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RED BANK: SUNNY, WITH POSSIBLE BARGAINS
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RED BANK: Friday's conditions expected to be a repeat of Thursday's as the annual Sidewalk Sale kicks off a three-day run. Extended forecast.
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August 19th, 2022 @ 6am
Remember: Nothing makes a Red Bank friend happier than to hear "I saw you on Red Bank Green!"
RED BANK: APARTMENT PLAN BACK AGAIN
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RED BANK: Proposal for 45 new apartments on Monmouth Street is on the zoning board agenda yet again Thursday night.
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August 18th, 2022 @ 7am
RED BANK: JOBS, BROADWALK ON AGENDA
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RED BANK: Broadwalk extension on agenda when council holds online-only session Wednesday. Also: attorney, assessor and 'Porchfest.'
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August 17th, 2022 @ 7am
FAIR HAVEN: STOLEN AUTO HITS CYCLIST
FAIR HAVEN: A cyclist was struck by a stolen vehicle during a police pursuit Tuesday morning, police said.
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August 16th, 2022 @ 11am
RED BANK: BLOCK PARTY REUNITES FRIENDS
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RED BANK: Residents past and present gathered Saturday for the 13th annual Community Block Party. Check out the photos for familiar faces.
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August 15th, 2022 @ 7am
RED BANK: WEEKEND WEATHER OUTLOOK
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RED BANK: The Greater Green is in for a weekend of sunshine and temperatures peaking in the low 80s. Here's the extended forecast. 
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August 12th, 2022 @ 6am
RED BANK: BARGAINS TO FILL SIDEWALKS
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RED BANK: Sidewalk sale returns for a 68th annual edition August 19 with three days of bargains downtown and beyond.
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August 11th, 2022 @ 7am
RED BANK: NO INJURIES IN NEAR-ROLLOVER
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RED BANK: Near-rollover crash is second such accident in town in 48 hours, though DWI is not alleged in this one.
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August 9th, 2022 @ 1pm
RED BANK: OFFICES, EMPTY LOT GET SPRUCING
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RED BANK: What's with all the activity on Drs. Parker Boulevard near the tracks? redbankgreen's What's Going On Here checks in.
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August 9th, 2022 @ 7am
RED BANK: DWI CHARGED IN ROLLOVER CRASH
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RED BANK: Motorist charged with DWI, open container and more offenses after crash ends with her vehicle flipped onto its roof.
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August 8th, 2022 @ 1pm
RED BANK: Six DWI arrests, a stolen Amazon package and a whole lotta contempt make up the July police blotter. Here's where it all went down.
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August 5th, 2022 @ 1pm
RED BANK: WALKING TOURS HIT THE BRICKS
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RED BANK: Environmental Commission rolls out QR code-linked walking tours of town, plus a parklet for resting up from all that walking.
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August 5th, 2022 @ 7am
RED BANK: COPS + KIDS + COPTER = FUN
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RED BANK: Black Hawk helicopter is again the star attraction for kids as police host National Night Out at Count Basie Park. Photos galore.
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August 3rd, 2022 @ 7am
RED BANK: HOT AND HAZY DAYS AHEAD
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RED BANK: It's about to get hotter and hazier on the Greater Green. Like, "be careful" hot and humid. Here's the extended weather forecast.
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August 3rd, 2022 @ 6am
RED BANK: A LENS ON A LITTLE SHAKESPEARE
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RED BANK: 'Here's the Story' explores A Little Shakespeare's creation of 'Much Ado About Nothing' this spring in a film to air on NJ PBS.
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August 2nd, 2022 @ 7am
RED BANK: AUGUST MAY GET DAMP START
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RED BANK: August begins under partly cloudy skies with a chance of rain. Check out the extended forecast here.
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August 1st, 2022 @ 5am
RED BANK: ROBBERY, ARSON CHARGED
RED BANK: Borough man arrested on charges he set three fires here and robbed a Little Silver pharmacy in a 12-hour spree earlier this week.
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July 28th, 2022 @ 5pm
RED BANK: SCHOOL COPS ON HOLD
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RED BANK: Council tables plan to put armed police in the borough's primary and middle schools; quarrels over meeting-date change.
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July 28th, 2022 @ 7am
RED BANK: A plan to put a police representative in the primary and middle schools is up for approval by the council Wednesday night.
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July 27th, 2022 @ 7am
RED BANK: HISTORIC CLOCK BACK ON BROAD
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RED BANK: Eight months after it was toppled by a truck, the 120-year-old Reussille's clock is back in place on Broad Street.
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July 26th, 2022 @ 12pm
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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.

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