclosed late Friday.

The total, which includes 55 students and three staff members, marks a sharp increase to close out a week that began with one student testing positive and the cancellation of in-person learning for two days.

October 3, 2020 - 12:04 am | Comments ()

LITTLE SILVER: TWO STUDENTS QUARANTINED

In-person instruction is scheduled to resume Thursday following a two-day closure, said Superintendent Lou Moore. (redbankgreen photo. Click to enlarge.)

By JOHN T. WARD

this just in redbankgreen Sibling students at Red Bank Regional High are in quarantine as the Little Silver campus prepares to reopen Thursday after a two-day closure, according to Superintendent Lou Moore.

In addition, eight RBR students who came in contact with a non-RBR student who tested positive for COVID-19 will be “excluded from in-person programs and extracurricular activities until October 12,” Moore said in an announcement posted on the school’s website Wednesday night.

September 30, 2020 - 9:30 pm | Comments ()

LITTLE SILVER: RBR AIMS FOR THURSDAY

School officials are awaiting “further guidance” from the health commission, said Superintendent Lou Moore. (redbankgreen photo. Click to enlarge.)

By JOHN T. WARD

this just in redbankgreen Red Bank Regional High hopes to reopen Thursday following a report that a student tested positive for COVID-19, Superintendent Lou Moore said in an announcement posted on the school’s website Tuesday afternoon.

At the same time, “eight RBR students participating in a club basketball tournament in Wall came in contact with a non-RBR student who has tested positive for COVID-19,” Moore said.

September 29, 2020 - 5:43 pm | Comments ()

LITTLE SILVER: COVID PROMPTS RBR CLOSURE

Superintendent Lou Moore in March, 2019. (Photo by John T. Ward. Click to enlarge.)

By JOHN T. WARD

this just in redbankgreen Red Bank Regional High will switch to all-remote instruction Tuesday following a student’s positive test for COVID-19, Superintendent Lou Moore said in an announcement Monday night.

September 28, 2020 - 9:08 pm | Comments ()

LITTLE SILVER: RBR REOPENING DELAYED

Work on an expansion of the school as seen in July. (Photo by John T. Ward. Click to enlarge.)

By JOHN T. WARD

this just in redbankgreen Red Bank Regional High has had to postpone its partial reopening, set for Thursday, over a lack walk-thru body temperature sensors, the school said in an announcement Tuesday evening.

September 8, 2020 - 7:55 pm | Comments ()

LITTLE SILVER: ‘EXPOSURE’ HALTS RBR SPORTS

Practices and conditioning for all sports were halted by a recent “exposure” to COVID-19. (2018 photo by John T. Ward. Click to enlarge.)

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By JOHN T. WARD

hot topic red bank nj A week after scrapping its in-person graduation, Red Bank Regional High has cancelled sports activities due to an “exposure” to COVID-19, redbankgreen has learned.

July 21, 2020 - 10:35 am | Comments ()

LITTLE SILVER: DAL PRA WINS PATRICK AWARD

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The Monmouth County Rotarians have named Red Bank Regional senior Will Dal Pra the Jay Patrick Unsung Hero Award winner for Monmouth County.

April 7, 2020 - 9:50 am | Comments ()

LITTLE SILVER: RBR STAFFER VIRUS-POSITIVE

Red Bank Regional became the first school in New Jersey to close when it shut down for a “deep cleaning” March 10. (Photo by John T. Ward. Click to enlarge.)

By JOHN T. WARD

A Red Bank Regional High School staff member has tested positive for the COVID-19 coronavirus that’s infecting Americans in growing numbers.

March 18, 2020 - 10:00 pm | Comments ()

LITTLE SILVER: SIBLINGS WITH COVID SPEAK

By JOHN T. WARD

Neither of the two Little Silver siblings who contracted the dangerous COVID-19 coronavirus feels seriously ill at this point, they told the Asbury Park Press in an interview published Monday.

March 16, 2020 - 9:45 am | Comments ()

RED BANK: GRANT TO FUND SOLAR BOOST

Hot chocolate made with an assist from the sun? The concession stand at Count Basie Fields in Red Bank is set to get a juice boost, thanks to the borough Environmental Commission.

