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IN ASBURY AND IN PRINT: RATS AND BARFLIES
Cliff Galbraith with his two recent comic books, above, and talking with fan John Hanley on Broad Street, below. (Click to enlarge) This Saturday, a pair of Red Bank comicContinue reading "IN ASBURY AND IN PRINT: RATS AND BARFLIES"
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September 26th, 2012 @ 9am
Remember: Nothing makes a Red Bank friend happier than to hear "I saw you on Red Bank Green!"
SMITH FANS UNITE, INCHING TOWARD STASH
Fans waited in line as long as 10 hours with Kevin Smith books, films and artwork to be signed by their hero. Below, actor Jason Mewes, trailed by a videoContinue reading "SMITH FANS UNITE, INCHING TOWARD STASH"
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August 27th, 2012 @ 10am
CHURN: COMICS, FURNITURE, BURGERS & MORE
The reality show about comic book aficionados is being taped once again at Jay and Silent Bob’s Secret Stash as well as at 28 Broad Street, above. (Click to enlarge)Continue reading "CHURN: COMICS, FURNITURE, BURGERS & MORE"
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July 11th, 2012 @ 3pm
CANCELED FIREWORKS: DO YOU CARE?
Crowds would pack West Front Street opposite Riverside Gardens Park every July 3 for a view of the annual pyrotechnics display. (Click to enlarge) By CONNOR SOLTAS Tonight would haveContinue reading "CANCELED FIREWORKS: DO YOU CARE?"
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July 3rd, 2012 @ 9am
NJNG TO REPLACE ALL SIDEWALK VALVES
The disputed gas pressure regulators are beneath steel covers like this one outside 12 Broad Street. The utility contends they should be above ground for safety, like the one outsideContinue reading "NJNG TO REPLACE ALL SIDEWALK VALVES"
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June 29th, 2012 @ 4pm
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
STASHERS AMPED FOR REALITY TV DEBUT
Michael Zapcic with Thomas Mumme, left, during Thursday’s live ‘SModcast’ at Jay and Silent Bob’s Secret Stash. Below: Kevin Smith on the center monitor during a taping earlier this weekContinue reading "STASHERS AMPED FOR REALITY TV DEBUT"
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February 10th, 2012 @ 10am
BATMOBILE VISITS RED BANK
Crew members from the reality TV pilot being produced at Kevin Smith’s Jay and Silent Bob’s Secret Stash prepare a replica Batmobile for filming on Mechanic Street in Red BankContinue reading "BATMOBILE VISITS RED BANK"
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November 18th, 2011 @ 12pm
CAKE BOSS SMITH CAKE TAKES THE CAKE
Filmmaker Kevin Smith‘s 40th-birthday Q&A show at the Count Basie Theatre Monday night drew a scale-model lookalike. One covered in icing. A few hours before the show, the auteur ofContinue reading "CAKE BOSS SMITH CAKE TAKES THE CAKE"
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August 3rd, 2010 @ 3pm
AIRLINE BOUNCES SMITH AS TOO FAT TO FLY
Filmmaker and Red Bank toy retailer Kevin Smith was asked to get off a Southwest Airlines plane scheduled to fly from Oakland to Burbank, California Saturday because he was “tooContinue reading "AIRLINE BOUNCES SMITH AS TOO FAT TO FLY"
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February 15th, 2010 @ 8am
RED BANK TO BIZ OWNERS: STAY OPEN LATER
Some merchants think too many downtown stores are closed at night. This photo was taken late Tuesday morning. (Photo by Dustin Racioppi) By DUSTIN RACIOPPI Red Bank Mayor Pasquale MennaContinue reading "RED BANK TO BIZ OWNERS: STAY OPEN LATER"
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November 25th, 2009 @ 7am
Fans gather at the Stash for a 2006 appearance by Kevin Smith. Filmmaker Kevin Smith is closing the Los Angeles version of the Jay and Silent Bob's Secret Stash store, according to reports. As reported on News Askew, the official...
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January 6th, 2009 @ 7am
They just keep coming and coming, an endless line of stoop-shouldered pilgrims in undersized t-shirts. We're talking about fans of fillmmaker Kevin Smith, who stream into his Red Bank comic-books-and-tchotchkes emporium, Jay and Silent Bob's Secret Stash, looking for detailed...
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November 5th, 2008 @ 9am
Something curious followed the publication of last week's 'Where.' All the readers who got the location wrong thought they'd seen our Superman image downtown on Broad Street. A Time to Kiln, Ricky's Candy, Cones & Chaos, Jay and Silent Bob's...
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January 24th, 2008 @ 7am
Filmmaker Kevin Smith will meet with fans at his Broad Street comic-book salon Monday afternoon, and singer Lisa Loeb will join him at an outdoor screening of his breakthrough film "Clerks" in Marine Park Tuesday night. Ava Gacser of Gannett...
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August 3rd, 2006 @ 11am
Filmmaker Kevin Smith's breakthrough 1994 film 'Clerks' will be screened at Marine Park on Aug. 8, the Asbury Park Press reports today. The event is free and open to the public. Smith, a borough native who owns Jay and Silent...
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July 26th, 2006 @ 8am
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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
   
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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 ...

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