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Yearly Archives: 2011

URBAN OUTFITTERS: SALES UP, PROFITS DOWN
Urban Outfitters, one of the few national retail chains with a presence in downtown Red Bank, reported Monday that its sales rose in its third fiscal quarter. Net income forContinue reading "URBAN OUTFITTERS: SALES UP, PROFITS DOWN"
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November 14th, 2011 @ 6pm
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The crime reports below were provided by the Red Bank Police Department for the period of November 4 to November 11, 2011. This information is unedited. Theft by Deception occurringContinue reading "REPORT: OBSCENE IMAGE DRAWN IN CEMENT"
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November 14th, 2011 @ 4pm
RED BANK: CHAR TO SEEK PARKING VARIANCE
Architect’s drawings of the proposed Char facade include a wavy awning and two-story windows. (Click to enlarge) By JOHN T. WARD The restaurant that plans to fill the downtown RedContinue reading "RED BANK: CHAR TO SEEK PARKING VARIANCE"
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November 14th, 2011 @ 3pm
What happened on election night last week at Sea Bright’s Mad Hatter restaurant, when a former mayor met the incoming one? According to Mayor-elect Dina Long, sparks flew after itContinue reading "MAYORAL SHOUTDOWN IN SEA BRIGHT?"
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November 14th, 2011 @ 9am
AUTUMN SHOWERS EXPECTED
Yummy fall colors were on display on Buena Vista Avenue in Rumson Sunday.(Click to enlarge) You might want to get those leaves out to the curb while they’re still dryContinue reading "AUTUMN SHOWERS EXPECTED"
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November 14th, 2011 @ 8am
DEER-HUNT LAWS SPUR SHREWSBURY PROTEST
A deer crosses a Shrewsbury street in 2010. (Photo by Peter Lindner. Click to enlarge) Local and state laws that allow deer hunting closer to housing than in the pastContinue reading "DEER-HUNT LAWS SPUR SHREWSBURY PROTEST"
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November 14th, 2011 @ 7am
11.11.11
Among those who gathered at the Veterans Monument at Monmouth Street and Drummond Place at 11 a.m. Friday to commemorate Veterans Day was Red Bank resident John Gillespie, who servedContinue reading "11.11.11"
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November 11th, 2011 @ 12pm
READY FOR THE NEXT TENANT
Jack Readie scraped his own name off the window of the storefront that was home to his meat shop on Monmouth Street in Red Bank for many years Thursday. TheContinue reading "READY FOR THE NEXT TENANT"
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November 11th, 2011 @ 10am
BRIDGE OPERATIONS PRIVATIZED
The control room of the Rumson-Sea Bright Bridge will be staffed by employees of a private firm beginning next year following action Thursday by the Monmouth County Freeholders. (Click toContinue reading "BRIDGE OPERATIONS PRIVATIZED"
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November 11th, 2011 @ 9am
PASTA, POULTRY & GOOD DEEDS ON THE SIDE
The most eagerly anticipated touch football event of the season takes place on November 26, when the annual Turkey Bowl raises funds for Jason’s Dream for Kids, at Thompson MiddleContinue reading "PASTA, POULTRY & GOOD DEEDS ON THE SIDE"
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November 11th, 2011 @ 8am
SUNNY VETERANS DAY WEEKEND IN STORE
Nature dumped a fresh load of autumn leaves on a car and yard on Mechanic Street in Red Bank Thursday. (Click to enlarge) Friday’s Veterans Day salutes – including one atContinue reading "SUNNY VETERANS DAY WEEKEND IN STORE"
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November 11th, 2011 @ 7am
SECOND FOOD FEST ADDED FOR 2012
Despite a one-week rain delay, the 2011 edition of the Oysterfest was packed most of the day. Proceeds help pay for downtown holiday lights, seen below being installed on BroadContinue reading "SECOND FOOD FEST ADDED FOR 2012"
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November 10th, 2011 @ 6pm
FOGGY NOTIONS
Fog and glass-smooth water combined to produce some eerie visual effects at the Marine Park boat basin on the Navesink in Red Bank Thursday morning. The National Weather Service forecastContinue reading "FOGGY NOTIONS"
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November 10th, 2011 @ 9am
WHERE HAVE I SEEN THIS?
Does this week’s image speak to you? Send us an email if you know Where it’s from.
