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Category Archives: Literature

RED BANK: BARTENDER/AUTHOR GOES FOR TWO
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Red Bank bartender-turned-self-published novelist Brandon Zenner, seen here in 2014, is  in the running for a contract with Kindle Scout, an Amazon program in which readers vote on which worksContinue reading "RED BANK: BARTENDER/AUTHOR GOES FOR TWO"
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December 22nd, 2015 @ 3pm
Remember: Nothing makes a Red Bank friend happier than to hear "I saw you on Red Bank Green!"
LINCROFT: BIG WORDS ON CAMPUS
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Award-winning poet Tim Seibles (above) and best selling author/graphic novelist Mat Johnson (below) wrap up this season’s Visiting Writers program at Brookdale tonight. A poet and a graphic novelist walkContinue reading "LINCROFT: BIG WORDS ON CAMPUS"
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December 7th, 2015 @ 5am
SEA BRIGHT: ALL-WELCOME WEEKEND AT UMC
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Sea Bright United Methodist is the place to be this weekend for the official dedication of the relocated Sea Bright Public Library on Saturday, plus a Christmas Cantata and freeContinue reading "SEA BRIGHT: ALL-WELCOME WEEKEND AT UMC"
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December 4th, 2015 @ 2pm
RUMSON: ADULT BOOKS PROMPT R-FH DEBATE
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With emergency lights on because of a power outage, parent Siobhan Fallon Hogan urged parental choice in the books read by teens. (Photo by John T. Ward. Click to enlarge.) By JOHN T. WARDContinue reading "RUMSON: ADULT BOOKS PROMPT R-FH DEBATE"
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October 14th, 2015 @ 8am
FAIR HAVEN: TWO NOVEL ATTRACTIONS
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Glamour magazine book editor Elisabeth Egan (above) visits River Road Books on Thursday to read from and sign copies of her recently published A WINDOW OPENS…while fellow first-time novelist BarrieContinue reading "FAIR HAVEN: TWO NOVEL ATTRACTIONS"
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October 6th, 2015 @ 5am
RED BANK: GO SET YOUR WATCHES
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The 1962 film version of ‘To Kill a Mockingbird’ screens for free at the Count Basie Theatre Tuesday as River Road Books celebrates the July 14 publication of Harper Lee’s long-awaitedContinue reading "RED BANK: GO SET YOUR WATCHES"
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July 13th, 2015 @ 5am
RED BANK: MENNA RETURNING TO WORK
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Mayor Pasquale Menna, below, plans to return to his mayoral duties this week. They include participation at a library event on Saturday. (Photo above by Trish Russoniello. Click to enlarge.)Continue reading "RED BANK: MENNA RETURNING TO WORK"
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June 9th, 2015 @ 3pm
RED BANK: A RIVER READ RETURN TO RBPL
A second-floor reading room at the Red Bank Public Library is the setting for this Saturday’s River Read poetry-‘n-whatnot jam.  (Photo by John T. Ward. Click to enlarge.) In trueContinue reading "RED BANK: A RIVER READ RETURN TO RBPL"
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April 9th, 2015 @ 3pm
Press release from Congregation B’nai Israel National Poetry Month is just around the corner in April, and the library committee at Congregation B’nai Israel (CBI) will once again be hostingContinue reading "RUMSON: CBI CALLS FOR POETRY ENTRIES"
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February 18th, 2015 @ 6am
FAIR HAVEN: NOVELIST ON RETURN VISIT
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Author and Fair Haven native Katie Coyle makes a homecoming sojourn to River Road Books this Thursday for a reading and signing keyed to her novel ‘Vivian Apple at theContinue reading "FAIR HAVEN: NOVELIST ON RETURN VISIT"
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January 28th, 2015 @ 6am
LINCROFT: MONSTER IN THE HALLS
A snippet of a 2008 interview with the author Victor LaValle. It’s a place where a literal monster roams the long, institutional, fluorescent-lit halls — a buffalo-headed beast that stalksContinue reading "LINCROFT: MONSTER IN THE HALLS"
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October 7th, 2014 @ 4pm
RED BANK: MOCKINGBIRDS GO BY THE BOOK
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A vigilant pair of northern mockingbirds have set up house for their chirping newborns hidden in a bush near the entrance to the Red Bank Public Library. Though library staffersContinue reading "RED BANK: MOCKINGBIRDS GO BY THE BOOK"
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July 15th, 2014 @ 6am
WHERE HAVE I SEEN THIS?
