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RED BANK: GARMANY LOSES COVID-19 LAWSUIT
RED BANK: Garmany comes up short in federal lawsuit against insurer over its pandemic losses, which it blames on Murphy shutdown.
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Superintendent Carolyn Kossack, seen here in 2012.  (Photo by John T. Ward. Click to enlarge) By JOHN T. WARD A lawsuit that accused Little Silver’s school superintendent of same-sex sexual harassment was settledContinue reading "LITTLE SILVER: HARASSMENT SUIT COST $290K"
Superintendent Carolyn Kossack, seen here in 2012.  (Photo by John T. Ward. Click to enlarge) By JOHN T. WARD The Little Silver Board of Education has approved a proposed settlementContinue reading "LITTLE SILVER: HARRASSMENT SUIT SETTLED"
Red Bank property owners could face a 5.6-percent increase on their borough school tax bills, according to a report in Tuesday’s Asbury Park Press. A proposed $22.8 million budget forContinue reading "UP: INSURANCE, ENROLLMENT & SCHOOL TAX"
PRELIMINARY: AVERAGE RED BANK TAX UP $94
The spending plan includes debt service on the estimated $1 million cost of a replacing 25-year-old Ladder 91, above.  (Click to enlarge) By JOHN T. WARD Still a work inContinue reading "PRELIMINARY: AVERAGE RED BANK TAX UP $94"
SNOW GETS SOME BLAME FOR TAX HIKE
A borough plow stuck in the snow on Mechanic Street on December 27. The cost of the storm is about to sock Red Bank property owners. (Click to enlarge) RedContinue reading "SNOW GETS SOME BLAME FOR TAX HIKE"
Visit msnbc.com for Breaking News, World News, and News about the Economy The ugly spectacle of hecklers shouting down a woman in a wheelchair in Red Bank last week isContinue reading "RED BANK’S DISGRACE GOES NATIONAL"
Brian Donohue of Ledger Live weighs in on what went down at the Red Bank Middle School Tuesday at Congressman Frank Pallone Jr.’s town hall on federal health insurance.
Here’s Star-Ledger video reporter Andre Malok’s takeaway from Tuesday night’s town hall meeting of federal healthcare reform, held at the Red Bank Middle School. An Asbury Park Press video isContinue reading "SLEDGER TOWN HALL VIDEO"
HOSTILE CROWD SHOUTS DOWN PALLONE
With the auditorium inside already packed, a crowd of more than 1,000 people snaked around the front yard of the Red Bank Middle School awaiting its turn inside. Three consecutiveContinue reading "HOSTILE CROWD SHOUTS DOWN PALLONE"
Congressman Frank Pallone Jr. has scheduled a town-hall style Q&A about health insurance reform for Tuesday, August 25 in Red Bank. But Pallone, a Long Branch Democrat who chairs aContinue reading "PALLONE PLANS TOWN HALL ON HEALTHCARE"
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EDITH BLAKE HEADS FOR 108 YEARS
Belated, we know, but worth honoring regardless: Red Bank's likely oldest resident marks another milestone.
TWO EAGLE MORNING
A pair of bald eagles were in conversation on a branch overlooking the Swimming River in Red Bank Wednesday morning. (photo by Brian Donohue ...
REFLECTIONS ON A GRAY DAY
A pair of chairs placed in the intertidal zone along the shore of the Swimming River sit in the shallows on a grey March morning. (photo by ...
SPRING BUSKIN’ OUT
A busker on Broad Street strums away in the March sunshine Friday. (photo by Brian Donohue)
WHATA BUNCHA BULL SHEET
We thought we at redbankgreen had the pulse of our community, until we read the Asbury Park Press and saw this ad on their site. Apparently ...
NAVESINK SUNRISE
Sunrise over the Navesink River, seen from NJ Transit Coastline train 3320 Monday morning. (Photo by Partyline contributor Karly Swaim)
Stunning Sunrise Views from NJ Transit Train 3320
Sunrise over the Navesink River, taken from NJ Transit Coast Line train 3320 this morning. (Photo by Partyline contributor Karly Swaim) Want ...
BUT FAMILY MEANS NOBODY GETS LEFT BEHIND!
The most famous line from the Disney film “Lilo and Stitch” may be “family means nobody gets left behind.” And three ...
LOCAL MAN WAITING ‘TIL NEXT YEAR AGAIN
We at redbankgreen know there are people who are absolute fanatics of our weekly “Where Have I Seen This” challenge.  But we al ...
FROZEN SNAKE WEATHER
Down among the serpentine turns in the Swimming River, this eastern garter snake was found frozen stiff in the frigid weather. There were no ...
THIS LOT IS GOING TO POT!!
Do NOT hit this monster pothole in Red Bank’s best parking lot for people watching or your weekend plans may go up in smoke. In the backgr ...
DEM GOV HOPEFUL FULOP VISITS RED BANK
110 people braved the ice on Super Bowl Sunday morning to head to Triumph Brewery to hear Steve Fulop’s case for why he should be our ...
REAL BRICKS!
Pardon our nerdiness, but we were excited to see the facade of the long-vacant building at 42 Monmouth being renovated with a facade that ap ...
NAVESINK SUNRISE
Sunrise colors Sunday over the Navesink. Shot from Maple Cove. (photo by Partyline contributor Thomas Doremus)
PET OWNER TO RED BANK: SCREW YOU
(photo and text by Partyline contributor Anna Cruz; headline by redbankgreen) Remember to scoop the poop!  
A HAIR DRYER IN A TREE?
(Photo and text by Partyline contributor Nicole Taetsch) If someone is missing a red hair dryer, it’s hanging from a tree on Oakland S ...
FROM DEEP LEFT FIELD..
(Photo and words by Partyline contributor Peter Cavalier) Shapes, Angles, and Colors: an Artist’s Canvas Where: A frigid Saturday morn ...
SUNSET ICE BOATING
Sunset ice boating Saturday. (photo by Partyline contributor Thomas Doremus)
ICY NAVESINK BLISS
Ice boating is back, baby! (Photo by partyline contributor Boris Kofman)
TEACHERS GET COUNCIL KUDOS
The Mayor and Borough Council honored five teachers from the Red Bank Borough Schools who were selected for the Governor’s Educator of the ...