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Monthly Archives: May 2024

WAYWARD SLIM JIM
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Anybody lose a Slim Jim? A “Sweet Mild O’ Mine” flavor Slim Jim was seen left unattended on this mailbox on Mechanic Street as the letter carrier approached. Perhaps itContinue reading "WAYWARD SLIM JIM"
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May 20th, 2024 @ 5pm
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BROADWALK POOCH PARTY BRINGS OUT BIG AND SMALL
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Broadwalk's first weekend of the year starts with a bark, as scores of dogs head to the pedestrian plaza for the Yappy Hour event. Check out the smile-inducing array of dogtastic photos. (click for more)
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May 20th, 2024 @ 6am
RED BANK: RAG FIRE DAMAGES HOME
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RED BANK: Smoke alarms awakened occupants to predawn blaze caused by spontaneous combustion of oily rags, officials said.
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May 20th, 2024 @ 5am
RED BANK: POLICE INVESTIGATING “SUDDEN DEATH”
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RED BANK: Police were on the scene of an apparent sudden death early Saturday afternoon, Captain Mike Frazee told redbankgreen.
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May 18th, 2024 @ 2pm
DOGFEST, FARMERS MARKET TOP RED BANK WEEKEND PICKS
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Red Bank Green's pick of seratonin-boosting events for a wonderful May weekend.
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May 17th, 2024 @ 11am
RED BANK: PEDESTRIAN CRITICAL AFTER CAR STRIKE
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An unidentified man remained in critical condition late Thursday after being struck by a car on Bridge Avenue Wednesday night.
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May 17th, 2024 @ 6am
RED BANK: MUSIC PHOTOG BREATHES LIFE INTO SICKLES SPACE
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RED BANK: Renowned music photographer Danny Clinch brings photos of Johnny Cash, Bruce Springsteen, Patti Smith and H.E.R. to fill the void created by the closure of Sickles Market. (click to read)
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May 16th, 2024 @ 12pm
YAPPY TOGETHER
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RED BANK: Look for this cutie pie, named Sacramento, at Yappy Hour on Broadwalk Saturday. He's looking for a new home.
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May 16th, 2024 @ 11am
YELLOW RAINCOAT DAY
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On a rainy May morning, the only golden sight on Broad Street this morning were the matching raincoats of Eileen and her dog Benny.
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May 16th, 2024 @ 8am
VIDEO: MONMOUTH BOAT CLUB PLANS TO GO HIGHER
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Video: The Monmouth Boat Club has stood on the banks of the Navesink River in Red Bank for 145-years. But the pilings that hold it up are rotting away. A plan is being hatched to lift the historic structure and build a higher foundation. (Click to read/watch)
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May 16th, 2024 @ 8am
RED BANK: LEAD WATER LINE PROJECT MOVES EAST
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RED BANK: Crews have replaced 345 lead water service lines so far. There are likely hundreds more to go as the massive lead service line project moves to the eastern portions of town. (click to read)
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May 15th, 2024 @ 1pm
RED BANK: THREE-STORY RESTAURANT PROPOSED
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RED BANK: Plan for Broad Street building could mean the end of a glaring 12-year vacancy. But first, about those windows...
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May 15th, 2024 @ 8am
MORE FALLOUT FROM SICKLES COLLAPSE
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The implosion of Sickles Market continued to echo with two bankruptcy filings, including one by the heir to the 116-year-old farm business.
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May 14th, 2024 @ 11am
RED BANK CHURN: POP FREAK’S OUT
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RED BANK: "A perfect storm of bad stuff,'' has a sports and toy collectible shop throwing in its helmet after three years on Broad Street. (click to read story)
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May 14th, 2024 @ 9am
RED BANK: BROADWALK BOLLARDS BLOOM
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The springtime emergence of the red bollards from their underground lair marks the closure of Broad Street between White and Front Streets until Sept. 30. Broadwalk is back.
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May 13th, 2024 @ 5pm
STOP. JUST STOP.
