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VIRUS UPDATE: POSITIVE SIGNS AMID BRACING
VIRUS UPDATE: More encouraging data emerges as state continues bracing for COVID-19 surge and issues guidance for "worst-case" triage of resources.
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VIRUS UPDATE: ‘HOPE’ CITED AS PEAK NEARS
VIRUS UPDATE: Murphy team sees "glimmers of hope" as COVID-19 patient surge peak nears and state's death toll rises by 233 in one day.
VIRUS UPDATE: DEATH & INFECTION TOTALS UP
VIRUS UPDATE: Bracing for a surge of hospitalizations, Murphy Administration reports growth in COVID-19 infections as New Jersey death toll reaches 1,700.
RED BANK: PARKS SHUT DOWN & BARRICADED
RED BANK: Parks shut down and barricaded off as borough implements controversial closure over COVID-19 concerns. Fair Haven's and Little Silver's remain open.
VIRUS UPDATE: DEATHS SOAR AS CASES EASE
VIRUS UPDATE: New Jersey's death toll soars again as COVID-19 caseload shows continued signs of easing, though Murphy rejects talk of "plateau."
VIRUS UPDATE: ‘FLATTENING’ SIGNS SEEN
VIRUS UPDATE: New COVID-19 cases show continued signs of plateauing, but they're "still way above" hospital capacity, Murphy says.
VIRUS UPDATE: COUNTY DEATH TOLL EASES
VIRUS UPDATE: Curve-flattening behavior showing signs of easing projected COVID-19-cases, Murphy says as he blasts Rumson partygoers for "vile" treatment of cops.
VIRUS UPDATE: STATE DEATH TOLL UP SHARPLY
VIRUS UPDATE: COVID-19 deaths and positive tests accelerate sharply as Murphy team "plans for the worst and hopes for the best" in anticipated surge.
VIRUS UPDATE: DEATH TOLL & CASELOAD RISE
VIRUS UPDATE: New Jersey's COVID-19 death toll rose by 18 and the number of infected residents continued its climb, Murphy team said Wednesday.
VIRUS UPDATE: Largest one-day climb in state's COVID-19 death toll reported as total reaches 44, including one more in Monmouth County, Murphy team says.
ON THE GREEN: MEETINGS MOVE ONLINE
ON THE GREEN: Local governments and school boards make abrupt change to online meetings in the COVID-19 pandemic. There may be some glitches.
VIRUS IMPACTS: BOROUGH RESCINDS ORDER
ON THE GREEN: Virus updates on Red Bank emergency order; grab 'n go meals for kids; Catholic Mass; liquor deliveries and Fair Haven's next council session.
VIRUS IMPACTS: CLOSINGS & CANCELLATIONS
ON THE GREEN: Cancellations, closings, reschedulings: Here's a quick look at some COVID-19 impacts on events on the Greater Red Bank Green.
RED BANK: RUMAGE REFLECTS ON FIVE YEARS
RED BANK: Jared Rumage reflects on his first five years as schools superintendent, and makes a case for November's $6.75M referendum.
RED BANK: COUNCIL AGENDA
RED BANK: Green Acres grant applications for two parks, and appointments to the new redevelopment agency are on the council's agenda Wednesday night.
ON THE GREEN: JEWS MOURN & STAND FIRM
ON THE GREEN: Hundreds of Jews and non-Jews pack temples in Rumson and Tinton Falls to mourn victims of Pittsburgh shootings.
RED BANK: The authors of a report calling for the creation of a downtown redevelopment agency appear on the verge of winning a contract to make it happen.
RED BANK: BRAINSTORMING ON MARINE PARK
RED BANK: What should become of Marine Park? Borough residents weigh in on tennis courts, kayaking, parking and more at brainstorming sessions.
RED BANK: ZIPPRICH Q&A
RED BANK: Q&A with council candidate Ed Zipprich, one of four contenders for two open seats on the governing body in the November 7 election.
RED BANK: Q&A ON ADMINISTRATOR SEARCH
RED BANK: The hunt is on to replace Stanley Sickels, the borough's most powerful unelected official. Here's a Q&A with the head of the search committee.
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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 ...
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 ...