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REPORT OF WASTE OFF FAIR HAVEN DISPUTED
A sewerage authority representative said a line on the Fair Haven beach near the Shrewsbury River Yacht Club, in background, is slated for replacement but is not leaking. (Click toContinue reading "REPORT OF WASTE OFF FAIR HAVEN DISPUTED"
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May 12th, 2012 @ 10pm
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RED BANK STATION GETS NEW SLATE ROOF
Installation of a new slate roof is underway at the station, seen above in late March. (Click to enlarge) Long-overdue repairs to the Red Bank are now “hitting the expressContinue reading "RED BANK STATION GETS NEW SLATE ROOF"
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May 1st, 2012 @ 6am
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"
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April 11th, 2012 @ 8am
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"
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March 14th, 2012 @ 1pm
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"
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March 5th, 2012 @ 4pm
FAIR HAVEN TO DIM ‘RUNWAY’ WATTAGE
Alternating lamps along the River Road streetscape will be shut off after 11 p.m., officials say. (Click to enlarge) By JOHN T. WARD Red Bank Mayor Pasquale Menna says itContinue reading "FAIR HAVEN TO DIM ‘RUNWAY’ WATTAGE"
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January 26th, 2012 @ 8am
MIDDLETOWN ROAD REMAINS CLOSED
West Front Street between Bernard Drive and Shady Oaks Way in Middletown remained closed Friday morning following a reported water main break late Thursday afternoon. A repair crew was onContinue reading "MIDDLETOWN ROAD REMAINS CLOSED"
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December 2nd, 2011 @ 10am
SNAPPED POLE SHUTS RUMSON STREET
Police shut down Bingham Avenue between Ridge and Rumson roads in Rumson shortly after 3:30 p.m. Tuesday when a utility pole at Bingham Hill Circle snapped, dipping its wires. (ClickContinue reading "SNAPPED POLE SHUTS RUMSON STREET"
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November 29th, 2011 @ 5pm
LIGHTS OUT
A police officer directs traffic at Broad Street and East Front Street Tuesday morning.(Photo by Peter Lindner. Click to enlarge) A blown transformer on Wharf Avenue in Red Bank knockedContinue reading "LIGHTS OUT"
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November 8th, 2011 @ 12pm
COLONY HOUSE RENT COMPLAINTS MOUNT
A plan to convert the Colony House failed, leading to a return to rentals, and new-tenant complaints about jacked-up rents. (Click to enlarge) By JOHN T. WARD Following a patternContinue reading "COLONY HOUSE RENT COMPLAINTS MOUNT"
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October 28th, 2011 @ 9am
RENT BOARD TABLES CPI DISCUSSION
Two tenants and two reporters turned out for Thursday night’s monthly meeting of the Red Bank rent board. (Click to enlarge) By JOHN T. WARD No landlords appeared from theContinue reading "RENT BOARD TABLES CPI DISCUSSION"
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October 28th, 2011 @ 7am
LITTLE SILVER ROAD CLOSURE BEGINS
A partial road closure that’s expected to last through December took effect with the start of work on a gas line beneath Seven Bridge Road in Little Silver Monday morning.Continue reading "LITTLE SILVER ROAD CLOSURE BEGINS"
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October 24th, 2011 @ 9am
Q FOR GOP: WHERE HAVE YOU BEEN?
Westside Community Group president Amy Goldsmith, right, discusses the debate format with candidates Juanita Lewis, Joe Mizzi, Grace Cangemi and Ed Zipprich. (Click to enlarge) By JOHN T. WARD RedContinue reading "Q FOR GOP: WHERE HAVE YOU BEEN?"
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October 20th, 2011 @ 8am
REDUCED TO SAWDUST
A crew from a tree-trimming company under contract with Jersey Central Power & Light was out on Prospect Avenue in Little Silver for the third consecutive day Wednesday cutting downContinue reading "REDUCED TO SAWDUST"
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October 5th, 2011 @ 1pm
WEEKEND WRECKS LEAD TO DWI CHARGES
A street sign impaled a tree on Broad Street as a result of predawn accident that destroyed a utility pole and led to a shutdown of the road for severalContinue reading "WEEKEND WRECKS LEAD TO DWI CHARGES"
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September 27th, 2011 @ 6am
NO INJURIES IN LITTLE SILVER CAR V. POLE
Strange physics appear to have been at work as an SUV smacked a utility pole in Little Silver and ended up wedged between the pole and a street sign atContinue reading "NO INJURIES IN LITTLE SILVER CAR V. POLE"
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September 23rd, 2011 @ 4pm
RAIL, WATER JOBS PROMPT DETOURS
A water-line installation along Shrewsbury Avenue, below, may add to driver woes after regular business hours, while Newman Springs Road users are in for a new route for 24 hours.Continue reading "RAIL, WATER JOBS PROMPT DETOURS"
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September 19th, 2011 @ 5pm
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"
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August 30th, 2011 @ 12pm
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"
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August 29th, 2011 @ 9pm
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.
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August 27th, 2011 @ 1am
Partyline
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 ...

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