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RED BANK: BOROUGH SHUTS DOWN PARKS
RED BANK: Following Murphy shutdown of state and county parks, borough does same, citing "non-compliance with social distancing directives."
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RED BANK: MENNA BLASTS HEALTH ‘RUMORS’
RED BANK: Menna blasts Burnham for false "rumors" about his health and Shehady tees her up for "blatant lies" about his health and whereabouts.
RED BANK: STATE OF EMERGENCY DECLARED; SEATING AT BARS & RESTAURANTS BANNED
RED BANK: Frustrated by lack of voluntary compliance, town declares 'local state of emergency,' ordering all bars, restaurants and large facilities closed.
RED BANK: OILY MESS NEAR EASTSIDE PARK
RED BANK: Two tractor-trailers delivering roof sections of the new Eastside Park restrooms collided Tuesday, leaving an oily trail half a mile long.
RED BANK: 12 FAMILIES DISPLACED BY BLAZE
RED BANK: Fire apparently cause by a cigarette dropped into mulch displaces all residents of 12-unit apartment building.
RED BANK: “TENACIOUS’ INSPECTOR CITED
RED BANK: A nose for trouble turns a routine inspection into a hunt for a gas leak that averted potential disaster at an apartment complex, officials said.
RED BANK: FIRE BLAMED ON RIGGED HEATER
RED BANK: House destroyed by fire Wednesday was undergoing illegal renovations, officials say. Blaze traced to jury-rigged portable heater.
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.
RED BANK: Planning board OKs up to 80 units per acre at VNA site; Menna says high density is critical to town meeting its affordable housing obligation.
RED BANK: COUNCIL MULLS STREET ISSUES
RED BANK: Council takes up snow and leaf-removal, stop signs and streetsweeping issues at its latest workshop session, with new ordinances coming.
RED BANK: DOG AND CAT INJURED IN FIRE
RED BANK: Residents displaced from home after Shrewsbury Avenue fire that left a dog and a cat in veterinary care with smoke inhalation injuries.
RED BANK: FIRE VICTIMS SEEK HELP
RED BANK: A sister and brother whose lifelong home was destroyed by fire last month seek the public's help with housing and other costs as their savings vanish.
RED BANK: HONORS FOR SLAIN FIREFIGHTER
RED BANK: Firefighters honor Andrew Hill, their slain 26-year-old colleague, with a procession past the firehouse where he found his purpose in life.
RED BANK: STORM BRINGS TICKET BLIZZARD
RED BANK: Thursday's snowstorm also brought a record number of parking tickets for vehicles left on borough streets, police tell redbankgreen.
RED BANK: SICKELS SENDOFF, H2O ON AGENDA
RED BANK: Council to laud retiring administrator Sickels, address large-user water fees and more at its regular meeting Wednesday night.
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: FIVE INJURED IN DOGGED BLAZE
RED BANK: Cigarette may have caused blaze that injured five and ranks as one of the most "dangerous" in recent memory, officials said.
LITTLE SILVER: MAIN BREAK CUTS OFF WATER
ON THE GREEN: At least four towns affected by water main break in Little Silver that officials say could take 18 hours to fix. http://ow.ly/ggGL301RGA2
RED BANK: LAUTERWASSER TO BE FD CHIEF
Chief-elect Joe Lauterwasser, right arrives at the First Aid building Tuesday night with his prospective first deputy, Chris Soden, left, and second deputy Pete DeFazio, center. (Photo by John T.Continue reading "RED BANK: LAUTERWASSER TO BE FD CHIEF"
RED BANK: SMOKE ALARM ‘SAVED HER LIFE’
Joan Raymond, at right above, outside her fire-damaged home, and getting a hug from a friend on her neighbor’s heat-blistered porch, below. (Video and photos by John T. Ward. ClickContinue reading "RED BANK: SMOKE ALARM ‘SAVED HER LIFE’"
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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 ...
WALK THIS WAY
PARTYLINE: Before-and-afters of a sidewalk cleanup on West Street.
SOGGY NOTION
RED BANK: Breezeway sculpture captured the mood downtown as heavy rains fell Saturday morning.
HOME DELIVERY
RED BANK: After a subdivision, an instant house rises on a new Catherine Street lot.
COMMUNITY PROFILES
For Black History Month, Red Bank's Community Engagement and Equity Advisory Committee has been running a series of local profiles on Facebo ...
HEARTY FAREWELL FOR HARDY
RED BANK: Council to honor DPU supervisor Rich Hardy, who retired recently after almost 39 years of keeping things running.
HOMEBOUND? READ ON…
RED BANK: Can't get to the public library? It's now offering free delivery and pickups for homebound borough residents.
TAMING A BEAST OF A WEEK
RED BANK: After the second snowfall of the week, a borough family finds the perfect use for it – a Godzilla snow sculpture.
RED BANK: LIBRARY CLOSED, BUT THE HILL’S OPEN
RED BANK: Though the library was closed by a snowstorm, kids got to enjoy the riverfront property's steep slope Tuesday.
LIGHT(HOUSE) MAKEOVER
This year, getting ready for spring means a midwinter makeover for Strollo's Lighthouse in Red Bank.
TODAY: LOCAL PUPPY COMPETES ON ANIMAL PLANET’S “PUPPY BOWL”
Red Bank’s very own rescue puppy, Biscuit, is set to compete in Animal Planet’s Puppy Bowl this Sunday, February 11, at 2 PM. Th ...
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