Skip to content
Brian Donohue
Editor Brian Donohue
Long Live Local News
Get "The Blast" Newsletter

A town square for an unsquare town

redbankgreen

Standing for the vitality of Red Bank, its community, and the fun we have together.

Category Archives: Nature

RED BANK: BIRD BONANZA BEGINS
News
RED BANK: A morning visit to a little known birding hotspot along the Swimming River reveals an explosion of sound and color.
Post a comment
May 7th, 2024 @ 8am
Remember: Nothing makes a Red Bank friend happier than to hear "I saw you on Red Bank Green!"
redbankgreen Classics
RED BANK: ECLIPSE TURNS FACES SKYWARD
News
RED BANK: All over town, folks young and old trained their (protected) eyes to the sky to witness a rare solar eclipse Monday.
Post a comment
April 9th, 2024 @ 7am
TREES PROCLAIM SPRING’S ARRIVAL IN GLORIOUS COLOR
News
RED BANK: In the midst of an extended rainy streak, trees all over town are proclaiming the full-on arrival of spring. Feast your eyes here.
Post a comment
April 2nd, 2024 @ 12pm
SPRING IS SPRUNG
News
RED BANK: Spring 2024 arrives on the Greater Red Bank Green with the vernal equinox at 11:06 p.m. Tuesday.
Post a comment
March 19th, 2024 @ 12pm
RED BANK: TREE MAP ON AGENDA
News
RED BANK: Rescheduled because of this week's icy weather, the January meeting of Shade Tree Committee will include discussion of updated tree map.
Post a comment
January 17th, 2024 @ 4pm
RED BANK: FOR ICELESS ICEBOATERS, ‘IT’S COMING’
News
RED BANK: Iceboaters gather for annual open house in eternal hope of a long, deep freeze on the Navesink River.
Post a comment
January 4th, 2024 @ 8am
RED BANK: DOWNTOWN DEER
News
RED BANK: A pair of whitetail deer made their way through the downtown East Side parking lots Monday.
Post a comment
October 17th, 2023 @ 11am
RED BANK: TREE REMOVALS AT ISSUE
News
RED BANK: South Street tree removals "unavoidable," though residents said they were in the dark about the plan.
Post a comment
September 15th, 2023 @ 12pm
RED BANK: TREES COMING DOWN
News
RED BANK: Work crew begins removing nine trees along South Street for road project as neighbors object.
Post a comment
September 13th, 2023 @ 3pm
RED BANK: ROSI LISTING RUSHED THROUGH
News
RED BANK: Ignoring planning board rejection, soon-to-be-replaced council OKs 11th-hour attempt to protect Senior Center property.
Post a comment
June 15th, 2023 @ 8am
RED BANK: WE’RE HUNGRY, MOMMY DEEREST
News deer-and-fawns-061223-1-copy-220x165-4598976
RED BANK: Twin fawns idle away the day in dappled sunshine, awaiting mama's return with supper.
Post a comment
June 13th, 2023 @ 10am
RED BANK: After a failed attempt to preserve part of the Senior Center property by subdivision, council will try another approach.
Post a comment
June 13th, 2023 @ 8am
RED BANK: BOARD NIXES CENTER SUBDIVISION
News red-bank-senior-center-subdivision-060523-1-220x165-7240869
RED BANK: Planning board rejects subdivision of Senior Center property as ceding control of land to New Jersey "in return for nothing."
Post a comment
June 6th, 2023 @ 8am
RED BANK: NEIGHBORS RAPT OVER OWLET
News hudson-owl-052123-500x349-6503711
RED BANK: A young owl surprised neighbors when it perched in a tree on Hudson Avenue in Red Bank last week. 
Post a comment
May 26th, 2023 @ 7am
RED BANK: GARDENS TAKE ROOT ON BROAD
News red-bank-broad-landscaping-072222-1-220x165-3442901
RED BANK: Any day now, peonies as big as softballs will be blooming on Broad Street under the care of professional gardener.
Post a comment
May 8th, 2023 @ 8am
MIDDLETOWN: RIVERFRONT PARK TO OPEN
News swimming-river-park-042823-500x285-8787453
MIDDLETOWN: Swimming River Park, in the works for eight years, debuts on former site of Chris' Landing Monday.
Post a comment
April 28th, 2023 @ 12pm
