Skip to content
Brian Donohue
Editor Brian Donohue
Long Live Local News
Get "The Blast" Newsletter

A town square for an unsquare town

redbankgreen

Standing for the vitality of Red Bank, its community, and the fun we have together.

Category Archives: Streets & Roads

T&M TOPS CONTRACTOR DONOR LIST
News
Middletown-based civil engineering firm T&M Associates was the state’s biggest contributor to political campaigns among businesses that contract with local and state government in New Jersey, according to a reportContinue reading "T&M TOPS CONTRACTOR DONOR LIST"
Post a comment
April 7th, 2011 @ 7am
Remember: Nothing makes a Red Bank friend happier than to hear "I saw you on Red Bank Green!"
redbankgreen Classics
WORD ON THE STREET
News
Which is ruder: this sign on White Road in Little Silver, or the gift from the well-fed pooch that apparently prompted it? (Click to enlarge. On second thought…)
Post a comment
April 5th, 2011 @ 7am
State police have charged an Ocean County man with drunken driving after an accident that killed a Middletown man on the Garden State Parkway Saturday night, NJ.com reported Sunday. KevinContinue reading "MIDDLETOWN MAN DIES IN PARKWAY CRASH"
Post a comment
April 4th, 2011 @ 10am
FAIR HAVEN: GO SLOW ON SIGNS & PLANTERS
News
The Fair Haven council wants fewer ped x-ing signs on River Road. Complaints have also been made about the number of planters and trash cans along sidewalks, below. (Photo byContinue reading "FAIR HAVEN: GO SLOW ON SIGNS & PLANTERS"
Post a comment
March 31st, 2011 @ 6am
SHREWSBURY: SLIGHT LIMP BUT IN OK SHAPE
News
Shrewsbury Mayor Donald Burden in his office at borough hall. (Photo by Dustin Racioppi; click to enlarge) By DUSTIN RACIOPPI The theme for Donald Burden the last two years hasContinue reading "SHREWSBURY: SLIGHT LIMP BUT IN OK SHAPE"
Post a comment
March 29th, 2011 @ 9am
By DUSTIN RACIOPPI Yet another busy week for Middletown police, the department reports, with seven arrests the last five days. In today’s weekly roundup from Detective Lieutenant Steve Dollinger, there’sContinue reading "MIDDLETOWN COP ARRESTS BELT-SWINGER"
Post a comment
March 28th, 2011 @ 1pm
MOBILE FOOD MAY FIND A SPOT IN TOWN
News
Cinnamon Snail owner Adam Sobel appears to have persuaded Red Bank officials to carve out a spot he and other mobile vendors can compete for. (Photo by Dustin Racioppi: clickContinue reading "MOBILE FOOD MAY FIND A SPOT IN TOWN"
Post a comment
March 18th, 2011 @ 8am
BUONA SERA LANDS ACCESS TO PRIZED LOT
News
Buon Sera now has dibs on a primo parking lot in downtown Red Bank. (Click to enlarge) By DUSTIN RACIOPPI A parking lot once coveted by Red Bank officials isContinue reading "BUONA SERA LANDS ACCESS TO PRIZED LOT"
Post a comment
March 16th, 2011 @ 8am
BONUS FOR CHIEF, TRASH JOBBED OUT
News
By DUSTIN RACIOPPI Fair Haven Police Chief Darryl Breckenridge got his annual attaboy from the borough council last night in the form of a $3,000 bonus. This is not unusualContinue reading "BONUS FOR CHIEF, TRASH JOBBED OUT"
Post a comment
March 15th, 2011 @ 1pm
By DUSTIN RACIOPPI A 24-year-old man was killed in a single-car accident in Middletown early Friday morning, police said. Jonathan Hendler, of Middletown, was pronounced dead on the scene atContinue reading "MIDDLETOWN CRASH KILLS TOWNSHIP MAN"
Post a comment
March 4th, 2011 @ 12pm
SEWER BREAK TO COST SEA BRIGHT, RUMSON
News
A sewer main break in Monmouth Beach is going to cost Sea Bright and Rumson. (Photo by Dustin Racioppi; click to enlarge) By DUSTIN RACIOPPI Last month, a sinkhole wasContinue reading "SEWER BREAK TO COST SEA BRIGHT, RUMSON"
Post a comment
March 3rd, 2011 @ 1pm
WHERE HAVE I SEEN THIS?
News
Head east on Hartshorne Road from Navesink Avenue in Middletown and you’ll eventually come across the cement pillar shown in last week’s Where Have I Seen This?
Post a comment
March 3rd, 2011 @ 10am
MURPHY: PUT IT IN YOUR OWN CAN
News
Council President Art Murphy says the borough will crack down on residents and business owners dumping their trash in municipal containers. (Photo by Dustin Racioppi; click to enlarge) By DUSTINContinue reading "MURPHY: PUT IT IN YOUR OWN CAN"
Post a comment
March 1st, 2011 @ 1pm
By DUSTIN RACIOPPI [Editor’s Note: this story contains updated information from the Prosecutor’s Office] One teenager was killed and two others were seriously injured in an early-morning crash in MiddletownContinue reading "CRASH KILLS TEEN, INJURES TWO MORE"
Post a comment