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Do you know Where this week’s photo was shot? Take a guess! Please send your answer to [email protected]. Last week’s Where? It showed… well, it may have been hard toContinue reading "WHERE HAVE I SEEN THIS?"
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June 12th, 2014 @ 8am
RED BANK: AUTHOR EMERGES FROM THE CELLAR
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Brandon Zenner at his basement writing table. (Photo by John T. Ward. Click to enlarge) By JOHN T. WARD For 11 sunlight-deprived years, he’s slung drinks and traded banter withContinue reading "RED BANK: AUTHOR EMERGES FROM THE CELLAR"
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June 3rd, 2014 @ 8am
RED BANK: ONLY LOSERS LEFT ALIVE
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Poet and Slam Master Nicole Homer coordinates the regular series of Loser Slam poetry events at Two River Theater, the latest edition of which returns to the upstairs Mastrobuono LibraryContinue reading "RED BANK: ONLY LOSERS LEFT ALIVE"
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May 4th, 2014 @ 12pm
WEEKEND: ALL YOUR EGGS, MANY BASKETS
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It’s opening weekend for the Two River Theater Company production of TROUBLE IN MIND, above. Below, the kids from Rockit! polish Janis Joplin’s PEARL as part of the annual BrookdaleContinue reading "WEEKEND: ALL YOUR EGGS, MANY BASKETS"
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April 11th, 2014 @ 11am
RED BANK: TRUSTEES PAN BOROUGH BUDGET
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Barbara Withers, a resident of the Atrium at Navesink senior complex, implores the board to preserve a book-delivery service for its residents. Below, board president John Grandits, left, with MayorContinue reading "RED BANK: TRUSTEES PAN BOROUGH BUDGET"
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March 28th, 2014 @ 8am
RED BANK: LIBRARY LAYOFFS MAY BE REVERSED
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The fate of jobs for three full-time librarians is still up in the air. (Photo by John T. Ward. Click to enlarge) By JOHN T. WARD Red Bank officials saidContinue reading "RED BANK: LIBRARY LAYOFFS MAY BE REVERSED"
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March 27th, 2014 @ 1pm
RED BANK: BOARD DEFENDS LIBRARY LAYOFFS
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The library board of the trustees at a meeting in February. (Photo by John T. Ward. Click to enlarge) By JOHN T. WARD Responding to “misinformation” and “half-truths… stretched beyondContinue reading "RED BANK: BOARD DEFENDS LIBRARY LAYOFFS"
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March 18th, 2014 @ 9am
WEEKEND: HOME TURF ADVANTAGE
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Above: Conductor Jacques Lacombe carries the baton to the Basie for the year’s first visit by the NJ Symphony Orchestra, with the internationally acclaimed cellist Daniel Müller-Schott along for theContinue reading "WEEKEND: HOME TURF ADVANTAGE"
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January 10th, 2014 @ 12pm
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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.
CORNED BEEF AND DISCO FRIES?
It’s Friday, and smart Lent-observing Leprechauns know the pot of gold at the end of Red Bank’s rainbow is actually the deliciou ...
SURFBOARD DITCHED
It’s a violation of etiquette in surfing to ditch your board.  (it could hit another surfer and hurt them). But someone appears to ha ...
ELSIE, TAKE ME WITH YOU!
Soaked by pouring rain with the temperature hovering in the low 40’s, this sign in the window of Elsie’s Subs on Monmouth Street ...

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