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WEEKEND: SOCCER, MORE SOCCER, MUSIC AND ART
RED BANK: Semipro soccer; an outdoor benefit concert; bands in bars; an art opening and more. Here's what's on tap in town this weekend.
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DOGFEST, FARMERS MARKET TOP RED BANK WEEKEND PICKS
Red Bank Green's pick of seratonin-boosting events for a wonderful May weekend.
RED BANK: LEAD WATER LINE PROJECT MOVES EAST
RED BANK: Crews have replaced 345 lead water service lines so far. There are likely hundreds more to go as the massive lead service line project moves to the eastern portions of town. (click to read)
RED BANK: DEP TARGETS VAPORS AT CONDO COMPLEX
RED BANK: "Vapor mitigation systems" installed at Marion Street condo complex built on former dry cleaner site.
RED BANK: DANDELION CHAMP CROWNED
RED BANK: To celebrate the pretty yellow flowers demonized by the lawn industrial complex, we held a dandelion display contest for Earth Day. Meet the winner.
RED BANK: TIRED OF SKEETERS?
RED BANK: Tired of mosquito bites every summer? Monmouth County has a free program to help eliminate skeeter breeding grounds.
RED BANK: RIVERVIEW DROPS MASK MANDATE
RED BANK: Riverview Medical Center reverses mask mandate reimposed last month for staff and visitors after easing of COVID-19 cases.
RED BANK: RIVERVIEW REMANDATES MASKS
RED BANK: Riverview Medical Center reinstates pandemic-era mask mandate for staff and visitors "due to an increase in COVID-19 prevalence."
RED BANK: DISPLAY SPOTLIGHTS DRUG DEATHS
RED BANK: Purple flags outside borough hall spotlight dozens of overdose deaths in Monmouth County in the first three months of 2023.
SHREWSBURY: YMCA NAMES BOARD MEMBERS
SHREWSBURY: YMCA of Greater Monmouth County names new board chairperson and eight members to 48-member volunteer board.
MIDDLETOWN: RIVERFRONT PARK TO OPEN
MIDDLETOWN: Swimming River Park, in the works for eight years, debuts on former site of Chris' Landing Monday.
RED BANK: WEST SIDE LEAD PIPE PLAN OK’D
RED BANK: Council authorizes massive, decade-long effort to identify and replace lead water lines, starting this year on the West Side.
FAIR HAVEN: BONE MARROW MATCH SOUGHT
FAIR HAVEN: A 15-year-old high school freshman with Acute Myeloid Leukemia needs a bone marrow transplant. Here's how to help.
RED BANK: Count Basie Center for the Arts names Shore House as the beneficiary of its first monthly "Giving Year" giveaway.
RED BANK: EXPANDED VNA CENTER TO OPEN
RED BANK: Relocated VNA Community Health Center, opening Tuesday, doubles size of former address, adds dental and chiropractic services.
LINCROFT: SHEEHAN TAKES BRONZE AT CBA
LINCROFT: Christian Brothers Academy dedicates statue to school co-founder and running advocate George Sheehan.
RED BANK: PARKER LAUNCHES ADDITION
RED BANK: Parker Family Health Center embarks on expansion to accommodate growing roster of patients without health insurance.
RED BANK: VNA PLANS HEALTH CENTER MOVE
RED BANK: What's Going On Here in retail space opposite the train station? Here's the scoop on plans for a relocated VNA health center.
LITTLE SILVER: ‘SOURCE’ IMPERILED AGAIN
LITTLE SILVER: Two years after avoiding the axe, The Source at RBRHS again faces "devastating" cuts, says Moore.
RED BANK: MINORITIES AND HEALTH IN FOCUS
RED BANK: Panelists in library's 'Let's Talk About Race' discussion focus on unequal access and discrimination in healthcare.
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NOT SO SCARY
Twenty times? Fifty times? How many times did we drive by this home on the corner of River Street and Shrewsbury and do a double take before ...
LOCAL 9 TAKE TROPHY
After a long hot two days of baseball, the Red Bank area-based Jersey Shore Raiders emerged as champions of the United States Amateur Baseba ...
RHAPSODY ON ICE
RED BANK: On a cool-ish summer evening, keyboardist NGXB entertained customers of Strollo's Italian Ice with renderings of 'Bohemian Rhapsod ...
PUDDLE BE GONE
A work crew was out this week attacking the site of the notoriously persistent puddle at the corner of Broad and Mechanic Streets. This phot ...
SMALLS FOR MAYOR?
We at redbankgreen remain neutral in political affairs and never make endorsements. But we have to say Borough Clerk Laura Reinertsen’ ...
CRASH ON LEIGHTON
The driver of this car was headed north on Leighton Avenue when they it hit an SUV pulling a work trailer headed in south in the opposing la ...
CAR VS STREET SIGN
The driver of this Mercedes hopped the curb and toppled the street sign at the corner of South Pearl and Drs. James Parker Boulevard Wednesd ...
SKETCHES OF RED BANK BY LOCAL ARTIST MICHAEL WHITE
Sketches of Red Bank scenes have been floating around on social media and we thought they deserved some spotlight. First appearing in our fe ...
POLE DOWN
Utility pole falls on English Plaza shop Forge after being struck by SUV shortly before noon. No injuries reported, though 86-year-old drive ...
YO, ADRIAN!
It’s a tough turn for our hero as Rocky Balboa is relegated to the curb for trash pickup on Locust Avenue. We’ll have to go back ...
“EL PALOMO” IS IN THE HOUSE
Jesus Rios, a mariachi singer who performs under the stage name “El Palomo” (The dove) pauses for a moment before entering a bac ...
CROC SPOTTED IN RIVER
Frighteningly hideous and green, a solitary Croc lurked ominously amid the flotsam and foam in the Navesink River alongside the Red Bank Fir ...
KISS ICON REFLECTS ON BROADWALK
A Swarovski crystal-bedazzled self-portrait painting of Paul Stanley, longtime singer and guitarist for the rock band Kiss peers out from a ...
CHISELIN’ AWAY
Marcelo Garcia Lopez works with hammer and chisel on a new feature for his flower garden on Shrewsbury Avenue: a hollow in a carved log in w ...
STORM CLEANUP CONTINUES
  Saturday’s storm sent a tree toppling on this house on Bank Street, damaging the roof. Workers Wednesday could be seen removing ...
SNAPPING IN THE BREEZE
RED BANK: Blustery winds had the flags in Riverside Gardens Park snapping Monday evening.
POWER LINE DOWN
Red Bank firefighters were on scene at Manor Drive dealing with a live power line Monday afternoon. There was no immediate report of fire. T ...
TAR BEACH SOLSTICE
Aldo Quiroz of Ocean Township came ready with his beach chair and found a shady spot to spend his lunch hour in a parking lot off Broad Stre ...
GOING GREY
Workers painting the stone facade of the PNC Bank at the corner of Broad and Harding Thursday morning. An upgrade? Maybe it’s just pri ...
COFFEE & WILDLIFE
RED BANK: The best wildlife show in town can be taken in from a waterfront bench outside the public library, and it's totally free.