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RED BANK: APARTMENT PLAN DELAYED AGAIN
RED BANK: Hearing on a plan for 32 new apartments on Bridge Avenue opposite the train station has been postponed again.
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RED BANK: STATION APARTMENTS HEARING SET
RED BANK: Plans for 32 new apartments opposite train station scheduled to go before zoning board Thursday with need for variances.
RED BANK: JUNETEENTH AT JOHNNY JAZZ PARK
RED BANK: Borough marks Juneteenth with a community celebration at Johnny Jazz Park featuring free food, music and more.
RED BANK: BASIE AWARDS DRAW PACKED HOUSE
RED BANK: Capacity crowd turns out for 18th annual Basie Award to honor excellence and achievement in Monmouth County high school theatre.
RED BANK: MORE STATION UNITS PROPOSED
RED BANK: Plan to build 32 new apartments opposite train station scheduled to go before zoning board next week.
RED BANK: STREETLIFE GIGS AVAILABLE
RED BANK: Openings still available for musicians and other performers in this summer's StreetLife program, which begins June 3.
RED BANK: BASIE ADDS TO FOOTPRINT
RED BANK: Less than two years after massive expansion, Basie Center adds to its real estate holdings, acquiring a Maple Avenue property.
RED BANK: RACIAL IMAGE DRAWS FIRE
RED BANK: Former council member Lee rips into billboard company for including "offensive" image of black man in zoning board exhibits.
RED BANK: COMMEMORATING DR. KING
RED BANK: Two school choirs participate as Pilgrim Baptist Church hosts its annual Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. commemoration.
RED BANK: CHURCH HOSTS TOY GIVEAWAY
RED BANK: Lunch Break and Tower Hill Church paired up for holiday toy and gift-card giveaway earlier this month.
RED BANK: CHRISTMAS FESTIVAL DRAWS 500
RED BANK: Pilgrim Baptist teams up with local law enforcement and Salvation Army for Christmas festival that draws more than 500 attendees.
RED BANK: STATION RAZED FOR APARTMENTS
RED BANK: A onetime gas station-turned-gym downtown was razed Tuesday. What's Going On Here? Here's what's coming.
RED BANK: ADOPT-A-FAMILY DRIVE BEGINS
RED BANK: Lunch Break launches Adopt-A-Family Program to provide holiday meals for food- and financially insecure families.
RED BANK: ROMCOM FILMING IN PARK
RED BANK: What's with all the film production trucks in front of Riverside Gardens Park? Click here for the answer.
RED BANK: LUNCH BREAK PICNIC DRAWS 500
RED BANK: More than 500, including comedian Jon Stewart, turn out for Lunch Break's annual picnic, softball tournament and backpack giveaway.
RED BANK: BLOCK PARTY REUNITES FRIENDS
RED BANK: Residents past and present gathered Saturday for the 13th annual Community Block Party. Check out the photos for familiar faces.
RED BANK: BARGAINS TO FILL SIDEWALKS
RED BANK: Sidewalk sale returns for a 68th annual edition August 19 with three days of bargains downtown and beyond.
RED BANK: CHROMEBOOKS ON LOAN AT LIBRARY
RED BANK: Borough library has added Chromebooks to the technology available for take-home borrowing by patrons.
RED BANK: LAWN-WATERING RESTRICTED
RED BANK: Amid the hottest stretch of weather this year, New Jersey American Water issues 'mandatory' odd/even lawn-watering restrictions.
RED BANK: BASIE, PHOENIX TO MERGE
RED BANK: After a 30-year working relationship, Basie Center and Phoenix Productions plan to merge, the arts organizations announced Tuesday.
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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.
PEAK COLOR ON BROAD
RED BANK: A year after they were installed, downtown mini gardens have added to "transformational" improvements, says business owner.