RED BANK: FEST BRINGS TASTES OF SPRING

The on-again, off-again start to Spring 2018 felt gloriously on again as thousands of food and music fans packed the Red Bank International Beer, Wine & Food Fest Sunday.

Jim Scavone, executive director of event host Red Bank RiverCenter, told redbankgreen that the event, held under cloudless skies with temperatures cracking 60 degrees, was packed within 15 minutes of its noontime start, with attendance levels holding steady over the course of the next seven hours.

Monday’s weather outlook is for more of the same, according to the National Weather Service: ample sunshine and a high of about 60 degrees, though the on-again, off-again isn’t quite over. Here’s the forecast through the coming week: (Photos by John T. Ward. Click to enlarge.)

April 23, 2018 - 6:20 am | Comments ()

RED BANK: GLOBAL MUSIC SPICES FOOD FEST

Metalachi is scheduled to end its current East Coast tour in Red Bank Sunday. (Photo by Dave Burke. Click to enlarge.)

By JOHN T. WARD

Metalachi, billing itself as ‘the World’s First and Only Heavy Metal Mariachi Band,’ is scheduled to help spice up the Red Bank International Beer, Wine and Food Fest Sunday.

The band’s sonic and visual mashup adds a new dimension to the event, slated to take place under sunny skies in the borough’s White Street parking lot.

April 20, 2018 - 12:00 pm | Comments ()

RED BANK: OUTDOOR DINING WEATHER

Takeout sushi for breakfast? From his Red Bank office Wednesday morning, lawyer Sean Byrnes spied this osprey eating a fish atop a utility pole behind the Woman’s Club on Broad Street, a good half mile away from the nearest body of water.

Humans might also find themselves in the mood for some outdoor dining Thursday, when temperatures are expected to peak in the low 60s under partly sunny skies, according to the National Weather Service. (Photos by Sean Byrnes. Click to enlarge.)

April 12, 2018 - 6:41 am | Comments ()

RED BANK: WINTER ROARS ONCE AGAIN

A day after temperatures climbed into the mid-60s, winter roared back to life Monday morning, leaving a forsythia shrub on Prospect Avenue in Red Bank laden with snow.

Worse for drivers, the wet snow made for sloppy and slippery conditions, with several minor accidents reported by local police.

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April 2, 2018 - 8:42 am | Comments ()

RED BANK: WET, HEAVY SNOW IN FORECAST

Neither snow nor sleet nor rain was falling on Red Bank as of 6 a.m. Wednesday. But school closings, event postponements and a state of emergency declared by New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy had the region braced for a storm named ‘Toby’ that could dump some 15 inches of heavy, soggy snow on the area throughout the day.

March 21, 2018 - 6:06 am | Comments ()

RED BANK: SNOW, SLIPPERY ROADS EXPECTED

Streets and roads on the Greater Red Bank Green were just beginning to get covered in wet snow at 6 a.m. Tuesday as the third coastal storm in two weeks arrived.

Slippery conditions were expected for the morning commute as our area gets up to three inches, according to the National Weather Service. Schools on the Green announcing two-hour delays as of 5:45 a.m. included Red Bank, Red Bank Regional and Red Bank Charter.

Here’s the extended weather forecast.

March 13, 2018 - 6:00 am | Comments ()

RED BANK: SOGGY, WINDY DAY IN STORE

Strong winds and coastal flooding are expected along with up to two inches of rain as a storm passes over the Greater Red Bank Green Friday.

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March 2, 2018 - 6:00 am | Comments ()

RED BANK: FULL MOON AND RAIN IN OUTLOOK

No, that wasn’t quite a full moon rising over White Street in Red Bank Wednesday night. But it will be full on Thursday, the first of two such events in March; the second, a so-called blue moon, will appear on March 31.

The gravitational tug of the moon is expected to factor into flooding associated with heavy rains starting Thursday night and lasting through the day Friday. According to the National Weather Service, a flood watch is in effect for low-lying and coastal areas during the period, when several inches of rain are expected, along with wind gusts of up to 50 miles per hour as part of a “major coastal storm.”

