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ON THE GREEN: MEETINGS MOVE ONLINE
ON THE GREEN: Local governments and school boards make abrupt change to online meetings in the COVID-19 pandemic. There may be some glitches.
Remember: Nothing makes a Red Bank friend happier than to hear "I saw you on Red Bank Green!"
RED BANK: Spring 2020 gets underway with summer-like temperatures Friday. Here's the extended weather forecast for the Greater Green.
LITTLE SILVER: RBR STAFFER VIRUS-POSITIVE
LITTLE SILVER: Red Bank Regional staffer tests positive for COVID-19. Moore asks community not to "let fear get the better of us."
RED BANK: FREE MEALS FOR ALL STUDENTS
RED BANK: Free grab 'n go breakfast and lunch distribution gets underway for all borough kids under 18 and all RBR students no matter where they live.
VIRUS IMPACTS: BOROUGH RESCINDS ORDER
ON THE GREEN: Virus updates on Red Bank emergency order; grab 'n go meals for kids; Catholic Mass; liquor deliveries and Fair Haven's next council session.
LITTLE SILVER: SIBLINGS WITH COVID SPEAK
LITTLE SILVER: Siblings who tested positive for COVID-19 "never got really, really sick," their mother tells the Asbury Park Press.
RED BANK: STATE OF EMERGENCY DECLARED; SEATING AT BARS & RESTAURANTS BANNED
RED BANK: Frustrated by lack of voluntary compliance, town declares 'local state of emergency,' ordering all bars, restaurants and large facilities closed.
LITTLE SILVER: Borough has a third 'presumed positive' for COVID-19 virus victim. Mayor says she is neither a relative nor neighbor of first two.
RED BANK: DISTRICT, CHARTER NOW CLOSED
RED BANK: After short holdouts, district and charter schools will close indefinitely Monday, joining the home instruction wave prompted by COVID-19.
RED BANK: Borough shutting down public access to all buildings over COVID-19. Court cases to be rescheduled; trash and recyclables pickups unaffected.
VIRUS IMPACTS: COUNTY HALTS ACCESS
ON THE GREEN: Monmouth County to shut down all buildings and programs over COVID-19 concerns. Parks and golf courses to remain open.
RED BANK: SCHOOLS AT ‘LOW RISK,’ STAY OPEN
RED BANK: While neighboring districts close over COVID-19 virus threat, borough schools are "low risk" and will be open Friday, Rumage says.
LITTLE SILVER: District abandons plan announced Wednesday and closes school over COVID-19 concerns after reported "parent response."
RED BANK, LITTLE SILVER, SHREWSBURY: RBR student is 'presumed positive' for COVID-19 virus her brother also has; sending districts opt to stay open.
LITTLE SILVER: Red Bank Regional High announces its COVID-19 shutdown will continue until further notice as instruction goes online Thursday.
RBR TO REMAIN CLOSED ANOTHER DAY
LITTLE SILVER: Red Bank Regional High's 'deep cleaning' to address virus concerns will continue with another day off for students and faculty Wednesday.
SHREWSBURY: Y LAUNCHES ANNUAL CAMPAIGN
SHREWSBURY: YMCA of Greater Monmouth County launches annual campaign with a goal to raise $265,000.
SHREWSBURY: Crime and arrest reports from borough police for the last two weeks of February include two driving-while-intoxicated charges.
RED BANK: ICE IN NEAR-TERM FORECAST
RED BANK: There's ice in the forecast – Italian ice, that is, as Strollo's Lighthouse reopens, a harbinger of spring. Here's the extended forecast.
LITTLE SILVER: The various programs of the Visual Performing Arts academies had a packed winter. Here's a recap.
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STOP. JUST STOP.
RED BANK: For those who don't get the meaning of a stop sign, crossing guard Diane Johnson amplifies the message with some colorful outfits. ...
RECORDS SKIP INTO TOWN
RED BANK: Devotees of vinyl records expected to drop needle at Broad and Mechanic Saturday. Here's why.
Feline fortunes on Monmouth Street
Christopher Russell and feline pal Princess take in some fresh air on a warm May night Thursday in the doorway of Gina’s Psychic Bouti ...
GOING UP?
RED BANK: Public Library will be closed Friday for the start of elevator construction. (Click for more.)
TREEBIRTH
RED BANK: Replacement of nine trees gets underway on South Street, where a wholesale removal angered residents last September. (Click for mo ...
RIVERSIDE FLOW
New Jersey Flow Arts brings together jugglers, poi spinners, hoopers and more weekly in Riverside Gardens Park.
Honeybee swarm carted away
Beekeeper Tanya Ptak of Ptak’s Apiary inspects a swarm of honeybees that chose a flower pot in the courtyard of Red Bank Primary Schoo ...
BELOVED POISONED DOG PHOTO SURFACES
   
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 ...