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By DUSTIN RACIOPPI A 26-year-old Red Bank man was seriously injured after being hit by a vehicle whose driver fled the scene Tuesday night, police said. The accident, which occurredContinue reading "RED BANK MAN VICTIM OF HIT AND RUN"
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NEEDLES AND PIPES RULE POLICE REPORTS
By DUSTIN RACIOPPI Lots of drug arrests in this week’s police activity report in Middletown. In one case, a man left a needle and bag of heroin in plain viewContinue reading "NEEDLES AND PIPES RULE POLICE REPORTS"
SIDEWALK AND YARD DEALS IN LITTLE SILVER
It’s sale central in Little Silver later this week. (Photo by Dustin Racioppi; click to enlarge) By DUSTIN RACIOPPI Noticing her neighbors in Fair Haven and Red Bank were findingContinue reading "SIDEWALK AND YARD DEALS IN LITTLE SILVER"
COUNCIL: RED CARPET TO REPLACE RED TAPE
New procedures are expected to expedite openings and expansions by restaurants, like Sogu Sushi on Monmouth Street, and other types of business. (Click to enlarge) By DUSTIN RACIOPPI Welcome toContinue reading "COUNCIL: RED CARPET TO REPLACE RED TAPE"
The trailer for ‘Forks Over Knives,’ which will get two screenings in Red Bank Thursday night. By DUSTIN RACIOPPI While Adam Sobel waits to learn if he’ll be permitted toContinue reading "PARK IT HERE FOR VEGAN FOOD & A FILM"
By DUSTIN RACIOPPI Fair Haven firefighters rescued a young crabber after he fell into the Navesink River Monday night, said fire Chief Wade Davis. Within minutes of receiving the callContinue reading "FAIR HAVEN BOY RESCUED FROM RIVER"
COACH ASKS PUBLIC TO KICK IN FOR CLINIC
Enrico Ciabattoni is spearheading an effort to raise money for boys and girls soccer clinics in Red Bank. (Photo by Dustin Racioppi; click to enlarge) By DUSTIN RACIOPPI A possibleContinue reading "COACH ASKS PUBLIC TO KICK IN FOR CLINIC"
FIVE BUSTED WITH FAKE I.D.s AT BAR
Brannigan’s in June. (Photo by Dustin Racioppi; click to enlarge) By DUSTIN RACIOPPI A handful of 20-year-olds were arrested for trying to get into a Red Bank bar illegally lastContinue reading "FIVE BUSTED WITH FAKE I.D.s AT BAR"
FIRE INSPECTOR INSPIRES DREAD & RESPECT
Red Bank Fire Inspector John Drucker and his dreaded cruiser. (Photo by Dustin Racioppi; click to enlarge) By DUSTIN RACIOPPI There’s no mistaking the seriousness of a situation when theContinue reading "FIRE INSPECTOR INSPIRES DREAD & RESPECT"
RAIL CROSSING REOPENS AHEAD OF SKED
An anticipated two-week closure of the railroad crossing at Sycamore Avenue in Little Silver wrapped up after just nine days over the weekend. Work on the North Jersey Coast LineContinue reading "RAIL CROSSING REOPENS AHEAD OF SKED"
IN RED BANK, AN INSTANT FAMILY ADDITION
Jeff and Donna Clapp with their adopted son, Cristopher, outside their home on Rector Place. (Photo by Dustin Racioppi; click to enlarge) By DUSTIN RACIOPPI Jeff and Donna Clapp decidedContinue reading "IN RED BANK, AN INSTANT FAMILY ADDITION"
STATE AID BOOST COMES WITH QUESTIONS
Governor Chris Christie at a Middletown town hall meeting in January. (Photo by Dustin Racioppi; click to enlarge) By DUSTIN RACIOPPI Governor Chris Christie’s announcement Wednesday of how he’s apportioningContinue reading "STATE AID BOOST COMES WITH QUESTIONS"
By DUSTIN RACIOPPI Middletown police shut down a bar/liquor store last weekend after an inspection showed none of the employees had state-issued cards to serve alcohol. The inspection also yieldedContinue reading "COPS SHUT DOWN MIDDLETOWN BAR"
MASON OUT, LOVERSIDGE & VALET IN
Frank Mason, soon to be Red Bank’s former CFO, at his final council meeting Wednesday night. (Photo by Dustin Racioppi; click to enlarge) By DUSTIN RACIOPPI Red Bank council membersContinue reading "MASON OUT, LOVERSIDGE & VALET IN"
CALENDAR CONFLICT SPURS EVENTS REVIEW
Freddie Boynton and members of the Celestial Lodge had a beef to air about a block party. (Photo by Dustin Racioppi; click to enlarge) By DUSTIN RACIOPPI It hadn’t happenedContinue reading "CALENDAR CONFLICT SPURS EVENTS REVIEW"