Here’s the extended forecast:

March 1, 2018 - 5:45 am | Comments ()

RED BANK: WARM BREAK ENDS

It was shorts and bare-arms weather on Broad Street in Red Bank for the second day in a row Wednesday, when unseasonably warm temperatures topped out in the high 70s, according to the National Weather Service.

The outlook for the Greater Green Thursday shows a return to seasonal norms, with highs in the mid-40s, likely accompanied by rain. Check out the extended forecast:

February 22, 2018 - 6:10 am | Comments ()

RED BANK: RECORD WARMTH IN FORECAST

A light snowfall on the Greater Red Bank Green Saturday night was all but melted away by non-stop sunshine and above-average temperatures Sunday. And as Presidents’ Day inaugurates a new week, we’re in for some record warmth in coming days, according to the National Weather Service,

Check out the forecast through Monday:

February 19, 2018 - 6:10 am | Comments ()

RED BANK: PRECIPITATING PRESIDENTS’ DAY

What’s in store weatherwise for the Greater Red Bank Green this weekend as we head into Washington’s Birthday, also known as Presidents’ Day? In a word, precipitation.

According to the National Weather Service, we’ll see some rain, some peekaboo sunshine and some snow, perhaps as much as three inches.

Check out the forecast through Monday:

February 16, 2018 - 6:00 am | Comments ()

RED BANK: MENNA TUGS REINS ON HORSES

Prince, from Dream Horse Carriage Rides, pulls a carriage through downtown Red Bank in 2014. (Photo by John T. Ward. Click to enlarge.)

By JOHN T. WARD

Mayor Pasquale Menna thinks having horses pull tourist carriages through downtown Red Bank during the Christmas holiday season is “inhumane.”

He said so at Wednesday night’s semimonthly council meeting, when he formally appointed an Animal Welfare Advisory Committee and asked that it look into ending the annual rides.

What does the owner of the horses think?

“Oh, not this idiocy again,” said Tania Lawson, owner of Dream Horse Carriage Rides in Jackson Township.

February 15, 2018 - 12:00 pm | Comments ()

ON THE GREEN: WINTRY MIX FORECAST

Though there’s rain, snow and sleet forecast for the Greater Red Bank Green Wednesday morning, the wintry mix is expected to have a “limited’ impact and leave behind little or no accumulated snow, according to the National Weather Service.

Here’s the extended forecast. (Click to enlarge.)
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February 7, 2018 - 5:55 am | Comments ()

ON THE GREEN: JUST AN INCH OR SO OF SNOW

The chance of more than an inch of snow accumulating on the Greater Red Bank Green Tuesday was less than one in ten, according to the National Weather Service.

Here’s the extended forecast. (Click to enlarge.)

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January 30, 2018 - 5:15 am | Comments ()

ON THE GREEN: RAIN, WARM AIR FORECAST

Temperatures peaking in the mid-to-high-50s were expected along with showers and possible thunderstorms on the Greater Red Bank Green Tuesday, according to the National Weather Service.

Click ‘read more’ to get the extended forecast. (Photo by John T. Ward. Click to enlarge.)

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January 23, 2018 - 6:00 am | Comments ()

ON THE GREEN: SUNNY DAY FORECAST

A brief snowfall left slush on roads and sidewalks on the Greater Red Bank Green Wednesday morning, including River Road in Fair Haven and Red Bank, seen above.

Motorists should be aware of spotty road ice Thursday morning, when wind-chill temperatures were in the single digits, the National Weather Service warned. But the daytime peak was expected to be about 37 degrees under sunny skies, according to the forecast.

Click ‘read more’ to get the outlook through next Wednesday. (Photo by John T. Ward. Click to enlarge.)

