Football and a Full Moon: Taken around 7:30 PM on Friday, October 18 at Count Basie Field in Red Bank. The Red Bank Catholic football team defeated state-ranked Paramus Catholic 42-14. Maybe the moon had something to do with this shocking score! (Photo by Partyline contributor Peter Cavalier.

Red Bank police officers at the swearing-in ceremony of Chief Mike Frazee on October 11, 2024. The crime and arrest reports below were provided by the Red Bank Police Department for September, 2024.. This information is unedited; see below for additional information. CRIMES: Theft: On 09/02/2024 a patrol unit took...

The full Hunter’s Moon over the Navesink River Thursday night. (photo by Partyline Contributor Terri Franco) Partyline is an experimental way to let readers text message news stories to redbankgreen to get posted — for all of the things that are fun, unusual, or important but might otherwise get missed. Click here to learn more and join the party.

Do you know where in Red Bank the above photo was taken?. Send your answer (or best guess) to [email protected] by noon, Thursday, October 24. We’ll reveal the location the next day. Subscribers to redbankgreen‘s Red Bank Blast newsletter get the “Where” photo, along with the latest headlines,...

Freddie Boynton (far right) at the intersection of River Street and Leighton Avenue, where he is asking the town to create a four-way stop. (Photo by Brian Donohue. Click to enlarge.) By BRIAN DONOHUE. Freddie Boynton watched as the Borough of Red Bank created a four-way stop at the intersection...

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Department of Public Utilities worker Matt Brown paints a new bike lane on Harrison Avenue. (Photo by Brian Donohue. Click to enlarge.) Workers painted a new bike lane on Harrison Avenue and designated one side of the street off limits to parking Wednesday, part of a promised effort by Red Bank Borough officials to make the town safer for cyclists.

The Red Bank Register front page from Oct. 15, 1884. (Red Bank Public Library. Click to enlarge.) They called it “the greatest parade held in Red Bank in years” and it must have been a stunning sight: 5,000 men in helmets and capes carrying torches and “battle axes” marching through town, then gathering en masse in front of the Globe Hotel, where one of them nearly blew himself up.

UPDATE: The streak may not have been very long after all. See update to this story below. An unusually long streak of days without a truck striking the West Front Street railroad overpass ended Tuesday afternoon when the driver of this truck (above and below) underestimated the height of the bridge, as so many who have come before have done.

Golden hues usher in the daylight on the Navesink River Tuesday morning, as seen from NJ Transit train 3224. (Photo by Partyline contributor Karly Swaim) Partyline is an experimental way to let readers text message news stories to redbankgreen to get posted — for all of the things that are fun, unusual, or important but might otherwise get missed. Click here to learn more and join the party.

Workers with Russell’s Landscaping in Oceanport use gas powered leaf blowers in a yard on Tower Hill Drive Monday afternoon. (Photo by Brian Donohue. Click to enlarge.) The Red Bank Environmental Commission is launching a campaign to reduce the use of gas-powered leaf blowers in town, calling them harmful to the environment, the quality of life for residents and the workers who use them.

Mayor Billy Portman (right) administers the oath of office to Red Bank Police Chief Michael Frazee while Frazee’s son Michael holds the Bible. (Photo by Brian Donohue. Click to enlarge.) By BRIAN DONOHUE. Michael Frazee, 28-year veteran of the Red Bank Police Department who rose from dispatcher and drew...

Do you know where in Red Bank the above photo was taken?. Send your answer (or best guess) to [email protected] by noon, Thursday, October 17. We’ll reveal the location the next day. Subscribers to redbankgreen‘s newsletter get the “Where” photo, along with the latest headlines, sent to their...

(Photo by Brian Donohue. Click to enlarge.) Deborah Beard of Red Bank has traversed the planet’s northern latitudes to fulfill her lifelong dream of seeing the northern lights: Finland, Iceland, Norway, Sweden, Alaska. But every time, at every stop, she missed it. Clouds, logistics or bad luck foiled her...

A beautiful display of light over the Navesink. A geomagnetic storm produced a stunning aurora. (Photo by Partyline contributor Jenna Reed) Partyline is an experimental way to let readers text message news stories to redbankgreen to get posted — for all of the things that are fun, unusual, or important but might otherwise get missed. Click here to learn more and join the party.

Shrewsbury Manor at Allen Place. (Photo by Brian Donohue. Click to enlarge.) A ten-apartment building that rose last year on the sight of an old Victorian structure at the corner of Allen Place and Riverside Avenue is up, running and fully rented, the builder says. Shrewsbury Manor at Allen Place...

“View” from NJ Transit train 3320 window continues to be foggy, with nothing to do with the weather. Beyond the window is the sunrise over the Navesink River. Media reports this week indicate the view from NJ Transit trains may soon be getting clearer with a plan to spend $15 million on new windows. (photo by Partyline contributor Carly Swain)

A Red Bank man charged in 2022 and 2023 with multiple instances of alleged “upskirting” women and girls in supermarkets and liquor stores pleaded guilty to multiple charges Friday, Monmouth County Prosecutor Raymond S. Santiago announced. Tuesday. Christopher W. Cox, 35, (right) of Red Bank faces what Santiago’s...

A file photo of Cooper’s Bridge, Route 35. (Click to enlarge.) An Asbury Park man was arrested after a pair of Red Bank police officers chased him across the Route 35 bridge and found him carrying drugs and a handgun Sunday afternoon, police said. Police said Wayne Accoo, 40,...

Mahjong tiles racked & ready for action. This group of friends started playing mahjong at East Side Park in 2020. Transforming an outdoor picnic table into their game table, they played right through the pandemic.