LITTLE SILVER: RBR ROOF FIRE EXTINGUISHED
Little Silver volunteer firefighters quickly extinguished a fire on the roof of Red Bank Regional High School late Saturday afternoon.
ON THE GREEN: SENIORS BLANKETED IN LOVE
Teams of teachers and volunteers fanned out across the three sending towns of the Red Bank Regional High School district and beyond to shower surprise love and best wishes on the housebound members of the senior class Friday morning.
RED BANK: HAIL THE RETURN OF SUNSHINE
A brief hailstorm pelted the Greater Red Bank Green early Monday afternoon.
Abundant sunshine returns Tuesday for a three-day visit, according to the National Weather Service. Check out the extended forecast below. (Video by John T. Ward. Click to enlarge.) Read More
RED BANK: THE STORY, WEATHERWISE
With temperatures rising to the mid-70s, masked visitors to newly reopened Riverside Gardens Park in Red Bank strolled the public library’s Story Walk Sunday.
The story for Monday, weatherwise: partly sunny and not as warm, according to the National Weather Service. A good day, perhaps, to read the latest Story Walk installation: ‘The Sun Shines Everywhere,’ by Mary Ann Hoberman.
Check out the extended forecast below. (Photo by John T. Ward. Click to enlarge.)
ON THE GREEN: WEEKEND WEATHER OUTLOOK
Peak spring colors filled the branches and lined the side of Fair Haven Road in Fair Haven Thursday.
May, 2020 begins Friday with wet, cool conditions before giving way to sunshine and temperatures approaching 70 degrees, according to the National Weather Service. Check out the extended forecast below. (Click to enlarge.)
RBR SENIOR PHOTO SHOW GOES VIRTUAL
‘Unless,’by Gus Rojas of Red Bank. Below, the poster for the event, by Chloe Rosen of Little Silver, lists the participating students. (Click to enlarge)
(Press release from Red Bank Regional High)
The Red Bank Regional commercial photo majors are holding their annual senior show as an online exhibit through Instagram and Facebook.
FAIR HAVEN: WEEKEND GOOD AND WET
Two fisherman enjoyed some socially distant relaxation on the Navesink River off Grange Avenue in Fair Haven Thursday morning. One, at right, quickly returned a fish he’d caught to the water.
The weather outlook for the Greater Red Bank Green is favorable, if you like it wet. Expect rain Friday and Sunday, though we should catch some sun Saturday, according to the National Weather Service.
Check out the extended forecast below. (Photos by John T. Ward. Click to enlarge.)
RED BANK: CHEERING TRINITY HALL SENIORS
A procession of vehicles made its way through Red Bank Tuesday morning, stopping outside the homes of all seniors from Trinity Hall high school in Tinton Falls to cheer them on with horn toots and lawn signs.
On board a school bus in the parade was the school mascot, practicing social distancing like the students themselves, kept home by the COVID-19 pandemic. (Photos by John T. Ward. Click to enlarge)
RED BANK: LEAF-BLOWING STORM FORECAST
A man working a leaf blower had Cedar Avenue in Fair Haven all to himself Sunday evening.
Nature plans to provide its own leaf blower Monday, with heavy rain and wind gusts up to 65 mile per hour possible, according to the National Weather Service. “Isolated tornadoes are also possible,” NWS warns.
Check out the extended forecast below. (Photo by John T. Ward. Click to enlarge.) Read More
RED BANK: CHEERS FOR HOSPITAL STAFFERS
Emergency workers packed the front parking area for the surprise as hospital personnel responded from upper-floor windows. (Photos by Allan Bass. Click to enlarge.)
By JOHN T. WARD
Red Bank-area police and volunteer firefighters delivered a massive surprise cheer to healthcare workers on the frontlines of the COVID-19 battle at Riverview Medical Center Friday evening.
The borough’s firetrucks, joined by gear from at least nine surrounding towns, twice sounded their horns in unison as staffers left and arrived for a shift change. Several hundred participants, most wearing protective masks, cheered and blew kisses from the parking lot as hospital employees in surgical masks and gowns acknowledged the love from upper floor windows.
Red Bank Fire Chief Scott Calabrese organized the unannounced event, which drew fire, police and first aiders from Fair Haven, Little Silver, Sea Bright, Shrewsbury, Rumson, Middletown, Tinton Falls, Eatontown and Oceanport.
The aim, he said, was “to say ‘thank you for your courage on the front lines of the battle.'”
(See more photos by Allan Bass and John T. Ward, below.)
RED BANK: MIXED BAG FOR HOLIDAY WEEKEND
Packages full of Easter and Passover treats awaited customer pickup at the Red Bank Chocolate Shoppe on White Street Wednesday evening.
The holiday weekend will deliver a mixed bag, starting with gusty, cool conditions Friday and bringing warm sunshine Sunday, according to the National Weather Service. Check out the extended forecast below. (Photo by John T. Ward. Click to enlarge.)
RED BANK: SOCIALLY DISTANT LAX PRACTICE
Red Bank Catholic High boys’ lacrosse players, unable to get together to practice, demonstrate an upbeat way to stay connected.
