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RED BANK: JR.’S SIZZLES AFTER HOURS
The after-hours crowd packs Jr.’s on a recent Saturday night.  (Photos by Dan Natale. Click to enlarge) By DAN NATALE Without fanfare, but with a fair amount of merriment, aContinue reading "RED BANK: JR.’S SIZZLES AFTER HOURS"
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WHERE HAVE I SEEN THIS?
This little fella appears to have more than just a patina of class, doesn’t he? But if he invited you to join him, Where would you be?
RUMSON: MARINA RESURFACING AFTER STORM
Life was returning to normal at the Rumson marina on Tuesday, though a new $3 million Viking that was swept from the lot remained half-sunk on the Middletown side ofContinue reading "RUMSON: MARINA RESURFACING AFTER STORM"
FAIR HAVEN RATES STORM COMMUNICATIONS
A hard hat signed by Alabama Power line workers was donated to Fair Haven as thanks for the town’s hospitality at Tuesday night’s council meeting. (Photo by Wil Fulton. ClickContinue reading "FAIR HAVEN RATES STORM COMMUNICATIONS"
SEA BRIGHT REOPENS TO OUTSIDERS
As seen in two views along Ocean Avenue Wednesday morning, passenger vehicles must share the road with earth movers, backhoes and dumptrucks. (Click to enlarge) By JOHN T. WARD AfterContinue reading "SEA BRIGHT REOPENS TO OUTSIDERS"
RED BANK: FATAL SHOOTING CONFIRMED
Investigators on the scene at 97 West Sunset Avenue in Red Bank at 9 a.m. Wednesday, where police confirm a fatal shooting took place overnight. Officials have not yet releasedContinue reading "RED BANK: FATAL SHOOTING CONFIRMED"
RED BANK: MURAL MAKEOVER
Jim Fitzmaurice working on the mural at Juanito’s last month. Below, a detail. (Photos by Dan Natale. Click to enlarge) By DAN NATALE An outdoor mural near the Red BankContinue reading "RED BANK: MURAL MAKEOVER"
RED BANK: THIS TIME, ELECT TO GO NAKED
Models make their way through the crowds at the inaugural Go Naked and Check Yourself awareness-raiser in 2011. This year’s edition takes place Sunday. (Click to enlarge) By REBECCA DESFOSSEContinue reading "RED BANK: THIS TIME, ELECT TO GO NAKED"
A dumpster loaded with discarded carpeting and other material sits outside the Red Bank Primary School, which remained closed Monday. (Photo by Wil Fulton. Click to enlarge) By WIL FULTONContinue reading "RED BANK: PRIMARY SCHOOL STILL UP IN AIR"
FROM JOHNSTOWN TO JERSEY, STORM RELIEF
Students from Red Bank Charter School helped unload a tractor-trailer full of donated food and personal care items at Lunch Break Monday morning. The material came from Johnstown, Pennsylvania-area residents,Continue reading "FROM JOHNSTOWN TO JERSEY, STORM RELIEF"
‘MINDFUL OF WHAT THESE BOYS GAVE’
World War II veteran Ray Taylor listens as Fair Haven Mayor Ben Lucarelli speaks at the borough’s annual Veterans Day celebration at Victory Park Sunday. Taylor, 90, also took aContinue reading "‘MINDFUL OF WHAT THESE BOYS GAVE’"
TIMES GIVES SOUPMEISTER A WARM HUG
The Metropolitan section of Sunday’s New York Times gave Gary Sable’s 170-square-foot Red Bank takeout eatery, That Hot Dog Place, some love on Sunday. ‘Soupmeister’ Sable, featured by redbankgreen inContinue reading "TIMES GIVES SOUPMEISTER A WARM HUG"
The crime reports below were provided by the Red Bank Police Department for the period of October 19 and November 9, 2012. This information is unedited. Criminal Mischief occurring onContinue reading "RED BANK: ARMED ROBBERY REPORTED"
CHRISTIE SHINES A SPOTLIGHT ON SEA BRIGHT
Prompted by a request from Mayor Dina Long and Councilman Read Murphy to keep Ocean Avenue closed to through traffic, Governor Chris Christie summons his transportation secretary during a visitContinue reading "CHRISTIE SHINES A SPOTLIGHT ON SEA BRIGHT"
DEER DIES AFTER BEING CHASED INTO ROAD
Two passersby try to corral a loose dog that chased a deer into Ridge Road in Fair Haven late Friday morning, causing the deer to be struck by a passingContinue reading "DEER DIES AFTER BEING CHASED INTO ROAD"
SEA BRIGHT READIES FOR RESIDENTS’ RETURN
Aided by the Army, volunteers have built an encampment of tents to serve food and provide other necessities to Sea Brighters when they’re allowed back into town. Restaurateur Chris Wood,Continue reading "SEA BRIGHT READIES FOR RESIDENTS’ RETURN"
AERIALS SHOW SEA BRIGHT UNDER SAND
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration has posted aerial shots of Sea Bright before and after Hurricane Sandy struck on October 29 that show dramatic change in terms of sandContinue reading "AERIALS SHOW SEA BRIGHT UNDER SAND"
SEA BRIGHT SHAKES OFF NORTHEASTER
U.S. Army soldiers setting up mess tents in Sea Bright next to the firehouse Thursday to serve work crews and, starting next week, returning residents.  (Photo by Chris Wood. ClickContinue reading "SEA BRIGHT SHAKES OFF NORTHEASTER"
WHERE HAVE I SEEN THIS?
Ten readers got last week’s Where Have I Seen This?, which featured a pair of frogs, a pair of birds and turtle gaily spitting at one another in an idyllicContinue reading "WHERE HAVE I SEEN THIS?"
ABOUT THAT ‘NO ACCUMULATION’ FORECAST…
Uh-oh: It has a name – ‘Athena’ – and contrary to National Weather Service forecasts earlier Wednesday, she has already dumped more than an inch of slushy snow on theContinue reading "ABOUT THAT ‘NO ACCUMULATION’ FORECAST…"
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EGRET-FUL END TO SUMMER
A great egret patrols the shallows of the Swimming River in front of the Red Bank Primary School last week. Submitted by Brian Donohue
COMMUNITY MESSAGE BOARD NOW OPEN ON HUDSON AVENUE
Community message board open! The RBPD has placed a mobile display board on Hudson Avenue. Send captions and messages you’d like to se ...
A CHIEF’S FAREWELL
Funeral services at St. James church and a large American flag suspended over Broad Street from an RBFD hook and ladder for former Red Bank ...
COIFFING GUARD
redbankgreen Partyline captures super cool crossing guard just chilllin'.
SURF TACO RE-OPENS NEW LOOK DINING ROOM
Partyliner captures Surf Taco's new look dining room.
STEEPLETOP RAVEN
redbankgreen Partyline: a raven calls out from atop the steeple of St. James Church.
CARPENTER OR COMPETITOR? HOT DOG TRUCK RIVALS EMERGE IN RED BANK
On the redbankgreen Partyline: with two new hot dog vendors opening this summer, even a carpenter's box truck makes one wonder.
BOONDOCKS SWAN
redbankgreen Partyline: Swan on the Navesink River as seen from Boondocks restaurant.
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 ...