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RED BANK: BARRIS TO JAZZ UP A STEAMY NIGHT
Noted music scholar, journalist and guitar ace Mike Barris is scheduled to play as Reckless Steamy Nights return this Friday to the Woman’s Club of Red Bank. It’s a time ofContinue reading "RED BANK: BARRIS TO JAZZ UP A STEAMY NIGHT"
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RBR STUDENTS EARN SCOUTING’S TOP HONOR
Red Bank Regional students and Red Bank Troop 67 scouts Zackary Forest and Michael Maier Jr., were recently conferred with the rank of Eagle Scout, the highest achievement in BoysContinue reading "RBR STUDENTS EARN SCOUTING’S TOP HONOR"
Press release from Count Basie Theatre When the red carpet is rolled out for the 11th annual Basie Awards on May 18, the Count Basie Theatre will do more thanContinue reading "RED BANK: BASIE ISSUES ARTS SCHOLARSHIPS"
RED BANK: T&M SERVES UP SERVICE
As part of a “50 Ways of Giving” community service campaign in observance of its 50th anniversary, executives from Middletown-based engineering firm T&M Associates (including President/CEO Gary Dahms ) joinedContinue reading "RED BANK: T&M SERVES UP SERVICE"
RED BANK: MAD-LIBS ‘N MARX ON MONMOUTH
Frank Ferrante (pictured with accompanist Jim Furmston) re-channels the spirit of the one, the only, Groucho Marx back to the Basie, in a Sunday matinee edition of his EVENING WITHContinue reading "RED BANK: MAD-LIBS ‘N MARX ON MONMOUTH"
Press release from Boys & Girls Clubs of Monmouth County In an announcement this week, The Boys & Girls Clubs of Monmouth County launched the Building Blocks program, an initiativeContinue reading "RED BANK: SUCCESS STEMS FROM CLUBS"
RED BANK: CH-CH-CH-CHANGES TO BASIE SKED
Bobbie Bandiera, above, will bump Roy Orbison to pay homage to the changeable David Bowie at the Count Basie Theatre in April. (Click to enlarge.) Press release from Count BasieContinue reading "RED BANK: CH-CH-CH-CHANGES TO BASIE SKED"
RED BANK: PERCUSSIVE PEGHER MEETS NJSO
Lisa Pegher is the special guest soloist on Saturday night, as the New Jersey Symphony Orchestra presents the world premiere of a new percussion concerto at the Count Basie.  MusicContinue reading "RED BANK: PERCUSSIVE PEGHER MEETS NJSO"
RED BANK: 10TH AVE. FREES UP LOCAL SOUNDS
Veteran Shore guitar star Siegfried Schock (above) leads the Ziggy Shock band at 10th Ave Burrito Friday night. Virago (below) take the same stage January 29. Reports from the FrontContinue reading "RED BANK: 10TH AVE. FREES UP LOCAL SOUNDS"
RED BANK: ELVIS IS EVERYWHERE, MAN
Double Trouble: Mike Albert and Scot Bruce (above) represent two different eras of Elvis Presley’s legacy, as the King’s eleventh annual Birthday Bash returns to the Basie on Friday night…whileContinue reading "RED BANK: ELVIS IS EVERYWHERE, MAN"
RED BANK: LADIES LUNCH FOR BUCS
The ladies of the RBR BUC Foundation invite the public to their Ladies Garden Party Luncheon on Sunday, January 31, at the Oyster Point Hotel in Red Bank from 12Continue reading "RED BANK: LADIES LUNCH FOR BUCS"
RED BANK: STAR-POWERED STEPPING
A cast of terpsichorean talents takes to the Basie boards for two Wednesday shows, as ‘Dancing With the Stars Live!’ rolls into town. One can easily make the case thatContinue reading "RED BANK: STAR-POWERED STEPPING"
PILGRIM BAPTIST, REFORM TEMPLE HONOR MLK
A free screening of a documentary on Rabbi Joachim Prinz (left, with Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.) is among the events scheduled during a weekend-long MLK Day observance, presented jointlyContinue reading "PILGRIM BAPTIST, REFORM TEMPLE HONOR MLK"
RED BANK: NEW ‘REASON’ FOR OLD FRIENDS
Ken Stunkel, left, and Two River Theater founder Bob Rechnitz are first-time, eighty-something playwrights getting the big-time treatment. (Photo by John T. Ward. Click to enlarge.)   By TOM CHESEK When the 2015-2016Continue reading "RED BANK: NEW ‘REASON’ FOR OLD FRIENDS"
RBPD’S TEAM RED BANK SET TO RIDE TO DC
Their motto is “We Ride for Those Who Died” — a mission statement and a reminder of the nation’s police officers who died in the line of duty; among themContinue reading "RBPD’S TEAM RED BANK SET TO RIDE TO DC"
RED BANK: TAKE US HOME, KATHLEEN
Repeat Basie favorite Kathleen Madigan returns to Red Bank for an encore Saturday evening. Here’s a sample bit.  Long before there was an internet bubble and a housing bubble, thereContinue reading "RED BANK: TAKE US HOME, KATHLEEN"
RED BANK: NO PEDESTALS, NO LIMITS
It’s UP AGAINST THE WALL at a Saturday evening reception, as a special display of sculpture uses the Art Alliance of Monmouth County gallery itself as a crucial component ofContinue reading "RED BANK: NO PEDESTALS, NO LIMITS"
 The Community YMCA’s Family Health and Wellness Center on Maple Avenue is the setting for an Open House event this Saturday, starting at 11 am. Press release from The Community YMCAContinue reading "RED BANK: CYMCA TO HOST OPEN HOUSE"
A Red Bank pet shop was among more than two dozen retailers statewide cited for violating a law aimed at giving consumers more information about animals for sale, the New Jersey Attorney General’sContinue reading "RED BANK: PET SHOP CITED FOR NOTICE ISSUES"
RED BANK: A SAVE, AND THEN A SWEARING-IN
Chris Soden gives his oath as Red Bank fire chief at the Union Hose Company. Behind Soden are deputies Pete DeFazio, left, and Stu Jensen, partly obscured. (Photo by John T. Ward.Continue reading "RED BANK: A SAVE, AND THEN A SWEARING-IN"
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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 ...
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 ...