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BIG RETURN HOME FOR LITTLE SILVER MARINE
After six months of intense fighting in Afghanistan, Lance Corporal Brian Dilger of the U.S. Marines was welcomed home on leave in Little Silver Sunday. The 22-year-old Red Bank CatholicContinue reading "BIG RETURN HOME FOR LITTLE SILVER MARINE"
Remember: Nothing makes a Red Bank friend happier than to hear "I saw you on Red Bank Green!"
Attention motorcyclists: If you’re a rider who’s interested in supporting military veterans — or if you’ve ever wondered how to maintain your best poker face while riding into a strongContinue reading "ELKS ON HOGS, PLAYING POKER"
HOT RODS RUMBLE INTO TOWN FOR A CAUSE
The late Stu Paer, below — whose Red Bank Sleep Shoppe sponsorship could be seen on many cars in competition at Wall Stadium, including his own INSOMNIA funny car —Continue reading "HOT RODS RUMBLE INTO TOWN FOR A CAUSE"
The ninth annual Bob ‘Doc’ Holiday Classic Car Show, organized by Red Bank’s Liberty Hose Company, motored into the White Street municipal parking lot under a sparkling blue summer skyContinue reading "FIRE COMPANY CAR SHOW SHINES AGAIN"
BARGAINS AND A BIZARRE BAZAAR SATURDAY
The second annual townwide yard sale comes to Fair Haven Saturday. (Photo by Dustin Racioppi; click to enlarge) By DUSTIN RACIOPPI Knock the dust off the old Thighmaster and replaceContinue reading "BARGAINS AND A BIZARRE BAZAAR SATURDAY"
By DUSTIN RACIOPPI A 28-year-old man was killed in a motorcycle accident in Middletown Sunday night, police said. Grzegorz Przybojewski, of Franklin, was pronounced dead on the scene after hisContinue reading "MIDDLETOWN MOTORCYCLE CRASH KILLS MAN"
WEAVING A WEB OF FULFILLMENT, FINALLY
Black Widow Bike Works owner Joy Luv Montefusco, left, and her right-hand man, Mike Jastrzemski, are quietly making a name for themselves in the Red Bank area. (Photo by DustinContinue reading "WEAVING A WEB OF FULFILLMENT, FINALLY"
To enlarge the photo display, start it, then click the embiggen symbol in the lower right corner. To get back to redbankgreen, hit your escape key. Ahhh, hot and sparklingContinue reading "SUMMER ARRIVES ON A TIDE OF SMILES"
A mix of pix from some of Saturday's events: the Nathan J. Williams Craftsmen Club's motorcycle rally on Drs. Parker Boulevard; Red Bank Community Day at Count Basie Fields; and the Relay for Life overnight fundraiser at Red Bank Regional....
Freddie Boynton, center, and pals show off their chrome Saturday. What: The second annual Nathan J. Williams Craftsmen Club motorcycle rally to raise scholarship money. Where: Celestial Lodge 36 of the Free & Accepted Masons, 141 Drs. Parker Boulevard, Red...
Members of the Nathan J. Williams Craftsmen Club gathered at the Celestial Lodge earlier this month. A Red Bank-based motorcycle club is planning its second annual rally to raise scholarship money. The event is scheduled for 11a to 6p Saturday,...
The wind sends a motorcyclist's hair flying as she crosses West Front Street in Red Bank on Monday. Tuesday looks to be a mild, less-windy day than Monday, the National Weather Service forecasts. The rest of the week, though, may...
From top, as Elizabeth Schwartz tries to cross Broad Street, both a northbound black Jeep and a southbound white pickup truck continue through the crosswalk. The silver pickup was waiting to turn when she entered the crosswalk. (Click to enlarge)...
By SUE MORGAN They're a little large, and tend to crowd the sidewalk. Mayor Mike Halfacre says he lost a "$1.79 cup of coffee" when he accidentally collided with one. The six vivid yellow pedestrian-crossing signs recently installed on Fair...
Joseph Aversano with his prized Ford, which he dubbed the Broad Street Bomber. A 26-year-old Red Bank man died Friday when he lost control of his motorcycle and collided with a truck on the Long Island Expressway. Joseph Aversano worked...
Jim Frechette in his Shrewsbury Avenue workshop. (Photos by Jim Willis) Longtime readers of redbankgreen — or those who've discovered the pleasure of exploring our archive — may recognize the name Jim Frechette. When we first encountered him, Frechette was...
After a five-day grace period, Sea Bright police have begun ticketing motorists for exceeding new speed limits just north and south of the downtown, the Asbury Park Press reports. From the story: Police today issued 10 speeding tickets during the...
At yesterday's Memorial Day send-off for 87 reservists attached to the Red Bank headquarters of the 6th Motor Transport Battallion, there was little talk of recent polls showing that Americans have soured on the Iraq war. Nor was there much...
Today's Asbury Park Press has a feature about Victor Conti and his Von Dutch freaky motorcycles shop on West Front Street. The year-old business sells custom bikes — excuse us, kustom bikes — that look like something out of a...
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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 ...