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RED BANK: ‘FORTUNE TELLERS’ GUIDE VISITORS

RED BANK: Student guides dubbed 'Fortune Tellers' lead visitors through new exhibit on Black journalism at T. Thomas Fortune Cultural Center.

November 2nd, 2023 @ 8am

Remember: Nothing makes a Red Bank friend happier than to hear "I saw you on Red Bank Green!"

RED BANK: Journalists spotlight former home of one of their predecessors, T. Thomas Fortune, as a story "that needs to be told.''

July 30th, 2019 @ 8am

RED BANK: WORDS AND MUSIC IN THE PARK

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RED BANK: Words of civil rights journalist T. Thomas Fortune to greet attendees to New Jersey Symphony Orchestra's sunset concert in Marine Park Sunday.

June 27th, 2018 @ 12pm

RED BANK: UNITY RALLY DRAWS A MURPHY

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RED BANK: Unity march and rally spotlights Martin Luther King Jr. and gets a cameo by soon-to-be state First Lady Tammy Murphy.

January 15th, 2018 @ 8am

RED BANK’S FORTUNE PROJECT SPEAKS

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The nonprofit that’s working to save the former home of T. Thomas Fortune hosts readings from the words of the pioneering African-American journalist, with events in Middletown, Red Bank, Shrewsbury Continue reading

February 12th, 2015 @ 6am

RED BANK: DEMOLITION HITS FIRST POTHOLE

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The house, at 94 Drs. Parker Boulevard, was once the home of African American journalist T. Thomas Fortune. Below, a detail of the soffit. (Click to enlarge) By JOHN T.Continue reading

September 18th, 2014 @ 1pm

RED BANK: FORTUNE HOUSE MAY BE RAZED

The house, at 94 Drs. Parker Boulevard, was once the home of African American journalist T. Thomas Fortune. (Click to enlarge) By JOHN T. WARD A day that Red Bank Continue reading

September 16th, 2014 @ 2pm

LITTLE SILVER, M’TOWN: LIBRARY LEGENDS

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LEGENDARY LOCALS OF RED BANK author Eileen Moon visits the Little Silver Library on Monday evening…while Next Stage Ensemble brings a little Shakespeare to the Middletown Township biblio. There’s the Continue reading

June 22nd, 2014 @ 12pm

JOURNO’S RED BANK HOME IN SPOTLIGHT

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T. Thomas Fortune, below, will get a month of honor in February. Meantime, efforts to save his home on Doctors Parker Boulevard continue. (Click to enlarge) By JOHN T. WARD Continue reading

January 10th, 2014 @ 7am

RAISE YOUR VOICES, AT RED BANK LIBRARY

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Actress Lorraine Stone, Two River Theater artistic director John Dias and Councilman Ed Zipprich are among the Red Bank area notables giving voice to historic American figures in “The People Continue reading

December 10th, 2013 @ 6am

ROUND TWO FOR FORTUNE HOUSE

A ‘for sale’ was planted out front of the T. Thomas Fortune House on Drs. James Parker Boulevard last week. (Photo by Dustin Racioppi; click to enlarge) By DUSTIN RACIOPPI Continue reading

July 7th, 2011 @ 9am

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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 ...

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 ...

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 ...