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SANDY HOOK: MAN FOUND GUILTY OF ATTACK
SANDY HOOK: Jury finds Hudson County man guilty of sexual assault alleged to have occurred in a parking lot at Gateway National Recreation Area.
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MIDDLETOWN: THE SANDY HOOK CONNECTION
MIDDLETOWN: Library presents Gateway National Recreation Area park ranger Quinn Gilly on the historic connections between Middletown and Sandy Hook.
SANDY HOOK: ‘HUNT THE HOOK’
SANDY HOOK: Sandy Hook Foundation hosts five-day scavenger hunt for teams of up to five, with prizes that include free summer parking.
SANDY HOOK: SPRINGSTEEN BUSTED FOR DWI
SANDY HOOK: Springsteen facing DWI and other charges from November arrest that came to light three days after his Super Bowl commercial for Jeep.
VIRUS UPDATE: SANDY HOOK FEES RETURN
SANDY HOOK: Lifeguards and entry fees set to return to Gateway National Recreation Area, along with end of 50-percent capacity limit.
VIRUS UPDATE: SANDY HOOK REOPENING MAY 9
SANDY HOOK: Gateway National Recreation Area plans partial reopening May 9, with capacity limited to 50 percent of parking and ban on swimming and gatherings.
SANDY HOOK: PLOVERS PROLIFERATE
SANDY HOOK: Cancelling this summer's beach concert series helped ensure a successful breeding season for piping plovers, park service says.
SANDY HOOK: BIRDS DISPLACE CONCERTS
SANDY HOOK: Free summer concerts on the beach cancelled to protect nests of piping plovers, a species that's "on the brink," National Park Service says.
SANDY HOOK: BOOZE BANNED
SANDY HOOK: The sun sets on a tradition as the last public beach to allow alcohol bans it, citing hundreds of booze-related incidents.
SANDY HOOK: BE IN ON THE BLITZ
SANDY HOOK: Volunteers of all ages are welcome as the annual BioBlitz census project hits the beaches and trails Saturday.
SANDY HOOK: BACKERS RALLY TO SAVE HOUSE
SANDY HOOK: Preservationists hope to save the last remnant of a long-forgotten beach club from demolition in order to create a museum and cultural center.
SANDY HOOK: ZERO WASTE, MAX FAMILY FUN
SANDY HOOK: Monmouth Arts Council invites all ages to a free family fun weekend of art, music and environmental awareness, during the first Zero Waste Arts Fest on September 17-18.
SANDY HOOK: JOIN THE 100TH BIRTHDAY BLITZ
SANDY HOOK: Nature lovers, citizen scientists and other volunteers are invited to sign up for the sixth annual BioBlitz project on September 23-24.
MIDDLETOWN: FT. HANCOCK MEETING ON FRI.
Preserving the historic structures at Sandy Hook's Fort Hancock through adaptive reuse is the topic of a public-welcome meeting, Friday morning at Middletown Arts Center.
SANDY HOOK: TRUCK EATS TO REPLACE STANDS
JB Wood Fired Pizza at Sandy Hook in June, 2015. Below, the concession stand at lot B is among three to be torn down and replaced by food trucks.  (Photo above by JimContinue reading "SANDY HOOK: TRUCK EATS TO REPLACE STANDS"
SANDY HOOK: BACKERS HOPE TO SAVE HOUSE
The Sandlass House, at the entrance to Sandy Hook, is the subject of a campaign by a new preservation group, whose logo is shown below.  (Photo by John T. Ward. Click toContinue reading "SANDY HOOK: BACKERS HOPE TO SAVE HOUSE"
SANDY HOOK: A BLITZ IN TIME
Amateur naturalists, students and other volunteers are invited to assist a team of scientists in a “BioBlitz” census of species on Sandy Hook, beginning September 18. Press release from NationalContinue reading "SANDY HOOK: A BLITZ IN TIME"
SANDY HOOK: CALLING ALL BIO-BLITZERS
Part public science project, part beat-the-clock fun competition, the second annual Bio-Blitz invites all members of the community to help take a snapshot of the diversity of plant and animalContinue reading "SANDY HOOK: CALLING ALL BIO-BLITZERS"
RBR SENIORS ACHIEVE EAGLE SCOUT HONORS
Red Bank Regional High School rising seniors Andrew Noglows and Sam Gregg were celebrated for their attainment of Eagle Scout at their June 28 Court of Honor for Troop 126Continue reading "RBR SENIORS ACHIEVE EAGLE SCOUT HONORS"
LINCROFT: FORT HANCOCK ON AGENDA
The first of four  public meetings on the preservation and repurposing of Fort Hancock at Sandy Hook, including the bayside Officers’ Row, above, will be held Friday in Lincroft. For moreContinue reading "LINCROFT: FORT HANCOCK ON AGENDA"
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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 ...
WHAT? NO redbankgreen NEWSLETTER?
Apologies to redbankgreen newsletter subscribers: the daily email hasn’t gone out for two days because of technical issues.
RED BANK: TIRED OF SKEETERS?
RED BANK: Tired of mosquito bites every summer? Monmouth County has a free program to help eliminate skeeter breeding grounds.
SEA BRIGHT: POLAR PLUNGE FOR ST. JAMES, OTHERS
Hundreds braved the wind and sea on Sunday at 1PM in support of St. James Elementary School, and other Catholic schools in the area. The eve ...
RED BANK: RBR CLAIMS TITLE
RED BANK: Watch pure joy as the RBR boys basketball team celebrates its first B North championship in 17 years.