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RED BANK: REGION SPARED BY STORM
RED BANK: Disastrous elsewhere in New Jersey, Hurricane Ida spares Greater Red Bank Green.
Remember: Nothing makes a Red Bank friend happier than to hear "I saw you on Red Bank Green!"
RED BANK: DRENCHING RAIN EXPECTED
RED BANK: Hurricane Ida's remnants expected to soak the Greater Green with up to three inches of rain and possible flooding Wednesday.
ON THE GREEN: OUTAGES & ABUNDANT SUN
RED BANK: Power outages persist early Wednesday following Tropical Storm Isais. Meantime, weather forecast calls for abundant sunshine.
ON THE GREEN: OUTAGES FOLLOW STORM
RED BANK: Tropical Storm Isais blows through the Greater Green, leaving behind power outages, a leafy mess and brilliant sunshine.
RED BANK: TORNADO THREAT AMID OUTAGES
RED BANK: The National Weather Service issued a tornado watch for Monmouth County amid spreading power outages as Isaias approached.
RED BANK: HURRICANE FLORENCE WATCH
RED BANK: All eyes are on Hurricane Florence, which could impact the Greater Green later this week. Meantime, here's the short-term forecast.
RED BANK: Comic Jon Stewart returns to the stage of the Count Basie this month for a Q&A to raise money for the theater's $26 million expansion.
RED BANK: DOWNTOWN SHOPS RAISE $15K
RED BANK: Businesses raise $15k for hurricane relief aid.
REDB BANK: HURRICANE FUNDRAISER PLANNED
RED BANK: Merchants band together to support survivors of recent hurricanes that devastated Texas, Florida and Caribbean.
RED BANK: ‘HOPE FOR HUMANITY’ VIGIL SLATED
RED BANK: Lunch Break plans 'Hope for Humanity' candlelight vigil.
ON THE GREEN: WEEKEND WEATHER OUTLOOK
RED BANK AREA: Here's your weekend weather forecast.
ON THE GREEN: TODAY’S LOCAL FORECAST
RED BANK AREA: Today's weather forecast.
ON THE GREEN: HERMINE BYPASSES REGION
RED BANK AREA: Hermine blows by, leaving area all but untouched.
SEA BRIGHT: BRACING FOR HERMINE
SEA BRIGHT: Borough braces for impacts from a weakened Hermine.
SEA BRIGHT: After handing out $1.6 in aid to Sandy victims, Sea Bright Rising dissolves, saying its work is done.
ON THE GREEN: RAINFALL FORECAST UPDATED
ON THE GREEN: Weather service says up to five inches of rain possible over two days this weekend.
ON THE GREEN: STORMY WEEKEND POSSIBLE
ON THE GREEN: The aftermath of Hurricane Hermine threatens to drench the Labor Day weekend locally.
SEA BRIGHT: RUM RUNNER RESURRECTED
The bar in a glass-walled room one patron called “the aquarium” offers panoramic views of the Shrewsbury River. Below right, restaurant principal Tim McLoone with an opening-night guest. (Photo by John T. Ward.Continue reading "SEA BRIGHT: RUM RUNNER RESURRECTED"
SEA BRIGHT: IDEAS SOUGHT FOR PARK SITE
What should become of Anchorage Park, the 1.2-acre sliver of riverside land at the foot of the Route 520 bridge in Sea Bright? Acquired by the borough after Hurricane Sandy leftContinue reading "SEA BRIGHT: IDEAS SOUGHT FOR PARK SITE"
Here’s the trailer to “After Sandy,” a new film made over the past three years by Middetown resident Joe Minnella to document the rebuilding efforts at the Jersey shore in theContinue reading "ON THE GREEN: FILM TRACKS SANDY RECOVERY"
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NOT SO SCARY
Twenty times? Fifty times? How many times did we drive by this home on the corner of River Street and Shrewsbury and do a double take before ...
LOCAL 9 TAKE TROPHY
After a long hot two days of baseball, the Red Bank area-based Jersey Shore Raiders emerged as champions of the United States Amateur Baseba ...
RHAPSODY ON ICE
RED BANK: On a cool-ish summer evening, keyboardist NGXB entertained customers of Strollo's Italian Ice with renderings of 'Bohemian Rhapsod ...
PUDDLE BE GONE
A work crew was out this week attacking the site of the notoriously persistent puddle at the corner of Broad and Mechanic Streets. This phot ...
SMALLS FOR MAYOR?
We at redbankgreen remain neutral in political affairs and never make endorsements. But we have to say Borough Clerk Laura Reinertsen’ ...
CRASH ON LEIGHTON
The driver of this car was headed north on Leighton Avenue when they it hit an SUV pulling a work trailer headed in south in the opposing la ...
CAR VS STREET SIGN
The driver of this Mercedes hopped the curb and toppled the street sign at the corner of South Pearl and Drs. James Parker Boulevard Wednesd ...
SKETCHES OF RED BANK BY LOCAL ARTIST MICHAEL WHITE
Sketches of Red Bank scenes have been floating around on social media and we thought they deserved some spotlight. First appearing in our fe ...
POLE DOWN
Utility pole falls on English Plaza shop Forge after being struck by SUV shortly before noon. No injuries reported, though 86-year-old drive ...
YO, ADRIAN!
It’s a tough turn for our hero as Rocky Balboa is relegated to the curb for trash pickup on Locust Avenue. We’ll have to go back ...
“EL PALOMO” IS IN THE HOUSE
Jesus Rios, a mariachi singer who performs under the stage name “El Palomo” (The dove) pauses for a moment before entering a bac ...
CROC SPOTTED IN RIVER
Frighteningly hideous and green, a solitary Croc lurked ominously amid the flotsam and foam in the Navesink River alongside the Red Bank Fir ...
KISS ICON REFLECTS ON BROADWALK
A Swarovski crystal-bedazzled self-portrait painting of Paul Stanley, longtime singer and guitarist for the rock band Kiss peers out from a ...
CHISELIN’ AWAY
Marcelo Garcia Lopez works with hammer and chisel on a new feature for his flower garden on Shrewsbury Avenue: a hollow in a carved log in w ...
STORM CLEANUP CONTINUES
  Saturday’s storm sent a tree toppling on this house on Bank Street, damaging the roof. Workers Wednesday could be seen removing ...
SNAPPING IN THE BREEZE
RED BANK: Blustery winds had the flags in Riverside Gardens Park snapping Monday evening.
POWER LINE DOWN
Red Bank firefighters were on scene at Manor Drive dealing with a live power line Monday afternoon. There was no immediate report of fire. T ...
TAR BEACH SOLSTICE
Aldo Quiroz of Ocean Township came ready with his beach chair and found a shady spot to spend his lunch hour in a parking lot off Broad Stre ...
GOING GREY
Workers painting the stone facade of the PNC Bank at the corner of Broad and Harding Thursday morning. An upgrade? Maybe it’s just pri ...
COFFEE & WILDLIFE
RED BANK: The best wildlife show in town can be taken in from a waterfront bench outside the public library, and it's totally free.