Another week in the COVID-19 era begins Monday with some cheery spring weather, even if social distances still must be observed. Check out the extended National Weather Service forecast below.(Video courtesy of RBC lacrosse. Click to enlarge.)
ON THE GREEN: MEETINGS MOVE ONLINE
Fair Haven Board of Ed members sat well-spaced at a meeting carried live on YouTube last week. (YouTube screen grab. Click to enlarge.)
By JOHN T. WARD
Fair Haven’s board of ed held its first-ever virtual meeting last Wednesday.
With five members seated well apart from one another in the Knollwood School gym to minimize the possible transmission of the COVID-19 virus, the board had a quorum. Four other members participated via the Zoom conferencing app. And the public, barred from appearing in person, chimed in via the chat function on YouTube, where the meeting was live-streamed.
Among the most frequent comments: “we can’t hear you.”
ON THE GREEN: SPRING ARRIVES EARLY
With spring in the air, a couple took a stroll down Markham Place in Little Silver Sunday.
The vernal equinox occured at 11:50 p.m. Thursday, marking the earliest start to spring in 124 years, according to the Farmer’s Almanac. And it debuts with summer-like conditions on the Greater Red Bank Green Friday, with temperatures peaking near 76 degrees, according to the National Weather Service.
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LITTLE SILVER: RBR STAFFER VIRUS-POSITIVE
Red Bank Regional became the first school in New Jersey to close when it shut down for a “deep cleaning” March 10. (Photo by John T. Ward. Click to enlarge.)
By JOHN T. WARD
A Red Bank Regional High School staff member has tested positive for the COVID-19 coronavirus that’s infecting Americans in growing numbers.
RED BANK: FREE MEALS FOR ALL STUDENTS
A program of free breakfasts and lunches for Red Bank students got underway Monday, along with school closures and other efforts to limit transmission of the COVID-19 virus.
VIRUS IMPACTS: BOROUGH RESCINDS ORDER
A sign on the door of the Welsh Farms convenience store on East Front Street in Red Bank. (Photo by John T. Ward. Click to enlarge.)
The following are dispatches from the Greater Red Bank Green as we settle into the widespread shutdowns and upheavals of everyday life prompted by the global COVID-19 pandemic.
Included: Red Bank’s emergency order; grab ‘n go meals for kids; Catholic Mass dispensations; liquor deliveries; a coffee shop’s open-door policy, and Fair Haven’s next council session.
LITTLE SILVER: SIBLINGS WITH COVID SPEAK
By JOHN T. WARD
Neither of the two Little Silver siblings who contracted the dangerous COVID-19 coronavirus feels seriously ill at this point, they told the Asbury Park Press in an interview published Monday.
RED BANK: STATE OF EMERGENCY DECLARED; SEATING AT BARS & RESTAURANTS BANNED
Customers gathered outside Catch 19 restaurant on Broad Street Sunday afternoon. (Photo by John T. Ward. Click to enlarge)
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By JOHN T. WARD
Red Bank officials declared a “local state of emergency” Sunday night in the face of the COVID-19 pandemic, ordering bars, restaurants and other large facilities to cease operations at the end of the day Monday.
Little Silver now has three presumed cases of the dangerous COVID-19 coronavirus, the borough government announced on its RED BANK: DISTRICT, CHARTER NOW CLOSED
Red Bank schools plan to roll out a “home learning” program in lieu of classroom time. (Photo by John T. Ward. Click to enlarge.)
By JOHN T. WARD
Ending short-lived holdouts, Red Bank’s district and charter schools will be closed Monday as they join the widespread shift to online instruction prompted by the global COVID-19 coronavirus outbreak.
RED BANK: BOROUGH IN SHUTDOWN MODE
Public employees will continue working, but borough hall and other facilities will be closed to the public. (Photo by John T. Ward. Click to enlarge.)
Public access to Red Bank’s borough government buildings will be halted starting Monday to help mitigate the spread of the COVID-19 virus.
In an announcement posted on the borough website Friday afternoon, the administration said all public employees will continue to work, serving the public by email. telephone and mail.
VIRUS IMPACTS: COUNTY HALTS ACCESS
The Monmouth County Library Eastern Branch in Shrewsbury will close, but county parks and golf courses will remain open, under the freeholder’s plan.
Monmouth County officials announced an eight-day shutdown of all public buildings starting Saturday to deal with the looming COVID-19 pandemic.
RED BANK: SCHOOLS AT ‘LOW RISK,’ STAY OPEN
Red Bank’s schools provide multiple services to their families and “cannot be compared to neighboring towns,” said Superintendent Jared Rumage. (Photo by John T. Ward. Click to enlarge.)
By JOHN T. WARD
While Little Silver and Shrewsbury schools quickly abandoned a joint local plan to remain open in the face of the global COVID-19 coronavirus pandemic, Red Bank’s will be open Friday, said Superintendent Jared Rumage.
But the pre-kindergarten-thru-8th-grade district intends to send students home early while administrators await “an official directive” on attendance from Trenton, he said.
LITTLE SILVER: SCHOOLS CLOSED AFTER ALL
By JOHN T. WARD
Reportedly prompted by “parent response,” Little Silver closed its two schools Thursday, just a day after announcing it would remain open along with those in the other sending districts for Red Bank Regional High.