Skip to content
Brian Donohue
Editor Brian Donohue
Long Live Local News
Get "The Blast" Newsletter

A town square for an unsquare town

redbankgreen

Standing for the vitality of Red Bank, its community, and the fun we have together.

Category Archives: Government

RED BANK: WALGREEN’S AIRS TRAFFIC PITCH
News walgreens-121613-500x375-9694932
Walgreen’s developer Marc Steinberg talks about the proposed store’s traffic flow with nearby resident Mary Todt during a break in Monday night’s planning board hearing. (Click to enlarge) By JOHNContinue reading "RED BANK: WALGREEN’S AIRS TRAFFIC PITCH"
Post a comment
December 16th, 2013 @ 11pm
Remember: Nothing makes a Red Bank friend happier than to hear "I saw you on Red Bank Green!"
redbankgreen Classics
RED BANK: PAY-TO-PLAY RULES IN PLAY
News money-full-column-9507795
Elected officials would be permitted to vote on applications by their campaign contributors under a law change that’s up for a vote in Red Bank this week. And the upperContinue reading "RED BANK: PAY-TO-PLAY RULES IN PLAY"
Post a comment
December 16th, 2013 @ 8am
RED BANK: NEW LADDER TRUCK IN THE HOUSE
News rb-ladder-91-121213-1-500x375-2515277
Truck committee chairman Mike Welsh backs the new truck into its home on Mechanic Street Thursday. (Video by John T. Ward. Click to enlarge) By JOHN T. WARD Red Bank’sContinue reading "RED BANK: NEW LADDER TRUCK IN THE HOUSE"
Post a comment
December 13th, 2013 @ 8am
RED BANK: HOV POSTS STRONG RESULTS
News
Hovnanian Enterprise’s headquarters in Red Bank. (Photo by John T. Ward. Click to enlarge) Red Bank-based homebuilder Hovnanian Enterprises reported strong growth in revenue and earnings Thursday. Revenue rose 21.5Continue reading "RED BANK: HOV POSTS STRONG RESULTS"
Post a comment
December 12th, 2013 @ 12pm
WEATHER TOYS WITH FORECASTERS
News rb-snow-121013-1-500x375-6783187
Main roads on the Green were clear at midday Tuesday, as seen here looking east along Harding Road from Tower Hill in Red Bank. Forecasters, meanwhile, seemed in a scrambleContinue reading "WEATHER TOYS WITH FORECASTERS"
Post a comment
December 10th, 2013 @ 1pm
HOW MUCH SNOW?
News rb-plow1-500x375-8955300
How much snow should we expect to fall on the Red Bank area Tuesday? Ask four weatherbots, get four answers. The National Weather Service forecasts 1 to 3 inches. TheContinue reading "HOW MUCH SNOW?"
Post a comment
December 10th, 2013 @ 8am
A tentative deal to settle allegations arising from recent melees has tentative agreement, the mayor says. (Photo by John T. Ward. Click to enlarge) By JOHN T. WARD Fixx, theContinue reading "RED BANK: FIXX SETTLEMENT EXPECTED"
Post a comment
December 9th, 2013 @ 1pm
RED BANK: CINNAMON SNAIL PLAN SQUASHED
News cinnamon-snail-2-051213-500x375-3476803
Red Bank has seen the last of the Cinnamon Snail, at least until next year’s Farmers’ Market at the Galleria, says mobile chef Adam Sobel. (Photo by John T. Ward.Continue reading "RED BANK: CINNAMON SNAIL PLAN SQUASHED"
Post a comment
December 7th, 2013 @ 2pm
RED BANK: LET THERE BE TRUCK FOOD!
News cin-snail1-500x375-4547922
The vegan magnet Cinnamon Snail will have a temporary home beside Teak, thanks to a little help from PieHole. (Photo by Peter Lindner. Click to enlarge) By JIM WILLIS AsContinue reading "RED BANK: LET THERE BE TRUCK FOOD!"
