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LITTLE SILVER: O’SCANLON DEMANDS APOLOGY
LITTLE SILVER: O'Scanlon demands apology after 12-hour Twitter ban for tweeting "no one should be compelled to take" COVID-19 vaccine.
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VIRUS UPDATE: O’SCANLON, MURPHY JOUST
VIRUS UPDATE: With COVID-19 cases and deaths in decline, O'Scanlon calls for "rebellion" against Murphy's shutdown, and Murphy pushes back.
LITTLE SILVER: LAWMAKERS ADDRESS FUNDING
LITTLE SILVER: Six lawmakers from both major parties field questions on a wide range of school funding issues here Wednesday night.
STATEHOUSE: GOPAL, O’SCANLON SCORE WINS
ON THE GREEN: A look at statehouse and county race outcomes.
RED BANK: O’SCANLON, HANDLIN TO FACE OFF
RED BANK: Assembly officemates Declan O'Scanlon and Amy Handlin to vie for 13th-district senate, hoping to land the seat being vacated by Joe Kyrillos.
RED BANK: O’SCANLON OPPOSES CHARTER PLAN
O’Scanlon says underfunding of the local school district should be “preemptively disqualifying” of the proposed charter school expansion. (Photo by John T. Ward. Click to enlarge) By JOHN T. WARD NewContinue reading "RED BANK: O’SCANLON OPPOSES CHARTER PLAN"
RED BANK: O’SCANLON BEATS RED-LIGHT CAMS
Assemblyman Declan O’Scanlon in his Red Bank office Monday. (Photo by John T. Ward. Click to enlarge) By JOHN T. WARD After five years of pedal-to-the-floor critiques, Red Bank-area stateContinue reading "RED BANK: O’SCANLON BEATS RED-LIGHT CAMS"
SEA BRIGHT: PROPOSED TOWER ON THE MOVE
The town’s first cell tower would now be sited east of borough hall, against the sea wall under a plan approved Tuesday. (Photo by John T. Ward. Click to enlarge)Continue reading "SEA BRIGHT: PROPOSED TOWER ON THE MOVE"
The marijuana possession case against former Fair Haven resident Eric Hafner was postponed two weeks by a Middletown judge Monday, the Asbury Park Press reports. Hafner, 20, was the subjectContinue reading "PRESS: MEDICAL MARIJUANA CASE POSTPONED"
FAIR HAVEN MAN VOWS FIGHT OVER POT BUST
“I’m not going to stop doing what I’m doing,” says medical marijuana advocate Eric Hafner. (Click to enlarge) By JOHN T. WARD Among those cheering at the Statehouse when NewContinue reading "FAIR HAVEN MAN VOWS FIGHT OVER POT BUST"
O’SCANLON SEES RED OVER RED-LIGHT CAMS
A video posted on YouTube last month by a red-light-camera vendor has drawn fire from a local legislator. By JOHN T. WARD Does the above video support the need forContinue reading "O’SCANLON SEES RED OVER RED-LIGHT CAMS"
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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."
TRAINING UNDER FIRE
RED BANK: Volunteer firefighters train to cut into pitched roofs under active fire conditions.