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Monthly Archives: May 2013

RED BANK: GRANDVILLE RENT HIKE WEIGHED
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Grandville Towers neighbors look on as resident Mary Cook, below, questions PRC vice president Tom Arnone, left. (Photo by Sarah Klepner. Click to enlarge) By SARAH KLEPNER The Red BankContinue reading "RED BANK: GRANDVILLE RENT HIKE WEIGHED"
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May 31st, 2013 @ 12pm
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WEEKEND: EAT, DRINK, LISTEN, REPEAT
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Don’t even bother trying to curb your appetite at Red Bank Riverfest, which runs through Sunday in Marine Park. Details in the poster below. (Click to enlarge) Friday, May 31:Continue reading "WEEKEND: EAT, DRINK, LISTEN, REPEAT"
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May 31st, 2013 @ 10am
SEA BRIGHT: BOCCE’S BACK
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Dave DeScenza, above, and his daughter Nicolette, below, restoring the family bocce court on Memorial Day. (Click to enlarge) By JOHN T. WARD The most recent interval between summers wasContinue reading "SEA BRIGHT: BOCCE’S BACK"
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May 31st, 2013 @ 6am
‘YARN BOMBING’ BRIGHTENS SEA BRIGHT LOT
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Megan Heath Gilhool, right, with Frances Rooney, whose hot dog stand was given some decorative touches in yarn last week. (Photo by Wil Fulton. Click to enlarge) By WIL FULTONContinue reading "‘YARN BOMBING’ BRIGHTENS SEA BRIGHT LOT"
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May 30th, 2013 @ 12pm
RED BANK: RIVERFEST TO HEAT UP WEEKEND
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Scenes from the 2012 edition of Red Bank Riverfest, which returns to Marine Park for a thre-night run starting Friday. (Click to enlarge) Three days of heat and eats awaitContinue reading "RED BANK: RIVERFEST TO HEAT UP WEEKEND"
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May 30th, 2013 @ 10am
SEA BRIGHT: ANOTHER RESTAURANT REOPENS
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Yumi restaurant on Ocean Avenue in Sea Bright is now back in business, adding to the growing list of stores coming back on line in the hurricane-battered borough. The eateryContinue reading "SEA BRIGHT: ANOTHER RESTAURANT REOPENS"
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May 30th, 2013 @ 9am
Less than a year after its debut, the Count’s Courtyard, the terrace bar at Red Bank’s Count Basie Theatre, is slated for a tweaking Friday with the installation of anContinue reading "RED BANK: BASIE COURTYARD TO GET CANOPY"
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May 30th, 2013 @ 7am
WHERE HAVE I SEEN THIS?
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Two readers identified the photo of the pond fountain shown in last week’s Where as one on Hope Road in Tinton Falls. But 16 others correctly called it out asContinue reading "WHERE HAVE I SEEN THIS?"
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May 30th, 2013 @ 6am
RED BANK: WALGREEN’S EYES RASSAS LOT
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The plan calls for access from Broad Street in both directions, as well as from Garfield Place. (Click to enlarge) By JOHN T. WARD Just a month after ending itsContinue reading "RED BANK: WALGREEN’S EYES RASSAS LOT"
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May 29th, 2013 @ 5pm
Rich Nicoletti at Red Bank’s clay courts, which remain out of commission seven months after Hurricane Sandy. (Photo by Wil Fulton. Click to enlarge) By WIL FULTON Rich Nicoletti firstContinue reading "RED BANK: CLAY COURTS STILL CLOSED"
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May 29th, 2013 @ 1pm
SEA BRIGHT: MAD HATTER FINALLY RE-HATTED
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The opening-night crowd at the Mad Hatter last Friday night. (Photo by Wil Fulton. Click to enlarge) By WIL FULTON For those with an eye for irony, it may haveContinue reading "SEA BRIGHT: MAD HATTER FINALLY RE-HATTED"
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May 29th, 2013 @ 11am
RED BANK: GENERATIONS OF MEATY WISDOM
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Fourth-generation butcher Ralph Citarella, right, and long-time employee Kyle Powell carry on more than 113 years of meat-cutting tradition. (Photo by Jim Willis. Click to enlarge) By JIM WILLIS Just asContinue reading "RED BANK: GENERATIONS OF MEATY WISDOM"