Post a comment
December 5th, 2013 @ 6pm
RED BANK: LUCKY BREAK BILLIARDS TO REOPEN
News lucky-break-1021131-500x375-7929391
Lucky Break was closed for more than two months as the owner struggled to find a way out of red tape over BYOB rules.  (Photo by John T. Ward. ClickContinue reading "RED BANK: LUCKY BREAK BILLIARDS TO REOPEN"
Post a comment
December 4th, 2013 @ 5pm
RED BANK: PATRIZIA’S, CARLO’S WIN OKS
News primas-070512-220x165-4727164
A rendering of the proposed Patrizia’s, which would occupy the onetime Merhant’s Trust Company at 28 Broad Street, seen at center below. (Click to enlarge) By JOHN T. WARD AContinue reading "RED BANK: PATRIZIA’S, CARLO’S WIN OKS"
Post a comment
December 3rd, 2013 @ 8am
RED BANK: HEAVY PLANNING BOARD AGENDA
News train-76209-500x332-8881500
Newly oepned Carlo’s Bake Shop seeks permission to offer table service. Also on the agenda: the Walgreen’s plan for lower Broad Street, below. (Photo above by Peter Lindner. Click to enlarge)Continue reading "RED BANK: HEAVY PLANNING BOARD AGENDA"
Post a comment
December 2nd, 2013 @ 10am
‘EVERYTHING WAS RIGHT’ IN CYCLIST’S LIFE
News cole-porter-3-10313-220x165-3949569
Megan Porter at her Shrewsbury home earlier this month. Her husband, Cole, below, on the morning of his fatal accident. (Click to enlarge) By JOHN T. WARD He was goingContinue reading "‘EVERYTHING WAS RIGHT’ IN CYCLIST’S LIFE"
Post a comment
November 27th, 2013 @ 6pm
Denise Kelleher, owner of Cups and Cakes. (Photo by Jim Willis. Click to enlarge) Time for a little Rumson Churn, as the latest iteration of Rumson Market packs it in –Continue reading "RUMSON: MARKET OUT (AGAIN), CUPCAKES IN"
Post a comment
November 27th, 2013 @ 10am
RUMSON: OXFORD HOUSE REACHES OUT
News hot-topic_02-220x137-6360205
“Not the best mix” of residents formed the initial population at the Oxford House when it opened in Rumson in August, a facility official told neighbors Tuesday night. One ofContinue reading "RUMSON: OXFORD HOUSE REACHES OUT"
Post a comment
November 27th, 2013 @ 7am
RED BANK: LUCKY BREAK’S SHATTERED DREAM
News hertler-112513-500x375-4156029
James Hertler, below, shut down Lucky Break Billiards in September, a month after police cracked down over BYOB issues. (Click to enlarge) By JOHN T. WARD How’s this for anContinue reading "RED BANK: LUCKY BREAK’S SHATTERED DREAM"
Post a comment
November 26th, 2013 @ 4am
RED BANK: STAR POWER. OH, AND CAKE, TOO.
News menna-valastro-112513-500x375-2522575
Cake Boss Buddy Valastro emerges to a forest of fans and cellphone cameras at the opening of Carlo’s Bake Shop in Red Bank Monday. (Click to enlarge) By JOHN T.Continue reading "RED BANK: STAR POWER. OH, AND CAKE, TOO."
Post a comment
November 25th, 2013 @ 5pm
RED BANK: CFO TAKE MIDDLETOWN JOB
News money-half-column-220x87-5695280
After little more than two years, Red Bank is again in the market for a chief financial officer, according to a news report. The Holmdel Independent reported Tuesday that boroughContinue reading "RED BANK: CFO TAKE MIDDLETOWN JOB"
Post a comment
November 20th, 2013 @ 6am
RED BANK: TREE WORK TO REQUIRE DETOURS
News detour-1-111813-500x375-2262539
