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RFH, M’TOWN SOUTH WIN BIG AT BASIES
The Rumson-Fair Haven Regional High School staging of THE THREE MUSKETEERS won Outstanding Drama honors at the ninth annual Basie Awards, Wednesday night. Productions of Evita by Middletown High SchoolContinue reading "RFH, M’TOWN SOUTH WIN BIG AT BASIES"
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RED BANK: ANOTHER SIDE OF BOBFEST
Pat Guadagno saddles up his Tired Horse for the 16th annual Dylan’s birthday celebration concert BOBFEST, Thursday night at the Count Basie.  When Jersey Shore “saloon singer” supreme Pat GuadagnoContinue reading "RED BANK: ANOTHER SIDE OF BOBFEST"
RED BANK: AND THE BASIE GOES TO…
Student performers from over a dozen area schools are the stars of the show at Wednesday’s ninth annual Basie Awards, recognizing excellence in high school theater productions around Monmouth County.Continue reading "RED BANK: AND THE BASIE GOES TO…"
RED BANK: WEEKDAY WORKOUTS IN THE PARK
Whether you make your home in Red Bank or make a living here, the free weekly Wednesday evening fitness classes at Riverside Gardens Park are an energizing alternative to rush-hourContinue reading "RED BANK: WEEKDAY WORKOUTS IN THE PARK"
RED BANK: GIVING IT ANOTHER TRI
A slew of swimmers took to the Navesink under threatening skies in a past Red Bank Triathlon, the 2014 edition of which returns to the roads and rivers of theContinue reading "RED BANK: GIVING IT ANOTHER TRI"
RED BANK: UP AT McKAY’S, IT’S A 3-D WORLD
CACTI by Joel Zimmerman is just one of the photographer’s “anaglyph” 3-D images on display…glasses included…during a Saturday opening reception at McKay Imaging Gallery.    For a generation raised onContinue reading "RED BANK: UP AT McKAY’S, IT’S A 3-D WOR ...
RED BANK: MCC LIGHTS UP TOWER HILL
Dr. Ryan Brandau (right) and the assembled voices of the Monmouth Civic Chorus keynote a weekend of words and music at Red Bank’s First Presbyterian Church.  When Dr. Ryan BrandauContinue reading "RED BANK: MCC LIGHTS UP TOWER HILL"
Press release from JBJ Soul Kitchen  On Saturday, May 17, the JBJ Soul Kitchen will be hosting a World Hunger Awareness event in the front gardens of the community restaurant. FromContinue reading "JBJ SOUL KITCHEN HOSTS HUNGER DAY EVENT"
RED BANK: CLAIMING FIRSTIES FOR ‘THIRD’
Michael Cumpsty directs, and Annette O’Toole stars, as the public is invited to look in on a Friday evening Open Rehearsal for THIRD, the season-closing mainstage production at Two RiverContinue reading "RED BANK: CLAIMING FIRSTIES FOR ‘THIRD’"
LUNCH BREAK HOSTS 3RD ANNUAL FOODSTOCK
Press release from Lunch Break of Red Bank For years, Lunch Break has served as the first line of defense for thousands of residents of Monmouth and Ocean Counties andContinue reading "LUNCH BREAK HOSTS 3RD ANNUAL FOODSTOCK"
If you’re a soccer- (sorry, football) obsessed boy or girl between the ages of 8 and 14, the borough-based Red Bank Football Club invites you to take part in aContinue reading "TRAVEL SOCCER TRYOUTS FOR RED BANK FC"
RED BANK: STONE ON STAGE AT THE BASIE
David Stone — pictured here with favorite collaborator Idina Menzel — gets his turn on stage this Tuesday, when the Count Basie Theatre welcomes the Broadway producer for a fundraisingContinue reading "RED BANK: STONE ON STAGE AT THE BASIE"
RED BANK: BETCHA BY GOLLY, MOM
The classic lineup of The Manhattans is among the 1970s-80s vocal acts scheduled to take to the Basie boards, for a Mother’s Day Soul Jam going on Sunday night.  “KissContinue reading "RED BANK: BETCHA BY GOLLY, MOM"
RED BANK: TO MARKET, TO MARKET
Mother’s Day means the welcome return of the Red Bank Farmers Market to the parking lot of The Galleria building; a seasonal Sunday tradition that pitches its tent beginning atContinue reading "RED BANK: TO MARKET, TO MARKET"
RED BANK: SINBAD SETS SAIL AT THE COUNT
David “Sinbad” Adkins brings his famously family friendly (yet still somehow engagingly edgy) brand of comedy back to the Count Basie for an umpteenth encore this Friday night.  His majorContinue reading "RED BANK: SINBAD SETS SAIL AT THE COUNT"
Press release from Boys & Girls Clubs of Monmouth County On Friday, May 16, The Boys & Girls Clubs of Monmouth County (BGCM) is sponsoring its first “Loving the SkinContinue reading "A POSITIVE SELF-IMAGE PAGEANT IN RED BANK"
RED BANK: SAY HI TO MARY, AT THE MOLLY
International best-selling novelist and Queen of Suspense Mary Higgins Clark visits the Green on Thursday, as special guest at the AAUW Gala Scholarship Luncheon. Her nearly four dozen novels, storyContinue reading "RED BANK: SAY HI TO MARY, AT THE MOLLY"
RED BANK: PUTTING TEDx INTO PLAY AGAIN
The wisdom of the late Red Bank physician and international running philosopher Dr. George Sheehan is channeled by his son Timothy Sheehan (inset), in a TEDx Navesink presentation Saturday atContinue reading "RED BANK: PUTTING TEDx INTO PLAY AGAIN"
CYMCA OFFERS AFFORDABLE SWIM PROGRAM
The indoor pool at The Community YMCA’s Red Bank facility will be the scene for affordably priced, all-ages Learn to Swim programs, beginning June 23. Press release from The CommunityContinue reading "CYMCA OFFERS AFFORDABLE SWIM PROGRAM"
RED BANK: A TWO-NIGHT PUSH FOR THOMAS
Matchbox Twenty frontguy Rob Thomas strikes out solo once more, on an acoustic tour that takes him to station stop Red Bank for a two-show two-fer on Tuesday and Wednesday.Continue reading "RED BANK: A TWO-NIGHT PUSH FOR THOMAS"
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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 ...
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.