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FAIR HAVEN: ‘SIT, STAY, HEAL’ AUTHOR TALK
FAIR HAVEN: Veterinary oncologist Dr. Renee Alsarraf comes to River Road Book to talk about her own cancer diagnosis while fighting to save her four-legged patients.
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October 12th, 2022 @ 11am
Remember: Nothing makes a Red Bank friend happier than to hear "I saw you on Red Bank Green!"
FAIR HAVEN: AN ELEGANT ENIGMA ON DISPLAY
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FAIR HAVEN: A River Road dress shop with a striking window display offers an enduring enigma: no one has ever seen it open for business.
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January 13th, 2020 @ 5am
FAIR HAVEN: BEACH READ ON RIVER ROAD
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FAIR HAVEN: Best-selling novelist Patti Callahan Henry pays a Wednesday visit to a fave local bookshop with her latest beach read in her beach bag.
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August 1st, 2017 @ 9am
ON THE GREEN: AUTHORS SERVE UP MEMORIES
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ON THE GREEN: Memories of amusements past, and comfort food from a surprising source, on the local book front this Thursday.
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May 10th, 2017 @ 12pm
FAIR HAVEN: CAN WE TALK JOAN RIVERS?
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FAIR HAVEN: Vanity Fair writer brings her new Joan Rivers biography to River Road Books for a "can we talk?" session Wednesday night.
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November 28th, 2016 @ 6am
ON THE GREEN: AUTHOR! AUTHOR! AUTHOR!
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ON THE GREEN: A highly lauded nonfiction writer and two novelists read and answer questions at events in Fair Haven, Shrewsbury and Lincroft in coming days.
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November 11th, 2016 @ 1pm
ON THE GREEN: BORN TO MAKE A BOOK RUN
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ON THE GREEN: A kids' book author who specializes in explaining bodily functions (and a Gothic thriller writer who might just scare it all out of you) are coming to a local venue near you.
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September 19th, 2016 @ 2pm
FAIR HAVEN: ‘NOOKIETOWN’ FOR A NIGHT
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FAIR HAVEN: The author of 'Nookietown,' in which one character asks a friend to sleep with her husband, comes to River Road Books.
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June 29th, 2016 @ 12pm
FAIR HAVEN: MIMI CROSS THE SHINING SEA
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FAIR HAVEN: Singer-songwriter turned author Mimi Cross returns to River Road Books to launch her newest novel, "Shining Sea."
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May 31st, 2016 @ 5am
FAIR HAVEN: INDIE, BOOKISH, AND LOVING IT
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River Road Books welcomes Independent Bookstore Day on Saturday, and ushers in a slate of special May events.
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April 26th, 2016 @ 7am
ON THE GREEN: AUTHOR! AUTHOR! AUTHORS!
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The people, places, artists, restaurants and poetry of the Shore community are spotlighted in a series of book-related events, going on in the days and nights ahead at locations all around the greater Red Bank Green.
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April 4th, 2016 @ 12pm
FAIR HAVEN: MIMI AT THE CROSSROADS
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Singer-songwriter-novelist Mimi Cross makes an appearance in Fair Haven Thursday to promote her new work of fiction, “Before Goodbye.”  (Click to enlarge) By TOM CHESEK “It was great to see everybody,”Continue reading "FAIR HAVEN: MIMI AT THE CROSSROADS"
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January 20th, 2016 @ 12pm
FAIR HAVEN: JOYS IN THE ‘HOOD
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The vocals/ keyboard and guitar duo of Emma Singleton and Rogan McGarvey joins other young musicians in performance as Fair Haven hosts a first-ever Shop the Neighborhood event this Thursday.Continue reading "FAIR HAVEN: JOYS IN THE ‘HOOD"
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December 8th, 2015 @ 5am
Press release from Rumson-Fair Haven Regional High School On the evening of Thursday, November 12, the feature-length documentary film Beyond Measure will be given a free, public-invited screening inside theContinue reading "FREE DOC FILM AT RUMSON-FAIR HAVEN"
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October 28th, 2015 @ 5am
FAIR HAVEN: TWO NOVEL ATTRACTIONS
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Glamour magazine book editor Elisabeth Egan (above) visits River Road Books on Thursday to read from and sign copies of her recently published A WINDOW OPENS…while fellow first-time novelist BarrieContinue reading "FAIR HAVEN: TWO NOVEL ATTRACTIONS"
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October 6th, 2015 @ 5am
RED BANK: GO SET YOUR WATCHES
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The 1962 film version of ‘To Kill a Mockingbird’ screens for free at the Count Basie Theatre Tuesday as River Road Books celebrates the July 14 publication of Harper Lee’s long-awaitedContinue reading "RED BANK: GO SET YOUR WATCHES"
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July 13th, 2015 @ 5am
FAIR HAVEN: DIVE INTO A THRILLING READ
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American Littoral Society president Tim Dillingham (left) speaks with Robert Kurson about the best-selling author’s new PIRATE HUNTERS, in a Nauvoo Grill Club event presented by River Road Books. HisContinue reading "FAIR HAVEN: DIVE INTO A THRILLING READ"
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June 15th, 2015 @ 3pm
FAIR HAVEN: ASBURY LEGENDS, GOOD AND BAD
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Authors Tom Chesek and John O’Rourke at River Road Books Thursday. (Click to enlarge) A busy summer of author appearances at River Road Books in Fair Haven continues with aContinue reading "FAIR HAVEN: ASBURY LEGENDS, GOOD AND BAD"
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June 9th, 2015 @ 7am
FAIR HAVEN: STREET VEGAN TO PARK IT HERE
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Adam Sobel, the Vendy Award-winning proprietor of food truck favorite the Cinnamon Snail, visits River Road Books on Saturday to sign copies of his new cookbook “Street Vegan.” And yes,Continue reading "FAIR HAVEN: STREET VEGAN TO PARK IT HERE"
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June 3rd, 2015 @ 7am
FAIR HAVEN: THEME FROM A SUMMER PLACE
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Best-selling author (and summer romance specialist) Mary Kay Andrews returns to Fair Haven on Thursday evening for a reading and signing event at Raven and the Peach, sponsored by RiverContinue reading "FAIR HAVEN: THEME FROM A SUMMER PLACE"
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May 26th, 2015 @ 2pm
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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 ...

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