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RED BANK: DRAG QUEENS STRUT THEIR STUFF
RED BANK: Drag queens and audience members strutted their fabulous stuff at a family friendly event that drew no protesters.
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RED BANK: FAMILY-FRIENDLY DRAG EVENT SET
RED BANK: While other towns have their knickers in a twist over LGBTQ matters, borough slates a family-friendly drag queen event in a park.
RED BANK: FAMILIES PACK DRAG READING
RED BANK: Drag Queen Story Hour draws a packed room of rapt toddlers and parents as supporters stand at library entrance.
RED BANK: SCOTUS DECISION DRAWS PROTEST
RED BANK: Reproductive rights supporters rally at Riverside Gardens Park to protest U.S. Supreme Court's overturning of Roe v. Wade.
RED BANK: SLURS HURLED AT EVENT ATTENDEES
RED BANK: Protesters shout "pedophile" and other slurs at attendees of library's Drag Queen Story Time.
RED BANK: HUNDREDS RALLY FOR WOMEN
RED BANK: Hundreds march through downtown and rally at Riverside Gardens Park for women's reproductive rights ahead of new Supreme Court term.
RED BANK: RALLY DEMANDS VAX/MASK CHOICE
RED BANK: After a park rally, opponents of anti-pandemic vaccines and masks march to Riverview Medical Center chanting "my body, my choice."
RED BANK: RALLY SLAMS POSTAL CHANGES
RED BANK: Thirty protestors rallied outside the Shrewsbury Avenue post office to voice support for the postal service and its role in voting by mail.
RED BANK: BORDER ‘EMERGENCY’ DISPUTED
RED BANK: Three days after Trump's declaration of national emergency on Mexican border, protestors rally in Riverside Gardens Park.
RED BANK: ANTI-KAVANAUGH RALLY SLATED
RED BANK: "Walk-out" rally to protest Kavanaugh SCOTUS appointment slated for Thursday afternoon in Riverside Gardens Park.
RED BANK: RALLY FOR IMMIGRANTS SLATED
RED BANK: March through downtown and rally in support of undocumented aliens slated for Friday by group called Awaken Community.
RED BANK: VIGIL SPEAKERS AIM AT GUN LAWS
RED BANK: The latest in a series of anti-violence vigils was more overtly political than those in the past, with speakers taking on gun laws.
RED BANK: March and vigil for Las Vegas sniper victims scheduled.
RED BANK: MARCHERS UNITE AGAINST HATRED
RED BANK: About 400 area residents gathered for a rally, march and vigil in response to the racism that erupted in Charlottesville, Virginia last weekend.
RED BANK: RALLY TARGETS RACISM & TRUMP
RED BANK: In the wake of Charlottesville violence, hundreds gather here to protest white supremacists, and blame Trump for their revival.
RED BANK: WOMEN UNITE AGAINST (UNNAMED)
RED BANK: As millions gathered in cities and town across America, hundreds gathered here to protest the new "administration" in DC.
RED BANK: Area women to hold "nonpartisan" rally today on theme of "committing to reminding ourselves and our leaders that we are one community."
RED BANK: WOMEN PLAN ‘NONPARTISAN’ RALLY
RED BANK: Area women plan "nonpartisan" rally day after Trump inauguration "committed to reminding ourselves and our leaders that we are one community."
RED BANK: WEST SIDERS MARCH IN PROTEST
About three dozen protesters marched through Red Bank Saturday morning to object to rising property taxes, a proposed spray park at Bellhaven Nature Area, borough hiring practices and what theyContinue reading "RED BANK: WEST SIDERS MARCH IN PROTEST"
DEER-HUNT LAWS SPUR SHREWSBURY PROTEST
A deer crosses a Shrewsbury street in 2010. (Photo by Peter Lindner. Click to enlarge) Local and state laws that allow deer hunting closer to housing than in the pastContinue reading "DEER-HUNT LAWS SPUR SHREWSBURY PROTEST"
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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 ...