Traffic into an out of downtown Red Bank via lower Broad Street will be impacted Tuesday by a blocklong closure, so if that’s part of your route, find another oneContinue reading "RED BANK: TREE WORK TO REQUIRE DETOURS"
Post a comment
November 18th, 2013 @ 8am
RED BANK: SPICING UP THE CHURN, WITH SUBS
News 12-monmouth-111213-500x375-1854044
The Spice & Tea Exchange plans to open a store at 12 Monmouth Street. (Click to enlarge) By JOHN T. WARD Some random updates from the ever-changing mix of storesContinue reading "RED BANK: SPICING UP THE CHURN, WITH SUBS"
Post a comment
November 14th, 2013 @ 8am
Partyline
NAVESINK SPILLS OVER
Nor'easter stacks tides up in the Navesink, pushing the river over its (Red) banks.
BUZZ LIGHTYEAR WATCHES LINE DANCERS
redbankgreen Partyline captures Buzz Lighyear watching the line dancers on Broadwalk Monday night. 
EGRET-FUL END TO SUMMER
A great egret patrols the shallows of the Swimming River in front of the Red Bank Primary School last week. Submitted by Brian Donohue
COMMUNITY MESSAGE BOARD NOW OPEN ON HUDSON AVENUE
Community message board open! The RBPD has placed a mobile display board on Hudson Avenue. Send captions and messages you’d like to se ...
A CHIEF’S FAREWELL
Funeral services at St. James church and a large American flag suspended over Broad Street from an RBFD hook and ladder for former Red Bank ...
COIFFING GUARD
redbankgreen Partyline captures super cool crossing guard just chilllin'.
SURF TACO RE-OPENS NEW LOOK DINING ROOM
Partyliner captures Surf Taco's new look dining room.
STEEPLETOP RAVEN
redbankgreen Partyline: a raven calls out from atop the steeple of St. James Church.
CARPENTER OR COMPETITOR? HOT DOG TRUCK RIVALS EMERGE IN RED BANK
On the redbankgreen Partyline: with two new hot dog vendors opening this summer, even a carpenter's box truck makes one wonder.
BOONDOCKS SWAN
redbankgreen Partyline: Swan on the Navesink River as seen from Boondocks restaurant.
9/11 TRIBUTE
Bailey Bryce Holiday and her father Bobby Holiday Jr. paint the lawn at Riverside Gardens Park Tuesday in preparation for the upcoming comme ...
PILGRIM BAPTIST TO JAMAICA
Recently, Pilgrim Baptist Church of Red Bank traveled to Trelawny Parish of Jamaica on a Relief & Recovery Mission Trip.  The Mission T ...
SNAIL WEATHER
Overnight rains and warm humid temperatures brought out a parade of snails along the access path to the Red Bank Primary School near Locust ...
ECHOES OF THE PAST IN TILE
Next to Playa Bowls. Always fascinated how this has stood here this long. (Submitted by Joseph Jakub)
VIVA LA ELSIE’S
redbankgreen Partyline captures French visitor enjoying a pickle sub from Elsie's.
Truck strike downs pole
A truck struck a utility pole at the intersection of Catherine Street and Shrewsbury Avenue at about 8 am Monday morning. The pole wss compl ...
THRONGS FLOCK TO RED BANK STREET FAIR
redbankgreen Partyline: Thousands fill the streets of Red Bank for street fair.
PORTA POTTY X-ING
redbankgreen Partyline captures porta johns moving down the railroad tracks.
(G&G) DOG DAYS OF SUMMER
A solid lunchtime line at the G&G hot dogs truck on Shrewsbury Avenue on Monday afternoon. Driving this stretch of road when  G&G i ...
RBG CUB SIGHTING
A Partyline contributor positioned on the dais at Thursday's meeting of the Zoning Board of Adjustment captured redbankgreen reporter intern ...