By DUSTIN RACIOPPI A man was chased down and arrested in Red Bank Wednesday afternoon after snatching a necklace from a woman’s neck, police said. Kevin McNair, a 40-year-old withContinue reading "COPS CHASE DOWN WEST SIDE ROBBER"
ROAD CLOSED FOR THE DAY
Paving work on Harding Road is closing off traffic between Harrison and Prospect avenues in the corner area where Red Bank, Fair Haven and Little Silver town lines meet. OnlyContinue reading "ROAD CLOSED FOR THE DAY"
LOFTS PLAN RETURNS, TRIMMED A SMIDGEN
The proposed West Side Lofts development, at the corner of West Front Street and Bridge Avenue, is again moving forward. Below, architectural drawings. (Photos by Dustin Racioppi; click to enlarge)Continue reading "LOFTS PLAN RETURNS, TRIMMED A SMIDGEN"
OH DEER, THEY’RE EVERYWHERE…
A deer crosses a street in Shrewsbury at dusk last year. Fair Haven officials say they’re watching Shrewsbury’s effort to curtail its deer population. (Photo by Peter Lindner. Click toContinue reading "OH DEER, THEY’RE EVERYWHERE…"
MARSHAL: CABLE BURNED UNNOTICED
A Red Bank firefighter dumps wet remnants from the apartment at the Metropolitan where a fire broke out Tuesday evening. (Photo by Dustin Racioppi; click to enlarge) By DUSTIN RACIOPPIContinue reading "MARSHAL: CABLE BURNED UNNOTICED"
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CARS, BARS AND VANS
Middletown resident Rob King was cruising through the Red Bank municipal parking lot behind the Dublin House Saturday night in his 1969 Plym ...
TWO SHORTS IN FILMONEFEST
Leonardo Morales Pitalua, a 20-year-old animator who lived in Red Bank until February, will have two short films shown at FilmOneFest in Hig ...
LONG DOGGONE WAIT
Partyline photo: The driver of an e-bike and his human passenger wait at the Monmouth Street train crossing while a northbound NJ Transit tr ...
WE’RE LICHEN THIS FUNGHI!
A mushroom sprouts from the mouth-like hole in this lichen-covered tree on the grounds of Red Bank Primary School Tuesday morning.
HELL STRIP FIREWORKS
Revelers launched fireworks from the hell strip in front of a home on Drs. James Parker Boulevard on July 4, one of many impromptu and quest ...
SWIMMING, ER, SCULLING RIVER?
Partyline photo captures a single rower working their way up the Swimming River.
SUMMER SUNRISE
A stunning Sunrise on the Navesink River in Red Bank Tuesday June 30.
BRAZEN LAWLESSNESS?
Who does this? One of those famously (and, yes apocryphally) illegal-to-remove mattress tags lies on the plaza outside the Count Basie Cente ...
SUNNY SKIES, JAZZY VIBES AT RED BANK ARTS FEST
A jazz combo comprised of current and former students of the Red Bank-based Jazz Arts Project performed at the first Red Bank Arts Festival ...
COOL JUNE BRIDE RIDE
It’s a wedding thing. (Photo and text by Rosann Dal Pra)  
RED BANK CLASSIC 5k
Runners at the starting line of the Red Bank Classic 5k Saturday morning.
WORLD CUP WATCH PARTY AT COUNT BASIE FIELD
Solid turnout, festive vibes and a huge Mexico win: Count Basie Park World Cup Watch Party photos. (Click to read)
DOUBLE RAINBOW OVER RED BANK
Partyline contributor captures stunning double rainbow over Red Bank.
RED BANK: SINKHOLE ON SHREWSBURY AVE
Emergency sinkhole repairs closed Shrewsbury Avenue northbound traffic for most of the day Wednesday.
NAVESINK SUNRISE
Partyliner captures stunning sunrise over the Navesink River in Red Bank.
DRONES SCRUB BANK BUILDING
Partyline photo: A power washing drone was used to clean the exterior of the Ocean First Bank Building at 110 West Front Street recently.
MESSAGE TO READERS
Please stand by: A quick message to readers about a pause in news coverage.
IN THE DISTANCE, NEW STATUE UNVEILED
A new monument commemorating the 250th anniversary of US Independence is unveiled in a park that only has a Red Bank mailing address.
CARPY DIEM
From the redbankgreen Partyline: A pair of large carp cruise the shallows under Hubbard's Bridge (Senator Kyrillos Bridge) on Front Street T ...
BIBS ON FOR OPENING DAY
Partyline: Two longtime neighbors re-unite for lobsters on the Boondocks Fishery opening day.