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BUDGET INCREASES, BUT BY HOW MUCH?
Middletown resident Tom Stokes offers input on the 2010 budget in Middletown Monday night as committeeman Sean Byrnes looks on. (Photo by Dustin Racioppi) By DUSTIN RACIOPPI As it appearsContinue reading "BUDGET INCREASES, BUT BY HOW MUCH?"
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BUILDER COMPLETES HISTORICAL CONVERSION
A nine-month renovation project on LeRoy Place has just wrapped up. (Photo by Dustin Racioppi; click to enlarge) By DUSTIN RACIOPPI Charlie McCague wasn’t looking for a fight or aContinue reading "BUILDER COMPLETES HISTORICAL CONVERSION"
SCHARFENBERGER HOLDS OFF CHALLENGER
Tony Avallone, last-place finisher in the the Middletown GOP race, says he’ll be back. By DUSTIN RACIOPPI The attempt by a Republican upstart to wrest a seat from a MiddletownContinue reading "SCHARFENBERGER HOLDS OFF CHALLENGER"
AMID BUDGET CONCERNS, AX FALLS IN M’TOWN
Mayor Gerard Scharfenberger listens to administrator Anthony Mercantante at Monday night’s workshop meeting. (Photo by Dustin Racioppi; click to enlarge) By DUSTIN RACIOPPI The budget ax has made its firstContinue reading "AMID BUDGET CONCERNS, AX FALLS IN M’TOWN"
M’TOWN SEEKS $400K MORE IN CUTS
By DUSTIN RACIOPPI After agreeing with the board of education to cut $1.6 million from the district’s failed school budget, Middletown’s township committee Monday night unanimously approved an additional $400,000Continue reading "M’TOWN SEEKS $400K MORE IN CUTS"
By DUSTIN RACIOPPI With a voter-rejected schools budget now landing in the lap of the Middletown Township Committee for recommended cuts, Mayor Gerard Scharfenberger is calling for township teachers toContinue reading "M’TOWN MAYOR WANTS TEACHER PAY FREEZE"
ATRIUM TRIMS HIGH-RISE PLAN
A proposed addition to the Atrium, at left, would be built between the existing structure and the neighboring Riverview Towers, right. The parking lot in the foreground, bound by RiversideContinue reading "ATRIUM TRIMS HIGH-RISE PLAN"
The path to a second term appears unobstructed for Red Bank Mayor Pasquale Menna. By DUSTIN RACIOPPI Mayors Pasquale Menna and Mike Halfacre, of Red Bank and Fair Haven, respectively,Continue reading "WHO’S RUNNING, AND WHO ISN’T"
MTOWN BUDGET OUTLOOK: ‘UG-LY’
Middletown Mayor Gerard Scharfenberger talks to several dozen residents  who turned out Thursday night for the year’s first public informational meeting. (Photo by Dustin Racioppi) By DUSTIN RACIOPPI The stateContinue reading "MTOWN BUDGET OUTLOOK: ‘UG-LY’"
On his second try, former Red Bank councilman John Curley won a seat on the Monmouth County Board of Chosen Freeholders, tipping the board back to Republican control. His winContinue reading "CURLEY, ASSEMBLY REPS RIDE GOP WAVE"
ATRIUM GETS A LOT
Atrium resident Doris Crisson, 88, speaks in favor of the valet-parking plan at last night’s hearing. (Click to enlarge) For the second time in four years, one of Red Bank’sContinue reading "ATRIUM GETS A LOT"
ATRIUM LOT PLAN HITS SPEED BUMP
A representative of the Atrium at Navesink holds an artist’s depiction of the proposed lot while residents listen to testimony at last night’s zoning board hearing. (Click to enlarge) QuestionsContinue reading "ATRIUM LOT PLAN HITS SPEED BUMP"
MANSION-TO-OFFICE PLAN OK’D IN SQUEAKER
New owner Charlie McCague says he spent $50,000 to restore the slate-and-copper roof of the structure and will preserve the clapboard exterior and interior layout. After a vote that sharplyContinue reading "MANSION-TO-OFFICE PLAN OK’D IN SQUEAKER"
A proposal to convert the Colony House apartments on Bodman Place into upmarket condos was shot down by the Red Bank zoning board last night, today's Asbury Park Press reports. From the Press: It may have been a lack of...
After five years and a massive infusion of capital, the Community YMCA has put the Children's Cultural Center at 51 Monmouth Street up for sale, redbankgreen has learned. Asking price: $2.55 million. That's $145,000 less than the non-profit sank into...
Starting next month, Diney's Place/The Children's Cultural Center won't be just for kids anymore. Turns out that investing a ton of money to transform the former Red Bank municipal building and police station into a learning center full of digital...
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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.