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RED BANK: For those who don't get the meaning of a stop sign, crossing guard Diane Johnson amplifies the message with some colorful outfits. (Click for more)
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May 13th, 2024 @ 3pm
PHOTOG FINDS HEALING WITH SUICIDE SURVIVOR DOC
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RED BANK: Photographer Danny Sanchez had to do something to honor his late wife. He found his mission in the stories of other suicide survivors. (click to read)
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May 13th, 2024 @ 9am
RED BANK: VINYL FANS BASK ON MECHANIC STREET
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Zappa, Go-Go's, Menudo and more sunshine than a Katrina and the Waves tune. A medley of fun photos from the rockingly successful vinyl fest that took over Mechanic Street. (click for more)
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May 12th, 2024 @ 8am
RED BANK: SELF-CLEANING OVEN PROMPTS ALARM
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RED BANK: Firefighters find smoking, self-cleaning oven in uninhabited Manor Drive condo unit. (Click for details)
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May 11th, 2024 @ 11am
RED BANK: ‘YAPPY HOUR’ SET FOR BROADWALK
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RED BANK: Broadwalk is slated to return next week. And it will quickly go to the dogs, event organizers hope. (Click for more.)
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May 10th, 2024 @ 2pm
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FALL COLORS IN RED BANK
redbankgreen's Partyline captures peaking fall foliage on a Red Bank street corner.
FALL AT THE COURTS OF RED BANK
On the Partyline: stunning foliage at Red Bank's "medieval office park."
WALK FOR DEMOCRACY
The T. Thomas Fortune Cultural Center led a "Walk for Democracy" Sunday from Riverside Gardens Park to the cultral center on Drs. James Park ...
Go big or go home
On the redbankgreen Partyline: Gourd display at Lighthouse on its penultimate night of the season.
MARIGOLDEN SUNSHINE
Partyline photo captures October sunshine hitting marigolds for sale ahead of Dia de Los Muertos.
KENNY KATZGRAU TEACHES CODING TO MAGAZINE PUBLISHERS
Kenny Katzgrau, publisher of Red Bank Green and creator of Broad Street, was teaching City and Regional Magazine Association publishers how ...
LET’S SEE YOUR KINDLE DO THIS
A stack of books served as a chock while a motorist changed a flat tire on Branch Avenue Wednesday afternoon. Submitted by John T. Ward
NEW WELCOME SIGN INSTALLED
A new "Welcome to Red Bank" sign has gone up at the northern Route 35 entrance to town at the foot of Cooper's Bridge.
JUNIOR BUCS WRESTLING WELCOMES YOUNG ATHLETES FOR 22ND SEASON
Junior Bucs Wrestling is preparing for its 22nd season, offering boys and girls from Red Bank, Shrewsbury, and Little Silver an opportunity ...
TIME FOR SCHOOL, DEER
Fall has arrived and so have the middle school loving deer!
JUST IN TIME FOR THE FALL CLASSIC
Just in time for the start of the World Series later this week baseball-themed paintings by artist Max Maxon hang in the windows of the Art ...
DINNER PLANS?
Chipotle in Red Bank Sunday evening will donate a quarter of proceeds from sales Sunday to the volunteer Red Bank Fire Department auxiliary.
KENNY KATZGRAU TEACHES VIBE CODE SESSION AT LOCAL NEWS CAMP
Kenny Katzgrau, publisher of Red Bank Green, is running a vibe code session, teaching other publishers to vibe code at Blue Engine Collectiv ...
Her Majesty visits Red Bank
Navesink Queen docked at the Molly Pitcher Marina. (Photo and text by Partyline contributor Boris Kofman)  
RED BANK DINER MONEY TREE
On the redbankgreen Partyline: sunshine and a money tree at the Red Bank Diner.
NAVESINK LIGHTS
Riverview Hospital lights up the Navesink. (Text and photo by Partyline contributor Terry Franco)  
HALF BAKED BROAD STREET
Broad Street repaving begins with road subject to overnight closures.
COLOR RUN AT RED BANK PRIMARY SCHOOL
redbankgreen Partyline happens upon a cloud of color at annual color run event at Red Bank Primary School.
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 ...
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