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RED BANK: GARDENS TAKE ROOT ON BROAD
RED BANK: Any day now, peonies as big as softballs will be blooming on Broad Street under the care of professional gardener.
Remember: Nothing makes a Red Bank friend happier than to hear "I saw you on Red Bank Green!"
RED BANK: WALTON TAKES OVER DPU
RED BANK: Council picks new DPU head, OKs Broadwalk, takes action on long-closed town dump and hears plan for downtown gardens. Highlights.
RED BANK: MASTER PLAN ROLLOUT SET
RED BANK: Planning board sets Master Plan rollout, with at least two public hearings to come; board also 'endorses' school garden.
MIDDLETOWN: SHARING SUMMER’S BOUNTY
MIDDLETOWN: Kids spend their summer off growing and collecting produce for the hungry.
RED BANK: SENIORS GET DOWN AND DIRTY
RED BANK: Senior Center has a new raised-bed planter donated by Councilwoman Cindy Burnham.
RED BANK: LITTLE KITCH ORGANIC DREAMS BIG
Kitch Organic partners Rick Ivone, left, and Joe Durso beneath the pyramidal skylight in their new Leighton Avenue eatery, which features its own garden along Catherine Street, below. (Photos by JohnContinue reading "RED BANK: LITTLE KITCH ORGANIC DREAMS BIG"
RUMSON: BLITHEWALD GARDEN IN PHOTOS
The April 20 fire at the Rumson mansion known as Blithewald, which was undergoing extensive redecoration for use as a designer showcase in the monthlong VNA Stately Homes by theContinue reading "RUMSON: BLITHEWALD GARDEN IN PHOTOS"
RED BANK: ORGANIC TAKEOUT GOOD TO GO
A pyramidal glass skylight and other touches would transform the former deli and liquor store shown below. (Photos by John T. Ward. Click to enlarge) By JOHN T. WARD RedContinue reading "RED BANK: ORGANIC TAKEOUT GOOD TO GO"
RED BANK: FROM ROOF TO ROOF-OF-MOUTH
Jamian LaViola grabs some herbs from the rooftop garden over the restaurant’s kitchen. (Photo by Jim Willis. Click to enlarge) By JIM WILLIS At Jamian LaViolaÂ’s eponymous Red Bank barContinue reading "RED BANK: FROM ROOF TO ROOF-OF-MOUTH"
RED BANK: TENDING THE TRAFFIC ISLAND
Keeping it low-key, a civic-minded member of the Red Bank zoning board who asked us not to identify her by name tends the traffic-island flowerbed at Monmouth Street and BridgeContinue reading "RED BANK: TENDING THE TRAFFIC ISLAND"
A FRESH APPROACH AT LUNCH BREAK
In addition to its customary slate of hot meals, clothing, social services referrals and job counseling, Red Bank’s Lunch Break is now distributing fresh produce and flowers grown by localContinue reading "A FRESH APPROACH AT LUNCH BREAK"
In this recent video from Sickles Market in Little Silver, gardener and bird lover Fran Waldmann gives a tour of her Red Bank backyard, crafted not only for maximum floralContinue reading "FLUTTERLY DELIGHTFUL"
The crime reports below were provided by the Red Bank Police Department for the period of June 24 to July 1, 2011. This information is unedited. Criminal Mischief occurring betweenContinue reading "CHILDREN’S VEGETABLE GARDEN BURGLARIZED"
LITTLE SILVER GARDEN NEARING COMPLETION
Organizers expect Little Silver’s Memorial Garden to be completed by December. (Photo by Dustin Racioppi; click to enlarge) By DUSTIN RACIOPPI For the first couple of weeks of October, membersContinue reading "LITTLE SILVER GARDEN NEARING COMPLETION"
RECOVERY FOR A ROOFTOP GARDEN
Patients are allowed to get their hands dirty at the rejuvenated rooftop garden at Riverview Medical Center. (Photos by Peter Lindner; click to enlarge) It sat idle for years, aContinue reading "RECOVERY FOR A ROOFTOP GARDEN"
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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.