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MERRY CHRISTMAS AND HAPPY HOLIDAYS FROM REDBANKGREEN
A holiday message from the journalism equivalent of George Bailey's "Wonderful old building and loan."
Remember: Nothing makes a Red Bank friend happier than to hear "I saw you on Red Bank Green!"
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REDBANKGREEN WINS NATIONAL JOURNALISM AWARD
redbankgreen receives national journalism award for coverage of "historic election."
redbankgreen FOUNDER SIGNS OFF
RED BANK: Some parting thoughts as redbankgreen founder John T. Ward calls it quits after 18 years and 15,000 posts.
PODCAST DEBUT: ITZEL HERNANDEZ ON “VISUALIZING COMMUNITY”
For redbankgreen's first podcast, Brian Donohue chats with Itzel Hernandez, an immigrants' rights activist whose story is both familiar and extraordinary.
RED BANK: DONOHUE JOINS REDBANKGREEN
RED BANK: Video journalist Brian Donohue, known statewide for his Positively New Jersey features, has joined the staff of redbankgreen.
RED BANK: REPORTER GOES ALL ‘MR. ROGERS’
RED BANK: Hoping to better connect with neighbors, borough resident and TV reporter dons Fred Rogers cardigan and chats first with Henry Tindal.
RED BANK: ICELESS WINTER FOILS ICEBOATERS
RED BANK: With another 60-degree day in the forecast, members of America's oldest ice boat club lament the fifth iceless winter in a row.
RED BANK: FARMER DEFENDS PRODUCE TOSS
RED BANK: Farmers' market vendor defends discard of produce as free-food distributor says he donates "tons" of food, including this past Sunday.
RED BANK: DUMPED PRODUCE STUNS SHOPPERS
RED BANK: Shoppers shocked to see good produce tossed into in a dumpster at the Farmers' Market. Galleria official responds to complaint.
RED BANK: TOWN HALL ON FISH KILL SOUGHT
RED BANK: Council joins Clean Ocean Action in demand for DEP town hall on fish kill that has littered Navesink and Shrewsbury with reeking carcasses.
RED BANK: AGENCY PRESSED ON SENIOR HALL
RED BANK: Redevelopment agency pressed on saving Senior Center as it moves ahead with review of municipal properties and costs to upgrade them.
RED BANK: MORE SPARKS OVER SENIOR CENTER
RED BANK: Passions run high as residents demand Senior Center be repaired, while sparks continue to fly among council members.
RED BANK: STUDENTS PROBE CAREER OPTIONS
RED BANK: Middle school students get to kick the tires - and try some minimally invasive surgery - on 40 jobs and college opportunities at Career Day.
LITTLE SILVER: Video newsman Brian Donohue suited up for last Sunday's vintage baseball game here last Sunday, complete with head-mounted camera.
RED BANK: CRIME VICTIM RIDES MEDIA WAVE
RED BANK: Media maven Brian Donohue goes wide in search for prized surfboard stolen from his driveway here Saturday night.
Closing out his quest on Flag Day, NJ.com video reporter and Red Bank resident Brian Donohue unveiled the winner of a contest he championed for a new New Jersey stateContinue reading "FAIR HAVEN: PROPOSED JERSEY FLAG DEBUTS"
Any Jersey Shore denizen knows that sand migrates, even as its being used to replenish storm-depleted beaches. But the biggest beneficiary of the millions of cubic yards of sand pumped onshoreContinue reading "SANDY HOOK: NUDISTS GET MORE SAND"
RED BANK: WILLIAMS’ STORY NOT IMPROBABLE
NBC News anchor Brian Williams onstage at the Count Basie Theatre in December, 2012. (Click to enlarge) By JOHN T. WARD Was news anchor Brian Williams robbed at gunpoint whileContinue reading "RED BANK: WILLIAMS’ STORY NOT IMPROBABLE"
While other residents of the Greater Red Bank Green were in panic mode in the bread aisles of supermarkets, some were preparing for the looming blizzard by stocking up onContinue reading "ON THE GREEN: NEVER MIND BREAD. BUY WINE."
