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RED BANK: BAGEL OVEN CHURNS BACK TO LIFE
Karl Herwig and his fianceé, Paige Taylor, in the shop Wednesday. (Photo by John T. Ward. Click to enlarge.) Seven months after it closed, Red Bank’s Bagel Oven has Churned back to life. The restart of the shop marks the beginning of a new career for Karl Herwig,...
RED BANK: DAMP, GRAY DAYS TO CLOSE OUT YEAR
Fog obscured the Middletown side of the Navesink River, as seen from the Red Bank Public Library at midday Tuesday. The fog continued Wednesday morning, with rain showers expected after 3 p.m., according to the National Weather Service. There’s not a lot of sunshine expected between now and Sunday, New...
LAST MINUTE GIFT DELIVERY IN PROGRESS
This savvy Santa, seen outside of WaWa on Christmas, knows that the fastest way to get around Red Bank is not by sleigh, but by bicycle. Partyline is an experimental way to let readers text message news stories to redbankgreen to get posted (after editorial review) — for all of the fun things that would otherwise get missed. More to come when it's ready. Invented at redbankgreen.
SANTA CLAUS COMES TO TOWN, WITH THE HELP OF RBFD
Red Bank Fire Department’s Navesink Hook & Ladder annual Santa present drop took place on Saturday, beginning at roughly 4:30 pm. Deputy Mayor (and West Side Hose Firefighter) Kate Triggiano reported that 132 families received a visit from Santa this year. Members from West Side Hose, Liberty Hose, Auxiliary/Rehabilitation...
RED BANK: DONOHUE JOINS REDBANKGREEN
With an assist from a cop and an angel, reporter Brian Donohue finds a new purpose in life, right here in Bedford Falls, er, Red Bank. Award-winning journalist Brian Donohue, known statewide for his Positively New Jersey videos, has joined the staff of redbankgreen. Kenny Katzgrau, CEO of Red Bank-based...
RED BANK: BASIE BLEACHER PLAN ADVANCES
Red Bank will move forward with an application for state money to replace the grandstand at Count Basie Fields, following unanimous council action last week. New Jersey Green Acres funding would enable the borough to replace the stadium’s home-side bleachers, locker rooms and storage space at an estimated cost of $1.16 million, then-interim borough Manager Darren McConnell told the council.
HOLIDAY EXPRESS PULLS IN TO BASIE
Holiday Express brought a little Christmas to near sold-out audience at the Count Basie Center of the Arts last night. The show supports the nonprofit’s mission to deliver live music and gifts to an estimated 30,000 vulnerable people this holiday season and throughout the year. Submitted by Andrea Plaza.
RED BANK: COUNCIL HONORS SOCCER CHAMPS
Mayor Billy Portman and the Red Bank council honored the middle school boys’ soccer squad for a championship season last week. At the final council meeting of 2023 on Thursday night, the governing body celebrated the team’s Shore Athletic League Championship. “This just keeps getting better,” Portman said...
RED BANK: POT SHOP OK’D, MINUS LEFT TURNS
The driveway of the former Exxon station will be configured to prevent left turns into and out of the Route 35 site, the applicant agreed. (Photo by John T. Ward. Click to enlarge.) Designs for a cannabis shop at Red Bank’s northern gateway won planning board approval Monday night, minus...
RED BANK: DONATIONS SOUGHT FOR FIRE VICTIMS
Each year the Navesink Hook & Ladder Fire Company in Red Bank holds a Santa Run to help bring joy and Christmas cheer to children across Red Bank. This year the tradition continues, but with a little different purpose. Santa Run volunteers at the firehouse Sunday. (Click to enlarge) As...
RED BANK: DOWNPOUR SOAKS REGION
Heavy rain drenched the Greater Red Bank Green early Monday, as seen from the entrance to the Wawa store on North Bridge Avenue at 7 a.m. Road flooding was common, as were power outages. As of 7:30 a.m., JCP&L/First Energy reported more than 4 percent of its Monmouth County customers were without electricity, including 354 (out of 6,642) in Red Bank.
RED BANK: VOTE ON POT SHOP EXPECTED
A concept drawing of the proposed building. (Rendering by Jessie Moberg. Click to enlarge.) Red Bank’s planning board may vote Monday night on a plan to build a cannabis shop on the site of the long-vacant Exxon station at the town’s northern entrance. On the board’s agenda is...
RED BANK: SAM MACPHERSON MAKES IT HOME
Sam MacPherson outside the Basie’s Vogel Theatre earlier this week. (Photo by John T. Ward. Click to enlarge.) With “a kind of stupidly ignorant confidence,” Red Bank native Sam MacPherson transformed himself from soccer player to songwriter who’s played some 50 cities this year. Next week,...
RED BANK: GOOD CONDUCT
Window display at Ruscil’s Pianos, Mechanic Street, Red Bank. (Click) Partyline is an experimental way to let readers text message news stories to redbankgreen to get posted (after editorial review) — for all of the fun things that would otherwise get missed. More to come when it's ready. Invented at redbankgreen.
RED BANK: CRIME & ARREST REPORTS
The crime and arrest reports below were provided by the Red Bank Police Department for November, 2023. This information is unedited; see below for additional information. Theft: On 11/03/2023 a patrol unit took a report of theft of a bicycle. In the area of Shrewsbury Av., the owner reported the theft of a black in color Speedrid brand E-Bicycle. The E-Bike was valued at $700.00. Ptl. Froilan Hernandez.
RED BANK: PBA AGAIN BLASTS McCONNELL
PBA Local 29 Presdient Mike Zadlock at Thursday night’s meeting. (Photo by John T. Ward. Click to enlarge.) The allegation was leveled as McConnell concluded his two-and-a-half-year “interim” role as the borough’s adminstrator/manager. Photo by John T. Ward. Click to enlarge.) During the council’s final scheduled...
RED BANK: CLOSET LIGHT SPARKED FIRE
(Photo by John T. Ward. Click to enlarge.) A fire that displaced two Red Bank families from their homes Wednesday morning was caused by a halogen light fixture in a closet, redbankgreen has learned. A Christmas decoration damaged by the heat and smoke. (Photo by John T. Ward. Click to...
RED BANK: TWO FAMILIES DISPLACED BY FIRE
Firefighters on the scene, above. Below, Chief Wayne Hartman watches a volunteer from Tinton Falls working to vent the attic. (Photo by John T. Ward. Click to enlarge.) Two families were displaced from their homes after a fire at Red Bank’s Greentree Apartments complex Wednesday morning. Two pets, believed...
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