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WHERE HAVE I SEEN THIS?
More than a dozen responses came in regarding last week’s Where Have I Seen This?, and five of them had the same wrong answer. We love when that happens!
Remember: Nothing makes a Red Bank friend happier than to hear "I saw you on Red Bank Green!"
NOVELIST GETS UNDER THE MARITAL HOOD
Journalist, novelist and proud blogger Debra Galant parks it at NovelTeas on Bridge Avenue this Saturday for an event keyed to her new book CARS FROM A MARRIAGE. (Photo byContinue reading "NOVELIST GETS UNDER THE MARITAL HOOD"
Following up on an earlier article, which generated a large number of comments, we share this newly completed music video, some of which was shot at Red Bank’s NovelTeas inContinue reading "VIDEO: CHORNEY TWEAKS TEA PARTY"
LIBRARY BOOKS MARQUEE RUNNERS, WALKERS
Warming up to raise money for the Friends of the Red Bank Library are, from left, Brian Hanlon, library director Debbie Griffin-Sadel, Beth Hanratty, children’s librarian Sam Quintas, Audrey OldoerpContinue reading "LIBRARY BOOKS MARQUEE RUNNERS, WALKERS"
GONNA UKE THIS TOWN
What is it about a ukulele that tickles us so? “It’s the sound,” says Fiona Crawford (right; click to enlarge), a singer and uke player.”Even when you’re doing slow songsContinue reading "GONNA UKE THIS TOWN"
AN EARTHLY RE-ENTRY FOR THE WRIGHT STUFF
The Al Wright Unit — featuring vocalist Ruth Wright — brings both homegrown cred and a space-trekking sonic legacy back to the Red Bank Public Library on Thursday evening. (PhotosContinue reading "AN EARTHLY RE-ENTRY FOR THE WRIGHT STUFF"
SHAKING UP THE TEA PARTY
Both sides of the issue: Singer-songwriter Linda Chorney invites the public to take part in a bit of absurdi-tea during a video shoot in Red Bank this Sunday morning. FromContinue reading "SHAKING UP THE TEA PARTY"
A SECOND CHANCE AT HAPPINESS
From the Today Show to her appearance tomorrow night in Red Bank, THE HAPPINESS PROJECT author Gretchen Rubin has followed her bliss right to the Number One spot on theContinue reading "A SECOND CHANCE AT HAPPINESS"
IN oRBit: THE WAR AT HOME
Dad was the famous novelist who wrote From Here to Eternity; Mom was a glamorous being who was friends with people like Jackie O — and home was Paris inContinue reading "IN oRBit: THE WAR AT HOME"
IN oRBit: CAUGHT UP WITH COBEN
He’s NJ’s own Bard of the bloody ‘burbs; a master of mayhem whose mean streets are named for songbirds and flora, and where the skeletons inhabit some pretty roomy walk-inContinue reading "IN oRBit: CAUGHT UP WITH COBEN"
NEW LIBRARIAN JUST A ‘GROWN-UP KID’
Yes, that’s the new children’s librarian, Samantha Quintas, who added yoga classes to the program. (Photo by Dustin Racioppi) By DUSTIN RACIOPPI Samantha Quintas has a tattoo on her rightContinue reading "NEW LIBRARIAN JUST A ‘GROWN-UP KID’"
IN oRBit: INCIDENT IN A DARKENED ROOM
Cigarettes and neon nightclub signs illuminating rain-slicked city streets. Desperate characters in suits, ties and fedoras; fatal femmes and alleycat shadows, phone booths and gunshots in the night. We knowContinue reading "IN oRBit: INCIDENT IN A DARKENED ROOM"
IN oRBit: SEE WHO’S BOOKED ON RIVER ROAD
Although their entire store isn’t much bigger than the amount of space allotted to fancy chocolates at the supersize Barnes & Noble, the quartet of owners at River Road BooksContinue reading "IN oRBit: SEE WHO’S BOOKED ON RIVER ROAD"
IN oRBit: IN LIKE A LITERARY LION
He was called a lot of things in his day, many of them unprintable in your virtual family newspaper — but  in today’s edition of Red Bank oRBit, you’ll hearContinue reading "IN oRBit: IN LIKE A LITERARY LION"
IN oRBit: HAPPY HAPPY HAPPY TALK
The pursuit of happiness can be a pretty serious undertaking for anyone to whom it was ever promised in writing — and, as you’ll learn in today’s edition of RedContinue reading "IN oRBit: HAPPY HAPPY HAPPY TALK"
IN oRBit: WRITERS AND OTHER HOOKERS
ItÂ’s never been an uncommon thing for writers to prostitute themselves. ItÂ’s just that, in the strange case of David Henry Sterry, the latter activity served as springboard to theContinue reading "IN oRBit: WRITERS AND OTHER HOOKERS"
FRESH FACE AT LIBRARY: CHILDREN’S AUTHOR
Children’s author and poet John Grandits, shown here with a couple of his books, is the newest member on the Red Bank Library Board. (Photo by Dustin Racioppi) By DUSTINContinue reading "FRESH FACE AT LIBRARY: CHILDREN’S AUTHOR"
IN oRBit: COUNT, BARRON, THE WHOLE DECK
You find the most interesting people passing through town — and over in the pixelated pages of Red Bank oRBit, we try to flag them down and introduce them toContinue reading "IN oRBit: COUNT, BARRON, THE WHOLE DECK"
LET’S GO TO THE BOOKMARK
Book shoppers who attended last week’s pre-sale reception at the Red Bank Public Library got an early jump on a sale that was later postponed by weather. OK, lovers ofContinue reading "LET’S GO TO THE BOOKMARK"
BOOK SALE POSTPONED
A young book lover takes a brownie break at last night’s Friends of the Library reception, where partygoers got first crack at books to be sold. (Click to enlarge) Today’sContinue reading "BOOK SALE POSTPONED"
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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 ...
EVENING ESCAPE
RED BANK: Sailors in Monmouth Boat Club's weekly racing series found tranquil conditions on the Navesink River Tuesday evening.