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SHREWSBURY: HELP FOR SANDY-HIT LIBRARIES
The high-tech Digital Bookmobile visits the Monmouth County Library’s Eastern Branch on Tuesday, to provide outreach to residents of Sea Bright and other communities whose libraries were closed or displacedContinue reading "SHREWSBURY: HELP FOR SANDY-HIT LIBRARIES"
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SEA BRIGHT: SKIMMING WITH THE ‘SHARKS’
Top skimboarding talent converges on Sea Bright this weekend as the annual Skimbash event brings the Skim USA Pro/Am Tour action to the borough’s municipal beach. (File photos by PeterContinue reading "SEA BRIGHT: SKIMMING WITH THE ‘SHARKS’"
RED BANK AREA TOWNS SALUTE HEROES
The Veterans Monument on Monmouth Street is the scene of an annual Memorial Day observance on Monday, one of several going on around the Green. From Red Bank to Rumson;Continue reading "RED BANK AREA TOWNS SALUTE HEROES"
WEEKENDER: A NOT YET WINTER WONDERLAND
The 33rd anniversary of John Lennon’s death finds a traveling exhibit of the Beatle’s artwork camped out in Red Bank. Friday, December 6: RED BANK: In the midst of theContinue reading "WEEKENDER: A NOT YET WINTER WONDERLAND"
CLEARWATER: CLEANUPS, PLANTINGS, PARTIES
Tony MacDonald, director of Monmouth University’s Urban Coast Institute, is the guest speaker at a November 25 event hosted at Brookdale Community College, by Red Bank-based NJ Friends of Clearwater.Continue reading "CLEARWATER: CLEANUPS, PLANTINGS, PARTIES"
FALL INTO ACTION FOR 28th BEACH SWEEPS
Over 65 coastal and waterfront sites, from Cape May to Middlesex Counties, will be cleaned by teams of volunteers during the annual Fall Beach Sweeps effort this Saturday, October 19.Continue reading "FALL INTO ACTION FOR 28th BEACH SWEEPS"
OCEAN AVENUE WORK NEAR COMPLETION
The state Department of Transportation is expected to wrap up a months-long roadwork project on Ocean Avenue in Sea Bright this week. The work, which got started in early March,Continue reading "OCEAN AVENUE WORK NEAR COMPLETION"
WHERE HAVE I SEEN THIS?
Do you know where this is? Give us a roar, via email, please, with the words “Where Have I Seen This” in the subject line.
THE PAWS BEFORE THE ROUNDUP
A cat takes a stretch on an old Buick ragtop at the Chapel Beach Club in Sea Bright Tuesday morning. An ordinance approved late last month created a trap, neuterContinue reading "THE PAWS BEFORE THE ROUNDUP"
DOUBLE DUNK TO START ’11
One of two ocean plunges will take place at the Mad Hatter in Sea Bright Saturday. (Photo by Dustin Racioppi; click to enlarge) By DUSTIN RACIOPPI So you’re planning yourContinue reading "DOUBLE DUNK TO START ’11"
The future of beachfront development in Sea Bright will stay in the hands of those who started making plans for it. Incumbent Republicans Brian Kelly and Peggy Bills thwarted aContinue reading "SEA BRIGHT: GOP SURFS TO VICTORY"
Earlier this month, redbankgreen emailed questionnaires to local candidates for public office in towns with contested elections on November 2. We began running the replies last Friday, starting with thoseContinue reading "CANDIDATE Q&As: SEA BRIGHT"
FISHER: BEACHFRONT FIRST CONCERN
NAME Margaret C Fisher – I prefer Meg (Democrat) AGE 61 OCCUPATION Pediatrician LENGTH OF RESIDENCE IN TOWN 8 years General Questions: 1. What do you see as the topContinue reading "FISHER: BEACHFRONT FIRST CONCERN"
KELLY: PUT EMPHASIS ON BEACH REVENUE
NAME: Brian Kelly (Republican, incumbent) AGE: 42 OCCUPATION: CEO of a Solar Design and Installation Company LENGTH OF RESIDENCE IN TOWN: 10 years General Questions: 1. What do you seeContinue reading "KELLY: PUT EMPHASIS ON BEACH REVENUE"
NAME: Marc A. Leckstein (Democrat) AGE: 37 OCCUPATION: Attorney LENGTH OF RESIDENCE IN TOWN: 10 1/2 years General Questions: 1. What do you see as the top three issues inContinue reading "LECKSTEIN: IMPLEMENT PAST STUDIES"
TIME TO GET WET
Sea Bright Fire Department’s newest addition. (Photo by Dustin Racioppi; click to enlarge) By DUSTIN RACIOPPI Since buying a new fire truck this summer, Sea Bright’s fire department has putContinue reading "TIME TO GET WET"
WHERE HAVE I SEEN THIS?
Where Have I Seen This turns its all-seeing eye this week to grave matters.
A beach club cabana fire resulted in a brief closure of Route 36 in Sea Bright Wednesday night, according to a report by the political blog MoreMonmouthMusings. The blaze, atContinue reading "POSSIBLE ARSON SEEN IN SEA BRIGHT FIRE"
COURT SHARING SPARKS DEBATE
Sea Bright officials dispute how well a new shared service with Oceanport is working out. (Photo by Dustin Racioppi; click to enlarge) By DUSTIN RACIOPPI There are  two ways SeaContinue reading "COURT SHARING SPARKS DEBATE"
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"
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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 ...