RED BANK: OLDEST LADDER MEETS NEWEST

rbfd ladder 051814 1 rbfd ladder 051814 2On display at the Navesink Hook & Ladder Company’s christening of a new million-dollar ladder truck in Red bank Sunday afternoon is the borough’s first ladder truck, above, which was sold to Hightstown in 1935 and is meticulously maintained.

The celebration, with music and free food, continues until 5 p.m. on Mechanic Street.  (Photos by John T. Ward. Click to enlarge)