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PEDESTRIAN UPGRADES DUE ON FRONT STREET
Traffic-calming bumpouts on Monmouth Street. Similar configurations may be in store for Front Street. (Click to enlarge) A stretch of Front Street in Red Bank is slated for design changesContinue reading "PEDESTRIAN UPGRADES DUE ON FRONT STREET"
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CABBIES OPPOSE LICENSE CHANGES
Cab drivers in Red Bank are opposed to a proposal to raise fees and increase the number of cars allowed to operate in the borough. (Photo by Dustin Racioppi; clickContinue reading "CABBIES OPPOSE LICENSE CHANGES"
CLUCK U, TOO: COUNCIL TO TARGET DECALS
More stickers have been found on borough property since the issue came up in May, Councilman Michael DuPont says. (Photo by Dustin Racioppi; click to enlarge) By DUSTIN RACIOPPI RedContinue reading "CLUCK U, TOO: COUNCIL TO TARGET DECALS"
M’TOWNERS STILL STEAMING OVER BUDGET
By DUSTIN RACIOPPI Getting a budget in place is going to have to wait another month in Middletown. A pending review of the 2010 spending plan at the state levelContinue reading "M’TOWNERS STILL STEAMING OVER BUDGET"
HONORS FOR O’HERN & AZZOLINA ADVANCE
Legislation that would name the Red Bank train station for late mayor and state Supreme Court justice Daniel O’Hern, right, will move to the full state Senate after clearing itsContinue reading "HONORS FOR O’HERN & AZZOLINA ADVANCE"
KA-CHING: SATURDAY TICKETING RETURNS
A parking enforcement officer writes a ticket in the White Street parking lot on Wednesday. (Photo by Dustin Racioppi; click to enlarge) By DUSTIN RACIOPPI The first ticket was writtenContinue reading "KA-CHING: SATURDAY TICKETING RETURNS"
SUCCESS COMES WITH STRUGGLES AT PARKER
Joseph Aochoa, of Keansburg, has been visiting the Parker Family Medical Center since its start in Red Bank 10 years ago. (Photo by Dustin Racioppi; click to enlarge) By DUSTINContinue reading "SUCCESS COMES WITH STRUGGLES AT PARKER"
POND DREDGING DELAYS RILE RUMSONITES
State officials say Pomphrey’s Pond, across East River Road from borough hall, will get its long-awaited dredging later this year. (Photo by Dustin Racioppi; click to enlarge) By DUSTIN RACIOPPIContinue reading "POND DREDGING DELAYS RILE RUMSONITES"
RECEIVER STUBS OUT ASHES CIGAR CLUB
A passerby peers into Ashes Cigar Club Monday night. (Click to enlarge) The court-appointed receiver in a complex series of lawsuits over Ashes Cigar Club has shut down the RedContinue reading "RECEIVER STUBS OUT ASHES CIGAR CLUB"
Rejecting the advice of the borough planning board, the Red Bank Council last night said merchants may put sandwich-board advertising on sidewalks outside their establishments through the end of thisContinue reading "COUNCIL APPROVES SANDWICH BOARD SIGNS"
FAIR HAVEN TREE LAW GETS ANOTHER LOOK
12-year-old Zoe Gallagher made her case to the borough council Monday night to amend Fair Haven’s tree ordinance. (Photo by Dustin Racioppi; click to enlarge) By DUSTIN RACIOPPI Fair HavenContinue reading "FAIR HAVEN TREE LAW GETS ANOTHER LOOK"
RUMSON PLANS TO RAZE FORMER POLICE HQ
The property will be sold as two building lots, officials say. (Click to enlarge) By EVAN SOLTAS With its new municipal complex completed, Rumson plans to demolish its historic CenterContinue reading "RUMSON PLANS TO RAZE FORMER POLICE HQ"
New Jersey American Water has lifted its request that customers in Monmouth and Ocean counties restrict their H2O usage. Citing compliance with the “mandatory” restriction imposed without warning on MonmouthContinue reading "WATER SUPPLIER LIFTS RESTRICTIONS"
COURT ORDERS MORE BEACH ACCESS AT CLUB
The club was the last holdout defendant in a lawsuit dating back four years, and lost. (Click to enlarge) A state Superior Court in Freehold has ordered the oceanfront SeabrightContinue reading "COURT ORDERS MORE BEACH ACCESS AT CLUB"
The specialty food store has filed plans to take over more than 12,000 square feet in Treasure Island Plaza, according to a report. After a brief dalliance with Red BankContinue reading "TRADER JOE’S PLANS SHREWSBURY STORE"
BOARD KICKS SANDWICH SIGNS TO THE CURB
Sandwich board signs have made recent appearances on Red Bank’s streets despite being prohibited under current borough law. (Photo by Dustin Racioppi; click to enlarge) By DUSTIN RACIOPPI If RedContinue reading "BOARD KICKS SANDWICH SIGNS TO THE CURB"
Following up on an earlier article, which generated a large number of comments, we share this newly completed music video, some of which was shot at Red Bank’s NovelTeas inContinue reading "VIDEO: CHORNEY TWEAKS TEA PARTY"
WATER EMERGENCY CONFOUNDS LOCALS
Rumson is among local towns being asked to conserve water. (Photo by Dustin Racioppi; click to enlarge) By DUSTIN RACIOPPI High temperatures and a lack of rain prompted the area’sContinue reading "WATER EMERGENCY CONFOUNDS LOCALS"
ANOTHER COURTYARDS PLAN WINS VARIANCES
As Ray Mass (background) and Deborah Marks listened, zoning board member Vincent Light details his objection to granting variances for the proposed Courtyards at Monmouth housing project, below. (Click toContinue reading "ANOTHER COURTYARDS PLAN WINS VARIANCES"
ROAD REOPENS IN TIME FOR KABOOM SURGE
A man checked out the newly rebuilt roadway over the earthen dam shortly after it reopened Tuesday night. (Click to enlarge) A stretch of Navesink River Road in Middletown wasContinue reading "ROAD REOPENS IN TIME FOR KABOOM SURGE"
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YAPPY TOGETHER
RED BANK: Look for this cutie pie, named Sacramento, at Yappy Hour on Broadwalk Saturday. He's looking for a new home.
YELLOW RAINCOAT DAY
On a rainy May morning, the only golden sight on Broad Street this morning were the matching raincoats of Eileen and her dog Benny.
STOP. JUST STOP.
RED BANK: For those who don't get the meaning of a stop sign, crossing guard Diane Johnson amplifies the message with some colorful outfits. ...
RECORDS SKIP INTO TOWN
RED BANK: Devotees of vinyl records expected to drop needle at Broad and Mechanic Saturday. Here's why.
Feline fortunes on Monmouth Street
Christopher Russell and feline pal Princess take in some fresh air on a warm May night Thursday in the doorway of Gina’s Psychic Bouti ...
GOING UP?
RED BANK: Public Library will be closed Friday for the start of elevator construction. (Click for more.)
TREEBIRTH
RED BANK: Replacement of nine trees gets underway on South Street, where a wholesale removal angered residents last September. (Click for mo ...
RIVERSIDE FLOW
New Jersey Flow Arts brings together jugglers, poi spinners, hoopers and more weekly in Riverside Gardens Park.
Honeybee swarm carted away
Beekeeper Tanya Ptak of Ptak’s Apiary inspects a swarm of honeybees that chose a flower pot in the courtyard of Red Bank Primary Schoo ...
BELOVED POISONED DOG PHOTO SURFACES
   
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 ...