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RED BANK: FIRE DESTROYS VACANT HOME
RED BANK: House fire at rush hour destroys home under renovation, sends blanket of white smoke across the downtown Wednesday morning.
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RED BANK: BRISK START TO HOLIDAY SEASON
RED BANK: Santa, the Grinch and Holiday Express kick off the holiday season in appropriately brisk conditions. Check out redbankgreen's photos.
RED BANK: HOLIDAY EXPRESS ROLLS AGAIN
RED BANK: Santa, the Grinch and Holiday Express are slated to bring a sledload of music and merriment as a kickoff to the holiday season Friday night.
RED BANK: CENTENARY OF ARMISTICE MARKED
RED BANK: On the centenary of the Armistice that ended the first World War, the borough pauses to remember all American veterans.
RED BANK: STREET VIGIL HONORS FIREFIGHTER
RED BANK: Firefighter Andrew Hill recalled by family and friends at quiet vigil on the spot where he was slain a week ago.
RED BANK: MURDERED FIREFIGHTER RECALLED
RED BANK: Slain firefighter had just paid for his dress blues to wear to Monday's Memorial Day service. Instead, he was honored there among the recently deceased.
RED BANK: NEW EMT SERVICE TAKES OVER
RED BANK: After a proposed tenfold increase in the fee it paid MONOC, borough contracts with new 911 ambulance service starting January 1.
RED BANK: JENSEN ELECTED FIRE CHIEF
RED BANK: Firefighters mark election of Stu Jensen as 2018 chief as he pledges to try to give volunteers training and gear they need.
RED BANK: LIGHTS UP ON HOLIDAY SEASON
RED BANK: Santa, the Grinch and Holiday Express bring a sledload of music and merriment to kick off the holiday season. Check out these photos.
SHREWSBURY: SQUAD SEEKS EMR VOLUNTEERS
SHREWSBURY: First aid squad seeks EMR volunteers.
ON THE GREEN: OBSERVING VETERANS DAY
ON THE GREEN: Towns plan community Veterans Day ceremonies.
RED BANK: A LITTLE LIBRARY FOR NORMA TODD
RED BANK: The new owners of the longtime home of late Lunch Break co-founder Norma Todd have erected a little free library in her honor in the front yard.
SANDY HOOK: BE IN ON THE BLITZ
SANDY HOOK: Volunteers of all ages are welcome as the annual BioBlitz census project hits the beaches and trails Saturday.
LINCROFT: CLEARWATER FLOWS AT BROOKDALE
LINCROFT: The 42nd annual Clearwater Festival returns to Brookdale for a two-day celebration of music and environmentally friendly messaging.
A HOMECOMING FOR RBR EAGLE SCOUT
RED BANK: A Red Bank Regional grad (and Monmouth Day Care alumnus) remembers his pre-school, for his Eagle Scout project.
RBR GRAD INTERNS WITH LOCAL SURGEON
LITTLE SILVER: After interning with a Shrewsbury-based surgeon, RBR grad Chase Hintelmann enters Johns Hopkins University as a pre-med student with a talent for tap dance.
RED BANK: CYMCA NAMES NEW LEADERS
RED BANK: The nonprofit Community YMCA names a new Chairperson of the Board and other officers at its annual meeting.
FAIR HAVEN: LIFESAVERS HONORED
FAIR HAVEN: Fast action by people trained in CPR saved a man's life at a River Road deli this month. Last night, they were honored by the mayor and council.
SEA BRIGHT: OYSTER WRANGLERS WANTED
SEA BRIGHT: The American Littoral Society seeks volunteer 'wranglers' for its "Operation Oyster" restoration project in the Navesink and Shrewsbury rivers.
RED BANK: ROLLIN’ OUT OF THE RIVER
RED BANK: The pastor and sexton from Trinity Church retrieve a trash barrel tossed into the Navesink from Riverside Gardens Park. Photos.
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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 ...
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.