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RED BANK: BRIDGE RENAMED FOR KYRILLOS
RED BANK: Long known locally as Hubbard's Bridge, the West Front span connecting the borough to Middletown has been renamed for former state Senator Joe Kyrillos.
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ON THE GREEN: Check here for info on Memorial Day observances slated for Fair Haven, Little Silver, Middletown, Red Bank, Rumson, Sea Bright and Shrewsbury.
RUMSON: NAVESINK QUALITY IMPROVES
RUMSON: After a bacteria crisis, Navesink is showing "rapid" improvement in water quality, with possible reopening of shellfish beds a year earlier than expected, state DEP says.
RUMSON: Former municipal judge here and in eight other towns avoids prison for five-year scheme that diverted $500k from county to local coffers.
RED BANK: Borough cop charged with driving while intoxicated and other offenses following off-duty accident in Middletown, chief says.
RED BANK: A borough cop arrested was arrested in Middletown a week ago, but no charges or details have yet been disclosed.
RED BANK: PAIR CHARGED IN MARINA SPREE
RED BANK: Police stakeout leads to arrests of two teens for a recent vandalism spree at the borough marina in Marine Park.
RUMSON: Former municipal judge here and in eight other towns admits five-year scheme that diverted $500k from county to local coffers.
RED BANK: UNITY RALLY DRAWS A MURPHY
RED BANK: Unity march and rally spotlights Martin Luther King Jr. and gets a cameo by soon-to-be state First Lady Tammy Murphy.
LINCROFT: Volunteer fire company holds blood drive.
RED BANK: DOG FOUND 80 MILES FROM HOME
RED BANK: After a tearful and lick-filled reunion, a mystery remains: how did a 15-year-old black lab end up here, 80 miles from home.
RED BANK: MURPHY TOUTS ‘SENSE’ ON GUNS
RED BANK: Democratic gubernatorial candidate Phil Murphy comes to town to pitch his platform on guns, which includes signing bills Christie vetoed.
RED BANK: Democratic gubernatorial candidate Phil Murphy is slated to appear at Riverside Gardens Park today to speak about gun violence.
RED BANK: A borough man was among 14 Monmouth County residents arrested in a sweep of child porn consumers, authorities said Friday
RED BANK: NO OYSTERS, BUT ELUSIVE EELS
RED BANK: Hunt for oyster larvae in the Navesink and Shrewsbury rivers hasn't yet found any, but it's too early to draw conclusions, Littoral Society says.
ON THE GREEN: ECLIPSING EXPECTATIONS
ON THE GREEN: An historic eclipse had skywatchers craning their necks all over the Greater Red Bank Green Monday. Check out our photos.
RED BANK: Former Ranney School employee gets eight year prison term after admitting he downloaded child porn to his home computer.
ON THE GREEN: SAFE EYES ON THE ECLIPSE
ON THE GREEN: The Red Bank area, like a lot of the U.S., may be treated to a partial eclipse of the Sun this month. Here's some helpful info on viewing.
ON THE GREEN: BRIDGES UP FOR COMMENT
ON THE GREEN: Comments wanted on a replacement for the Oceanic Bridge and a proposed opening schedule for the Rumson-Sea Bright span.
LINCROFT: FIRE DAMAGES HOME
LINCROFT: Fire caused extensive damage to a home on Dogwood Lane Thursday afternoon.
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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 ...
“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 ...