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RED BANK: SECOND FIREHOUSE UP FOR SALE
RED BANK: The century-old Independent firehouse becomes the second in town to go on the auction block.
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RED BANK: PARKING PLAN ADVANCES, BARELY
RED BANK: A tangle of issues lead to a mayoral tiebreaker vote to advance plans for a possible parking garage downtown.
ON THE GREEN: Setting the stage for a faceoff with residents living alongside it, JCP&L formally files plan for 10-mile high-power line.
RED BANK: APARTMENTS & GARAGE PROPOSED
RED BANK: Developer plans 45 apartments above a parking garage alongside the train station at cab company office.
SHREWSBURY: NAVESINK EFFORT UPDATED
SHREWSBURY: Effort to find and reduce fecal coliform levels in the Navesink cites a small success involving horse manure
RED BANK: FOOD & CLOTHING POWER CHURN
RED BANK: Retail Churn reports new bake shop coming and other changes in restaurant and retail scene downtown.
RUMSON: NAVESINK HEALTH RALLY SLATED
RUMSON: Clean Ocean Action and other enviro groups plan a 'rally' to save the Navesink from runoff-borne pollution.
RED BANK: APARTMENTS ON AGENDA
RED BANK: A proposed six-unit apartment building needs a carload of variances.
RED BANK: FORTUNE HOUSE’S GOOD FORTUNE
RED BANK: The crumbling Fortune House gives journalism students a taste of what it's planned to become: a cultural and educational center.
RED BANK: SALARIES ON AGENDA
RED BANK: Six jobs at borough hall could pay more than $100,000 a year under a salary ordinance up for vote Wednesday.
RED BANK: FORTUNE HOUSE RESCUE PLAN OK’D
RED BANK: A plan to save the Fortune House, and build 31 apartments out back, wins zoning board approval..
RED BANK: FORTUNE HOUSE PLAN SCHEDULED
RED BANK: A developer's plan to preserve the Fortune House, and build 32 apartments, goes to the zoning board this week.
RED BANK: ZONING SHORTCUT INTRODUCED
RED BANK: Council action on redevelopment renews complaints of "spot zoning."
FAIR HAVEN: LAIRD’S GETTING SQUEEZED OUT
FAIR HAVEN: After almost 40 years, a stationery store where the register "never stops ringing" is being squeezed out by a new landlord.
RED BANK: RAYRAP TO PUSH FOR LAW CHANGE
RED BANK: Builder Ray Rap will press the council to raise the number of bedrooms allowed downtown without variances.
RED BANK: At board lawyer's urging, RayRap architect keeps it brief.
RED BANK: REDEVELOPMENT PLANS ADVANCE
RED BANK: Piggybacking on plans for a parking garage, a private property that lost a zoning case may get a second shot.
FAIR HAVEN: LUCARELLI BACKS JCP&L PLAN
FAIR HAVEN: Mayor touches political third rail with endorsement of JCP&L high-power line.
RED BANK: THREE MAJOR PROJECTS ON AGENDA
RED BANK: A potential White Street garage gets its first test as three major issues go before the planning board tonight.
RUMSON: RIVER HEALTH ISSUES DRAW CROWD
RUMSON: An alarming rise in bacterial pollution in the Navesink draws more than 100 people to a confab on how to address it.
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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 ...
PRESEASON DOCKWORK
RED BANK: With winter winding down, marina gets ready for boating season with some dockwork on our beautiful Navesink River.