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RED BANK: PARK TO GET PICKLEBALL COURTS
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RED BANK: Tennis courts in Eastside Park will be remade into "hybrid" tennis and pickleball surfaces under plans that advanced last week. 
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February 13th, 2023 @ 7am
Remember: Nothing makes a Red Bank friend happier than to hear "I saw you on Red Bank Green!"
RED BANK: TAKE A STROLL, SWEETHEARTS
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RED BANK: RiverCenter unveils a new Valentine's Day event Saturday, one for lovers... of strolling, shopping and dining.
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February 10th, 2023 @ 12pm
RED BANK: WEST SIDE LEAD PIPE PLAN OK’D
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RED BANK: Council authorizes massive, decade-long effort to identify and replace lead water lines, starting this year on the West Side.
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February 10th, 2023 @ 7am
RED BANK: SHORT-RENTAL LAW PASSES
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RED BANK: Amid complaints that it is still "not listening," council adopts short-term law barring short-term rentals in residential-only zone.
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February 9th, 2023 @ 7am
RED BANK: GENDER NEUTRALITY ON AGENDA
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RED BANK: A resolution calling for gender-neutral language in borough government communications is on the council agenda Wednesday night.
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February 8th, 2023 @ 6am
RED BANK: PIPES, RENTALS, VOTING ON DECK
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RED BANK: On a heavy council agenda Wednesday: lead pipes, cannabis zoning, water rates, special election and gender-neutral language.
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February 7th, 2023 @ 2pm
RED BANK: MASTER PLAN’S USE DEBATED
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RED BANK: Concluding a 14-month process, planning board adopts Master Plan amid debate over "prioritizing" its recommendations.
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February 7th, 2023 @ 7am
RED BANK: CRIME & ARREST REPORTS
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RED BANK: Busy January crime blotter includes four motorists charged with DWI, a burglary charge and a stolen package.
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February 6th, 2023 @ 12pm
RED BANK: PORTMAN-TRIGGIANO SLATE NAMED
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RED BANK: Incumbent Mayor Portman and Councilperson Triggiano among the first announced slate running in the May 9 special election.
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February 6th, 2023 @ 10am
FAIR HAVEN: BONE MARROW MATCH SOUGHT
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FAIR HAVEN: A 15-year-old high school freshman with Acute Myeloid Leukemia needs a bone marrow transplant. Here's how to help.
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February 6th, 2023 @ 7am
RED BANK: RACIAL IMAGE DRAWS FIRE
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RED BANK: Former council member Lee rips into billboard company for including "offensive" image of black man in zoning board exhibits.
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February 3rd, 2023 @ 12pm
RED BANK: BILLBOARD QUESTIONS LOOM
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RED BANK: Company pushing for giant digital billboard at town's northern gateway also a state permit for one at the southern gateway.
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February 3rd, 2023 @ 7am
RED BANK: CARL COLMORGEN DIES AT 81
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RED BANK: School crossing guard Carl Colmorgen, known to many for his traffic-stopping holiday headwear, has died at age 81.
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February 2nd, 2023 @ 11am
RED BANK: Borough reschedules public hearing on plans for upgrades to the basketball and tennis/pickleball courts in Eastside Park.
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February 1st, 2023 @ 12pm
RED BANK: DUSTED
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RED BANK: The Greater Green gets its first dusting of snow of winter 2022-2023, as seen from high above the Navesink River.
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February 1st, 2023 @ 7am
RED BANK: With the future of a plastic film recycling program up in the air, borough will go through with Wednesday's monthly pickup.
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January 31st, 2023 @ 3pm
RED BANK: Borough residents and businesses may smell chlorine in water coming out of their taps starting next week. Here's why.
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January 31st, 2023 @ 10am
RED BANK: SAWING INSTEAD OF SHOVELING
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RED BANK: The Greater Green closes out January with a bit of rain Tuesday, and may see this winter's first measurable snow overnight. 
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January 31st, 2023 @ 7am
RED BANK: OK FOR GIANT BILLBOARD SOUGHT
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RED BANK: Long-vacant eyesore gas station at town's northern gateway seeks variance for giant digital billboard this week.
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January 30th, 2023 @ 7am
RED BANK: NEW CULINARY DELIGHTS ABOUND
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RED BANK: A veritable groaning board of new culinary delights has arrived in recent weeks. We've got them all in Retail Churn.
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January 27th, 2023 @ 4pm
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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.
FAWNING OVER HER BABY
A mother deer and her fawn were spotted between a row of garages on Hudson Avenue and some trees alongside the Broad Street parking lots. Re ...

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