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SUSPECT AT LARGE IN BEACH LEWDNESS CASE
A police car trawls the sidewalk along the sea wall near the entrance to Sandy Hook Sunday night. (Click to enlarge) By JOHN T. WARD A deployment of police, searchContinue reading "SUSPECT AT LARGE IN BEACH LEWDNESS CASE"
Remember: Nothing makes a Red Bank friend happier than to hear "I saw you on Red Bank Green!"
REPORT OF SEXUAL ASSAULT AT SANDY HOOK
A police car searched for a suspect near the entrance to Gateway National Recreation Area at Sandy Hook shortly before 9 p.m. Sunday night after a report of a sexualContinue reading "REPORT OF SEXUAL ASSAULT AT SANDY HOOK"
JUDGE WON’T BAR FIREFIGHTER BROTHERS
A municipal court judge found that Justin Hughes, above, provoked the assault by Peter and Steven Lang, below, by saying that Steven Lang should have died in Iraq. (Click toContinue reading "JUDGE WON’T BAR FIREFIGHTER BROTHERS"
OCEANIC BRIDGE USERS WANT LOW OPTION
The bridge, built in 1939, is in need of replacement, Monmouth County officials say. (Click to enlarge) By MOLLY MULSHINE A decision on they type of bridge that will replaceContinue reading "OCEANIC BRIDGE USERS WANT LOW OPTION"
SkimBash, the “premiere pro/am skimboarding contest on the Jersey shore,” took to the small waves in Sea Bright Saturday and Sunday. Photographer Peter Lindner was there for redbankgreen to catchContinue reading "SEA BRIGHT: FOMENTING FUN"
A frame from a video of the firehouse tussle that landed three Sea Bright volunteers in court on misdemeanor charges. (Click to enlarge) By JOHN T. WARD Sea Bright’s fireContinue reading "TWO SEA BRIGHT FIREFIGHTERS GET BACKUP"
SENTENCINGS DELAYED IN FIREHOUSE TUSSLE
One of two videos of a firehouse fight involving three Sea Bright firemen last October. The second video is below. (Click to enlarge) By JOHN T. WARD The lawyer forContinue reading "SENTENCINGS DELAYED IN FIREHOUSE TUSSLE"
PATIENCE & GROANS AS OUTAGES PERSIST
A downed tree and electrical lines had First Street in Rumson blocked off 48 hours after the storm. Below, a sign on the locked doors of Trader Joe’s in Shrewsbury.Continue reading "PATIENCE & GROANS AS OUTAGES PERSIST"
Braced for the worst, and recalling the devastation caused by the northeaster of 1992, the borough of Sea Bright evacuated all residents in advance of the arrival of Hurricane IreneContinue reading "A ‘LITTLE KISS,’ THEN GOODNIGHT, IRENE"
Under an order to evacuate by 4 p.m. Saturday, residents and businesses owners boarded up properties, turning Sea Bright into a ghost town as Hurricane Irene approached. Photos by PeterContinue reading "SEA BRIGHT: BATTENED DOWN FOR STORM"
With Hurricane Irene lumbering up the East Coast packing destructive winds of 100 miles per hour, officials in Sea Bright ordered residents and visitors off the sandbar peninsula Friday.
WHERE HAVE I SEEN THIS?
A double challenge this week: what does our photo show, and where was it snapped? Send answers via email, please.
O’HERN, AZZOLINA GET NAME HONORS
The Red Bank train station and the Route 36 Highlands-Sea Bright bridge, below, have new names. (Click to enlarge) Two prominent pieces of public infrastructure – one, some 140 yearsContinue reading "O’HERN, AZZOLINA GET NAME HONORS"
With sunshine and summery, mid-80s temperatures forecast for Friday and Saturday, redbankgreen brings you this enticement to hit the sand by photographer Stacie Fanelli.
By DUSTIN RACIOPPI The prosecutor in the case of three firefighters convicted of charges in a firehouse scuffle last year wants at least two of them barred from their lineContinue reading "PROSECUTOR: BAN TWO FIREFIGHTERS"
By DUSTIN RACIOPPI [Editor’s note: This story contains updated information from Gateway National Park at 11:30 a.m.] A man who was struck by lightning in a brief, violent storm onContinue reading "MAN REVIVED AFTER LIGHTNING HIT"
SEA BRIGHT FIREFIGHTERS GUILTY IN SCUFFLE
A Sea Bright Fire Department engine truck on display at the department’s wet-down celebration, shortly before three firefighters got into a scuffle that led to charges. (Photo by Dustin Racioppi;Continue reading "SEA BRIGHT FIREFIGHTERS GUILTY IN SCUFFLE"
On a steamy July 4 with a clear view of New York City’s skyline in the background, Sea Bright put on a dazzling display for thousands on the beach MondayContinue reading "STEAMY AND SPECTACULAR IN SEA BRIGHT"
FIREWORKS PREVIEW: RUMSON
Rumson’s fireworks will take place same time as Red Bank’s on July 3. (Photo by Dustin Racioppi; click to enlarge) By DUSTIN RACIOPPI While hundreds of thousands rub elbows toContinue reading "FIREWORKS PREVIEW: RUMSON"
FIREWORKS PREVIEW: SEA BRIGHT
Ocean Avenue in Sea Bright becomes a virtual parking lot during the town’s fireworks show. (Photo by Dustin Racioppi; click to enlarge) By DUSTIN RACIOPPI Not to be forgotten amidContinue reading "FIREWORKS PREVIEW: SEA BRIGHT"
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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 ...