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RED BANK: A man who was shot six times as he sat in a car parked here in 2014 was charged with an Eatontown murder that occurred a year later.
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RED BANK: Two years after two people were shot as they sat in a truck parked on the West Side, authorities charged a man who was already in custody.
ON THE GREEN: ICY GRIP LOOSENS
After a weekend that saw wind-chill temperatures as low as 17 degrees below zero, weather forecasters expect the Greater Red Bank Green to warm up Monday — Presidents’ Day.  The NationalContinue reading "ON THE GREEN: ICY GRIP LOOSENS"
ON THE GREEN: COASTAL FLOODING CONTINUES
Coastal flooding was widespread on the Greater Red Bank Green Tuesday morning. Trucks and cars powered through deep water on Ocean Avenue in Sea Bright, above, and flooding closed Seven BridgeContinue reading "ON THE GREEN: COASTAL FLOODING CONTINUES"
RED BANK: SWAMPED AT THE BOAT CLUB
It seems someone neglected to check the tide charts when leaving a red pickup truck in the parking lot shared by the Monmouth Boat Club and North Shrewsbury Ice Boat andContinue reading "RED BANK: SWAMPED AT THE BOAT CLUB"
RED BANK: CAR HITS HOUSE; DWI CHARGED
Residents of 144 Spring Street in Red Bank got a jolt at about 12:15 Friday morning when a vehicle plowed into their house, at the corner of Elm Place, causing extensiveContinue reading "RED BANK: CAR HITS HOUSE; DWI CHARGED"
A Red Bank man was indicted Friday for a spending spree financed by credit cards stolen from cars in Rumson and Fair Haven, the Monmouth County Prosecutor’s office said. Carl W.Continue reading "RUMSON, FAIR HAVEN: THEFT SPREE ALLEGED"
SEA BRIGHT: WOMAN GIVES BIRTH IN CAR
Rose and Trevor Abbud with their newborn, Bella, in a screengrab from a CBS2 News report. (Photo by Trevor Abbud. Click to enlarge) Aided by two Good Samaritan health workers, a MiddletownContinue reading "SEA BRIGHT: WOMAN GIVES BIRTH IN CAR"
RED BANK: SHADES OF BLACK & GREY
Red Bank regulars may have noticed a vaguely menacing addition to the police fleet – or not noticed, which is actually the point. Chief Darren McConnell tells redbankgreen that a blackContinue reading "RED BANK: SHADES OF BLACK & GREY"
RED BANK: POLICE TO HOLD CRIME FORUM
Police Chief Darren McConnell and Mayor Pasquale Menna at a community meeting on the recent shootings last month. (Photo by John T. Ward. Click to enlarge) By JOHN T. WARDContinue reading "RED BANK: POLICE TO HOLD CRIME FORUM"
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"
A string of shootings on the West Side, including one Monday night, has prompted Red Bank officials to schedule a community meeting for Tuesday night. From an announcement sent outContinue reading "RED BANK: COMMUNITY MEETING SLATED"
RED BANK: COPS WERE NEAR SHOOTING SCENE
A view east along West Westside Avenue, the scene of Tuesday night’s shooting, in which a parked car was struck by two bullets and at least eight shots were fired.Continue reading "RED BANK: COPS WERE NEAR SHOOTING SCENE"
By JOHN T. WARD A shooting in which a vehicle was struck by at least one bullet Monday night is believed to be related to two shootings in November, RedContinue reading "RED BANK: SHOOTING ‘TARGETED,’ MENNA SAYS"
RED BANK: SHOTS FIRED AGAIN ON WEST SIDE
By JOHN T. WARD A vehicle was struck but no one was injured when shots were fired on Red Bank’s West Side Monday night, NJ.com reported. The shooting occurred withinContinue reading "RED BANK: SHOTS FIRED AGAIN ON WEST SIDE"
RED BANK: RESIDENTS PAN COUNCIL RESPONSE
Kirsten Ramirez speaks with police Captain Mike Clay after Monday night’s council meeting. (Photo by John T. Ward. Click to enlarge) By JOHN T. WARD Red Bank residents put electedContinue reading "RED BANK: RESIDENTS PAN COUNCIL RESPONSE"
RED BANK: SECOND SHOOTING IN TWO NIGHTS
Police were still on the scene of the River Street shooting at 2 p.m. Saturday. (Photo by John T. Ward. Click to enlarge) By JOHN T. WARD Yet another shootingContinue reading "RED BANK: SECOND SHOOTING IN TWO NIGHTS"
RED BANK: BROTHERS SHOT 7 MONTHS APART
Medical gloves littered the street in the vicinity of the shooting on West Sunset Avenue Friday morning . (Photo by John T. Ward. Click to enlarge) By JOHN T. WARDContinue reading "RED BANK: BROTHERS SHOT 7 MONTHS APART"
RED BANK: VICTIMS WERE SHOT IN VEHICLE
The shooting occurred near the telephone pole at center above, according to a neighbor. (Photo by John T. Ward. Click to enlarge) By JOHN T. WARD A man and aContinue reading "RED BANK: VICTIMS WERE SHOT IN VEHICLE"
[slideshow_deploy id=’91586′]Sunday’s Doc Holiday Car Show in Red Bank’s White Street lot was bittersweet for the members of the host Liberty Hose fire company, who lost their century-old firehouse inContinue reading "RED BANK: A BITTERSWEET RETURN"
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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 ...