RED BANK: TWO FALL FESTIVALS? MAYBE…

The annual Guinness Oyster Fest in September could be followed just three weeks later by the International Beer, Wine & Food Fest, usually held in April. (Photo by John T. Ward. Click to enlarge.)

By JOHN T. WARD

hot topic red bank nj With a calendar decimated by the COVID-19 crisis, Red Bank appears to be in for an unusually quiet summer.

But as summer edges into autumn, two of the town’s largest annual food festivals could occur within three weeks of one another, redbankgreen has learned.

Here’s a lookahead at the pandemic’s impacts on the summer calendar.

May 29, 2020 - 11:00 am | Comments ()

RED BANK: WEEKEND WEATHER FORECAST

An unidentified boater appeared to do some winterizing work on his sailboat in the Navesink River off Red Bank Thursday.

Seasonal weather will continue through the coming weekend on the Greater Red Bank Green, according to the National Weather Service. Expect lots of clouds Friday and Saturday, along with coastal flooding, and sunshine Sunday and Monday, Columbus Day.

Check out the extended forecast below. (Photo by John T. Ward. Click to enlarge.)

October 11, 2019 - 6:00 am | Comments ()

RED BANK: TENTH OYSTERFEST ROCKS THE LOT

Sunshine and feels-like temperatures around 80 degrees put thousands of visitors in a dancing, eating and drinking mood at the 10th annual Guinness Oyster Festival in Red Bank Sunday.

This year’s event, held as always in the White Street parking lot, raised funds for three Red Bank-based benefactors: Monmouth Day Care Center, T. Thomas Fortune House, and Red Bank RiverCenter, the event sponsor.

Were you there? Look for yourself and your friends in redbankgreen‘s photos. (Photos by John T. Ward. Click to enlarge)

September 30, 2019 - 7:00 am | Comments ()

ON THE GREEN: BRAVE THE RAIN AND VOTE

With rain in the forecast, election day arrives Tuesday, and polling stations are open from 6 a.m. to 8 p.m. across the Greater Red Bank Green, where voters will fill numerous governmental and school board seats and decide a public question.

Four towns within redbankgreen‘s coverage area have contested council elections this year. Here’s who’s running locally, and where registered voters should go to make their selections.

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November 5, 2018 - 9:00 pm | Comments ()

RED BANK: SUNSHINE, OYSTERS & MELANIE

An ideal day of sunshine and early-autumn temperatures drew thousands of foodies and music lovers — including fans of folk singer Melanie, at right — to downtown Red Bank for the ninth annual Guinness Oyster Festival Sunday.

An alumnus of both Red Bank Regional and Woodstock, Melanie played a short set and signed autographs.

As usual, the roving camera of redbankgreen was there to document the merriment. Check out our photos below to see if you or anyone you caught our eye. (Photos by John T. Ward. Click to enlarge)

October 1, 2018 - 9:00 am | Comments ()

RED BANK: FALLING INTO THANKSGIVING

Leaves on the sidewalk, tiny bulbs in the trees and golden sunshine combined to create a lovely autumn vignette on Monmouth Street in Red Bank Thursday afternoon. (Photo by John T. Ward. Click to enlarge.)

Friday’s weather forecast on the Greater Red Bank Green includes lots of sunshine as well as wind, with gusts reaching around 36 miles per hour, according to the National Weather Service. Here’s the outlook for the coming weekend and beyond into Thanksgiving.

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November 17, 2017 - 8:00 am | Comments ()

ON THE GREEN: WE GET TO VOTE

Polls are open until 8 p.m. Tuesday across the Greater Red Bank Green, where voters will select a new governor, fill other down-ballot slots and decide three public questions.

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November 7, 2017 - 7:44 am | Comments ()

RED BANK: WEATHER OUTLOOK

Wispy clouds and vapor trails at sunset Thursday, as seen from Marine Park in Red Bank. (Photo by Trish Russoniello. Click to enlarge.)

