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RED BANK: SANDY SINKS ANTI-OBAMA FLOAT
Just two days ago, it was riding high, towed around on the Navesink by a boater whose identity redbankgreen doesn’t know. By Monday, though, a custom-built anti-Obama floating ad wasContinue reading "RED BANK: SANDY SINKS ANTI-OBAMA FLOAT"
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RED BANK: CANDIDATES DIFFER ON FINANCES
GOP challenger Suzanne Viscomi speaks at Wednesday night’s candidates’ forum as incumbents Mike DuPont, left, and Art Murphy listen. (Photo by Rebecca Desfosse. Click to enlarge) By REBECCA DESFOSSE TheContinue reading "RED BANK: CANDIDATES DIFFER ON FINANCES"
By: REBECCA DESFOSSE With Election Day just three weeks away, the race for Red Bank borough council will heat up Wednesday night, as three candidates seeking two seats face offContinue reading "RED BANK CANDIDATES TO TAKE THEIR Qs"
RED BANK GOP CANDIDATE NOW RUNS SOLO
Council candidate Suzanne Viscomi, left, joined by state Senator Jen Beck, center, and Assemblywoman Mary Pat Angelini, answers questions during a presser in her driveway Monday. (Click to enlarge) ByContinue reading "RED BANK GOP CANDIDATE NOW RUNS SOLO"
ROMNEY EXPECTED IN RUMSON TONIGHT
The long driveway to the Rumson home of former Port Authority chairman Lewis Eisenberg, where Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney is expected to appear at a private fundraising dinner withContinue reading "ROMNEY EXPECTED IN RUMSON TONIGHT"
LGBT YOUTH MAKE RED BANK PROUD
“The heat of her breath fills the hollows of my bones with helium and lifts my ribcage just long enough to feel again.” That’s how Chris Hennessy, 19, of Oceanport,Continue reading "LGBT YOUTH MAKE RED BANK PROUD"
HUMANISTS FIRE BACK IN ‘WAR ON WOMEN’
Pat Barr, a self-described “anti-demonstration demonstrator,” tells fellow humanists about her experiences as pro-choice picketer. (Click to enlarge) By STACIE FANELLI In a presentation heavy on how labels are deployedContinue reading "HUMANISTS FIRE BACK IN ‘WAR ON WOMEN’"
Red Bank wants the regulators, below, enclosed beneath sidewalks, like one outside 26 Monmouth Street, above.  (Click to enlarge) Three months after Red Bank borough and New Jersey Natural GasContinue reading "RED BANK GAS SPAT MOVES TO STATEHOUSE"
LAWYERS SQUARE OFF OVER 24/7 7-ELEVEN
The Welsh Farms store on East Front Street, site of a planned 7-Eleven, would be banned from opening all night under a law passed Wednesday night. (Click to enlarge) ByContinue reading "LAWYERS SQUARE OFF OVER 24/7 7-ELEVEN"
The unacknowledged elephant in the room: the Welsh Farms on East Front Street, now seeking to convert to an all-day 7-Eleven. (Click to enlarge) By JOHN T. WARD Without explainingContinue reading "RED BANK AIMS TO BAN OVERNIGHT BUSINESS"
RED BANK GARDEN PLAN NEEDS WATERING
A narrow borough-owned lot with a disused pumping station on it needs water access before it can be transformed into a community garden, town officials say. (Click to enlarge) ByContinue reading "RED BANK GARDEN PLAN NEEDS WATERING"
FAIR HAVEN, RUMSON COMBINE ON SERVICES
Fair Haven Fields, opposite Rumson’s Meadowridge Park on Ridge Road, would be maintained by Rumson under the deal.  (Click to enlarge) By JOHN T. WARD Three years after the wheelsContinue reading "FAIR HAVEN, RUMSON COMBINE ON SERVICES"
PITCHFORKS OUT OVER COMMUNITY GARDEN
With organizer Cindy Burnham holding up a photo, Annie Jones argues for allowing residents to garden a 900-square-foot strip of borough property at Maple Cove. (Click to enlarge) By JOHNContinue reading "PITCHFORKS OUT OVER COMMUNITY GARDEN"
PRO-LIFERS MARCH THROUGH RED BANK
The Diocese of Trenton and St. Anthony of Padua Roman Catholic Church held their annual pro-life march through Red Bank Saturday morning, ending with a prayer vigil at the PlannedContinue reading "PRO-LIFERS MARCH THROUGH RED BANK"
BUY-IN ON NEW SEA BRIGHT BRIDGE ELUSIVE
Below, dozens of local residents turned out in Sea Bright Monday for a midday presentation of options for dealing with the “serious” condition of the Rumson-Sea Bright Bridge. (Click toContinue reading "BUY-IN ON NEW SEA BRIGHT BRIDGE ELUSIVE"
FORMER SEA BRIGHT MAYOR DIES
Maria Fernandes in 2008. (Click to enlarge) Former Mayor Maria Fernandes of Sea Bright has died, redbankgreen has confirmed. She passed away at about 10 a.m. Sunday at Monmouth MedicalContinue reading "FORMER SEA BRIGHT MAYOR DIES"
SPITZER CALL GIRL PLANS LINGERIE SHOP
Would-be Red Bank bra and bikini merchant Ashley Dupré in a file photo. By JOHN T. WARD Ashley Dupré, the former high-priced courtesan whose romps with Eliot Spitzer torpedoed hisContinue reading "SPITZER CALL GIRL PLANS LINGERIE SHOP"
Two sitting council members and a former member are the nominees to fill the empty seat of former Fair Haven Mayor Mike Halfacre, who resigned last month to take aContinue reading "GOP FLOATS THREE TO SUCCEED HALFACRE"
CURLEY TAKES ON FOOD STAMP DELAYS
Freeholder John Curley (right) of Middletown has declared a “food stamp emergency” after learning that Monmouth County’s government has fallen three months behind on processing food stamp applications from theContinue reading "CURLEY TAKES ON FOOD STAMP DELAYS"
SEA BRIGHT MAYOR DIVES INTO WORK
Mayor Dina Long up to her ankles after a rainstorm flooded the street outside her home earlier this month. (Click to enlarge) By JOHN T. WARD Right off the bat,Continue reading "SEA BRIGHT MAYOR DIVES INTO WORK"
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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 ...
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 ...