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ON THE GREEN: A CLEAR PATH TO SUNSHINE
Working in a light rain, a man cutting a sidewalk on Madison Avenue in Red Bank raised an enveloping cloud of dust Tuesday morning. The rain was expected to taper offContinue reading "ON THE GREEN: A CLEAR PATH TO SUNSHINE"
Remember: Nothing makes a Red Bank friend happier than to hear "I saw you on Red Bank Green!"
ON THE GREEN: UMBRELLAS AWAY, COLLARS UP
A drizzling rain prompted a pedestrian on Pinckney Road in Red BaNk to pop out the umbrella Monday morning. After several days of grey skies and off-and-on rain, the GreaterContinue reading "ON THE GREEN: UMBRELLAS AWAY, COLLARS UP"
ON THE GREEN: FOWL WEATHER FORECAST
redbankgreen encountered this cocky fellow Saturday, one of five feeding in the grass outside a home at West Front Street and Hubbard Avenue in the River Plaza section of Middletown. There’sContinue reading "ON THE GREEN: FOWL WEATHER FORECAST"
LITTLE SILVER: HIGH WINDS PROMPT OUTAGES
Crews from JCP&L and Little Silver cleared a fallen tree and electrical line on Branch Avenue, where a service line was torn away from the house at left during aContinue reading "LITTLE SILVER: HIGH WINDS PROMPT OUTAGES"
MIDDLETOWN: WIRY CHARACTER SIGHTED
The odd presence of a sketchy figure, seen leaning against a utility pole on Hubbard Avenue near West Front Street in Middletown Wednesday afternoon, seems to cry out for explanationContinue reading "MIDDLETOWN: WIRY CHARACTER SIGHTED"
FAIR HAVEN: ‘FAKE DAVE’ GETS REAL, OFFLINE
Author and Middletown native Dave Cicirelli kicks off the campaign for his just-released ‘Fakebook’ Thursday at River Road Books.  By TOM CHESEK His adventures include an attack by a rabidContinue reading "FAIR HAVEN: ‘FAKE DAVE’ GETS REAL, OFFLINE"
COW PUT DOWN AFTER RIVER PLAZA ACCIDENT
One of the two cows that got loose in lower Middletown early Tuesday. Her half-sister was destroyed by police after she was struck by a car. (Photo courtesy of MaryContinue reading "COW PUT DOWN AFTER RIVER PLAZA ACCIDENT"
The River Plaza section of Middletown was the scene of what appears to be a spree of break-ins by a suspect who stole a resident’s car early Thursday and isContinue reading "SPREE BURGLAR HITS RIVER PLAZA HOMES"
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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.