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RED BANK: OWNER SEEKS MISSING PARROT
Named Cletus, the bird is a year-old green-and-blue Amazon parrot. (Click to enlarge) [SEE UPDATE BELOW] By JOHN T. WARD A Shrewsbury woman is seeking help in finding her year-oldContinue reading "RED BANK: OWNER SEEKS MISSING PARROT"
Remember: Nothing makes a Red Bank friend happier than to hear "I saw you on Red Bank Green!"
RED BANK: RUMSON COP CHARGED WITH DWI
The crash occurred at the eastern end of White Street, where the road narrows at the rear of 46 Broad Street.. Click to enlarge) By JOHN T. WARD The motoristContinue reading "RED BANK: RUMSON COP CHARGED WITH DWI"
RED BANK: MATTRESS MAVEN PICKS UP K9 TAB
Michael Fux, above on Broad Street  in 2011. His donation cleared the way for the addition of Rugger, an 11-month-old German shepherd, to the RBPD. (Rugger photo courtesy of RBPD.Continue reading "RED BANK: MATTRESS MAVEN PICKS UP K9 TAB"
RED BANK: DWI CHARGE FOLLOWS CRASH
It’s been a rough week for Red Bank landlord Helwar Realty. Last Thursday, roofers accidentally started a fire between its buildings at 48 and 50 Broad Street. Then, shortly afterContinue reading "RED BANK: DWI CHARGE FOLLOWS CRASH"
Red Bank Regional defensive back Teddy Mitchell won this week’s Shore Sports Zone game ball for this pick and touchdown against Colts Neck last weekend as the Bucs rolled to aContinue reading "RBR PLAYER HAULS IN SSZ GAME BALL"
RED BANK: ROOK TAKES DOWNTOWN NOOK
Rook signed a lease for space long occupied by Laurel Tracey Gallery, at 10 White Street. (Click to enlarge) By JOHN T. WARD Rook Coffee Roasters, a rapidly expanding by-the-cupContinue reading "RED BANK: ROOK TAKES DOWNTOWN NOOK"
RED BANK: HOME, HOME ON THE GREEN
Judy Marlow’s 46-foot-long sidewalk garden on Madison Avenue is among the stops on Saturday’s Red Bank Green Home Tour. (Photo by John T. Ward. Click to enlarge) Just to clarifyContinue reading "RED BANK: HOME, HOME ON THE GREEN"
RED BANK: ‘DRIVING JERSEY’ REELS ‘EM IN
‘Driving Jersey,’ a television series that mines the Garden State for its culture, kicks off a new season Wednesday night with footage shot in Red Bank, where producer (and boroughContinue reading "RED BANK: ‘DRIVING JERSEY’ REELS ‘EM IN"
RED BANK: A SERIOUSLY FUNNY TEDx TALK
Open Mike: Humorists Michael Phillips-Anderson and Michael O’Keeffe take the stage of Two River Theater for a special TEDx Navesink presentation on September 25, prior to the 8 pm showContinue reading "RED BANK: A SERIOUSLY FUNNY TEDx TALK"
Got any out-of-date or no-longer-needed prescriptions in your medicine cabinet? Red Bank police will take them off your hands to make sure they don’t fall into the wrong ones. DropContinue reading "RED BANK: SAFE DRUG DISPOSAL OFFERED"
RED BANK: PARK GETS ANTI-SKATE TOUCHES
In a move to thwart damage by skaters and skateboarders, new alternating-level caps have replaced flat ones on walls throughout Riverside Gardens Park in Red Bank. Work underway at theContinue reading "RED BANK: PARK GETS ANTI-SKATE TOUCHES"
RED BANK: ANTOINETTE SHOWS ITS ART TOOTH
Ayca User, co-owner of Monmouth Street’s Antoinette Boulangerie, has partnered with Asbury Park-based gallery Exhibit No. 9 for the first in a planned series of contemporary art events. (Photo byContinue reading "RED BANK: ANTOINETTE SHOWS ITS ART TOOTH"
RED BANK: DAWG HAS HIS DAY
Mandolin master David Grisman returns with his sextet to the Count Basie stage for a Tuesday nighter on September 23. His own musical best buddy, the late Jerry Garcia, brandedContinue reading "RED BANK: DAWG HAS HIS DAY"
RED BANK: STREETS TAKE ON ETHNIC FLAVOR
An antipasto, above, went with this year’s food from your heritage” theme at John Street’s annual block party. Below, plating up some southern fried chicken on Elm Place. (Photo byContinue reading "RED BANK: STREETS TAKE ON ETHNIC FLAVOR"
SHREWSBURY: GARDENERS EAT THEIR OWN
Community gardeners celebrating their harvest at the garden, located adjacent to Borough Hall. Below, Pam MacNeill and Maureen Collins in the gazebo. (Photo by Susan Ericson. Click to enlarge) By SUSANContinue reading "SHREWSBURY: GARDENERS EAT THEIR OWN"
[slideshow_deploy id=’93137′]The Monmouth Day Care Center’s annual on Touch-a-Truck fundraiser at the Red Bank Middle School offered up a photo-op bounty for parents Saturday. Not only did the kids getContinue reading "RED BANK: CLIMBING ABOARD & IMAGINING"
RED BANK: LOCALS LEND VOICES ON CLIMATE
Among those heading to New York  for the People’s Climate March was Emma Reardon, right, who gathered with several dozen others for the train ride from Red Bank Sunday morning.Continue reading "RED BANK: LOCALS LEND VOICES ON CLIMATE"
RED BANK: AFFORDABLE & OPEN HOUSING
The Cedar Crossing affordable housing development is the scene of an Open House on Saturday, hosted by the Red Bank Affordable Housing Corporation. Press release from Red Bank Affordable HousingContinue reading "RED BANK: AFFORDABLE & OPEN HOUSING"
RED BANK: BROADWAY BABIES CATCH A WAVE
The Broadway Dolls, featuring Hollie Howard (center), bring the musical excitement to the Molly for A Taste of Broadway, a Monday night fundraising gala benefitting a group of Shore-based nonprofits.Continue reading "RED BANK: BROADWAY BABIES CATCH A WAVE"
RED BANK: SHOE GIVEAWAY DRAWS A CROWD
Free shoes for any Red Bank student who wants a pair? As reported by redbankgreen earlier this month, that was the offer by Doc Shoppe owner Dean Ross, himself aContinue reading "RED BANK: SHOE GIVEAWAY DRAWS A CROWD"
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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 ...