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FORECAST: ARTY IN APRIL
Works by Shrewsbury artists Chelsea Moore (THE BIKE RIDE. left), Hong Yang (WORDS OF WISDOM, right) and other Red Bank Regional students are on display at the Guild of CreativeContinue reading "FORECAST: ARTY IN APRIL"
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FUNDRAISERS BRING WARMTH TO AREA
Buzz, Woody and the gang are back for one more big-screen adventure, when TOY STORY 3 returns for a special showing at Clearview Cinemas to benefit Bridge of Books. WhileContinue reading "FUNDRAISERS BRING WARMTH TO AREA"
LOOK WHO’S BOOKED, ON THE GREEN
By TOM CHESEK To some the word “author” is a job description appended to a hyphen; a sideline to a set of  day (or night) jobs that range from actingContinue reading "LOOK WHO’S BOOKED, ON THE GREEN"
TRTC SPINS A TALE OF ‘ONE COMMUNITY’
By TOM CHESEK Some pig. Some spider. Some weekend. Even the most industrious of arachnids has nothing on the folks over at the Two River Theater this Friday, Saturday andContinue reading "TRTC SPINS A TALE OF ‘ONE COMMUNITY’"
IN oRBit: SEE WHO’S BOOKED ON RIVER ROAD
Although their entire store isn’t much bigger than the amount of space allotted to fancy chocolates at the supersize Barnes & Noble, the quartet of owners at River Road BooksContinue reading "IN oRBit: SEE WHO’S BOOKED ON RIVER ROAD"
IN oRBit: A NEW ELISE ON LIFE
Her characters breeze through some often outlandish situations with spunk and spirit and a take-charge creativity that you’ve got to figure are part of their creator’s makeup as well. ButContinue reading "IN oRBit: A NEW ELISE ON LIFE"
IN oRBit: A CANCER VIXEN IN FAIR HAVEN
To the jealous eye, writer and cartoonist Marisa Acocella Marchetto had it all, in a glamorous, sex-in-the-city way — a career as a regular contributor to magazines like Glamour and The NewContinue reading "IN oRBit: A CANCER VIXEN IN FAIR HAVEN"
IN oRBit: PEOPLE FROM YOUR NEIGHBORHOOD
Don’t look now, but some of your neighbors are up to some pretty extraordinary things — and in today’s edition of Red Bank oRBit, we call on a couple ofContinue reading "IN oRBit: PEOPLE FROM YOUR NEIGHBORHOOD"
IN oRBit: SOUP’S ON THE BOYLE
Today’s edition of Red Bank oRBit features an interview with someone who can genuinely be called a Supermom. Better make that SouperMom, as Little Silver’s Farley Boyle has just added toContinue reading "IN oRBit: SOUP’S ON THE BOYLE"
The summer reading list continues on our satellite site Red Bank oRBit, where today's edition uncorks an exclusive interview with best-selling nonfiction writer Benjamin Wallace (right). The author of The Billionaire’s Vinegar: The Mystery of the World’s Most Expensive Bottle...
Billy Steers, his tractor, and an unidentified dog. What: 'Tractor Mac' author/illustrator Billy Steers visits Fair Haven in an event complete with haywagon rides. Where: River Road Books When: Saturday, 1 to 3p. Need to know: He's a hardworking machine...
Fans of former New York Giants tight end Mark Bavaro huddled under a tent in the rain, clutching football jerseys, helmets and, oh yeah, his new novel during a signing event at River Road Books in Fair Haven on Saturday....
As a tight end for the New York Giants, Mark Bavaro lived up to the team name: he once dragged what seemed to be the entire defensive backfield of the San Francisco 49ers 20 yards downfield after a catch. With...
Merchants say the tarry road gunk is being tracked into their stores. By SUE MORGAN Whatever it is that's holding together the pavement on River Road's north side, Gourmet Picnic co-owner Michael O'Brien doesn't like seeing it tracked into his...
By LINDA G. RASTELLI When you’re redoing a downtown, as rookie Fair Haven Mayor Mike Halfacre is discovering, you can’t please everyone. Exhibit A: the borough’s streetscape plan, which calls for the sidewalks from Memorial Park to Oak Place to...
By LINDA G. RASTELLI Veteran illustrator and author Elise Primavera, creator of the best-selling “Auntie Claus” picture book series, was giving readings in local schools when she hit upon some startling information about her market. “I’d be doing a charcoal...
Whether they were its customers or not, book lovers of a certain bent had to have been disheartened to learn recently about the planned closing of Princeton’s Micawber Books, a 26-year-old store situated on historic Nassau Street opposite the immensely...
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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
   
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 ...
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 ...