RED BANK COPS “HAVE AN IDEA” OF SHOOTERS
Residents packed a hastily organized community meeting on the recent shootings Tuesday night. (Photo by John T. Ward. Click to enlarge) By JOHN T. WARD Red Bank police believe theyContinue reading "RED BANK COPS “HAVE AN IDEA” OF SHOOTERS"
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FOLLOW THE BLACK LINE
Red Bankers who have been confused by the “not-so-permanent” bike lane that has lingered since last year’s Porchfest can r ...
SHROOMS ABLOOM
Shrooms on Irving Place. (photo by Partyline contributor Boris Kofman)  
El Camino y la Siesta
An early-arriving El Camino owner sneaks in a few winks as the annual Liberty Hose – Red Bank Firefighters’ Classic Car Show in memory o ...
RED BANKJ: JAZZ IN THE PARK BEGINS THURSDAY
Jazz in the Park kicks off tonight (Thursday) with The Grace Fox Big Band, an all-women 16-piece ensemble known for its bold original compos ...
LOST PARROT
This little blue beauty was found by a redbankgreen reporter Thursday boldly tempting fate by foraging on the ground on the turf of a pack o ...
ORANGE GLOW OVER RED BANK
A truly unbelievable post-storm sunset Tuesday (shot on Monmouth St. facing west). Photo by Partyline contributor Thomas Doremus.
BROAD STREET’S THIRSTY BLOOMS
Delfino, a worker with the company Terra Casa that manages the flower beds for the Red Bank special improvement district waters the flowers ...
PILGRIM BAPTIST MEN’S DAY CELEBRATION
  (photo by: Shanikquya Jackson) On Sunday, June 22, Pilgrim Baptist Church of Red Bank hosted its annual Men’s Day Celebration a ...
THREE GENERATION PROCLAMATION
Mayor Billy Portman presents the Borough of Red Bank’s Independence Day 2025 Proclamation to Arleen Brahn (second from right), grandmo ...
STEW THE BUTCHER COSPLAY
On the occasion of the retirement of Stewart Goldstein, longtime proprietor of Monmouth Meats, we thought it apt to present this photo from ...
NAVESINK FISHING
A kayak fisherman tries his luck under the NJ Transit train trestle across the Navesink River in Red Bank. (Photo by Partyline contributor A ...
RED BAKE
As the temperature hit 100 degrees Tuesday, Tom Sevison, Red Bank High School Class of 1973 and in town briefly on his way back home to Virg ...
JUNETEENTH CELEBRATION
Performers at Red Bank’s Juneteenth community celebration Sunday at Johnny Jazz Park. (photo by Brian Donohue)      
BUTTERFLIES LOVE THE WEED
Save the monarch, plant butterfly weed. (photo and text by Partyline contributor Roseann DalPra)  
LANTERNFLY PARTY
An invasive ailanthus tree sprouting in front of the US Post Office on Broad Street is covered with invasive spotted lantern fly nymphs Wedn ...
STREETCORNER SERENADE
An Irish doodle named Cheddar listens to native New Jerseyan, singer/songwriter and former Houston resident Tom Foti, (identified in the hea ...
Red Bank 5K Fun!!!
Red Bank Classic – June 14th, 2025 (photo by Partyline contributor Adam Kaplan)  
RAINBOW OVER RED BANK
Saturday, before and after the storm that rolled through town. (photo by Partyline contributor Thomas Doremus)    
Mini Ballers Bring the Heat at Fusion Basketball School
As the temperatures heat up, so does the competition in the mini baller clinic at Fusion School of Basketball. These little tykes are intens ...
DOZENS OF PLEIN AIR ARTISTS “PAINT RED BANK”
Plein air artists take over town for first ever "Paint Red Bank" event. (click to read)