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MIDDLETOWN: MICROPLASTICS AND THE SHORE
The Middletown Township Public Library presents a free, in-person program featuring the “Plastic Wave Project” team on the dangers of microplastics at the Jersey Shore. Attendees will learn about theContinue reading "MIDDLETOWN: MICROPLASTICS AND THE SHORE"
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SEA BRIGHT: DONOVAN’S REBUILD BEGINS
SEA BRIGHT: Construction of a permanent home for Donovan's Reef gets underway.
Jackson Russicci pitched five innings in relief and scored on a walk-off bases loaded walk in the 11th inning to give Rumson-Fair Haven its fifth straight win Monday. Watch the highlightsContinue reading "R-FH TOPS OCEAN AFTER 11 INNINGS"
SEA BRIGHT: DONOVAN’S TIKI BAR REOPENS
With new access ramps over the sea wall, the restored tiki bar at Donovan’s was back in business Friday afternoon, as co-owner Chris Bowler announced via the signboard, below. (Photos byContinue reading "SEA BRIGHT: DONOVAN’S TIKI BAR REOPENS"
SEA BRIGHT: WHALE OF A DAY AT THE BEACH
Reader Betsy Lunney photographed a whale feeding in the Atlantic off the Sands Beach Club in Sea Bright Sunday afternoon. Nearby, a reported shark sighting off Driftwood Beach Club promptedContinue reading "SEA BRIGHT: WHALE OF A DAY AT THE BEACH"
SEA BRIGHT: AIRING OUT KITES ON THE BEACH
Crisp blue skies, ocean breezes and beach sand made an ideal setting for the Sea Bright Festival on Saturday. The event, the first of its kind, was one of severalContinue reading "SEA BRIGHT: AIRING OUT KITES ON THE BEACH"
BEACH ALERT: RIP CURRENT THREAT HIGH
Beachgoers taking advantage of the mild early autumn weather are being warned of a high risk of rip currents Wednesday. The National Weather Service says life-threatening rips are expected toContinue reading "BEACH ALERT: RIP CURRENT THREAT HIGH"
SEA BRIGHT: DONOVAN’S COMEBACK DELAYED
The site of Donovan’s Reef in April. (Photo above by John T. Ward. Click to enlarge) By JOHN T. WARD An ambitious plan to reopen a prominent Sea Bright barContinue reading "SEA BRIGHT: DONOVAN’S COMEBACK DELAYED"
RED BANK: SEAL SPOTTED ON HOTEL DOCK
A young harbor seal rested on a Navesink River dock at the Oyster Point Hotel in Red Bank last Friday. Annual seal counts at Sandy Hook have been rising, accordingContinue reading "RED BANK: SEAL SPOTTED ON HOTEL DOCK"
SPRING 2014: TASTE OF SUMMER
With ample sun and temperatures nearing 80 degrees just a few miles inland, dozens of beachgoers flocked to Sea Bright Sunday. Monday will be warm, with temperatures reaching about 76Continue reading "SPRING 2014: TASTE OF SUMMER"
SEA BRIGHT: DONOVAN’S TO REBUILD
Donovan’s Reef as seen five days after Hurricane Sandy, above, and in better days, below. (Photo above by John T. Ward. Click to enlarge) By JOHN T. WARD Smashed toContinue reading "SEA BRIGHT: DONOVAN’S TO REBUILD"
SEA BRIGHT: CHILLY RECEPTION FOR LNG PLAN
Attendees at the event, held in a tent on the municipal beach, viewed information displays about the project. Below, a rendering of the transfer system. (Photo above by Colby Wilson.Continue reading "SEA BRIGHT: CHILLY RECEPTION FOR LNG PLAN"
SEA BRIGHT RESIDENTS TO GET ACCESS TODAY
For the second time in four days, Sea Bright residents gathered in a stadium, this time in West Long Branch, to get updates on the storm cleanup Sunday. Below, MayorContinue reading "SEA BRIGHT RESIDENTS TO GET ACCESS TODAY"
WOMEN TO SHARE THEIR SONGS AND STORIES
The Woman’s Club of Red Bank is the kickoff site for the three-day event. (Click to enlarge) By DANIELLE TEPPER What is the value of art? Is it a frivolousContinue reading "WOMEN TO SHARE THEIR SONGS AND STORIES"
HOAX CALL TAB: $330,000 AND COUNTING
An ambulance arriving at Fort Hancock Monday evening, above, joining a growing number at two staging areas. (Click to enlarge) By JOHN T. WARD Calm and collected, the anonymous callerContinue reading "HOAX CALL TAB: $330,000 AND COUNTING"
BOAT EXPLOSION HOAX TRIGGERS PROBE
A State Police helicopter, above, and ambulances, below, arriving at Fort Hancock, ready to transport ‘victims’ of Monday’s purported boat explosion.  (Click to enlarge) By JOHN T. WARD Ambulances, includingContinue reading "BOAT EXPLOSION HOAX TRIGGERS PROBE"
WOODY’S SURFS OVER TO SNACK SHACK
Customers lined up on Memorial Day, below, at the new Woody’s Ocean Hut in Sea Bright.  (Click to enlarge) By DANIELLE TEPPER Where others have tried and wiped out, ChrisContinue reading "WOODY’S SURFS OVER TO SNACK SHACK"
The water was calm as hundreds dove in Sunday (Photos by Peter Lindner. Click embiggen symbol in lower right corner to enlarge) Hundreds of local Catholic school supporters dashed intoContinue reading "MAKING A SPLASH FOR PAROCHIAL ED"
Remember the summer of 2009? When it rained the entire month of June? Or how about the repeated snowstorms that got dumped on us this past winter? Well, it mayContinue reading "WHILE INLAND WILTS, SEA BRIGHT SPARKLES"
Environmental activist and former American Littoral Society executive director Derickson ‘Dery’ Bennett of Fair Haven has died at the age of 79, the Asbury Park Press reports. The newspaper saysContinue reading "ENVIRONMENTAL ACTIVIST DERY BENNETT, 79"
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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 ...