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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"
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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"
VIZZINI TO FILL LAST SPOT AT OLD KISLIN’S
Furniture retailer Vizzini & Company plans to relocate from the Galleria to 8 East Front. (Click to enlarge) By JOHN T. WARD A longtime major vacancy on East Front StreetContinue reading "VIZZINI TO FILL LAST SPOT AT OLD KISLIN’S"
TREE SLAUGHTER, FIVE YEARS LATER
The White Street trees on Thursday, and the scene in April 2007, below. (Click to enlarge) By JOHN T. WARD Heading into a sunny Easter weekend, redbankgreen revisits the sceneContinue reading "TREE SLAUGHTER, FIVE YEARS LATER"
FIRST DOWN
Manning, a four-month-old “bassadore” (a cross between a Bassett hound and a Labrador retriever) from Lincroft, gets his first taste of city life in downtown Red Bank Wednesday afternoon. OwnerContinue reading "FIRST DOWN"
THIS WEEKEND, CONSIDER TAKING IT INSIDE
Making the most of a warm spring evening, members of Attractive Nuisenze, of Manalapan, got a jump on Red Bank RiverCenter’s StreetLife auditions by setting up outside the Count BasieContinue reading "THIS WEEKEND, CONSIDER TAKING IT INSIDE"
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"
MARINA OWNER BRACES FOR BRIDGE SQUEEZE
“There’s no money for business interruption,” says Red Bank Marina owner Steve Remaley, below, who also stands to lose land on both sides of the bridge. (Click to enlarge) ByContinue reading "MARINA OWNER BRACES FOR BRIDGE SQUEEZE"
BASIE TO GET ‘RED CARPET’ STREET CROSSING
Authorities hope the crossing will centralize pedestrian movements to and from the theater on show nights. (Click to enlarge) By JOHN T. WARD Red Bank’s long-awaited plan to extend streetscapeContinue reading "BASIE TO GET ‘RED CARPET’ STREET CROSSING"
BATTLE OVER HOTEL HEIGHT DRAGS ON
A planned six-story hotel at the longtime site of an Exxon station is the subject of a hearings at both the planning and zoning boards.   (Click to enlarge) ByContinue reading "BATTLE OVER HOTEL HEIGHT DRAGS ON"
PRELIMINARY: AVERAGE RED BANK TAX UP $94
The spending plan includes debt service on the estimated $1 million cost of a replacing 25-year-old Ladder 91, above.  (Click to enlarge) By JOHN T. WARD Still a work inContinue reading "PRELIMINARY: AVERAGE RED BANK TAX UP $94"
OFFICIALS BLAST NJNG OVER GAS VALVES
State Senator Jennifer Beck with the offending gas pressure valve on Broad Street Wednesday. (Click to enlarge) By JOHN T. WARD [SEE UPDATE TO THIS STORY AT THE BOTTOM] RedContinue reading "OFFICIALS BLAST NJNG OVER GAS VALVES"
LAST STOP FOR TOLLBOOTHS: TINTON FALLS
Decommissioned tollbooths in a yard in Tinton Falls, as photographed by the Star-Ledger’s Robert Sciarrino. (Click to enlarge) Wednesday’s Star-Ledger has a quirky story about what happens to all thoseContinue reading "LAST STOP FOR TOLLBOOTHS: TINTON FALLS"
RED BANK FIREFIGHTERS DOWN TWO TRUCKS
Members of the Navesink Hook & Ladder recently tested a surplus tower truck from Middletown for fit in their Mechanic Street firehouse as a potential loaner. See video at redbankgreen‘sContinue reading "RED BANK FIREFIGHTERS DOWN TWO TRUCKS"
RED BANK COPS BACK ON THE BEAT
Patrolman George Travostino walking Broad Street Thursday afternoon. (Click to enlarge) By JOHN T. WARD George Travostino has been getting a lot of double-takes lately. Like all patrol-duty cops inContinue reading "RED BANK COPS BACK ON THE BEAT"
SHEEHAN RACE SHORTENED TO 5K
Runners turn a corner last year in Fair Haven, which will no longer be part of the race course. (Click to enlarge) By JOHN T. WARD For George Sheehan ClassicContinue reading "SHEEHAN RACE SHORTENED TO 5K"
GAS LINE WORK SNARLS LITTLE SILVER
Underground utility-line repair work on Branch Avenue caused significant traffic backups in Little Silver and Rumson Monday afternoon. Detours were briefly instituted as Branch Avenue was closed between Rumson andContinue reading "GAS LINE WORK SNARLS LITTLE SILVER"
MYSTERY HAMPTON INN PLAN OPPONENT ID’D
Lawyer Ron Gasiorowski, left, said the owners of a Tinton Falls hotel have been paying his fees for representing Hampton Inn opponent Stephen Mitchell, right. (Click to enlarge) By JOHNContinue reading "MYSTERY HAMPTON INN PLAN OPPONENT ID’D"
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"
Fair Haven propery owners will see no change in the local portion of their property tax bills this year, the Asbury Park Press reports Tuesday. For the fifth consecutive year,Continue reading "TAX RATE UNCHANGED IN FAIR HAVEN"
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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 ...
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 ...