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RED BANK REGIONAL TEACHER ARRESTED
LITTLE SILVER: Red Bank Regional teacher arrested and charged with having a long-term sexual relationship with a former student.
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RED BANK: Ex-teacher charged with sexually assaulting four Long Branch elementary students; he later worked at Red Bank Charter School for just three days.
RED BANK: EX-CHARTER TEACHER CHARGED
RED BANK: Former charter school teacher charged with 'multiple' assaults on elementary students; suspect resigned after three days.
RED BANK: SCHOOLS AMONG ‘MOST IMPROVED”
RED BANK: Borough school district one of 11 statewide chosen for Lighthouse award, based on greatest gains in students' academic performance.
ON THE GREEN: Friday night football highlights, including a huge night for Red Bank Catholic's Brusca and a Rumson-Fair Haven loss to St. John Vianney.
RED BANK: RIVERSIDE STAND TO OPEN SOON
RED BANK: Gracie and the Dudes expects to open an ice cream stand in Riverside Gardens Park within two weeks.
RED BANK: ICE CREAM VENDOR TO RUN STAND
In recent years, the Riverside Gardens concession booth has been open only during borough events in the park, and managed by borough employees and volunteers. (Photo by John T. Ward. ClickContinue reading "RED BANK: ICE CREAM VENDOR TO RUN STAND"
Long Branch guard Anthony Velazquez delivered a game-winning layup with 15 seconds to go in the Green Wave’s 48-47 win at Red Bank Regional in Little Silver Tuesday. Shore Sports Zone hasContinue reading "RBR FALLS TO LONG BRANCH"
Red Bank Regional’s varsity football team quintupled last year’s win total, ending the season with a 5-5 record, but the closer was downbeat as the Bucs fell to Long Branch,Continue reading "RBR ENDS SEASON AT 5-5 WITH LOSS TO LB"
After four years of waiting for a home victory under the lights, fans of Red Bank Regional’s varsity football team had their patience rewarded Friday night as the Bucs beatContinue reading "RBR GRABS FIRST NIGHT WIN; RBC ROLLS"
LITTLE SILVER: SEEDS OF A TOMATO DYNASTY
For the third year in a row, Michael Mansfield of Oceanport won the the biggest homegrown tomato contest at the annual Sickles Farm Market weigh-in on Saturday, with a 4-pound, 2-ounceContinue reading "LITTLE SILVER: SEEDS OF A TOMATO DYNASTY"
RED BANK: MAYOR WELCOMES SPECIAL GUESTS
Eight disabled students from the Schroth School in Ocean Township arrived in Red Bank Friday morning for a picnic in Riverside Gardens Park and possibly some shopping downtown. But first,Continue reading "RED BANK: MAYOR WELCOMES SPECIAL GUESTS"
RED BANK: OWNER VOWS ‘NOT ANOTHER FIXX’
Gotham Lounge will have a dress code, a partner in the business said. (Photo by John T. Ward. Click to enlarge) By JOHN T. WARD Hoping to head off misconceptions,Continue reading "RED BANK: OWNER VOWS ‘NOT ANOTHER FIXX’"
RED BANK: FROM THE ’70S, A FRESH BREEZE
It was an unsettled afternoon in downtown Red Bank. A series of pouting, petulant young men and women were hanging out on the corner of Broad and West Front streets,Continue reading "RED BANK: FROM THE ’70S, A FRESH BREEZE"
RED BANK RENEWS PUSH FOR LATE CLOSINGS
Bars and restaurants are doing their job keeping doors open late, some say, but more merchants must stay open to attract more visitors. (Photo by Dustin Racioppi; click to enlarge)Continue reading "RED BANK RENEWS PUSH FOR LATE CLOSINGS"
JAZZ & BLUES TOO HOT TO HANDLE
Torrid heat and humidity, with temperatures hovering around 100 degrees, made the early hours of the Jersey Shore Jazz & Blues Festival at the Middletown Arts Center a hard sellContinue reading "JAZZ & BLUES TOO HOT TO HANDLE"
The 2009 edition of the festival was the last at Red Bank’s Marine Park, and there are no signs of a return. (Click to enlarge) By DUSTIN RACIOPPI The JerseyContinue reading "JAZZ & BLUES FEST BUSTS ITSELF IN THREE"
SAYING GOODBYE TO HER TOWN
Sea Bright Administrator Maryann Smeltzer will retire at the end of June. (Photo by Dustin Racioppi; click to enlarge) By DUSTIN RACIOPPI Maryann Smeltzer was born in Long Branch, andContinue reading "SAYING GOODBYE TO HER TOWN"
ON CONSIGNMENT: RE-ENTRY JOBS
U Gallery will feature luxury goods on consignment and works by brain-injured artists. (Click to enlarge) One of the stores opening as part of a surge in new consignment shopsContinue reading "ON CONSIGNMENT: RE-ENTRY JOBS"
In an exclusive, today’s edition of Red Bank oRBit reports that three Bruce Springsteen fans, including one from Lincroft, have purchased the Long Branch house where the rocker wrote ‘BornContinue reading "IN oRBit: FANS BUY ‘BORN TO RUN’ COTTAGE"
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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 ...