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January 18, 2018 - 5:50 am | Comments ()

ON THE GREEN: LITTLE OR NO SNOW EXPECTED

A mix of rain and snow forecast for the Greater Red Bank Green before noon Wednesday, but with little or no snow accumulation, according to the National Weather Service.

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January 17, 2018 - 6:00 am | Comments ()

ON THE GREEN: LIGHT SNOW IN FORECAST

With plenty of grass to eat and poop on, hundreds of Canada geese appeared unruffled by ‘feels like’ temperatures in the teens as they chilled out at Red Bank Regional High in Little Silver Sunday afternoon.

Down jackets are in order on the Greater Red Bank Green as a new week gets underway with more biting cold and a bit of snow in the forecast, according to the National Weather Service. Details below.

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January 15, 2018 - 6:30 am | Comments ()

RED BANK: RELATIVELY BALMY

Just two days after wind-chill temperatures dropped into the mid-teens below zero, the Greater Red Bank Green was in for some relatively balmy weather Tuesday, according to the National Weather Service.

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January 9, 2018 - 6:00 am | Comments ()

ON THE GREEN: THAW ENDS LONG COLD SNAP

With a foot of snow atop the Navesink River ice and wind-chill temperatures below zero, visitors to Marine Park in Red Bank hoping to see some iceboat racing had to settle for empty white riverscapes Sunday. On McCarter Pond in Fair Haven, though, skaters found several small shoveled-out areas in which to enjoy the ice, at right.

The extended snap of bitter cold was expected to end Monday, when daytime temperatures reach about 35 degrees, kicking off a warming trend though the week. But freezing rain could make for hazardous driving conditions in Monday evening. Check out the National Weather Service forecast below. (Photos by John T. Ward. Click to enlarge.)

January 8, 2018 - 6:00 am | Comments ()

ON THE GREEN: DEEP FREEZE FOLLOWS STORM

With wind-chill temperatures at 9 degrees below zero and many local streets packed with ice, the main parking lot at the Red Bank train station was nearly empty at 6:15 a.m. Friday, above, but road activity was stirring a short while later on West River Road in Rumson, right.

Check out some additional photos taken from the Greater Red Bank a day after Thursday’s snowstorm below. (Photos by John T. Ward. Click to enlarge.)

January 5, 2018 - 8:25 am | Comments ()

RED BANK: FIRST SNOW OF 2018 BLOWS IN

An overnight snowstorm that left about three inches by daybreak may have prompted widespread school closings, but it was just another workday for a man delivering goods to Playa Bowls, above, and a Starbucks barista getting ready for the day’s customers in downtown Red Bank early Thursday.

What comes next will be anything but ordinary, however, according to forecasters.

January 4, 2018 - 7:45 am | Comments ()

RED BANK: FREEZE BRINGS BURST PIPES

Riverview Towers, a high-rise residential building at 28 Riverside Avenue in Red Bank, is being monitored 24/7 by volunteer firefighters due to burst pipes in the sprinkler system discovered Tuesday morning, Fire Chief Stu Jensen tells redbankgreen. Read More »

January 3, 2018 - 9:31 am | Comments ()

ON THE GREEN: HOW MUCH SNOW? DEPENDS…

Here’s a weather term sure to scare the bejesus out of a good percentage of those who encounter it: ‘bomb cyclone.’

That’s what forecasters say the region that includes the Greater Red Bank Green could be in for starting the early Thursday.

January 3, 2018 - 5:30 am | Comments ()

ON THE GREEN: SAILING INTO THE COLD

Gelid temperatures for the past week gave members of the Red Bank-based North Shrewsbury Ice Boat & Yacht Club, and a mom-assisted young skater, a solid surface on which to play New Year’s Day.

With a National Weather Service forecast of temperatures remaining below freezing through Sunday, that playground atop the Navesink River is expected to strengthen, setting the stage for iceboat racing this weekend, club Commodore Steve Foster tells redbankgreen.

Here’s the extended forecast, which includes up to two inches of snow Wednesday and Thursday.

January 2, 2018 - 6:30 am | Comments ()