Here’st he National Weather Service outlook for the Greater Red Bank Green for the coming weekend and beyond, beginning with a dense fog advisory for Friday morning.
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November 3, 2017 - 5:51 am | Comments ()

RED BANK: GOOD WEATHER FOR LIGHT WORK

The Red Bank Town Lighting on November 24 may be more than a month away, but Ed Matthews of Powerhouse Signs has already been at his annual task of stringing trees with tiny bulbs for more than a week.

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October 23, 2017 - 6:15 am | Comments ()

RED BANK: A BREAK IN THE HUMIDITY

Another warm day is expected Tuesday, with temperatures on the Greater Red Bank Green peaking at about 80 degrees, according to the National Weather Service. But drier air should make it more comfortable than its been the last two days, and sunshine will be back, for a day at least. (Click to enlarge.)

Here’s the extended forecast:
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October 10, 2017 - 6:06 am | Comments ()

RED BANK: HEAT TRIMS OYSTERFEST CROWD

With temperatures hovering in the mid-80s, it was “ten degrees too hot” to draw the usual elbow-to-elbow crowd to the eighth annual Guinness Oyster Festival in Red Bank Sunday, one vendor told redbankgreen.

“The weather is not our friend today,” said Jim Scavone, executive director of event sponsor Red Bank RiverCenter.

Still, the turnout was strong, he said, and “people here having fun, and they’re drinking lots of beer.”

Some pix from the event follow… (Photos by John T. Ward. Click to enlarge)

September 25, 2017 - 7:31 am | Comments ()

FAIR HAVEN: AUTUMN HEATS UP THE GREEN

A tree on Harding Road in Fair Haven showed some pre-autumn orange and red on its limbs and surrounding ground earlier this week.

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September 22, 2017 - 1:53 pm | Comments ()

RED BANK: AN ICE START TO WINTER

A passerby snaps a photo of an ice sculpture Foley Prep installed this week outside its office at the corner of Broad Street and Peters Place in Red Bank Tuesday. But even with the official start of winter with the solstice at 5:44 a.m. Wednesday, how long will the sculpture last? The National Weather Service forecasts that daytime temperatures through Sunday, Christmas Day, will be in the mid- to high-40s. (Photo by John T. Ward. Click to enlarge.)

December 21, 2016 - 5:43 am | Comments ()

ON THE GREEN: RAIN AND FOG DEPART

Patches of fog lay over Red Bank and the Navesink River Wednesday, as captured from Riverview Towers by a photographer who wished to remain uncredited.

Two days of rain, and one of fog, were expected to end Thursday, initiating a string of partly sunny days through the weekend and into next week, according to the National Weather Service. (Click to enlarge.)

December 1, 2016 - 4:59 am | Comments ()

FAIR HAVEN: FALLING TREE CRUSHES ROOF

A backyard tree that fell on a one-story house at 14 Katherine Street in Fair Haven early Wednesday caused no injuries, but crushed the roof, causing extensive damage.

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November 30, 2016 - 10:00 am | Comments ()

ON THE GREEN: GUSTY RAIN IN FORECAST

Clouds over the New York City skyline, as seen from Sandy Hook Sunday afternoon. Tuesday’s forecast includes periods of rain, with as much as an inch of accumulation possible, and gusting winds of up to 36 miles per hour, according to the National Weather Service. (Photo by John T. Ward. Click to enlarge.)

November 29, 2016 - 6:00 am | Comments ()

ON THE GREEN: HAY, NO EXCUSE NOT TO VOTE

Jeffrey Shea and John Forte made comfortable use of decorative hay bales at the gazebo in Victory Park in Rumson for a chat on a sunny autumn morning last week.

The forecast for Tuesday, election day, is for sunshine and temperatures peaking in the low 60s, so there’s no excuse in the weather not to vote. Polling stations are open from 6 a.m to 8 p.m. (Photo by John T. Ward. Click to enlarge.)

