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MORE WILD TURKEYS
Is there an ornithologist in the house? Earlier this week, readers sent us photos of five wild turkeys spotted on the streets of Red Bank and Fair Haven. Today, ColleenContinue reading "MORE WILD TURKEYS"
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LINCROFT HOUSING PLAN RATTLES NEIGHBORS
A proposal to build more than 300 townhomes at a former Avaya property in Lincroft has neighbors worried. (Photo by Dustin Racioppi; click to enlarge) By DUSTIN RACIOPPI A planContinue reading "LINCROFT HOUSING PLAN RATTLES NEIGHBORS"
Peter Burnham quit his job as Brookdale Community College president Tuesday, the Asbury Park Press reports. Under fire for lavish pay and perks, and under investigation over questions about spending,Continue reading "UNDER FIRE, BURNHAM QUITS BROOKDALE"
WHERE HAVE I SEEN THIS?
Head east on Hartshorne Road from Navesink Avenue in Middletown and you’ll eventually come across the cement pillar shown in last week’s Where Have I Seen This?
ALL THEY ARE SAYING IS ‘GET IN BED’
John Lennon and Yoko Ono duet during their 1969 Bed-In for Peace, the subject of a new installation opening this weekend at the Monmouth Museum in Lincroft. (Photo ©Joan Athey/Continue reading "ALL THEY ARE SAYING IS ‘GET IN BED’"
SPRING SO CLOSE YOU CAN SMELL IT
Joan and Bill Zacher of Middletown take Arden, left, and Zadar on a walk through downtown Red Bank Saturday. Arden is a Seeing Eye trainee who this week goes backContinue reading "SPRING SO CLOSE YOU CAN SMELL IT"
CURLEY TAKES AIM AT COLLEGE PREXY’S PERKS
Monmouth County Freeholder John Curley, right, has turned his sights on a raft of generous perks being paid to Brookdale Community College President Peter Burnham, according to a report inContinue reading "CURLEY TAKES AIM AT COLLEGE PREXY’S PERKS"
MIDDLETOWN INVENTOR EYES THE FUTURE
Andrei Provini explains one of his hundreds of inventions: headlamp spectacles. (Video by Dustin Racioppi) By DUSTIN RACIOPPI Christmastime at the Provini household in Middletown is full of tradition, oneContinue reading "MIDDLETOWN INVENTOR EYES THE FUTURE"
DUCKS MAKE A PIT STOP IN NAVESINK
Hundreds of ducks took refuge recently in the Navesink, on the northeastern side of the Oceanic Bridge, forming long, snaking lines of bobbers. Blogger Joe Reynolds says they’re mostly GreaterContinue reading "DUCKS MAKE A PIT STOP IN NAVESINK"
A report on Fox5 Wednesday tees up local rock stars Bruce Springsteen, Bon Jovi and Max Weinberg for “the huge tax breaks” they get for claiming parts of their estatesContinue reading "FOX: SPRINGTEEN & BON JOVI ARE FARMERS?"
M’TOWN TRAFFIC STOP ENDS IN DRUG BUST
A 19-year-old Red Bank man was held on drug charges Sunday after Middletown police found pot, cocaine and Ecstacy in his car, authorities said Wednesday. Jeremy Browne of Spring StreetContinue reading "M’TOWN TRAFFIC STOP ENDS IN DRUG BUST"
SNOW: ARE WE IN FOR IT OR WHAT?
Dee Patel’s grocery store on Shrewsbury Avenue in Red Bank cleared an early path for customers during the December 26-27 storm. (Click to enlarge) The too-white winter of 2011 isContinue reading "SNOW: ARE WE IN FOR IT OR WHAT?"
Tim McLoone (right), whose Holiday Express big band brings wall-of-sound cheer to those most in need of it this time of year, is about to get some network love. BrianContinue reading "McLOONE SLATED FOR NATIONAL CAMEO"
YMCA GETS OK FOR SHRUNKEN PLAN
Congregation Beth Shalom, led by Rabbi Dovid Harrison, won concessions from the Community YMCA. An architectural plan, below, shows the south face of the proposed remodeling (top) and east facadeContinue reading "YMCA GETS OK FOR SHRUNKEN PLAN"
WARSHAW TAPPED AS COUNTY PROSECUTOR
Peter Warshaw at Fair Haven’s National Night Out festivities in 2009. (Click to enlarge) Governor Chris Christie has nominated Peter Warshaw Jr. to succeed Luis Valentin as Monmouth County Prosecutor,Continue reading "WARSHAW TAPPED AS COUNTY PROSECUTOR"
Earlier this month, redbankgreen emailed questionnaires to local candidates for public office in towns with contested elections on November 2. We began running the replies last Friday, starting with thoseContinue reading "CANDIDATE Q&As: RED BANK"
Sunday’s Star-Ledger had an eye-opening article on police salaries in New Jersey. Analyzing 2009 pay data from police departments throughout the state, the Sledger concluded that the average municipal copContinue reading "POLICE PAY IN SLEDGER SPOTLIGHT"
A hoodie-wearing bank robber believed to have struck financial institutions in Eatontown and Middletown in the past week is now being sought by police in Red Bank following a middayContinue reading "HOODIE HOOD HITS RED BANK… BANK"
BRIDGES HEAD IN OPPOSITE DIRECTIONS
Vehicles arriving onto the Sea Bright peninsula via the partially completed Route 36 bridge from Highlands over the weekend. (Photos by Dustin Racioppi) By DUSTIN RACIOPPI Call it a taleContinue reading "BRIDGES HEAD IN OPPOSITE DIRECTIONS"
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FORMER FAMEABILIA REMAKE
Coming soon across from Toast! More to come soon on redbankgreen about this development. (photo from Partyline contributor Greg Fitzgerald)
THE ONE THAT GOT AWAY
Whether through schmear force of will or user error, this bagel somehow seems to have escaped the cooking vat or hopped out of the bag as so ...
MANTIS HANGIN’ DOWNTOWN
A mantis seems to be saying, “shh, don’t tell them I’m here” as it hangs under an eave on White Street with a pair o ...
SUNDAY MORNING BOLLARD CRASH
No stranger to being awoken by an early morning bollard strike, redbankgreen reader and Broad St. resident Steven Sickles submitted this Par ...
SOUPY SAILING
Sailboats out there in all that fog and rain on the Navesink River Wednesday. (Photo by Partyline contributor James Barnett)
SMOKY WHO?
Smokey Bear has nothing on Red Bank Fire Department First Deputy Chief Frank Woods as he delivers the straight dope on fire prevention to ca ...
HAZY DAYS INDEED
View of the Navesink River, taken from New Jersey Transit Coastline Train #3320 Friday morning. Photo by Partyline contributor Karly Swaim
RAINBOW OVER RED BANK
A midsummer evening thunderstorm and a rainbow. Does it get any better? This rainbow appeared over Red Bank after Friday evening’s sho ...
MEANWHILE, ON THE DARK SIDE OF RED BANK
Away from the lights and crowds of Broadwalk, Darth Vader was seen hanging just a couple of blocks down in Red Bank’s second best park ...
PARKLETTING BEGINS
Construction began Monday morning on a “parklet” on Monmouth Street near the intersection with Broad. You can read more about wh ...
NOT SO SCARY
Twenty times? Fifty times? How many times did we drive by this home on the corner of River Street and Shrewsbury and do a double take before ...
LOCAL 9 TAKE TROPHY
After a long hot two days of baseball, the Red Bank area-based Jersey Shore Raiders emerged as champions of the United States Amateur Baseba ...
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 ...