Red Bank News

Red Bank RiverCenter will be holding the first of what is planned to be a biannual Girls Night Out from 5-7 p.m. June 7. The free night on the town will be filled with shopping discounts, dining, drink specials and prizes.

Over 120 special needs students from the Harbor School in Eatontown, Gateway School in Carteret, and Alpha School in Jackson enjoyed a very special prom on Friday, May 25 at Gibbs Hall in Fort Monmouth.

The police department is searching for a missing 27-year-old Perth Amboy man who was last seen Friday, May 25.

Red Bank resident Ann Tardy, founder and president of LifeMoxie Mentoring, prepares for the start of her 2,900-mile bike journey at the Seven Mile Bridge in Key West, Fla.

Assumed to be New Jersey's largest free food and music festival, Red Bank RiverFest kicks off tonight for the first of three straight days of family fun right here in Marine Park.A The event includes plenty of area food vendors, including nine from Red Bank, and more than a dozen musical acts performing in a variety of styles.

RedA BankA Police A Department provides aA blotterA of recent policeA activities on a regular basis.

The annual sidewalk music performance extravaganza known as StreetLife is returning to downtown Red Bank.

One teen from Rumson and another from Fair Haven were arrested by Red Bank police recently and charged with attempting to purchase alcohol underage and hindering apprehension.

Gov. Chris Christie touted his proposal to cut income taxes by 10 percent and urged the state Legislature to approve the plan by the June 30 deadline, at a town hall meeting at the East Brunswick Jewish Center just a thirty minute drive from Red Bank.

A borough man was indicted on 21 drug counts by a Monmouth County Grand Jury this week after he was arrested for allegedly selling drugs on multiple occasions in Red Bank, including to an undercover Monmouth County Prosecutor's Office detective.

The word 'anniversary' just didn't seem appropriate. After all, this was a vision.

The following is a letter to the editor from Red Bank resident and NJ Friends of Clearwater PresidentA Joellen Lundy published unedited in its entirety: The NJ Friends of Clearwater Festival has been a Jersey Shore tradition since 1976.

"Jesse, you've wanted to be a cop since you were, uh a€¦ my height," Fair Haven Police Chief Darryl Breckenridge joked as he addressed Detective Jesse Dykstra about his impending promotion to sergeant at Monday night's Borough Council meeting.

Red Bank Police Department provides a blotter of recent police activities on a regular basis.

A 29-year-old Red Bank woman was assaulted around Third and River Streets by a group of female teenagers, police said.A Police was dispatched to 333 River St., where they met the 29-year-old victim.A The woman told police that she and a friend were crossing the street at Third and River, when a group of teenage girls followed them, according to the ... (more)

The George Sheehan Classic 5 K Run is set for 8:30 a.m. Saturday, June 16 2012. More than 3,000 runners from around the world are expected to participate in what has become one of the Jersey Shore's most popular road races.

Helping end hunger never tasted so good. Coming up on June 12, a Tuesday, a number of Red Bank restaurants are joining forces to take a bite - more on this later - out of hunger by donating a portion of their proceeds to local soup kitchen, food pantry, social services provided, goodwill hallmark of the community Lunch Break.

The Red Bank Volunteer Fire Department dedicated a recently installed 9/11 memorial Monday morning at its Fallen Firefighter Memorial located just outside of borough hall on Monmouth Street.

Annually, Red Bank and Shrewsbury remember the sacrifices of those who have lost their lives fighting for the United States with separate Memorial Day services.

Hudson County residents itching to head to the Jersey Shore for some Memorial Day weekend revelry may want to hold off for a few hours, with motorists headed southbound on the Garden State Parkway reporting delays.