Skip to content

A town square for an unsquare town

redbankgreen

Standing for the vitality of Red Bank, its community, and the fun we have together.

RED BANK: LUNCH BREAK, RBR TEAM TO TUTOR
RED BANK: Red Bank Regional faculty partner with two borough-based facilities for an innovative evening tutoring program.
Remember: Nothing makes a Red Bank friend happier than to hear "I saw you on Red Bank Green!"
RED BANK: FRAMPTON COMES UNPLUGGED
RED BANK: Peter Frampton does it in the raw with an acoustic career retrospective from the Count Basie stage Tuesday night.
RED BANK: TRACING FAMILY TREE ROOTS
RED BANK: The life and family tree of pioneering African American journalist T. Thomas Fortune is examined, in a free Saturday program at Calvary Baptist.
RED BANK: The Business Alliance hosts its first-ever Holiday Soiree (benefitting two local nonprofits), Nov. 17 at the Molly.
RED BANK: Pilgrim Baptist Church is collecting donations of dollars and needed items, to aid Hurricane Matthew's victims in the U.S. and Haiti.
RED BANK: YOK-TOBERFEST IS ON AT BASIE’S
RED BANK: Humorist David Sedaris and improv aces Mochrie + Sherwood explore the many faces of comedy at the Count Basie, this Thursday and Saturday.
RED BANK: LOCAL ARTS ORGS GET 2017 GRANTS
RED BANK: The Art Alliance is one of 15 arts-based organizations on the greater Green to be awarded 2017 ArtHelps grants by the Monmouth Arts Council.
ON THE GREEN: A FORTUNE IN HISTORIC VALUE
SHREWSBURY: The Eastern Branch Library hosts an October 19 panel and an ongoing exhibit about the fight to rescue and restore Red Bank's historic Fortune House.
RED BANK UMC BAGS BIG ROLE IN KIT PROJECT
RED BANK: Residents and staff of The Wesleyan on Wall Street lend a helping hand with United Methodist Communities' Project Health Kit initiative for disaster victims.
RED BANK: STEWART GOODYEAR AT THE BASIE
RED BANK: Pianist Stewart Goodyear helps the New Jersey Symphony open a good new year at the Count Basie Saturday night.
RED BANK: SATURN RISING AT SALON SHOW
RED BANK: Artist Brittany James gets a solo spotlight at Salon Concrete, beginning with a Saturday reception.
RED BANK: CETERA (ET CETERA) AT THE BASIE
RED BANK: Longtime voice of Chicago PETER CETERA keynotes a tuneful October interlude at the Count Basie, this Thursday.
RED BANK: GRANT $, GALA FOR TWO RIVER
RED BANK: Two River Theater announces a set of major grants and awards, along with a fun Halloween fundraiser on October 22.
RED BANK: BROMBERG, BRADLEE AT THE BASIE
RED BANK: Everything old is swingin' again, as David Bromberg and Scott Bradlee bring their mastery of retro musical styles to midweek shows at the Count Basie.
RED BANK: 3RD ANNUAL COMPETITION IN ‘FX’
RED BANK: Calling all high school and college filmmakers, as the Count Basie announces the third annual PROJECT FX competition.
RED BANK: O’REE OF LOTSA FAITH
RED BANK: Bon Jovi and occasional road sideman Matt O'Ree put on simultaneous shows just doors apart Saturday night.
RED BANK: FORTUNE SMILES ON “LET’S TALK”
RED BANK: An update on the plan to rescue and restore the historic Fortune House is the focus of this month's "Let's Talk About Race" forum, Wednesday night at the Public Library.
RED BANK: LUNCH BREAK NAMES NEW TRUSTEES
RED BANK: Little Silver's Rick Brandt is the newest and youngest trustee of the nonprofit Lunch Break.
RED BANK: OYSTERFEST IS A PEARL OF A PARTY
RED BANK: Oysterfest returns to the White Street lot Sunday with a strolling smorgasbord of food, beverage and top-shelf tunes.
ON THE GREEN: TOUCH A TRUCK — OR COPTER
ON THE GREEN: Kids can get up close and hands-on with fire trucks, tractors and more, at events in Red Bank and Middletown this Saturday.
Partyline
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 ...
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.