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SEEKING A SOLUTION FOR SHADOW LAKE
Middletown and DEP officials will meet today to discuss problems at Shadow Lake. (Photo by Dustin Racioppi; click to enlarge) By DUSTIN RACIOPPI Middletown and state Department of Environmental ProtectionContinue reading "SEEKING A SOLUTION FOR SHADOW LAKE"
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October 21st, 2010 @ 8am
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BOBBY’S BACK, SERVING… TAKE A GUESS
After a two-year hiatus, Bobby Chiafullo has returned to the pizza scene. (Photo by Dustin Racioppi; click to enlarge) By DUSTIN RACIOPPI Bobby Chiafullo had the front door open, theContinue reading "BOBBY’S BACK, SERVING… TAKE A GUESS"
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October 21st, 2010 @ 8am
A NIGHT OF HERITAGE
Red Bank Middle School had a strong showing from the community Wednesday night for its Hispanic Heritage celebration. Families of all cultures joined in the action of song, dance andContinue reading "A NIGHT OF HERITAGE"
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October 21st, 2010 @ 3am
CAT ORDINANCE BEGINS THIRD LIFE
A trap-spay/neuter-release program could finally get underway in Sea Bright by the end of the year. (Photo by Dustin Racioppi; click to enlarge) By DUSTIN RACIOPPI It’s been introduced, amended,Continue reading "CAT ORDINANCE BEGINS THIRD LIFE"
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October 20th, 2010 @ 9am
FOR TONIGHT: A CULTURAL CELEBRATION
Journalist and author Edgar Sandoval, a native of Mexico, spoke to Red Bank Middle School students Tuesday as part of the district’s Hispanic heritage celebration. (Photo by Dustin Racioppi; clickContinue reading "FOR TONIGHT: A CULTURAL CELEBRATION"
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October 20th, 2010 @ 7am
LOCALS TRASH RUMSON GARBAGE PLAN
More than 30 people turned out at borough hall Tuesday to speak out against an idea to privatize garbage pickup in Rumson. (Photo by Dustin Racioppi; click to enlarge) ByContinue reading "LOCALS TRASH RUMSON GARBAGE PLAN"
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October 20th, 2010 @ 7am
Bruce Springsteen meets with fans shortly before his May 7, 2008 show at the Basie. (Click to enlarge) By DUSTIN RACIOPPI Loyal Bruce fans, pack rats or both: The CountContinue reading "DARKNESS ON THE EDGE OF RED BANK"
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October 20th, 2010 @ 6am
RETURN OF RBMS SPORTS HINGES ON VOTES
The middle school is looking for votes to win a grant that would bring back its sports programs. (Photo by Dustin Racioppi; click to enlarge) By DUSTIN RACIOPPI If there’sContinue reading "RETURN OF RBMS SPORTS HINGES ON VOTES"
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October 18th, 2010 @ 12pm
Louis Dal Pra won’t be leaving his job as RBR’s athletic director after all. By DUSTIN RACIOPPI When redbankgreen called Louis ‘Del’ Dal Pra‘s office late Friday morning, he didn’tContinue reading "DAL PRA: I’M STAYING"
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October 18th, 2010 @ 6am
WELCOME TO _____ HAVEN
Fair Haven police suspect vandalism is the cause of its cracked sign. (Photo by Dustin Racioppi; click to enlarge) By DUSTIN RACIOPPI A welcome-to-Fair Haven sign on River Road wasContinue reading "WELCOME TO _____ HAVEN"
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October 15th, 2010 @ 6am
R-FH CONFRONTS HARASSMENT OF GAYS
R-FH students have been proactive in educating people about tolerance and GLBTI issues. (Photo courtesy of Kate Okeson; click to enlarge) By DUSTIN RACIOPPI A rash of suicides by gayContinue reading "R-FH CONFRONTS HARASSMENT OF GAYS"
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October 14th, 2010 @ 3pm
ROOM FOR DEBATE, AND A COUPLE OF LAUGHS
The Westside Community Group held its fourteenth annual council candidates’ debate Wednesday night. (Photo by Dustin Racioppi; click to enlarge) By DUSTIN RACIOPPI It was a tame affair, one thatContinue reading "ROOM FOR DEBATE, AND A COUPLE OF LAUGHS"
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October 14th, 2010 @ 6am
LOOKING FOR SAVINGS IN GARBAGE
Fair Haven and Rumson are looking into privatizing its garbage pickup. (Photo by Dustin Racioppi; click to enlarge) By DUSTIN RACIOPPI Fair Haven and Rumson are looking at ways toContinue reading "LOOKING FOR SAVINGS IN GARBAGE"
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October 13th, 2010 @ 1pm
OUT WITH THE OLD
Red Bank library is getting rid of old books and replacing them with updated editions. (Photo by Dustin Racioppi; click to enlarge) By DUSTIN RACIOPPI Deborah Griffin-Sadel pulled a bookContinue reading "OUT WITH THE OLD"
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October 13th, 2010 @ 8am
MORE LICENSES, HIGHER FARES IN TAXI LAW
Red Bank is expected to adopt changes made to its taxi licensing ordinance. (Photo by Dustin Racioppi; click to enlarge) By DUSTIN RACIOPPI After hashing out concerns with local cabbiesContinue reading "MORE LICENSES, HIGHER FARES IN TAXI LAW"
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October 13th, 2010 @ 6am
AREA WHERE TEEN FELL WAS HANGOUT SPOT
The vacant home on Hance Road where a Middletown teenager died Friday. (Photo by Dustin Racioppi; click to enlarge) By DUSTIN RACIOPPI Authorities have confirmed the death of a MiddletownContinue reading "AREA WHERE TEEN FELL WAS HANGOUT SPOT"
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October 12th, 2010 @ 4pm
DANGEROUS INTERSECTION UNDER REVIEW
A police officer is now stationed at Maple Avenue and Peters Place following crossing guard John Mego’s departure. (Photo by Dustin Racioppi; click to enlarge) By DUSTIN RACIOPPI One ofContinue reading "DANGEROUS INTERSECTION UNDER REVIEW"
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October 12th, 2010 @ 11am
RED BANK GIRL COMPETING FOR CROWN
Andrea John won the National American Miss Competition for New Jersey and will compete for the national title next month. (Photo by Dustin Racioppi; click to enlarge) By DUSTIN RACIOPPIContinue reading "RED BANK GIRL COMPETING FOR CROWN"
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October 12th, 2010 @ 11am
By DUSTIN RACIOPPI In an effort to pull Red Bank’s struggling business districts out of an economic hole, the borough council is making a revenue concession aimed at attracting newContinue reading "PARKING-SHORTAGE RULE TO BE SUSPENDED"
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October 12th, 2010 @ 8am
By DUSTIN RACIOPPI Nearly three days after the rumored death of a teenager who fell from a Fair Haven roof Friday night, borough authorities have yet to disclose any informationContinue reading "NO DETAILS YET ON FAIR HAVEN FALL"
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October 11th, 2010 @ 2pm
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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 ...
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 ...