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RED BANK: IDLE-TRAILER WARNINGS BEGIN
A junk-laden, unhitched trailer has been parked in front of 90 Bank Street for years. Red Bank police have begun issuing warning notices to violators of a new law that bans unhitched trailers from borough streets, police Chief Darren McConnell said Tuesday. William Poku addressing the council Thursday night. (Photos...
RED BANK: WATER SERVICE INTERRUPTED
Residents of West Westside Avenue will see their water shut off temporarily, Red Bank officials announced Tuesday afternoon. Due to the need to make emergency water main repairs, water service on W. Westside Ave between Shrewsbury Ave and Leighton Ave will be temporarily shut down. Water pressure on Clinton Place may also be low during this time. We do not anticipate this interruption lasting beyond a half hour.
RED BANK: TINY LOT, MASSIVE PROJECT ON AGENDA
The Red Bank zoning board hearing on a proposed new single-family house on a tiny lot is scheduled to resume Thursday night. Also scheduled for review is a massive apartment project on Bridge Avenue that has been repeatedly postponed since May at the applicant’s request. In between: a massage...
RED BANK: ‘MIGHTY’ SOCIAL SERVICES IN SPOTLIGHT
First Baptist Church, seen in background, plans to open a womens’ warming center in the newly acquired house at 90 Maple Avenue. Below, Deputy Mayor Kate Triggiano speaking at Thursday’s event. (Photos by John T. Ward. Click to enlarge.) With a winter warming center for homeless women about...
RED BANK: THREE HURT IN THREE-VEHICLE CRASH
Three people were injured in a three-vehicle crash that shut down part of a key Red Bank roadway Monday afternoon. The pickup truck struck two vehicles, a utility pole and the porch of an office building, police said. (Photos by John T. Ward. Click to enlarge.) According to police Captain...
RED BANK: PEAK AUTUMN COLORS ABOUND
Autumn colors abounded in Red Bank over the weekend, almost as if nature was reminding us to slow down, observe and appreciate. On the final Saturday of October, 2023, peak colors were seen on Irving Place (top) and Broad Street, below. Here’s the National Weather Service forecast for the Greater...
REDBANKGREEN’S PUBLISHER: ABOUT THE NEW LOOK
You might have noticed our new look this morning. Cleaner, faster, still kinda funky and distinctly redbankgreen. Way back in February, I shared, among other things, that we’d be working on a restoration. This is phase 1 — we’re not complete yet. It’s like when the airport is partially under construction and barely functional.
RED BANK: RIVERVIEW DROPS MASK MANDATE
Reversing a policy revived a month ago, Red Bank’s Riverview Medical Center has dropped a mandate for mask-wearing to impede the spread of COVID-19, according to a published report. Riverview and two other hospitals owned by Hackensack Meridian Health – Jersey Shore Medical Center and Ocean University Medical Center...
RED BANK: WHAT’S ON COUNCIL AGENDA
(Photo by John T. Ward. Click to enlarge.) At its semimonthly meeting Thursday night, the Red Bank council is expected to finalize its ban on “unhitched” trailers parked curbside throughout town. Also on the agenda:. • The award of engineering contracts in advance of three projects: repairs to...
LITTLE SILVER: RBR BOARD MEMBER INJURED
(Photo by John T. Ward. Click to enlarge.) Red Bank Regional High School board of ed member John Venino wound up with a black eye following a student altercation last week at a middle school where he works in Asbury Park, according to a TV news report Monday. News12 New...
RED BANK: SKATE SHOP ROLLS OUT OF TOWN
After less than three years in downtown Red Bank, Feet First Skate Shop has closed its doors. (Photos by John T. Ward. Click to enlarge.) A decal-covered bench out front was removed, and brown paper went up on the windows of the shop at 15 Monmouth Street last week, following the announcement of shop’s closing on Instagram two weeks earlier.
RED BANK: 75TH HALLOWEEN PARADE SHINES
On an autumn afternoon of cool temperatures, the 75th annual Red Bank Halloween Parade drew hundreds of costumed celebrants for its 75th smile-provoking tromp march down Broad Street Sunday. redbankgreen‘s photos from the parade, and one longtime celebrant’s memories, below. Borough resident Barbara Boas, above, addressed parade-goers at...
RED BANK: FOOD, AND MORE, IN CHURN
Ivan Lopez and friend outside the newly opened Toro Rojo Parrilla Mexicana on Shrewsbury Avenue. (Photo by John T. Ward. Click to enlarge) Two food-based businesses departed Red Bank last month – one after 21 years, the other after just a few days. But the shopping and dining scene...
RED BANK: PARADE TO TAKE 75TH STROLL
The weather outlook appears ideal for Sunday’s 75th annual Halloween Parade, a delightfully frightful stroll through downtown Red Bank. Scenes from the 2022 parade and afterparty in the White Street parking lot. (Photos by John T. Ward. Click to enlarge.) The parade begins at 2 p.m., with the volunteer...
RED BANK: PROJECT HEARING DELAYED AGAIN
A Red Bank zoning board hearing on a plan for 32 new apartments at the train station has been postponed yet again. Developer Warren Diamond proposed the four-story building, with frontage on Bridge Avenue and Oakland Street, earlier this year. Under the proposal, two houses on Oakland Street would be...
RED BANK: BASIE BOOSTS PARKER CENTER
The Parker facility on Shrewsbury Avenue is in the midst of an expansion. (Photo by John T. Ward. Click to enlarge.) The designation will put up to $15,000 into the health center’s coffers, according to a Basie announcement last week. Parker Family Health Center executive director Suzy Dyer. (Photo...
RED BANK: DOWNTOWN DEER
A pair of whitetail deer was spotted crossing Wallace Street in downtown Red Bank Monday. (Photos by Ingeborg Perndorfer. Click to enlarge.) According to the New Jersey Division of Fish and Wildlife, whitetail deer populations “have reached problematic numbers in numerous suburban communities.”. If you value the news coverage...
RED BANK: ROOF’S OFF. WHAT’S UP?
The roof is gone and the rest of a one-story building on a triangular slice of land at 301 Maple Avenue in Red Bank has been gutted. And recently, a bright orange sticker was slapped on one of the remaining windows. What’s Going On Here? Click ‘read more’ for the...
RED BANK: THREE INJURED SLIGHTLY IN CRASH
Three people suffered minor injuries in a three-vehicle crash in Red Bank Thursday morning, police said. (Red Bank Fire Department photos. Click to enlarge.) (Red Bank Fire Department photos. Click to enlarge.) All three declined medical attention following the crash, which occurred at about 7:40 a.m. at the intersection of...
RED BANK: CRIME & ARREST REPORTS
The crime and arrest reports below were provided by the Red Bank Police Department for September, 2023. This information is unedited; see below for additional information. Shrewsbury Av., a building was tagged with black in color spray paint. Ptl. Preston Mellaci. Theft: A patrol unit took a report of theft...
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