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MIDDLETOWN: MICROPLASTICS AND THE SHORE
The Middletown Township Public Library presents a free, in-person program featuring the “Plastic Wave Project” team on the dangers of microplastics at the Jersey Shore. Attendees will learn about theContinue reading "MIDDLETOWN: MICROPLASTICS AND THE SHORE"
Remember: Nothing makes a Red Bank friend happier than to hear "I saw you on Red Bank Green!"
SEA BRIGHT: DONOVAN’S REBUILD BEGINS
SEA BRIGHT: Construction of a permanent home for Donovan's Reef gets underway.
Jackson Russicci pitched five innings in relief and scored on a walk-off bases loaded walk in the 11th inning to give Rumson-Fair Haven its fifth straight win Monday. Watch the highlightsContinue reading "R-FH TOPS OCEAN AFTER 11 INNINGS"
SEA BRIGHT: DONOVAN’S TIKI BAR REOPENS
With new access ramps over the sea wall, the restored tiki bar at Donovan’s was back in business Friday afternoon, as co-owner Chris Bowler announced via the signboard, below. (Photos byContinue reading "SEA BRIGHT: DONOVAN’S TIKI BAR REOPENS"
SEA BRIGHT: WHALE OF A DAY AT THE BEACH
Reader Betsy Lunney photographed a whale feeding in the Atlantic off the Sands Beach Club in Sea Bright Sunday afternoon. Nearby, a reported shark sighting off Driftwood Beach Club promptedContinue reading "SEA BRIGHT: WHALE OF A DAY AT THE BEACH"
SEA BRIGHT: AIRING OUT KITES ON THE BEACH
Crisp blue skies, ocean breezes and beach sand made an ideal setting for the Sea Bright Festival on Saturday. The event, the first of its kind, was one of severalContinue reading "SEA BRIGHT: AIRING OUT KITES ON THE BEACH"
BEACH ALERT: RIP CURRENT THREAT HIGH
Beachgoers taking advantage of the mild early autumn weather are being warned of a high risk of rip currents Wednesday. The National Weather Service says life-threatening rips are expected toContinue reading "BEACH ALERT: RIP CURRENT THREAT HIGH"
SEA BRIGHT: DONOVAN’S COMEBACK DELAYED
The site of Donovan’s Reef in April. (Photo above by John T. Ward. Click to enlarge) By JOHN T. WARD An ambitious plan to reopen a prominent Sea Bright barContinue reading "SEA BRIGHT: DONOVAN’S COMEBACK DELAYED"
RED BANK: SEAL SPOTTED ON HOTEL DOCK
A young harbor seal rested on a Navesink River dock at the Oyster Point Hotel in Red Bank last Friday. Annual seal counts at Sandy Hook have been rising, accordingContinue reading "RED BANK: SEAL SPOTTED ON HOTEL DOCK"
SPRING 2014: TASTE OF SUMMER
With ample sun and temperatures nearing 80 degrees just a few miles inland, dozens of beachgoers flocked to Sea Bright Sunday. Monday will be warm, with temperatures reaching about 76Continue reading "SPRING 2014: TASTE OF SUMMER"
SEA BRIGHT: DONOVAN’S TO REBUILD
Donovan’s Reef as seen five days after Hurricane Sandy, above, and in better days, below. (Photo above by John T. Ward. Click to enlarge) By JOHN T. WARD Smashed toContinue reading "SEA BRIGHT: DONOVAN’S TO REBUILD"
SEA BRIGHT: CHILLY RECEPTION FOR LNG PLAN
Attendees at the event, held in a tent on the municipal beach, viewed information displays about the project. Below, a rendering of the transfer system. (Photo above by Colby Wilson.Continue reading "SEA BRIGHT: CHILLY RECEPTION FOR LNG PLAN"
SEA BRIGHT RESIDENTS TO GET ACCESS TODAY
For the second time in four days, Sea Bright residents gathered in a stadium, this time in West Long Branch, to get updates on the storm cleanup Sunday. Below, MayorContinue reading "SEA BRIGHT RESIDENTS TO GET ACCESS TODAY"
WOMEN TO SHARE THEIR SONGS AND STORIES
The Woman’s Club of Red Bank is the kickoff site for the three-day event. (Click to enlarge) By DANIELLE TEPPER What is the value of art? Is it a frivolousContinue reading "WOMEN TO SHARE THEIR SONGS AND STORIES"
HOAX CALL TAB: $330,000 AND COUNTING
An ambulance arriving at Fort Hancock Monday evening, above, joining a growing number at two staging areas. (Click to enlarge) By JOHN T. WARD Calm and collected, the anonymous callerContinue reading "HOAX CALL TAB: $330,000 AND COUNTING"
BOAT EXPLOSION HOAX TRIGGERS PROBE
A State Police helicopter, above, and ambulances, below, arriving at Fort Hancock, ready to transport ‘victims’ of Monday’s purported boat explosion.  (Click to enlarge) By JOHN T. WARD Ambulances, includingContinue reading "BOAT EXPLOSION HOAX TRIGGERS PROBE"
WOODY’S SURFS OVER TO SNACK SHACK
Customers lined up on Memorial Day, below, at the new Woody’s Ocean Hut in Sea Bright.  (Click to enlarge) By DANIELLE TEPPER Where others have tried and wiped out, ChrisContinue reading "WOODY’S SURFS OVER TO SNACK SHACK"
The water was calm as hundreds dove in Sunday (Photos by Peter Lindner. Click embiggen symbol in lower right corner to enlarge) Hundreds of local Catholic school supporters dashed intoContinue reading "MAKING A SPLASH FOR PAROCHIAL ED"
Remember the summer of 2009? When it rained the entire month of June? Or how about the repeated snowstorms that got dumped on us this past winter? Well, it mayContinue reading "WHILE INLAND WILTS, SEA BRIGHT SPARKLES"
Environmental activist and former American Littoral Society executive director Derickson ‘Dery’ Bennett of Fair Haven has died at the age of 79, the Asbury Park Press reports. The newspaper saysContinue reading "ENVIRONMENTAL ACTIVIST DERY BENNETT, 79"
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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.