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RED BANK: AWFUL INTERSECTION FIXED
RED BANK: After years of talk and a prolonged construction project, Monmouth County finalizes makeover of pothole-plagued intersection.
Remember: Nothing makes a Red Bank friend happier than to hear "I saw you on Red Bank Green!"
RED BANK: BROAD TO THE RIVER? ‘WE’LL SEE…’
RED BANK: Is a Broad-to-the-river plan finally in the works? redbankgreen checks out some intriguing clues among property deals.
RED BANK: Pedestrian suffers minor injuries when she's hit by falling debris as a truck takes down a pole on Brad Street.
WHAT’S FOR LUNCH? SURF TACO’S SALSA ROCKS
Two beef tacos and a Hawaiian salad hit the spot at Surf Taco on Broad Street in Red Bank. (Photo by Susan Ericson. Click to enlarge) By SUSAN ERICSON Fast foodContinue reading "WHAT’S FOR LUNCH? SURF TACO’S SALSA ROCKS"
RED BANK: DUCKLINGS RESCUED FROM SEWER
While passersby tried to corral the mother duck and eight of her ducklings, above, Lauren Dezzi, below, got ready to retrieve four other babies from the sewer. (Photo by JohnContinue reading "RED BANK: DUCKLINGS RESCUED FROM SEWER"
RED BANK: ROBINSON HITS ALL MARKS
The Chi-Town burger and fries at Robinson Ale House. Below, chef Michael Dolan.  (Photos by Susan Ericson. Click to enlarge) By SUSAN ERICSON In a town known for a sluggish turnaroundContinue reading "RED BANK: ROBINSON HITS ALL MARKS"
WHAT’S FOR LUNCH? A SALAD MIGHT WORK
Nuevo Nicoise salad from Saladworks on Broad Street in Red Bank, below. (Photos by Susan Ericson. Click to enlarge) By SUSAN ERICSON If you’re seeing red-breasted robins in the garden andContinue reading "WHAT’S FOR LUNCH? A SALAD MIGHT WORK"
RED BANK: LEAVE ROOM FOR DESSERT AT VIA45
The rustic farmhouse chic dining room of Via45 in Red Bank, above, and an enormous serving of eggplant parmigiana, below. (Photo by Susan Ericson. Click to enlarge) By SUSAN ERICSON OnContinue reading "RED BANK: LEAVE ROOM FOR DESSERT AT VIA45"
RED BANK: DUCK PAIR TAKES TO BROAD STREET
Arianna Deleks, an employee at Char Steakhouse, shoos a pair of ducks onto the sidewalk on Broad Street in Red Bank Thursday afternoon. Deleks said the ducks showed up twoContinue reading "RED BANK: DUCK PAIR TAKES TO BROAD STREET"
RED BANK BROAD-TO-RIVER: JUST MORE TALK?
A 2002 proposal, above, by property owner Robert Ebner to open the view from Broad Street to the Navesink hit a dead end. (Photo below by John T. Ward. ClickContinue reading "RED BANK BROAD-TO-RIVER: JUST MORE TALK?"
RED BANK TO BARRICADE DOWNTOWN STREETS
For days after the December 26, 2010 blizzard, the English Plaza parking lot in Red Bank, above and below, remained closed, in part because of vehicle strandings. (Photos by JohnContinue reading "RED BANK TO BARRICADE DOWNTOWN STREETS"
RED BANK: JCP&L DISPUTES ‘EXPLOSION’ CLAIM
A series of eruptions displaced a manhole cover and bricks outside Red Bank Catholic, above. Below, JCP&L workers on making repairs in the “handhole” early Monday. (Photo by John T.Continue reading "RED BANK: JCP&L DISPUTES ‘EXPLOSION’ CLAIM"
RED BANK: ARE SIDEWALKS SAFE?
The explosions occurred in two transformer pits outside Red Bank Catholic High and St. James Church Sunday afternoon.  (Video by John T. Ward. Click to enlarge) By JOHN T. WARDContinue reading "RED BANK: ARE SIDEWALKS SAFE?"
RED BANK: POWER BACK ON AFTER EXPLOSIONS
A JCP&L crew working outside RBC at about 4:35 Monday morning. (Photo by John T. Ward. Click to enlarge) By JOHN T. WARD Utility workers restored electrical power to downtownContinue reading "RED BANK: POWER BACK ON AFTER EXPLOSIONS"
RED BANK: EXPLOSIONS ROCK BROAD STREET
Smoke billows from one of two manholes on Broad Street Sunday afternoon. (Photo by John T. Ward. Click to enlarge) By JOHN T. WARD A series of explosions in undergroundContinue reading "RED BANK: EXPLOSIONS ROCK BROAD STREET"
RED BANK: CAKE BOSS COPS TO DWI
‘Cake Boss’ Buddy Valastro with Mayor Pasquale Menna at the opening of Carlo’s Bake Shop in Red Bank in November, 2013. Below, Valastro’s apology tweet Monday. (Click to enlarge) ByContinue reading "RED BANK: CAKE BOSS COPS TO DWI"
RED BANK: CARLO’S OWNER BUSTED FOR DWI
‘Cake Boss’ Buddy Valastro at the opening of Carlo’s Bake Shop in Red Bank a year ago. (Click to enlarge) By JOHN T. WARD Buddy Valastro, star of TVs’s Cake BossContinue reading "RED BANK: CARLO’S OWNER BUSTED FOR DWI"
RED BANK: RR XING TO CLOSE TWO NIGHTS
Broad Street at the New Transit grade crossing in Red Bank will be closed to vehicular traffic two night this weekend for track maintenance and repair work. The closings areContinue reading "RED BANK: RR XING TO CLOSE TWO NIGHTS"
RED BANK RESTAURATEUR’S FERRARI CRASHES
Michael Fux, below, with admirers at a 2011 car show in Red Bank that featured dozens of his cars, including the Ferrari above. (Click to enlarge) A rare Ferrari EnzoContinue reading "RED BANK RESTAURATEUR’S FERRARI CRASHES"
RED BANK: HEALTH FOOD RETAILER RETURNS
Khalid Channa at Healthy Habits on Monday. (Click to enlarge) By JOHN T. WARD The paper came off the windows and a six-year vacancy in downtown Red Bank ended withContinue reading "RED BANK: HEALTH FOOD RETAILER RETURNS"
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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.
PEAK COLOR ON BROAD
RED BANK: A year after they were installed, downtown mini gardens have added to "transformational" improvements, says business owner.
RED BANK: FAIRIES MOVE IN ON WHITE STREET
Red Bank: Girl scouts turns tiny parking lot plot of dirt into a "magical girls sparkle garden."