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PODCAST DEBUT: ITZEL HERNANDEZ ON “VISUALIZING COMMUNITY”
For redbankgreen's first podcast, Brian Donohue chats with Itzel Hernandez, an immigrants' rights activist whose story is both familiar and extraordinary.
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RED BANK: CANNON TO RETURN AS ATTORNEY
RED BANK: Cannon to return as attorney one year after getting dumped; CME to return as engineer. New council's appointments at a glance.
SHREWSBURY: YMCA NAMES BOARD MEMBERS
SHREWSBURY: YMCA of Greater Monmouth County names seven new board members.
RED BANK: WORRY LINGERS AMONG DREAMERS
RED BANK: Amid relief at Biden taking office, local Dreamers still worry about deportation and yearn for changes giving them a path to citizenship.
RED BANK: COUNCIL BACKS IMMIGRANT RIGHTS
RED BANK: Numerous speakers, some near tears, endorse council action on immigrant rights, ending family separations and more.
RED BANK: Dreamer 'thrilled' by SCOTUS decision thwarting Trump effort to kill DACA protections, plans a Facebook live discussion.
RED BANK: STUDENTS LEAD FOOD NONPROFIT
FAIR HAVEN: R-FH students create nonprofit, team up with RBR's The Source to help feed Red Bank hungry during COVID-19 pandemic.
SHREWSBURY: YMCA URGES ‘TOGETHERHOOD’
SHREWSBURY: YMCA of Greater Monmouth County rolls out a yearlong effort to promote 'togetherhood' by supporting community needs.
RED BANK: IN LIMBO, ‘DREAMERS’ HEAD TO DC
RED BANK: Their futures in limbo, some three dozen DACA recipients and supporters headed to D.C., where SCOTUS is to decide their fates.
RED BANK: INTERPRETERS TO AID POLICE
RED BANK: In what may be a New Jersey first, police department assembles a team of volunteer interpreters to help bridge language gaps with the public.
RBR: FORUM ADDRESSES IMMIGRATION CRISIS
LITTLE SILVER: Today's young people, who overwhelmingly support immigration, will solve an issue that Americans are now torn over, RBR forum speaker says.
RED BANK: ‘DREAMERS’ GET, AND LEND, A HAND
RED BANK: At a clinic on navigating new DACA era, 'Dreamers' help others just like them file paperwork. Meanwhile, their futures are "on hold," says one.
LITTLE SILVER: RBR SOURCE HONORS ITS OWN
LITTLE SILVER: Two recently passed officers of RBR's program The SOURCE are honored with memorial scholarships, awarded at the annual reception.
RBR SEEKS VOLUNTEERS FOR FASHION SHOW
Left to right: Monica Urena, Jocelyn Rojas, Mariela Reyes, Veronica Perez, Itzel Perez and Carlos Aparicio were among the Red Bank Regional students who were present at last year’s LatinoContinue reading "RBR SEEKS VOLUNTEERS FOR FASHION SHOW"
RBR: SOURCE HONORS VOLUNTEERS
The 2015 SOURCE Scholarship winners from Red Bank Regional High School include (left to right) Lance Vanglahn, Leidy Fabiana Villegas, and Jorge Benevides, all of Red Bank.  Press release fromContinue reading "RBR: SOURCE HONORS VOLUNTEERS"
RBR SOURCE AWARDS $28K+ IN SCHOLARSHIPS
This year’s winners of the coveted Andrew Kroon Scholarship award are pictured with members of the Andrew Kroon Memorial Scholarship Committee.  Pictured (left to right) are Chris Rumph, Board ViceContinue reading "RBR SOURCE AWARDS $28K+ IN SCHOLARSHIPS"
RED BANK: ‘MIGHTY’ SOCIAL SERVICES IN SPOTLIGHT
RED BANK: With second warming center about to open, town spotlights "small but mighty network" of programs to provide shelter, nutrition and healthcare to those in need.
RED BANK: Included in the latest police blotter is a report of a stolen purse containing, among other things, a "family member Jersey City police badge."
The crime and arrest reports below were provided by the Red Bank Police Department for the period of July 16 to July 23, 2015. This information is unedited. CRIMES CriminalContinue reading "RED BANK CRIME & ARREST REPORTS"
The crime and arrest reports below were provided by the Red Bank Police Department for the period of September 5 to September 12, 2013. This information is unedited. CRIMES: TheftContinue reading "RED BANK: FOUR TIRES SLASHED ON VEHICLE"
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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.