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RED BANK: WARMING CENTER SET FOR WINTER
RED BANK: Men's fellowship congregants of two churches team up to prepare warming center on Shrewsbury Avenue for coming winter.
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RED BANK: FREE COVID-19 TEST AT PILGRIM
RED BANK: Pilgrim Baptist Church hosts free COVID-19 tests. No appointment needed.
RED BANK: COMMUNITY WELLNESS FORUM
RED BANK: Pilgrim Baptist Church hosts a program on Community Wellness at the Count Basie Center for the Arts.
RED BANK: POLICE TO JOIN PRAYER BREAKFAST
RED BANK: Pilgrim Baptist Church and the First Baptist Church of Red Bank host a prayer breakfast with Red Bank and Rumson police.
RED BANK: TAKING UP POLICE SHOOTINGS
RED BANK: County prosecutor and local cops meet with community members to take up a hot topic: officer-involved shootings.
RED BANK: UNITY RALLY DRAWS A MURPHY
RED BANK: Unity march and rally spotlights Martin Luther King Jr. and gets a cameo by soon-to-be state First Lady Tammy Murphy.
RED BANK: RESIDENTS RESIST DUMP-SITE PARK
RED BANK: Not everyone wants a park at the former town dump, say residents concerned about the long-range effects of contaminants.
RED BANK: PLANTING SEEDS FOR FUTURE PARK
RED BANK: The long process of creating a waterfront park at the former town dump kicks off with a public brainstorming session.
RED BANK: BRAINSTORMING A NEW PARK PLAN
RED BANK: Got some ideas for the new park planned for the former landfill site on the West Side? Bring them to this meeting.
RED BANK: Council takes a step toward creation of a park on the longtime site of the borough dump and incinerator. Up next: what to include?
RED BANK: Clinton lost, but her coattails helped Dems gain parity on the council as voters went straight down the ballot voting blue.
RED BANK: DEMS WIN, GAIN COUNCIL PARITY
RED BANK: Horgan and Yngstrom rout three as Dems gain council parity.
RED BANK: CANDIDATES AGREE, MINUS TWO
RED BANK: GOP chairman attends candidate event, minus his own, amid dispute over scheduling and whether it would be nonpartisan, as billed.
RED BANK: PORTER TEES UP GOP FOR ‘INSULT’
RED BANK: The pastor of Pilgrim Baptist Church lashes out at local Republicans for ducking, and politicizing, an event he said was meant to be nonpartisan.
RED BANK: Five candidates, including two incumbents, have agreed to face off a second time, this time in a forum at Pilgrim Baptist Church.
RED BANK: FIRST DEBATE DOWN
RED BANK: The first presidential debate of 2016 is now history. Did it change your mind in any way?
RED BANK: WATCH CLINTON & TRUMP DEBATE
RED BANK: Pilgrim Baptist hosts a community viewing of the first presidential debate of 2016..
RED BANK: A VIGIL FOR VICTIMS, AND PEACE
RED BANK: Vigil for Dallas police and civilian victims of violence draws several dozen participants.
RED BANK: Vigil slated Sunday evening for Dallas police and civilian victims of violence.
RED BANK: SECOND VIGIL HONORS VICTIMS
RED BANK: Area residents gathered for a second vigil for victims of the Orlando shootings.
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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.