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By WIL FULTON It was a tale of two tax plans in Red Bank Wednesday night as the mayor and council advanced the 2013 budgets for both the municipality andContinue reading "RED BANK: A QUIET NIGHT WITH THE BUDGETS"
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April 25th, 2013 @ 12pm
Remember: Nothing makes a Red Bank friend happier than to hear "I saw you on Red Bank Green!"
A plan to remove an exterior staircase and enclose the facade in glass was approved after changes requested by the zoning board.  (Click to enlarge) By SARAH KLEPNER Another buildingContinue reading "RED BANK: LOOKING GLASSY, 7 BROAD"
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April 23rd, 2013 @ 10am
ON THE GREEN: YARD SALE SEASON
Shots from the 2012 edition of the Red Bank Townwide Yard Sale, which was bustling despite periodic drizzles. (Click to enlarge) Tis the season wherein one person’s junk becomes another’sContinue reading "ON THE GREEN: YARD SALE SEASON"
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April 17th, 2013 @ 11am
Hundreds of food lovers turned out at the Oyster Point Hotel in Red Bank Thursday night for a fundraiser to help Kelly Ryan rebuild her Hurricane Sandy-damaged restaurant, Boondocks Fishery.Continue reading "BOONDOCKS LOBSTER SHACK WILL BE BACK"
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April 12th, 2013 @ 8am
RED BANK: NEW RESTAURANT PLANNED
Plans filed with the borough call for the creation of a restaurant at the long-vacant former home of Fameabilia. A deal to sell the property is in the works. (ClickContinue reading "RED BANK: NEW RESTAURANT PLANNED"
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April 10th, 2013 @ 3pm
RED BANK: AFTER 83 YEARS, RASSAS TO CLOSE
Aaron Rassas outside his Red Bank auto dealership. Below, the original location, at 21 Mechanic Street, in 1934. (Click to enlarge) By JOHN T. WARD Born in the Great Depression,Continue reading "RED BANK: AFTER 83 YEARS, RASSAS TO CLOSE"
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April 10th, 2013 @ 2pm
By WIL FULTON Post-Sandy challenges continue to pile up for the ravaged beach community of Sea Bright, this time in the form of a school tax hike via the ShoreContinue reading "SEA BRIGHT FACES ‘UNBEARABLE’ TAX HIT"
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April 10th, 2013 @ 12pm
TEXT ALERT: TIME RUNNING OUT FOR METERS
The centralized pay stations replaced coin-operated meters in several downtown lots last summer, and could displace all remaining meters in a few months, the Press reports. (Click to enlarge) Tuesday’sContinue reading "TEXT ALERT: TIME RUNNING OUT FOR METERS"
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April 9th, 2013 @ 7am
SEA BRIGHT: DCA’S NUMBERS COME UP SHORT
A Sea Bright home as seen from the sea wall five days after Hurricane Sandy. Borough officials contend the number of severely damaged homes is being underestimated by a stateContinue reading "SEA BRIGHT: DCA’S NUMBERS COME UP SHORT"
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April 3rd, 2013 @ 7am
Once again, brides-to-be, accompanied by female attendants and the occasional fiancé, flooded the streets of Red Bank for the annual Wedding Walk extravaganza Sunday. The RiverCenter-orchestrated event highlights goods andContinue reading "RED BANK: BRIDAL SURGE REPORTED"
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March 25th, 2013 @ 2pm
RED BANK: ADAMS QUITS RIVERCENTER HELM
Nancy Adams with RiverCenter vice chairman Tom Fishkin, center, and board secretary Michael Warmington in 2011. (Click to enlarge) By JOHN T. WARD The top job at downtown promotion agencyContinue reading "RED BANK: ADAMS QUITS RIVERCENTER HELM"
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March 25th, 2013 @ 8am
ON DECK IN RED BANK
A welder prepares for the placement of a precast concrete panel at the parking deck under assembly at the site of the MW West Side Lofts project on Bridge AvenueContinue reading "ON DECK IN RED BANK"
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March 19th, 2013 @ 1pm
RED BANK: A PRE-AISLE BRIDAL STROLL
A bride-to-be and her entourage pass a begowned model at Barbizon School of Modeling at the 2012 edition of Wedding Walk, above, and the trolley that makes the walk aContinue reading "RED BANK: A PRE-AISLE BRIDAL STROLL"
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March 19th, 2013 @ 10am
By JOE FISHER The average Red Bank homeowner would see a $150 property tax increase under a 2013 municipal budget introduced by the borough council Wednesday night. The proposed $21.2Continue reading "RED BANK: TAX MAY RISE 7.7 PERCENT"
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March 14th, 2013 @ 7am
BEACH CLUBS TARGET SUMMER REOPENINGS
Sands Beach Club, above, and Ship Ahoy, in the distance, were wiped out by Hurricane Sandy, but Sands will come back this summer, its owner said. Edgewater, below, is shootingContinue reading "BEACH CLUBS TARGET SUMMER REOPENINGS"
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March 13th, 2013 @ 9am
Flip-flops over coverage of homeowner repair costs prompted town officials to withdraw from a pilot program, they said. (Click to enlarge) By WIL FULTON Frustrated by bureaucratic waffling, Sea BrightContinue reading "SEA BRIGHT DROPS ‘UNWORKABLE’ FEMA FIX"
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March 6th, 2013 @ 7am
Winds tore off the roof liner at Grandville Towers during Hurricane Sandy on October 29, (Photo by Ken Kalada. Click to enlarge) By JOE FISHER Tenants of Red Bank’s GrandvilleContinue reading "GRANDVILLE SLATED FOR FIXES & RENT HIKES"
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March 5th, 2013 @ 7am
RED BANK STUDENTS TUNE IN FOR TECH JOBS
Students from Red Bank and elsewhere participating in a four-way conference in a telepresence room at AT&T Labs in Middletown, above. Coolspeak founder Carlos Ojeda Jr. addresses the students, below. (PhotosContinue reading "RED BANK STUDENTS TUNE IN FOR TECH JOBS"
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March 1st, 2013 @ 6am
A view from Char’s second-floor dining room of the new two-story windows overlooking Broad Street. Below, the restaurant features a waveform awning with heating elements underneath for outdoor dining inContinue reading "RED BANK: CHAR TO OPEN THIS MONTH"
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February 15th, 2013 @ 4pm
RED BANK: STORE VACANCY ENDS IN STYLE
Salon Concrete celebrated its first business day after a move Wednesday. (Photos by Danielle Tepper. Click to enlarge) By DANIELLE TEPPER Red Bank’s Salon Concrete reopened for business Wednesday atContinue reading "RED BANK: STORE VACANCY ENDS IN STYLE"
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February 13th, 2013 @ 7pm
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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.

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