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Crime and arrest reports, unedited, as provided by the Shrewsbury Police Department for the period of March 22 to March 28, 2014. Report of Shoplifting in the area of LordContinue reading "SHREWSBURY: THREE ARRESTED FOR DUI"
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Sunset on our beautiful Navesink River, looking east from the Oceanic Bridge in Rumson, onĀ  March 30, 2014. (Video by Gerda Liebmann. Click to enlarge)
RED BANK: OUTSIDE THE STORM TRACK
Brine tracks laid down Tuesday in Red Bank’s Marine Park in preparation for a possible big storm turned out to be an unneeded precaution. The storm blew past most ofContinue reading "RED BANK: OUTSIDE THE STORM TRACK"
FAIR HAVEN: JUST LET IT BE SPRING ALREADY
It’s spring. What are we to make of this talk of a “coastal monster” of a storm, or “blizzard bomb,” or whatever the weather worrywarts are calling it? The latestContinue reading "FAIR HAVEN: JUST LET IT BE SPRING ALREADY"
Highly-infectious video posted on YouTube Friday by Amanda Tanai and Natalie Christ, students at Red Bank Regional. High school sure is way more fun than it used to be, huh?
PIEHOLE: SFINGE, SPICES & GLOBE BURGER
Ā This week in PieHole: we drop in at the Globe for some lunch.Ā Ā (Photo by Jim Willis. Click to enlarge) By JIM WILLIS redbankgreenā€™sĀ PieHoleĀ is all about local food and drink. IfContinue reading "PIEHOLE: SFINGE, SPICES & GLOBE BURGER"
RED BANK: SFINGE, ZEPPOLI OR ONE OF EACH?
Peter LaRosa gives PieHole a delicious history lesson on St. Joseph’s Day sfinges and zeppolis.Ā (Photo by Jim Willis. Click to enlarge) By JIM WILLIS Monday’s St. Patrickā€™s Day celebrations mayContinue reading "RED BANK: SFINGE, ZEPPOLI OR ONE OF EACH?"
Crime and arrest reports, unedited, as provided by the Shrewsbury Police Department for the period of March 7 to March 13, 2014. Report of Identity Theft in the area ofContinue reading "SHREWSBURY: TWO REPORTS OF ID THEFT"
Homes and businesses were rising in Sea Bright on March 12, 2014. (Video by Gerda Liebmann. Click to enlarge)
RED BANK: WARMER, WITH RESIDUAL UGLY
Shirtsleeve weather arrived on the Green with temperatures in the low 60s, even as this blackened carbuncle of “snow” clung to life in Red Bank’s English Plaza parking lot TuesdayContinue reading "RED BANK: WARMER, WITH RESIDUAL UGLY"
Crime and arrest reports, unedited, as provided by the Shrewsbury Police Department for the period of February 28 to March 7, 2014 . Arrests Jvaughn Maxwell, male age 22 ofContinue reading "SHREWSBURY POLICE ACTIVITY"
Ducks at the river’s edge in Victory Park, Rumson, in a Vine made on March 5, 2014. (Video by Gerda Liebmann. Click to enlarge)
RED BANK: A SWIRL OF SNOW AND SAND
The snowstorm-that-wasn’t did leave a couple of inches of frozen white stuff on the Green Monday, prompting the need for an application of sand in a parking lot off ClayContinue reading "RED BANK: A SWIRL OF SNOW AND SAND"
SNOWSTORM: IS THAT IT?
A man works a snowblower on Broad Street in Red Bank Monday morning following a snowfall that started later and ended sooner than forecast, leaving just a couple of inchesContinue reading "SNOWSTORM: IS THAT IT?"
RED BANK BRACES FOR ANOTHER BLANKETING
DPW sprayers laid down stripes of ice-inhibiting salt brine throughout Red Bank on Saturday, including Spring Street, above. (Photo by John T. Ward. Click to enlarge) Red Bank has suspendedContinue reading "RED BANK BRACES FOR ANOTHER BLANKETING"
Crime and arrest reports, unedited, as provided by the Shrewsbury Police Department for the period of February 22 to February 27, 2014. Arrests Mark A. Fontan, male age 46 ofContinue reading "SHREWSBURY POLICE ACTIVITY"
TORNADO WATCH ISSUED
The Natonal Weather Service issued a tornado watch Friday afternoon, effective until 5 p.m. A pedestrian struggled with an umbrella on Broad Street at around 3:15 p.m. as winds beganContinue reading "TORNADO WATCH ISSUED"
Crime and arrest reports, unedited, as provided by the Shrewsbury Police Department for the period of February 7 to February 13, 2014. Arrests Antonio R. Delaney, male age 25 ofContinue reading "SHREWSBURY POLICE ACTIVITY"
Crime and arrest reports, unedited, as provided by the Shrewsbury Police Department for the period of January 31 to February 7, 2014. Report of Theft in the area of PaneraContinue reading "SHREWSBURY: TWO BUSTED FOR DWI"
RED BANK: SNOW STEPS BACK INTO PICTURE?
After a dusting of about an inch overnight, the greater Green woke Monday to a snow-free forecast… at least until Wednesday. The Weather Channel puts the chance of snow thatContinue reading "RED BANK: SNOW STEPS BACK INTO PICTURE?"
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THIS UPCOMING ELECTION AIN’T NOTHING TO —- WITH
This South Street resident provides a less traditional, but certainly valued perspective on political leadership by way of lawn sign.
FORMER FAMEABILIA REMAKE
Coming soon across from Toast! More to come soon on redbankgreen about this development. (photo from Partyline contributor Greg Fitzgerald)
THE ONE THAT GOT AWAY
Whether through schmear force of will or user error, this bagel somehow seems to have escaped the cooking vat or hopped out of the bag as so ...
MANTIS HANGIN’ DOWNTOWN
A mantis seems to be saying, “shh, don’t tell them I’m here” as it hangs under an eave on White Street with a pair o ...
SUNDAY MORNING BOLLARD CRASH
No stranger to being awoken by an early morning bollard strike, redbankgreen reader and Broad St. resident Steven Sickles submitted this Par ...
SOUPY SAILING
Sailboats out there in all that fog and rain on the Navesink River Wednesday. (Photo by Partyline contributor James Barnett)
SMOKY WHO?
Smokey Bear has nothing on Red Bank Fire Department First Deputy Chief Frank Woods as he delivers the straight dope on fire prevention to ca ...
HAZY DAYS INDEED
View of the Navesink River, taken from New Jersey Transit Coastline Train #3320 Friday morning. Photo by Partyline contributor Karly Swaim
RAINBOW OVER RED BANK
A midsummer evening thunderstorm and a rainbow. Does it get any better? This rainbow appeared over Red Bank after Friday evening’s sho ...
MEANWHILE, ON THE DARK SIDE OF RED BANK
Away from the lights and crowds of Broadwalk, Darth Vader was seen hanging just a couple of blocks down in Red Bank’s second best park ...
PARKLETTING BEGINS
Construction began Monday morning on a “parklet” on Monmouth Street near the intersection with Broad. You can read more about wh ...
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 ...