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RED BANK: FREE MEALS FOR ALL STUDENTS
RED BANK: Free grab 'n go breakfast and lunch distribution gets underway for all borough kids under 18 and all RBR students no matter where they live.
Remember: Nothing makes a Red Bank friend happier than to hear "I saw you on Red Bank Green!"
VIRUS IMPACTS: BOROUGH RESCINDS ORDER
ON THE GREEN: Virus updates on Red Bank emergency order; grab 'n go meals for kids; Catholic Mass; liquor deliveries and Fair Haven's next council session.
LITTLE SILVER: SIBLINGS WITH COVID SPEAK
LITTLE SILVER: Siblings who tested positive for COVID-19 "never got really, really sick," their mother tells the Asbury Park Press.
RED BANK: STATE OF EMERGENCY DECLARED; SEATING AT BARS & RESTAURANTS BANNED
RED BANK: Frustrated by lack of voluntary compliance, town declares 'local state of emergency,' ordering all bars, restaurants and large facilities closed.
LITTLE SILVER: Borough has a third 'presumed positive' for COVID-19 virus victim. Mayor says she is neither a relative nor neighbor of first two.
RED BANK: DISTRICT, CHARTER NOW CLOSED
RED BANK: After short holdouts, district and charter schools will close indefinitely Monday, joining the home instruction wave prompted by COVID-19.
RED BANK: Borough shutting down public access to all buildings over COVID-19. Court cases to be rescheduled; trash and recyclables pickups unaffected.
VIRUS IMPACTS: COUNTY HALTS ACCESS
ON THE GREEN: Monmouth County to shut down all buildings and programs over COVID-19 concerns. Parks and golf courses to remain open.
RED BANK: SCHOOLS AT ‘LOW RISK,’ STAY OPEN
RED BANK: While neighboring districts close over COVID-19 virus threat, borough schools are "low risk" and will be open Friday, Rumage says.
LITTLE SILVER: District abandons plan announced Wednesday and closes school over COVID-19 concerns after reported "parent response."
RED BANK, LITTLE SILVER, SHREWSBURY: RBR student is 'presumed positive' for COVID-19 virus her brother also has; sending districts opt to stay open.
SHREWSBURY: Y LAUNCHES ANNUAL CAMPAIGN
SHREWSBURY: YMCA of Greater Monmouth County launches annual campaign with a goal to raise $265,000.
SHREWSBURY: Crime and arrest reports from borough police for the last two weeks of February include two driving-while-intoxicated charges.
RED BANK: ICE IN NEAR-TERM FORECAST
RED BANK: There's ice in the forecast – Italian ice, that is, as Strollo's Lighthouse reopens, a harbinger of spring. Here's the extended forecast.
LITTLE SILVER: The various programs of the Visual Performing Arts academies had a packed winter. Here's a recap.
RED BANK: WINTER MARCHES TOWARD SPRING
RED BANK: The unwintry winter of 2020 continues its march toward spring this week. Here's the weather forecast for the Greater Green.
RED BANK REGIONAL: EIGHTH-GRADERS WELCOME
LITTLE SILVER: Red Bank Regional welcomes eighth graders interested in learning about its award-winning programs, meeting teachers and students.
RED BANK: Shrewsbury man faces 18 years in prison after admitting he sexually assaulted seven children in three towns over a decade.
LITTLE SILVER: RBR HONORS SCHOLARS
LITTLE SILVER: RBR honors scholars, not only athletes, with varsity letters. Here's the latest crop of academic achievers.
RED BANK: FORECAST HAS SPRING IN ITS STEP
RED BANK: This week's weather will be is more springlike than wintry. Here's the weather forecast for the Greater Red Bank Green.
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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.
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."