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RED BANK: Two weeks after they were announced, six paid-admission concerts over two Saturdays in Riverside Gardens Park have been cancelled.
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RED BANK: FOOD FESTS OUT, CONCERTS IN
RED BANK: With its signature food fests cancelled by pandemic, RiverCenter will host six paid-admission concerts over two Saturdays in Riverside Gardens Park.
LITTLE SILVER: AN UNDAMPENED DAY’S END
LITTLE SILVER: Undampened by weather, town's biennial 'day' of food and music and ends with a spectacular fireworks display.
FAIR HAVEN: TRUCKTOBERFEST AT LAST
FAIR HAVEN: After two rain postponements that delayed it by a month, Trucktoberfest finally made it to Fair Haven Fields Saturday. Check out our photos.
FAIR HAVEN: TRUCKTOBERFEST TRIES AGAIN
FAIR HAVEN: Strollo's Lighthouse is among the food trucks slated to anchor the previously rescheduled Trucktoberfest at Fair Haven Fields Saturday.
FAIR HAVEN: FOOD + FALL = TRUCKTOBERFEST
FAIR HAVEN: Oktoberfest meets field day as Fair Haven hosts its first-ever Trucktoberfest, featuring seven food trucks, three bands and more.
SHREWSBURY: TORCIVIA HONORED AT Y EVENT
SHREWSBURY: Benedict Torcivia of Red Bank-based Torcon Inc. will be honored at The Community YMCA's Annual Benefit in October.
LITTLE SILVER DAY ENDS WITH A BANG
LITTLE SILVER: A day of food, music and dancing in the infield ends with a spectacular fireworks show. We've got photos.
SANDY HOOK: BEACH BLANKET FREEBIES
Brian Kirk and the Jirks head back to the beach when the free concert series on Sandy Hook returns Wednesday evening. (Photo by John T. Ward. Click to enlarge) GrabContinue reading "SANDY HOOK: BEACH BLANKET FREEBIES"
SANDY HOOK: A HAVEN FROM WIND AND TIDE
The Haven takes it to the Hook Wednesday evening as part of a freebie triple-header bill of bands on the beach. While the Sandy Hook peninsula has soldiered on throughContinue reading "SANDY HOOK: A HAVEN FROM WIND AND TIDE"
RED BANK: SOME NIGHT LIFE FOR LUNCH BREAK
Dozens of Lunch Break supporters turned out at Red Bank’s Downtown Wednesday night to help kick off a drive toward a major fundraising gala for the the borough-based food pantryContinue reading "RED BANK: SOME NIGHT LIFE FOR LUNCH BREAK"
WEEKENDER: BARGAINS, BANDS AND THE BARD
Bargains line the brick walkways of downtown Red Bank for the annual Sidewalk Sale this weekend. Below, fans of the Haven find shelter at the Walt Street Pub Friday night.Continue reading "WEEKENDER: BARGAINS, BANDS AND THE BARD"
FAIR HAVEN: AMPING IT UP FOR THE TROOPS
Dead Bank brings its Grateful Dead salute to the K of C this Saturday as part of a matinee musicfest in support of the Wounded Warrior Project. Asbury Park mightContinue reading "FAIR HAVEN: AMPING IT UP FOR THE TROOPS"
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NOT SO SCARY
Twenty times? Fifty times? How many times did we drive by this home on the corner of River Street and Shrewsbury and do a double take before ...
LOCAL 9 TAKE TROPHY
After a long hot two days of baseball, the Red Bank area-based Jersey Shore Raiders emerged as champions of the United States Amateur Baseba ...
RHAPSODY ON ICE
RED BANK: On a cool-ish summer evening, keyboardist NGXB entertained customers of Strollo's Italian Ice with renderings of 'Bohemian Rhapsod ...
PUDDLE BE GONE
A work crew was out this week attacking the site of the notoriously persistent puddle at the corner of Broad and Mechanic Streets. This phot ...
SMALLS FOR MAYOR?
We at redbankgreen remain neutral in political affairs and never make endorsements. But we have to say Borough Clerk Laura Reinertsen’ ...
CRASH ON LEIGHTON
The driver of this car was headed north on Leighton Avenue when they it hit an SUV pulling a work trailer headed in south in the opposing la ...
CAR VS STREET SIGN
The driver of this Mercedes hopped the curb and toppled the street sign at the corner of South Pearl and Drs. James Parker Boulevard Wednesd ...
SKETCHES OF RED BANK BY LOCAL ARTIST MICHAEL WHITE
Sketches of Red Bank scenes have been floating around on social media and we thought they deserved some spotlight. First appearing in our fe ...
POLE DOWN
Utility pole falls on English Plaza shop Forge after being struck by SUV shortly before noon. No injuries reported, though 86-year-old drive ...
YO, ADRIAN!
It’s a tough turn for our hero as Rocky Balboa is relegated to the curb for trash pickup on Locust Avenue. We’ll have to go back ...
“EL PALOMO” IS IN THE HOUSE
Jesus Rios, a mariachi singer who performs under the stage name “El Palomo” (The dove) pauses for a moment before entering a bac ...
CROC SPOTTED IN RIVER
Frighteningly hideous and green, a solitary Croc lurked ominously amid the flotsam and foam in the Navesink River alongside the Red Bank Fir ...
KISS ICON REFLECTS ON BROADWALK
A Swarovski crystal-bedazzled self-portrait painting of Paul Stanley, longtime singer and guitarist for the rock band Kiss peers out from a ...
CHISELIN’ AWAY
Marcelo Garcia Lopez works with hammer and chisel on a new feature for his flower garden on Shrewsbury Avenue: a hollow in a carved log in w ...
STORM CLEANUP CONTINUES
  Saturday’s storm sent a tree toppling on this house on Bank Street, damaging the roof. Workers Wednesday could be seen removing ...
SNAPPING IN THE BREEZE
RED BANK: Blustery winds had the flags in Riverside Gardens Park snapping Monday evening.
POWER LINE DOWN
Red Bank firefighters were on scene at Manor Drive dealing with a live power line Monday afternoon. There was no immediate report of fire. T ...
TAR BEACH SOLSTICE
Aldo Quiroz of Ocean Township came ready with his beach chair and found a shady spot to spend his lunch hour in a parking lot off Broad Stre ...
GOING GREY
Workers painting the stone facade of the PNC Bank at the corner of Broad and Harding Thursday morning. An upgrade? Maybe it’s just pri ...
COFFEE & WILDLIFE
RED BANK: The best wildlife show in town can be taken in from a waterfront bench outside the public library, and it's totally free.