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RED BANK: PAVING TO BRING DAYS OF DETOURS
RED BANK: Final paving of Broad Street to complete eight-month makeover will entail days of road shutdowns and detours. Here's what you need to know.
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RED BANK: DENHOLTZ LOCKS UP KEY CORNER
RED BANK: Denholtz adds to downtown holdings and now owns two corners of a block seen as key to a 'Broad to the river' effort.
RED BANK: CORNER PLAN HEARING RESUMES
RED BANK: Hearing on plan for apartments and stores at Shrewsbury Avenue and Drs. Parker Boulevard begins anew after big reductions.
RED BANK: DEVELOPMENT PLAN RETURNS
RED BANK: Revised development plan for corner of Shrewsbury Avenue and Drs. Parker Boulevard reduces number of apartments, shrinks retail area.
RED BANK: MAYOR SLAMS STREET TAKEOVER
RED BANK: Menna slams restaurant for unauthorized and "dangerous" shutdown of public street, complete with fake grass and a fence.
RED BANK: The March and April crime and arrest blotter from RBPD includes four DWI charges, plus a number of thefts from vehicles.
FAIR HAVEN: Q&A with council candidate Jonathan Peters, one of four contenders for two seats on the governing body in the November 5 election.
RED BANK: August police blotter includes four motorists charged with DWI, several bike thefts and a boatload of arrests for contempt of court.
FAIR HAVEN: RIVER RATS LOSES TAX CASE
FAIR HAVEN: River Rats can't claim property tax exemption, even though it's an IRS-recognized nonprofit run by volunteers, court finds.
RED BANK: DEBATE OVER ‘McKENNA WAY’
RED BANK: Proposal to name a downtown alleyway for former mayor Ed McKenna elicits both objections and support at council meeting.
RED BANK: HPC AIMS TO SAVE DOOMED HOUSE
RED BANK: Five months after planning board OKs demolition of hospital-owned Victorian house, historic commission proposes an alternative.
RED BANK: BROAD TO THE RIVER? ‘WE’LL SEE…’
RED BANK: Is a Broad-to-the-river plan finally in the works? redbankgreen checks out some intriguing clues among property deals.
RED BANK: SPEAKEASY & MARKET PLANNED
RED BANK: In this edition of Retail Churn: downtown speakeasy planned, women's dress shop opens, building sells for fourth time in 11 years, and more.
RED BANK: TOWNHOMES, SIGNS ON AGENDA
RED BANK: Zoning board takes up townhomes on vacant site twice previously approved for development, plus and large signs for Riverview Medical Center.
RED BANK: HOVNANIAN HQ GOES FOR $42.5M
RED BANK: OceanFirst's $42.5 million purchase of Hovnanian HQ may be a record price for the borough.
LITTLE SILVER: COHEN Q&A
LITTLE SILVER: Q&A with council candidate Matthew Cohen, one of four contenders for two seats on the governing body in the November 7 election.
RED BANK: The latest police blotter includes reports of a trashed hotel room, several car burglaries and the usual boatload of contempt-of-court arrests.
MIDDLETOWN: The 16th annual Navesink Challenge races are set to kick up donations for worthy causes, on the morning of November 27.
RED BANK: CLEAN NAVESINK PLAN URGED
RED BANK: Environmental and sporting groups urge action on Navesink contamination.
RED BANK: 10TH AVE. ENTERS THE RING
10th Ave. Burrito owner Brian Katz with a mural depicting luchadores in an agave field—complete with a tequila distillery. (Photo by John T. Ward. Click to enlarge) By JOHN T. WARDContinue reading "RED BANK: 10TH AVE. ENTERS THE RING"
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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.