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STUDY: AVAYA TRAFFIC WON’T BE THAT BAD
Four Ponds development opponents were well-represented at Wednesday’s planning board meeting. (Photo by Dustin Racioppi; click to enlarge) By DUSTIN RACIOPPI Even in a worst-case scenario, traffic in and outContinue reading "STUDY: AVAYA TRAFFIC WON’T BE THAT BAD"
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July 7th, 2011 @ 2pm
Remember: Nothing makes a Red Bank friend happier than to hear "I saw you on Red Bank Green!"
By DUSTIN RACIOPPI The Middletown Democratic Committee named a replacement for former township committee candidate Alex DeSevo Friday, just hours after he tendered his resignation from the race under aContinue reading "ARREST LEADS DEMS TO REPLACE CANDIDATE"
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July 5th, 2011 @ 10am
MIDDLETOWN SEEKS KABOOM COMPENSATION
A view of the Navesink River from Cooper’s Bridge, where Middletown officials are concerned more people will gather this year to see the fireworks. (Photo by Dustin Racioppi; click toContinue reading "MIDDLETOWN SEEKS KABOOM COMPENSATION"
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July 1st, 2011 @ 10am
PAPERWORK PUTS FAIR HAVEN PLANS ON HOLD
The River Road west streetscape is holding up a line of other projects in the borough. (Photo by Dustin Racioppi; click to enlarge) By DUSTIN RACIOPPI Mike Halfacre, Fair Haven’sContinue reading "PAPERWORK PUTS FAIR HAVEN PLANS ON HOLD"
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June 30th, 2011 @ 2pm
FAIR HAVEN TO RETAIN ZONING BOARD
By DUSTIN RACIOPPI Fair Haven’s zoning board will stay intact, despite a councilman’s call to disband the body last month. Following lengthy discussions with council, planning and zoning board members,Continue reading "FAIR HAVEN TO RETAIN ZONING BOARD"
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June 30th, 2011 @ 9am
RED BANK CFO TAKES A BETTER OFFER
Frank Mason, seen here with borough Engineer Christine Ballard, will become CFO in Montclair. (Click to enlarge) The keeper of Red Bank’s checkbook is leaving the borough government to takeContinue reading "RED BANK CFO TAKES A BETTER OFFER"
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June 30th, 2011 @ 6am
By DUSTIN RACIOPPI Responding to long-standing concerns from Fair Haven’s first responders about emergency dispatch service, Monmouth County officials have put in place short- and long-term measures to fix lagContinue reading "DISPATCH FIXES PLANNED FOR FAIR HAVEN"
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June 28th, 2011 @ 11am
HALL RESTORATION GETS A BIG BOOST
A cash infusion means Bicentennial Hall should be ready for a 2012 opening. (Photo by Dustin Racioppi; click to enlarge) By DUSTIN RACIOPPI Restoration work on Fair Haven’s Bicentennial Hall,Continue reading "HALL RESTORATION GETS A BIG BOOST"
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June 28th, 2011 @ 7am
By DUSTIN RACIOPPI A Middletown Township Committee candidate in this year’s election will resign after being charged with possession of crack cocaine in a Holmdel motel last weekend, the town’sContinue reading "CANDIDATE TO RESIGN AFTER DRUG BUST"
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June 27th, 2011 @ 10am
PAY POSTS COMING TO MAPLE COVE
The borough will install pay stations at the recently rebuilt parking lot at the north end of Maple Avenue. (Photo by Dustin Racioppi; click to enlarge) By DUSTIN RACIOPPI BeContinue reading "PAY POSTS COMING TO MAPLE COVE"
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June 24th, 2011 @ 6am
FIXX NEEDS A FIX TO KEEP LIQUOR LICENSE
Fixx must go to the state if it wants to keep serving booze, Red Bank officials have decided. (Photo by Dustin Racioppi; click to enlarge) By DUSTIN RACIOPPI Just likeContinue reading "FIXX NEEDS A FIX TO KEEP LIQUOR LICENSE"
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June 23rd, 2011 @ 10am
