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Monthly Archives: September 2018

RED BANK: Petition drive for nonpartisan elections fails to meet deadline for November ballot, but isn't dead, Taylor and Whelan say.
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September 28th, 2018 @ 10am
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RED BANK: SUNSHINE FOR OYSTER FESTIVAL
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RED BANK: Friday morning once again looks gloomy, but sunshine will return in time for Sunday's Oyster Festival, according to the weather forecast.
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September 28th, 2018 @ 8am
RED BANK: BRANCH AVENUE DETOURS BEGIN
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RED BANK: Detours to accommodate road work on East Bergen Place means most of Branch Avenue will be closed for three days.
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September 27th, 2018 @ 10am
RED BANK: WHITE STREET FIXES OUTLINED
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RED BANK: English Plaza and a stretch of White Street are in for changes that improve pedestrian use and offer spaces for public events, says engineer.
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September 27th, 2018 @ 8am
RED BANK: JON STEWART STAR-POWERS LUNCH
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RED BANK: Count Basie surprises construction workers with free lunch from food truck, served with quips by comedian Jon Stewart.
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September 26th, 2018 @ 3pm
RED BANK: GOP TO RUN MAYORAL CANDIDATE
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RED BANK: Political newcomer Pearl Lee makes it official: she's running for mayor as the first GOP candidate for the post since 2006.
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September 26th, 2018 @ 8am
RED BANK: FOG, HEAT, POSSIBLE T-STORMS
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RED BANK: Wednesday's weather forecast for the Greater Green includes morning fog followed by temperatures in the 80s and possible thunderstorms.
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September 26th, 2018 @ 5am
FAIR HAVEN: Police blotter for August, 2018 is a reminder that marijuana possession is still against the law in New Jersey.
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September 25th, 2018 @ 2pm
RED BANK: PARKING GRIPES, IDEAS ECHOED
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RED BANK: Consultant begins work on parking study with a forum that elicits familiar complaints and suggestions from merchants and residents.
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September 25th, 2018 @ 10am
RED BANK: FRESH “JAM” AT PARK STAND
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RED BANK: The concession stand in Riverside Gardens Park has gotten a radical makeover, offering fresh, locally sourced gourmet takeout dishes.
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September 24th, 2018 @ 11am
RED BANK: BRIEF RESPITE FROM RAIN
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RED BANK: The new workweek begins with a brief respite from the rain, but it could be back Tuesday. Here's the extended forecast.
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September 24th, 2018 @ 6am
RED BANK: BREWERY PLAN UP IN THE AIR
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RED BANK: Plan for microbrewery and takeout restaurant in former Fameabilia space up in the air. The issue? The two floors of apartments the owner wants to add.
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September 20th, 2018 @ 10pm
RED BANK: RAMPING UP CODE ENFORCEMENT
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RED BANK: Borough ramps up code enforcement, business administrator says in response to complaint about homeowners being "threatened" with summonses.
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September 20th, 2018 @ 12pm
RED BANK: COOL AND CLOUDY OUTLOOK
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RED BANK: Mushrooms sprout on West Front Street as cool, cloudy weather continues. Here's the forecast for the Greater Green.
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September 20th, 2018 @ 7am
RED BANK: TAKING UP POLICE SHOOTINGS
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RED BANK: County prosecutor and local cops meet with community members to take up a hot topic: officer-involved shootings.
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September 19th, 2018 @ 11am
RED BANK: FLORENCE DEPARTS
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RED BANK: After battering North Carolina, the remnants of Hurricane Florence move out to sea. Here's the weather forecast for the Greater Green.
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September 19th, 2018 @ 6am
RED BANK: K9 VEST, MAYOR’S BALL, PINS
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RED BANK: Mayor and council shine spotlight on three charitable organizations, and the borough now has an official lapel pin.
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September 18th, 2018 @ 8am
RED BANK: ROAD AND PARK WORK UPDATED
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RED BANK: Water main issues add to cost and timeline of East Bergen Place road project; engineer details proposed park upgrades.
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September 17th, 2018 @ 9am
RED BANK: FLORENCE MAY SOAK THE GREEN
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RED BANK: Remnants of Hurricane Florence could soak the Greater Green Tuesday, with sunshine returning Wednesday. Here's the extended weather forecast.
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September 17th, 2018 @ 6am
RED BANK: PORK ROLL, FRESH OFF THE TRUCK
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RED BANK: In this edition of Retail Churn, Johnny's Pork Roll truck finds a spot downtown. Plus, a barbershop moves in and a dance studio jetes out.
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September 14th, 2018 @ 6am
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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 ...
Blackhawk Helicopter Arrives for National Night Out
The Blackhawk helicopter has arrived. Everyone’s favorite part of each National Night Out hosted by the Red Bank Police Department jus ...
PARKING METER MOMENT
Patty Bishop of Verona was halfway through her haircut at Fox & Jane when she realized she needed to feed the parking meter. After she p ...
JOIN US AT JJ’S – PLEASE!
A doe-eyed sect of sentient boba teas sweetly beseeches us to join their adorable cult outside of JJ Delicacies this sticky August Sunday!
NEIGHBORS GATHER AT TINO’S
Chris Havens of River Street gathered group of Red Bankers for dinner on Thursday night. The gathering was in the back patio of Tino’s Mex ...
TREE BRANCH VS CAR
A tree branch fell on a parked car on Chestnut Street near Pearl Street Sunday. Submitted by Brian Donohue
APOSTROPHE CATASTROPHE
As a curmudgeonly curator of terrible punctuation on public signs, I’ve seen and shaken my head at a lot of gratuitous quotation marks ...
DANE FOR DEMOCRACY
redbankgreen Partyline captures a great dane who, all signs indicate, has had enough.
SUNFLOWER GAUNTLET
On the Partyline: a sunflower guantlet on River Street.
VIGIL FOR 68 DEAD
About 100 people attended a Saturday vigil at Johnny Jazz Park in Red Bank as part of a nationwide series of events to mourn the lives of pe ...
LITTERBUGS HIT MARINE PARK
Partyline PSA: Please don't leave your trash in our nice new park!
PARKING SUCCESS AT RED ROCK
All these people found parking for the Cliffs at Red Rock!
SHO AND TELL
A peak inside Sho Asian Table a new restaurant still under construction and slated to open later this summer at 8 West Front Street in Red B ...
“Night of the Living Nick” Halloween Car Turns Heads
Nick Brown, a special effects artist from the Atlantic Highlands, was seen driving his creatively decorated Halloween car around Red Bank th ...
“HOLY F***!” LIGHTNING STRIKE FROM WASHINGTON STREET BACKYARD
Lightning struck during Saturday’s storms in the backyard of Washington Street resident Kimberly Johnson. The strike obviously caught ever ...
SMOKY NAVESINK SUNRISE
redbankgreen's partyline photographer Karly Swaim captured the sun rising through hazy, smoky skies above the Navesink River from NJ Transit ...
MAGGIE’S HEAT WAVE HAIRCUT
Maggie, a golden doodle who belongs to Sara Horan, shows off her new shorter-for-summer hair cut outside Fins & Feathers on Monmouth Street ...
PEACE, LOVE AND JUGGLING
Music and flow arts filled Riverside Gardens Park Friday night at the free flow arts meetup hosted by Cirque de Peace, with guest band Sweet ...