Tag: Red Bank

RED BANK – The Jazz Arts Project celebrated a milestone nearly two decades in the making recently as community members gathered at 50 White St. to unveil a new mural marking the organization’s first dedicated home. 

RED BANK – What looks like a freezing playground on the bank of the now icy Navesink River will soon be a place for climbing, sliding and gathering in the spring as Marine Park redevelopment advances, with significant infrastructure work already finished.

RED BANK – Downtown Red Bank is heading into the holiday shopping season with renewed momentum as more than 22 businesses have opened in town since the beginning of the year, according to Mairin Bennett, executive director of the borough’s promotional agency RiverCenter.

The holiday season evokes a familiar feeling of homecoming for many of us. A mass pilgrimage back to the places we call home to celebrate. When I was in college, coming home for the holidays meant indulging in my favorite Jersey delicacies that just aren’t the same in Upstate New York, even though it isn’t that far away.

RED BANK – Ten months ago, Red Bank’s real-life elves began planning for the borough’s annual holiday town lighting, which takes place the Friday after Thanksgiving, this year Nov. 28.

RED BANK – A long-discussed plan to transform one of the borough’s most visible entry points is finally underway – and a 1962 movie is part of its inspiration.

Demonstrators lined the Route 35 bridge between Red Bank and Middletown Oct. 18, joining a nationwide “No Kings” protest to call for the protection of democratic institutions and checks on presidential power.

RED BANK – Former Red Bank Public Library Board trustee and current Board of Education president Suzanne Viscomi has filed a defamation lawsuit against the borough council. Viscomi alleges she was falsely labeled a “racist” and “xenophobe” following an accusation by Red Bank resident Julie Flores-Castillo, and was “unconstitutionally” removed from the library board.

RED BANK – The Monmouth Boat Club has secured a $750,000 state grant to replace its century-old foundation, preserving a historic waterfront landmark that has stood since 1879.

RED BANK – As it transitioned to nonprofit status, The Two River Times commissioned a 2025 audience survey from News Revenue Hub to explore what the community values most about the weekly paper and what role the newspaper plays in the lives of Two River residents.