Skip to content

A town square for an unsquare town

redbankgreen

Standing for the vitality of Red Bank, its community, and the fun we have together.

RED BANK: PROJECT REVIEW GETS UNDERWAY
RED BANK: Hearing on massive development proposed for West Front Street block gets underway with hints of concern about size, height and traffic impacts.
Remember: Nothing makes a Red Bank friend happier than to hear "I saw you on Red Bank Green!"
RED BANK: MASSIVE DEVELOPMENT ON DECK
RED BANK: A nine-story, 150-apartment addition that would shatter the borough's height limits goes to the zoning board this week. Here's what you need to know.
FAIR HAVEN: STATION NOW IN HOUSING DEAL
FAIR HAVEN: A vacant gas station seen as key to a borough facilities consolidation plan just a year ago is now key to an affordable housing plan.
RED BANK: FORMER DOCTORS’ OFFICE IN REHAB
RED BANK: A long-vacant house on Shrewsbury Avenue is getting a major makeover. What's Going On Here? Read on for the answer...
RED BANK: CHURNING OUT A THIRD VENTURE
RED BANK: In this edition of Retail Churn, a pair of accidental restaurateurs now own three eateries within steps of one another downtown.
RED BANK: CORNER PLAN GETS THUMBS DOWN
RED BANK: Developer to revise plans after neighbors and board members call proposed apartment project too much for a busy intersection.
RED BANK: Just five months after yanking a plan to add a Dunkin' shop, the owner of the Shell station is back with a proposal for a convenience store.
RED BANK: APARTMENTS AND STORES PLANNED
RED BANK: Builder proposes to replace building at Shrewsbury Avenue and Drs. Parker Boulevard with 16 apartments, plus retail and underground parking.
RED BANK: MASSIVE DEVELOPMENT PROPOSED
RED BANK: A proposed nine-story development atop Pazzo would add 150 apartments downtown and shatter the borough's limits on building height and density.
FAIR HAVEN: MARINA LOSES LATEST ROUND
FAIR HAVEN: Yacht works loses latest round in long-running and increasingly bitter dispute with borough over zoning and other issues.
RED BANK: SAXUM PLAN APPROVED
RED BANK: Saxum plan for 210 apartments on former VNA site wins approval. Mayor cites boost to affordable housing as neighbor says board "sold out."
RED BANK: Planning board hearing and possible vote on Saxum plan for 210 apartments on former VNA site postponed to December 2.
RED BANK: COFFEE AND CORDUROY IN CHURN
RED BANK: In this especially churny edition of Retail Churn, a new "coffee shop and general store" opens and a pilates studio relocates.
FAIR HAVEN: DOTS WHAT WE LIKE… AND DON’T
FAIR HAVEN: After controversy over Dunkin' shop, restaurant committee tries to gauge which fast food businesses residents want and don't want.
RED BANK: RESTAURANTS IN CHURN
RED BANK: In this edition of Retail Churn, a restaurant reopens with a new name, and two others close.
RED BANK: BOARD AIRS SAXUM PLAN HURDLES
RED BANK: Public and planning board take aim Saxum plan for 210 apartments, citing traffic, fire safety, environmental and other concerns.
RED BANK: TACOS & SUSHI SLIDE INTO TOWN
RED BANK: In this edition of Retail Churn, new restaurants serving sushi and tacos open on Broad Street.
RED BANK: FLOWERS & PHONES IN, PIZZA OUT
RED BANK: In this edition of Retail Churn, one restaurant closes, another plans to expand, a flower shop opens and a phone store clones itself.
RED BANK: PLAZA FOCUS OF SAXUM HEARING
RED BANK: At fourth hearing on Saxum plan for 210 apartments, questions focus on proposed plaza at what some consider a dangerous location.
FAIR HAVEN: NEW RESTAURANT LAW TABLED
FAIR HAVEN: Three weeks after planning board allows Dunkin' to open, steam continues to rise over how to deal with prospect of more fast-food restaurants.
Partyline
THREE ON TOUR
RED BANK: Three borough sites will participate in a weekend of self-guided tours of 52 historic locations in Monmouth County May 4 & 5.
VOLUNTEERS GET INTO THE WEEDS
Toting plastic trash bags, 51 volunteers conducted a walking litter cleanup on Red Bank's West Side Saturday.
“IT’S A PARTY AT WAWA!”
You wish you could vibe like Brian, who lives on the other side of Hubbard’s Bridge. He caught redbankgreen’s attention in Red B ...
POPE OKS ORATORY
RED BANK: St. Anthony of Padua obtains papal approval to establish Oratory of St. Philip Neri, a community of priests and brothers devoted t ...
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 ...