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November 10th, 2011 @ 8am
SIX-CAR CRASH SLOWS LITTLE SILVER FLOW
An accident involving six vehicles had Little Silver police trying to untangle the sequence of events at midafternoon Wednesday. No serious injuries were reported in the pileup, which appeared toContinue reading "SIX-CAR CRASH SLOWS LITTLE SILVER FLOW"
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November 9th, 2011 @ 4pm
RUMSON THROWS SWITCH ON OLD STATION
The phone company switching station turned police station was reduced to rubble Tuesday. (Photo above by Peter Lindner. Click to enlarge) By JOHN T. WARD A chapter of Rumson’s historyContinue reading "RUMSON THROWS SWITCH ON OLD STATION"
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November 9th, 2011 @ 12pm
MAKING CONNECTIONS AFTER HOURS
Jeanine Swierkocki, right, of the design firm Solari Creative was among the several hundred minglers at a Navesink Business Group open house held at the Two River Theater in RedContinue reading "MAKING CONNECTIONS AFTER HOURS"
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November 9th, 2011 @ 9am
NEFF TAKES LITTLE SILVER MAYORAL RACE
A voter signs in at borough hall Tuesday. (Photo by Peter Lindner. Click to enlarge) By JOHN T. WARD Little Silver Mayor Bob Neff Jr. coasted to victory over IndependentContinue reading "NEFF TAKES LITTLE SILVER MAYORAL RACE"
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November 8th, 2011 @ 11pm
By JOHN T. WARD Rumson Democrat Philip Wagner polled just 17 percent in his bid for a seat on the borough council Tuesday as he was swamped by incumbent RepublicansContinue reading "IN FAIR HAVEN & RUMSON, IT’S NO CONTEST"
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November 8th, 2011 @ 11pm
RED BANKS: DEMS HOLD COUNCIL
District 2 voters entering the Independent Engine Company house on Mechanic Street Tuesday morning. (Photo by Peter Lindner. Click to enlarge) By JOHN T. WARD [SEE CORRECTION BELOW] Red Bank’sContinue reading "RED BANKS: DEMS HOLD COUNCIL"
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November 8th, 2011 @ 11pm
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9/11 TRIBUTE
Bailey Bryce Holiday and her father Bobby Holiday Jr. paint the lawn at Riverside Gardens Park Tuesday in preparation for the upcoming comme ...
PILGRIM BAPTIST TO JAMAICA
Recently, Pilgrim Baptist Church of Red Bank traveled to Trelawny Parish of Jamaica on a Relief & Recovery Mission Trip.  The Mission T ...
SNAIL WEATHER
Overnight rains and warm humid temperatures brought out a parade of snails along the access path to the Red Bank Primary School near Locust ...
ECHOES OF THE PAST IN TILE
Next to Playa Bowls. Always fascinated how this has stood here this long. (Submitted by Joseph Jakub)
VIVA LA ELSIE’S
redbankgreen Partyline captures French visitor enjoying a pickle sub from Elsie's.
Truck strike downs pole
A truck struck a utility pole at the intersection of Catherine Street and Shrewsbury Avenue at about 8 am Monday morning. The pole wss compl ...
THRONGS FLOCK TO RED BANK STREET FAIR
redbankgreen Partyline: Thousands fill the streets of Red Bank for street fair.
PORTA POTTY X-ING
redbankgreen Partyline captures porta johns moving down the railroad tracks.
(G&G) DOG DAYS OF SUMMER
A solid lunchtime line at the G&G hot dogs truck on Shrewsbury Avenue on Monday afternoon. Driving this stretch of road when  G&G i ...
RBG CUB SIGHTING
A Partyline contributor positioned on the dais at Thursday's meeting of the Zoning Board of Adjustment captured redbankgreen reporter intern ...
DOWNPOUR STRAINS DRAIN
Partyline captures video of a flooded intersection during Tuesday's afternoon thunderstorm.
STILL ‘OPEN’ SPACE
Next to Fins and Feathers, very surprised to see an overgrown parking lot that still sits there…overgrown and with blacktop. (Photo and te ...
DARK COMEDY BY JERSEY DIRECTOR OPENS FILM FEST
Indie Street Film Festival kicks off with "In Memoriam," a dark comedy about an actor with six months to live.
Indie Street Film Festival Kicks Off
Indie Street Film Festival kicks off.
KUDOS FOR RBCS FINANCE WHIZZES
Monmouth County Board of Commissioners and Borough Council honor Red Bank Charter School students who took second place in a national financ ...
MARINE PARK HOT DOGS
Red Bank's newly remade Marine Park also has a new lunch option, a newly licensed hot dog cart.
MATCHA CLOSE UP
Partyline captures a photographer working for Aura Coffee Roaster angles for the perfect shot of two iced matcha lattes on Broad Street Mond ...
SOUTH STREET AUTHOR TO READ AT LIBRARY SATURDAY
South Street resident Scott Robertson will read selections from his book, Contents of a Curious Mind, Saturday, Aug. 8, from 11:30 a.m. to 1 ...
EARTH SPIRIT FOUNDER DIES
Jocelyn Ruth Midose, longtime owner of Earth Spirit New Age Center has died.
A PERFECT NATIONAL NIGHT OUT
The annual National Night Out event organized by the Red Bank Police Department drew hundreds to frolic amid the green grass and cotton cand ...