November 8, 2016 - 5:55 am | Comments ()

ON THE GREEN: TODAY’S WEATHER FORECAST

The Rumson-Sea Bright Bridge seemed to emanate autumnal hues Tuesday morning. Wednesday’s forecast: mostly sunny, with a high near 69, according to the National Weather Service. (Photo by Trish Russoniello. Click to enlarge.)

November 2, 2016 - 6:48 am | Comments ()

ON THE GREEN: STYLISHLY COOL AND BREEZY

With light layers that move easily in the breeze, somebody on River Road in Fair Haven is ready for the cool and gusty weather in Monday’s forecast by the National Weather Service.

Speaking of Fair Haven and weather, after its second rain-out Saturday, the borough’s Trucktoberfest will try again this Saturday, but with earlier hours: noon to 7 p.m. There will also be a Halloween angle, as vendors will allow trick-or-treating at their sites, says Councilwoman Susan Sorenson. (Photo by Trish Russoniello. Click to enlarge.)

October 24, 2016 - 8:24 am | Comments ()

ON THE GREEN: A GRAY START TO THE WEEKEND

The vivid colors of autumn, seen here on Ridge Road in Fair on Thursday, are expected to be a bit washed out Friday, when rain, heavy at times, visits the Greater Red Bank Green. As much as an inch may fall, according to the National Weather Service. which could make the “Battle of Ridge Road” football game between Red Bank Regional and Rumson-Fair Haven Regional, in Little Silver, a soggy affair.

The outlook is somewhat better for Saturday, when Fair Haven’s Trucktoberfest — rescheduled from a rainout earlier last month — is slated for Fair Haven Fields. redbankgreen will have more details about that event in a separate post. (Photo by John T. Ward. Click to enlarge.)

October 21, 2016 - 5:59 am | Comments ()

RED BANK: 80 DEGREES? BUTT IT’S AUTUMN!

A cheeky effigy created using pumpkins at the Warwick Gardens complex in Red Bank makes clear that the season we’re in is autumn. But the National Weather Service forecast, including daytime peak temperatures in the high 70s to low 80s through Thursday, seemed to indicate a return to summer. (Photo by John T. Ward. Click to enlarge.)

October 17, 2016 - 5:30 am | Comments ()

RED BANK: PETE’S BANJO PLIES THE NAVESINK

River watchers may have noticed a distinctive two-masted vessel with red sails plying our beautiful Navesink on recent Saturdays. That’s Pete’s Banjo, a replica of a 19th-century Tuckerton Oyster Garvey built by members of New Jersey Friends of Clearwater and named in honor of late folk singer Pete Seeger. A true sailboat, it has no motor, so “when there’s no wind, we have to row it back to shore,” says Clearwater’s Charles Gross.

September 26, 2016 - 10:00 am | Comments ()

RED BANK: OYSTERFEST GOES DOWN EASY

Blue skies and early-fall temperatures drew thousands of hungry music lovers to downtown Red Bank for the seventh annual Guinness Oyster Festival Sunday. And once again, redbankgreen prowled the midway to document the merriment.

Check out the dozens of photos below to see if you or someone you know was caught slurping, sipping or dancing like nobody’ looking. (Photos by Trish Russoniello and John T. Ward. Click to enlarge)

September 26, 2016 - 6:29 am | Comments ()

ON THE GREEN: SUN SETS ON SUMMER

The final sunset of summer 2016, as seen on the Navesink River from the Oceanic Bridge linking Rumson and Middletown Wednesday evening. Autumn arrives Thursday at 10:21 a.m.

The new season arrives with plenty of sunshine and a peak temperature in the high 70s, according to the Weather Underground. (Photo by Trish Russoniello. Click to enlarge.)

September 22, 2016 - 6:00 am | Comments ()

RUMSON: LAST LAUGHS

Tossed to the curb but apparently still having a ball, a clutch of pumpkins lay among fallen leaves on Hance Road in Rumson Thursday morning. (Photo by Trish Russoniello. Click to enlarge)

November 5, 2015 - 8:08 am | Comments ()

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