RENTER COMPLAINTS FILL BOARD’S AGENDA
Red Bank Terrace is one of two apartment complexes with complaints pending before the borough’s Rent Leveling Board. (Photo by Dustin Racioppi; click to enlarge) By DUSTIN RACIOPPI The meetingsContinue reading "RENTER COMPLAINTS FILL BOARD’S AGENDA"
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June 23rd, 2011 @ 7am
McCARTHY AND RBPD GET CONTRACTS
Red Bank Police Chief Steve McCarthy at a West Side Community Group meeting in November. (Photo by Dustin Racioppi; click to enlarge) By DUSTIN RACIOPPI Steve McCarthy just got himselfContinue reading "McCARTHY AND RBPD GET CONTRACTS"
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June 23rd, 2011 @ 6am
STREAK ENDS WITH A SMILE IN SEA BRIGHT
Maryann Smeltzer ended 30 years of attending municipal meetings Tuesday night, sitting in on her last Sea Bright council session — a brief, 30-minute one — before she retires nextContinue reading "STREAK ENDS WITH A SMILE IN SEA BRIGHT"
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June 22nd, 2011 @ 10am
By DUSTIN RACIOPPI Middletown has wrapped up a months-long town-wide study pinpointing locations ideal for solar panels, and may soon bring on a contractor to start the process of gettingContinue reading "M’TOWN SOLAR PROJECTED TO SAVE MILLIONS"
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June 22nd, 2011 @ 7am
CLINIC STRIKES FEAR IN NEIGHBORHOOD
A crowd packed Middletown’s meeting room Monday night rallying against a recently opened medical center that dispenses methadone. (Photo by Dustin Racioppi; click to enlarge) By DUSTIN RACIOPPI The tinyContinue reading "CLINIC STRIKES FEAR IN NEIGHBORHOOD"
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June 21st, 2011 @ 10am
IN SHREWSBURY’S QUIVER, A DEER SOLUTION?
A deer on the lawn of the Monmouth County Library’s Eastern Branch on Route 35 last October. (Photo by Peter Lindner; click to enlarge) Not a word of objection wasContinue reading "IN SHREWSBURY’S QUIVER, A DEER SOLUTION?"
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June 20th, 2011 @ 10pm
CURLEY: OCEANIC DETOUR WILL HIT HARD
The Oceanic Bridge will be closed for months for repair work this fall. (Photo by Dustin Racioppi; click to enlarge) By DUSTIN RACIOPPI Long-awaited repairs to the Oceanic Bridge areContinue reading "CURLEY: OCEANIC DETOUR WILL HIT HARD"
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June 17th, 2011 @ 3pm
FAIR HAVEN’S PETERS QUESTIONS WATER TIPS
A sprinkler system outside a River Road home in Fair Haven. New Jersey American Water has asked residents to consider voluntary water restrictions in anticipation of a hot, dry summer.Continue reading "FAIR HAVEN’S PETERS QUESTIONS WATER TIPS"
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June 17th, 2011 @ 12pm
BURNHAM TICKETED FOR COVE TEAR-OUT
Cindy Burnham at Maple Cove in 2008. (Click to enlarge) Controversial Maple Cove activist Cindy Burnham is headed to Red Bank municipal court after being issued a summons for allegedlyContinue reading "BURNHAM TICKETED FOR COVE TEAR-OUT"
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June 15th, 2011 @ 3pm
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THREE ON TOUR
RED BANK: Three borough sites will participate in a weekend of self-guided tours of 52 historic locations in Monmouth County May 4 & 5.
VOLUNTEERS GET INTO THE WEEDS
Toting plastic trash bags, 51 volunteers conducted a walking litter cleanup on Red Bank's West Side Saturday.
“IT’S A PARTY AT WAWA!”
You wish you could vibe like Brian, who lives on the other side of Hubbard’s Bridge. He caught redbankgreen’s attention in Red B ...
POPE OKS ORATORY
RED BANK: St. Anthony of Padua obtains papal approval to establish Oratory of St. Philip Neri, a community of priests and brothers devoted t ...
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 ...

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