RED BANK: ICELESS WINTER FOILS ICEBOATERS
News red-bank-iceboat-021623-2-220x138-7883825
RED BANK: With another 60-degree day in the forecast, members of America's oldest ice boat club lament the fifth iceless winter in a row.
Post a comment
February 16th, 2023 @ 7am
RED BANK: TREE PLANTING UNDERWAY
News red-bank-trees-110722-1-500x375-4742361
RED BANK: The borough's tree inventory is scheduled to grow by 75 this week under a Shade Tree Committee planting. Here's where they'll go.
Post a comment
November 8th, 2022 @ 5am
LITTLE SILVER: RIDGE ROAD OAKS CUT DOWN
News little-silver-tree-slaughter-083022-1-500x375-2551081
LITTLE SILVER: Monmouth County cuts down 17 oak trees along Ridge Road in front of Red Bank Regional High.
Post a comment
August 31st, 2022 @ 7am
RED BANK: RIVER DREDGINGS PLANNED
News red-bank-navesink-062122-500x333-3689811
RED BANK: Army Corps of Engineers plans to dredge the Navesink and Shrewsbury rivers in 2023 to improve fishing and recreation, Pallone says.
Post a comment
June 23rd, 2022 @ 11am
Partyline
SOMEWHERE OVER THE RAINBOW
Stunning rainbow over Red Bank as a big weekend storm approaches.
“FESTIVA” YACHT DOCKED AT MARINE PARK
Festiva, an 85-foot yacht, was docked at Marine Park on Friday night. Red Bank Green spoke to the owner, Everett Moore, who said that it was ...
OH NO! ELMO LOST!
A lost Elmo appears to be reaching out for help through the redbankgreen Partyline.
NAVESINK SPILLS OVER
Nor'easter stacks tides up in the Navesink, pushing the river over its (Red) banks.
BUZZ LIGHTYEAR WATCHES LINE DANCERS
redbankgreen Partyline captures Buzz Lighyear watching the line dancers on Broadwalk Monday night. 
EGRET-FUL END TO SUMMER
A great egret patrols the shallows of the Swimming River in front of the Red Bank Primary School last week. Submitted by Brian Donohue
COMMUNITY MESSAGE BOARD NOW OPEN ON HUDSON AVENUE
Community message board open! The RBPD has placed a mobile display board on Hudson Avenue. Send captions and messages you’d like to se ...
A CHIEF’S FAREWELL
Funeral services at St. James church and a large American flag suspended over Broad Street from an RBFD hook and ladder for former Red Bank ...
COIFFING GUARD
redbankgreen Partyline captures super cool crossing guard just chilllin'.
SURF TACO RE-OPENS NEW LOOK DINING ROOM
Partyliner captures Surf Taco's new look dining room.
STEEPLETOP RAVEN
redbankgreen Partyline: a raven calls out from atop the steeple of St. James Church.
CARPENTER OR COMPETITOR? HOT DOG TRUCK RIVALS EMERGE IN RED BANK
On the redbankgreen Partyline: with two new hot dog vendors opening this summer, even a carpenter's box truck makes one wonder.
BOONDOCKS SWAN
redbankgreen Partyline: Swan on the Navesink River as seen from Boondocks restaurant.
9/11 TRIBUTE
Bailey Bryce Holiday and her father Bobby Holiday Jr. paint the lawn at Riverside Gardens Park Tuesday in preparation for the upcoming comme ...
PILGRIM BAPTIST TO JAMAICA
Recently, Pilgrim Baptist Church of Red Bank traveled to Trelawny Parish of Jamaica on a Relief & Recovery Mission Trip.  The Mission T ...
SNAIL WEATHER
Overnight rains and warm humid temperatures brought out a parade of snails along the access path to the Red Bank Primary School near Locust ...
ECHOES OF THE PAST IN TILE
Next to Playa Bowls. Always fascinated how this has stood here this long. (Submitted by Joseph Jakub)
VIVA LA ELSIE’S
redbankgreen Partyline captures French visitor enjoying a pickle sub from Elsie's.
Truck strike downs pole
A truck struck a utility pole at the intersection of Catherine Street and Shrewsbury Avenue at about 8 am Monday morning. The pole wss compl ...
THRONGS FLOCK TO RED BANK STREET FAIR
redbankgreen Partyline: Thousands fill the streets of Red Bank for street fair.