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A 25-year-old Red Bank man is in custody after firing at least three shots at a vehicle on the West Side early Saturday morning, borough police say. Though the carContinue reading "MAN ARRESTED FOR FIRING ON CAR"
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A 47-year-old man was hospitalized with serious injuries after being attacked by two, or possibly three youths who robbed him on Red Bank’s West Side early Sunday, borough police say.Continue reading "MAN IN SERIOUS CONDITION AFTER ASSAULT"
Crime reports provided by the Red Bank Police Department for the week of April 23 to April 30, 2010. This information appears here unedited. Criminal mischief occurring on 4-23 atContinue reading "BLOTTER: DELIVERYMAN STRUCK & ROBBED"
A traffic stop in which a Tinton Falls policeman in an unmarked car was roughed-up by State Troopers resulted in a $5 million jury award yesterday, New Jersey Newsroom reports.Continue reading "JURY GIVES EX-TINTON FALLS COP $5 MILLION"
Crime reports provided by the Red Bank Police Department for the week of April 16 to April 23, 2010. This information appears here unedited. Theft occurring on 4-18-10 at WestContinue reading "POLICE BLOTTER"
View Larger MapTwo people waited as lookouts at the Knollwood Gardens apartments while a 17-year-old prostitute serviced a resident in his apartment, police allege. Two 17-year-old girls and two allegedContinue reading "M’TOWN COPS BUST TEEN PROSTITUTION RING"
A woman left comatose after a former Middletown police officer crashed his car into hers while he was drunk has died, according to the Jersey Journal. Forty-year-old Ruth Zelaya diedContinue reading "SECOND VICTIM OF DRUNK COP DIES"
The Staten Island woman who was struck by an SUV as she crossed Broad Street in Red Bank on foot two months ago has died. Alla Tsiring, 44, died overContinue reading "FEBRUARY ACCIDENT VICTIM DIES"
KNOCKING OUT KNOCKING
If Red Bank passes a ‘No Knock’ ordinance, signs like this, on Broad Street, won’t be needed. (Photo by Dustin Racioppi) By DUSTIN RACIOPPI It’s a scenario almost any homeownerContinue reading "KNOCKING OUT KNOCKING"
Hovnanian’s headquarters, at the foot of Maple Avenue in Red Bank. (Click to enlarge) Red Bank-based homebuilder Hovnanian Enterprises has agreed to pay $1 million for violations of federal CleanContinue reading "HOV HIT WITH $1 MILLION IN FINES"
Crime reports provided by the Red Bank Police Department for the week of April 9 to April 16, 2010. This information appears here unedited. Criminal Mischief occurring on 4-9-10 atContinue reading "POLICE BLOTTER: ARMED ROBBERY REPORTED"
Crime reports provided by the Red Bank Police Department for the week of April 2 to April 9, 2010. This information appears here unedited. Theft occurring 4-4-10 at Shrewsbury Ave.-GasContinue reading "POLICE BLOTTER"
SUMMING UP MR. DARROW, AT TWO RIVER
Actor and trial attorney Henry Miller (left) visits Red Bank in ALL TOO HUMAN, the one-man show that he wrote and stars in as famed lawyer Clarence Darrow (right). ByContinue reading "SUMMING UP MR. DARROW, AT TWO RIVER"
By DUSTIN RACIOPPI In the wake of what Middletown Mayor Gerard Scharfenberger calls a “perfect storm” of financial woes, he’s proposing 12, and maybe more, “decisive actions” to make upContinue reading "M’TOWN BUDGET TO GET ‘DECISIVE ACTION’"
Red Bank Councilman Mike DuPont says it may be time to end tax-exemptions for most non-profits. In the latest round of verbal sparring between Red Bank officials and the town’sContinue reading "DuPONT: TAX NON-PROFITS"
Crime reports provided by the Red Bank Police Department for the week of March 26 to April 1, 2010. This information appears here unedited. Criminal Mischief occurring on 3-27-10 atContinue reading "BLOTTER: PEDESTRIAN ROBBED OF COMPUTER"
Sunny Sharma, a onetime Red Bank liquor retailer who was stripped of his license for selling booze to minors, has been arrested on an alleged immigration violation, redbankgreen has learned.Continue reading "SHARMA BUSTED ON IMMIGRATION WARRANT"
LITTLE INK ON THIS WEEK’S BLOTTER
Crime reports provided by the Red Bank Police Department for the week of March 19 to March 26, 2010. This information appears here unedited. Auto Theft occurring between 3-15-10 andContinue reading "LITTLE INK ON THIS WEEK’S BLOTTER"
HIT & RUN ENDS IN GOOSE NECK WRECK
The driver had two accidents more than two miles apart, according to police. (Click to enlarge; photo by Anthony Trufolo) A Little Silver man faces drunken driving and other chargesContinue reading "HIT & RUN ENDS IN GOOSE NECK WRECK"
Crime reports provided by the Red Bank Police Department for the week of March 12 to March 19, 2010. This information appears here unedited. Criminal Mischief occurring on 3-12-10 atContinue reading "BLOTTER: CARS VANDALIZED"
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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 ...