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May 29th, 2013 @ 8am
RED BANK: CUMPSTY DONS COWARD’S ROBE
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Tony nominee Michael Cumpsty, left is at the center of a “vortex of neurosis,” as Nöel Coward’s “Present Laughter” comes to Two River Theater in a production directed by “Frasier”Continue reading "RED BANK: CUMPSTY DONS COWARD’S ROBE"
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May 29th, 2013 @ 6am
A Red Bank man was in the Monmouth County lockup following his arrest late Monday night on a burglary charge, police said. From a PD announcement Tuesday: Police arrested JavierContinue reading "RED BANK MAN CHARGED WITH BURGLARY"
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May 28th, 2013 @ 1pm
One of the alleged assaults occurred in the borough police station, police said. (Click to enlarge) Two men were charged in separate assaults on Red Bank police officers over theContinue reading "RED BANK: TWO CHARGED WITH COP ASSAULTS"
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May 28th, 2013 @ 12pm
RED BANK: FAMED SKATEBOARDER INJURED
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A shot of Brian Wenning that appears on the website of his company, Lockdown Skateboards. (Click to enlarge) A world-renowned skateboarder was seriously injured in a fall on the stepsContinue reading "RED BANK: FAMED SKATEBOARDER INJURED"
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May 28th, 2013 @ 11am
The crime reports below were provided by the Red Bank Police Department for the period of May 16 to May 23, 2013. This information is unedited. • Shoplifting occurring onContinue reading "RED BANK: A DISORDERLY WEEK"
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May 28th, 2013 @ 10am
Activity reports, unedited, as provided by the Shrewsbury Police Department for the period of May 18 to May 24, 2013. • Report of Theft in the area of Broad StreetContinue reading "SHREWSBURY POLICE BLOTTER"
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May 28th, 2013 @ 8am
SEA BRIGHT, RISING, KICKS OFF SUMMER 2013
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Beneath a cloudless sky, Sea Bright snapped back to life as a beach destination Monday, Memorial Day, seven months after Hurricane Sandy all but obliterated its downtown and oceanfront beachContinue reading "SEA BRIGHT, RISING, KICKS OFF SUMMER 2013"
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May 28th, 2013 @ 7am
LITTLE SILVER: SUN SHINES ON PARADE
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Chris Valvo and his son, Hudson, enjoy the passing of the Little Silver Memorial Day Parade from the sidewalk of Memorial Park as antique cars, fire trucks and members ofContinue reading "LITTLE SILVER: SUN SHINES ON PARADE"
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May 28th, 2013 @ 6am
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I’LL EAT IT HERE, THANKS
A squirrel goes all-in for a popular autumn flavor on Madison Avenue in Red Bank Sunday morning.
POP UP TACOS DRAW CROWD
How’s this for a train station redevelopment idea? The pop-up taco vendors Tacos Los Mandones, known on social media as El Mandoon, dr ...
LONG LIVE LOCAL NEWS!
"Long Live Local News" flags from redbankgreen's 20th anniversary celebration in Marine Park Tuesday prove to be the perfect compliment to s ...
MUMS AND WITCHES
17 Prospect Ave (Photo by Partyline contributor Chris Havens)  
KAYAKERS CLEAR RIVER JUNK
Partyline photo: "The Navesink Nymphs" clear floating tires from the river.
PAINT IT PURPLE?
Caption: ‘Should it be done purple?’ Perfect day. (Photo and text by Partyline contributor Chris Havens)  
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MANTIS (PRAYING) AT CHURCH
Partyliner photographs praying mantis at church.
SOMEWHERE OVER THE RAINBOW
Stunning rainbow over Red Bank as a big weekend storm approaches.
“FESTIVA” YACHT DOCKED AT MARINE PARK
Festiva, an 85-foot yacht, was docked at Marine Park on Friday night. Red Bank Green spoke to the owner, Everett Moore, who said that it was ...
OH NO! ELMO LOST!
A lost Elmo appears to be reaching out for help through the redbankgreen Partyline.
NAVESINK SPILLS OVER
Nor'easter stacks tides up in the Navesink, pushing the river over its (Red) banks.
BUZZ LIGHTYEAR WATCHES LINE DANCERS
redbankgreen Partyline captures Buzz Lighyear watching the line dancers on Broadwalk Monday night. 
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.