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Ample signs of spring bloomed in Rumson Sunday along Bingham Avenue, above, and at the Linden Hill estate, right, where a yellow magnolia tree was on display as part ofContinue reading "RUMSON: SPRING, 2013"
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FLYING SAUCERS IN SHREWSBURY
It’s spring, 2013, on Broad Street (Route 35), just north of Silverbrook Road in Shrewsbury, and the Saucer Magnolias (Magnolia x soulangeana) are in bloom. (Click to enlarge)
Red Bank debuted a spring version of its annual September Street Fair on Sunday in bright sunshine and cool weather, and thousands of visitors turned out to peruse crafts andContinue reading "RED BANK: CRAFTS FAIR DRAWS THOUSANDS"
SEA BRIGHT: SPRING ROARS ASHORE
With temperatures zooming into the high 70s for the first time in 2013, a dozen or so sunbathers were out on the sand at Anchorage Beach in storm-recovering Sea BrightContinue reading "SEA BRIGHT: SPRING ROARS ASHORE"
LITTLE SILVER: SPRING 2013
A cherry blossom tree in bloom Saturday on Woodbine Avenue in Little Silver. (Click to enlarge)
Installers laid down rubber pellets as the base for the new artificial turf at Count Basie Fields in January. (Click to enlarge) By WIL FULTON With the first day ofContinue reading "RED BANK REC GEARS UP FOR SPRING"
FOR A GENTLE WINTER, A WARM GOODBYE
Buds were bursting outside the Atrium at Navesink on Riverside Avenue in Red Bank Sunday as the unseasonably warm and nearly snowless winter 2012 wound down. Monday’s temperatures are expectedContinue reading "FOR A GENTLE WINTER, A WARM GOODBYE"
A TASTE OF SPRING IN FEBRUARY
Lunchtime strollers in downtown Red Bank found conditions right for light jackets and shirtsleeves Wednesday. It will be even warmer Thursday and Friday, says the weatherbot. (Click to enlarge) TheContinue reading "A TASTE OF SPRING IN FEBRUARY"
EIGHT INJURED IN RED BANK ACCIDENT
Volunteer first aiders move one of the victims from the van to a waiting ambulance. (Click to enlarge) A late-afternoon accident left eight passengers in a van with neck injuriesContinue reading "EIGHT INJURED IN RED BANK ACCIDENT"
NO MORE WHITE %$&^, PLEASE
Ed Matthews removes the tiny lights that lend winter sparkle to the trees along Broad Street Tuesday. (Click to enlarge) Ignore that layer of white you awoke to Wednesday morning.Continue reading "NO MORE WHITE %$&^, PLEASE"
WEATHER PUTS A SPRING IN THE STEP
It was shirtsleeves and sandals weather on Monmouth Street in Red Bank yesterday, with temperatures reaching into the low 60s. Today’s high is expected to be about 53 degrees. (ClickContinue reading "WEATHER PUTS A SPRING IN THE STEP"
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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."