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January 24, 2020 - 10:00 am | Comments ()

RED BANK: NEW TRACK, NEW DEAL FOR BASIE

Workers removed the track at Count Basie Fields last week to prepare for the installation of a new surface. (Photo by John T. Ward. Click to enlarge.)

By JOHN T. WARD

hot topic red bank nj Red Bank Catholic High School will increase its contribution for upgrades at Count Basie Fields under a new cost-sharing arrangement approved by the Red Bank council last month.

Payments by the school, which uses the facility as its home football stadium, will help fund replacement of the cushiony running track, a project that got underway last week.

July 11, 2019 - 10:00 am | Comments ()

RUMSON: CLUB OFFICER CHARGED WITH THEFT

hot topic red bank nj The former head of the Rumson-Fair Haven Touchdown Club has been charged with stealing more than $25,ooo from the club, Monmouth County Prosecutor Christopher J. Gramiccioni announced Thursday.

January 31, 2019 - 4:52 pm | Comments ()

RED BANK: GROWING TOURNEY RAISES $15K

A Fair Haven ball carrier looks for an opening against Rumson, and cheerleaders go airborne, below. (Photo by John T. Ward. Click to enlarge.)

A flag-football tournament that grew out of a pickup game in Little Silver marked its 17th anniversary last Friday with gridiron contests for kids, women and men from eight towns.

Along the way, the event, now held in Red Bank, raised $15,000 for Lunch Break, the social services organization based just a block away.

November 27, 2018 - 12:30 pm | Comments ()

RBR: CHEERLEADER PUSHUPS REINSTATED

Red Bank Regional cheerleaders, led by Coach Kristy Finck, at left, drop for pushups after the Bucs’ second touchdown Friday night. (Video by John T. Ward.)

By JOHN T. WARD

hot topic red bank nj After a one-week interruption, Red Bank Regional’s cheerleaders were back to doing pushups in support of the football team Friday night.

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October 8, 2018 - 4:00 am | Comments ()

RBR: CHEERLEADER PUSHUPS AT ISSUE

Red Bank Regional cheerleaders in an undate photo on the school website. (Click to enlarge.)

By JOHN T. WARD

In the wake of a complaint, Red Bank Regional High has temporarily halted cheerleader pushups after every score by the football team, redbankgreen has learned.

October 4, 2018 - 12:30 pm | Comments ()

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LITTLE SILVER: ANOTHER REVERSAL FOR RBR

LITTLE SILVER: RBR EYES TUESDAY RESTART

LITTLE SILVER: LAST-MINUTE CHANGE FOR RBR

LITTLE SILVER: IT’S BACK TO SCHOOL FOR RBR

ON THE GREEN: AT-HOME CLASSES EXTENDED

LITTLE SILVER: RBR REMOTE TWO MORE DAYS

LITTLE SILVER: RBR REMAINS CLOSED

LITTLE SILVER: RBR ADDS WEEK TO CLOSURE

LITTLE SILVER: RBR REPORTS TWO MORE CASES

LITTLE SILVER: TWO CASES TAKE RBR ONLINE

LITTLE SILVER: ‘AT LEAST’ 58 ISOLATED BY RBR

LITTLE SILVER: TWO STUDENTS QUARANTINED

LITTLE SILVER: RBR AIMS FOR THURSDAY

LITTLE SILVER: COVID PROMPTS RBR CLOSURE

LITTLE SILVER: RBR REOPENING DELAYED

LITTLE SILVER: ‘EXPOSURE’ HALTS RBR SPORTS

LITTLE SILVER: DAL PRA WINS PATRICK AWARD

LITTLE SILVER: RBR STAFFER VIRUS-POSITIVE

LITTLE SILVER: SIBLINGS WITH COVID SPEAK

RED BANK: GRANT TO FUND SOLAR BOOST

RED BANK: NEW TRACK, NEW DEAL FOR BASIE

RUMSON: CLUB OFFICER CHARGED WITH THEFT

RED BANK: GROWING TOURNEY RAISES $15K

RBR: CHEERLEADER PUSHUPS REINSTATED

RBR: CHEERLEADER PUSHUPS AT ISSUE