February 28th, 2011 @ 11am
TROUBLED WATER LINE SET FOR UPGRADE
News
The replacement of the Shrewsbury Avenue main is to be timed with the replacement of Hubbards Bridge on West Front Street. (Click to enlarge) Homes and businesses serviced by anContinue reading "TROUBLED WATER LINE SET FOR UPGRADE"
Post a comment
February 23rd, 2011 @ 9am
BIKE & PED PLAN HITS THE STREETS
News
A “bike route network” map in the report details suggested locations for bike lanes, shared lanes, bike parking and more. Below, the cover page of the report. (Click to enlarge)Continue reading "BIKE & PED PLAN HITS THE STREETS"
Post a comment
February 22nd, 2011 @ 7am
WHERE HAVE I SEEN THIS?
News
Do you know where this is? Give us a roar, via email, please, with the words “Where Have I Seen This” in the subject line.
Post a comment
February 17th, 2011 @ 10am
FORECAST: WARMISH & WINDY
News
Below, a lone ice floe sporting a stalk of phragmites appears headed to its doom in the upper Navesink as temperature rise today. But how long will it take toContinue reading "FORECAST: WARMISH & WINDY"
Post a comment
February 14th, 2011 @ 6am
KABOOMERS PROMISE FRESH START
News
A promotional video for the KaBOOM fireworks show. Below, Tim Hogan, new chairman of KaBoom’s executive committee. (Click to enlarge photo) Coming off two years of financial challenges and crowd-controlContinue reading "KABOOMERS PROMISE FRESH START"
Post a comment
February 11th, 2011 @ 9am
SNOW ADDED TO TOP PED SAFETY CONCERNS
News
It doesn’t do much good if snow blocks access to a shoveled sidewalk, residents say. (Photo by Dustin Racioppi; click to enlarge) By DUSTIN RACIOPPI The list of concerns relatedContinue reading "SNOW ADDED TO TOP PED SAFETY CONCERNS"
Post a comment
February 10th, 2011 @ 1pm
Partyline
SOMEWHERE OVER THE RAINBOW
Stunning rainbow over Red Bank as a big weekend storm approaches.
“FESTIVA” YACHT DOCKED AT MARINE PARK
Festiva, an 85-foot yacht, was docked at Marine Park on Friday night. Red Bank Green spoke to the owner, Everett Moore, who said that it was ...
OH NO! ELMO LOST!
A lost Elmo appears to be reaching out for help through the redbankgreen Partyline.
NAVESINK SPILLS OVER
Nor'easter stacks tides up in the Navesink, pushing the river over its (Red) banks.
BUZZ LIGHTYEAR WATCHES LINE DANCERS
redbankgreen Partyline captures Buzz Lighyear watching the line dancers on Broadwalk Monday night. 
EGRET-FUL END TO SUMMER
A great egret patrols the shallows of the Swimming River in front of the Red Bank Primary School last week. Submitted by Brian Donohue
COMMUNITY MESSAGE BOARD NOW OPEN ON HUDSON AVENUE
Community message board open! The RBPD has placed a mobile display board on Hudson Avenue. Send captions and messages you’d like to se ...
A CHIEF’S FAREWELL
Funeral services at St. James church and a large American flag suspended over Broad Street from an RBFD hook and ladder for former Red Bank ...
COIFFING GUARD
redbankgreen Partyline captures super cool crossing guard just chilllin'.
SURF TACO RE-OPENS NEW LOOK DINING ROOM
Partyliner captures Surf Taco's new look dining room.
STEEPLETOP RAVEN
redbankgreen Partyline: a raven calls out from atop the steeple of St. James Church.
CARPENTER OR COMPETITOR? HOT DOG TRUCK RIVALS EMERGE IN RED BANK
On the redbankgreen Partyline: with two new hot dog vendors opening this summer, even a carpenter's box truck makes one wonder.
BOONDOCKS SWAN
redbankgreen Partyline: Swan on the Navesink River as seen from Boondocks restaurant.
9/11 TRIBUTE
Bailey Bryce Holiday and her father Bobby Holiday Jr. paint the lawn at Riverside Gardens Park Tuesday in preparation for the upcoming comme ...
PILGRIM BAPTIST TO JAMAICA
Recently, Pilgrim Baptist Church of Red Bank traveled to Trelawny Parish of Jamaica on a Relief & Recovery Mission Trip.  The Mission T ...
SNAIL WEATHER
Overnight rains and warm humid temperatures brought out a parade of snails along the access path to the Red Bank Primary School near Locust ...
ECHOES OF THE PAST IN TILE
Next to Playa Bowls. Always fascinated how this has stood here this long. (Submitted by Joseph Jakub)
VIVA LA ELSIE’S
redbankgreen Partyline captures French visitor enjoying a pickle sub from Elsie's.
Truck strike downs pole
A truck struck a utility pole at the intersection of Catherine Street and Shrewsbury Avenue at about 8 am Monday morning. The pole wss compl ...
THRONGS FLOCK TO RED BANK STREET FAIR
redbankgreen Partyline: Thousands fill the streets of Red Bank for street fair.