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RED BANK: EX-COP TO BECOME SCHOOL SRO
RED BANK: New school resource officer is a "perfect fit," says chief: police department sees two officers retire this month.
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RED BANK: MENNA ERA ENDS
RED BANK: Menna concludes record-setting combined terms as councilman and mayor. His successor will have to wait four more days to take up reins.
RED BANK: ADMINISTRATOR HIRING PAUSED
RED BANK: Two months after appearing to settle on new administrator, council majority hits the brakes without explanation.
RED BANK: In a span of four days, police arrest two borough men on charges of sexual assaults on minors in unrelated cases, chief says.
RED BANK: JEWELRY STORE BURGLAR SOUGHT
RED BANK: Early-morning smash-and-grab burglary at a downtown jewelry store under investigation.
RED BANK: TAXI FARE HIKE APPROVED
RED BANK: Taxi fares will rise for the first time in 12 years, following action by the borough council this week.
RED BANK: AUTO STOLEN FROM CAR WASH
RED BANK: Brazen thief makes clean getaway with BMW stolen from a car wash seconds after attendant finishes service.
RED BANK: DETOURS, FOUR-WAY STOP COMING
RED BANK: Detours for road work on Spring Street; implementation of two new four-way stops: here's what you need to know.
RED BANK: Police arrest man on charges related to burglary spree that hit six downtown stores and restaurants in one night last month.
RED BANK: TWO MORE FOUR-WAY STOPS OK’D
RED BANK: Amid discussion about speeding and pedestrian safety, council gives informal greenlight to four-way stops at two intersections.
RED BANK: Debt refinancing and tweaks to a committee's name and aims stand out on a light agenda when the council meets Wednesday night.
RED BANK: Eight downtown stores and restaurants were burglarized or targeted in a spree along Monmouth Street earlier this week, police said.
RED BANK: BIDEN ZIPS THROUGH TOWN
RED BANK: A motorcade transporting President Biden briefly passed through town Thursday, serenaded by employees of a nearby restaurant.
RED BANK: September crime blotter includes multiple bike thefts, plus arrests for assault, robbery, DWI and more.
RED BANK: President Biden won't be stopping in town when he visits Murphy's mansion, says Menna, who was not invited.
RED BANK: BOLLARDS, AND BARRELS, VANISH
RED BANK: Broad Street reopens as bollards and orange barrels used to create Broadwalk are removed. Will both return next spring?
RED BANK: NEW ‘PASSIVE PARK’ ON AGENDA
RED BANK: On the council agenda: subdividing Senior Center to make riverfront park; additional metered parking spots; committee name change.
RED BANK: CHARGES FILED IN HIT-AND-RUN
RED BANK: A borough man has been charged in the hit-and-run of a bicyclist left seriously injured on Newman Springs Road last month.
RED BANK: TWO HURT IN ROLLOVER CRASH
RED BANK: In yet another crash involving a rollover, two motorists were injured when their vehicles collided Friday afternoon, police say.
RED BANK: STATE POLICE RAID HOUSE
RED BANK: State Police had a man in cuffs after officers in tactical gear raided a Drs. Parker Boulevard house Thursday afternoon.
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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.
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 ...