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RED BANK: HOFFMANN LEAVING REC JOB
RED BANK: Leaving borough hall for new job, parks and rec director Charlie Hoffmann gets a 'pile-on' of love from officials.
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RED BANK: Menna and two council members tee up proposed RiverCenter bylaw changes as effort to reduce oversight by governing body and residents.
RED BANK: LOW-KEY TREE LIGHTING
RED BANK: Traditional Holiday Express concert/Town Light-Up is cancelled. Even the Christmas tree lighting will be a quiet affair.
ON THE GREEN: Two towns plan Veterans Day ceremonies, one virtual and the other curtailed to limit the spread of COVID-19.
RED BANK: NONPARTISAN ELECTIONS? NOT YET
RED BANK: A referendum on nonpartisan elections and reform government reform is not on the ballot today, and its leading advocate is OK with that.
FAIR HAVEN: WITCHES’ WHIMSY ON THE WATER
FAIR HAVEN: A coven of witches trade their brooms for paddleboards and kayaks in a whimsical outing on the Navesink. Check out the photos.
RED BANK: HALLOWEEN PARADE DELIGHTS
RED BANK: The 73rd annual Red Bank Halloween Parade held Sunday was a delight for hundreds of kids and kids at heart. Check out the photos.
RED BANK: HALLOWEEN PARADE SLATED
RED BANK: The annual Halloween Parade is on for Sunday, with social distancing aided by antique cars. No after party, though.
RED BANK: SPLIT COUNCIL OKS ENGINE DEAL
RED BANK: Purchase of two fire engines approved after Ballard and Zipprich find themselves on short end of another split within the all-Democratic council.
RED BANK: Borough plans purchase of two new pumpers to replace firetrucks that have exceeded their life expectancy, officials say.
ON THE GREEN: Memorial events slated to honor to area residents killed in the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks on America.
RED BANK: SIDEWALK SALE RETURNS
RED BANK: Sidewalk Sale returns for 66th year, this time with Broadwalk, plus some StreetLife and a punk fashion show.
RED BANK: RALLY SLAMS POSTAL CHANGES
RED BANK: Thirty protestors rallied outside the Shrewsbury Avenue post office to voice support for the postal service and its role in voting by mail.
RED BANK: NEW LOT, HOURS ON AGENDA
RED BANK: On the council workshop agenda this week: new paid-parking hours; a new lot for Marine Park; and new downtown meters going live Thursday.
ON THE GREEN: ECSTATIC LEAPS INTO SUMMER
ON THE GREEN: If these pix of folks leaping into summer don't make you giggle, have someone check you for a pulse.
LITTLE SILVER: RBR SENIORS GET THEIR DAY
LITTLE SILVER: With commencement ceremony postponed by the pandemic, Red Bank Regional finds an interim way to celebrate the Class of 2020.
RED BANK: HUNDREDS RALLY FOR JUSTICE
RED BANK: Hundreds march through town and gather for "Justice for George Floyd" rally to protest police brutality and systemic racism. Photos.
RED BANK: RACIAL JUSTICE MARCH SLATED
RED BANK: "Justice for George" march to protest the killing of George Floyd slated to begin at Marine Park and end with rally at Count Basie Fields Tuesday afternoon.
RED BANK: QUICK PARADE, SMALL DELIGHTS
RED BANK: The pandemic edition of the Memorial Day parade was a quick, scaled-down swing through town that delighted smatterings of residents. Photos.
RED BANK: DRIVE-BY PARADE SLATED
RED BANK: A year after the town's Memorial Day parade was revived, this year's version will be a scaled-down, drive-by affair. Here are the details.
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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 ...
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 ...