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MAKE ALL PAY FOR SCHOOL, MAYOR SAYS
By DUSTIN RACIOPPI Middletown Mayor Gerard Scharfenberger really wants to bring those tax bills down. So much so that he’s urging his governing body to vote in favor of aContinue reading "MAKE ALL PAY FOR SCHOOL, MAYOR SAYS"
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August 6th, 2010 @ 12pm
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BUDGET ITEMS STRAINING SEA BRIGHT
Officials have imposed austerity measures on road repairs and other public works projects. (Click to enlarge) By DUSTIN RACIOPPI Not long after adopting the town’s annual spending plan, Sea BrightContinue reading "BUDGET ITEMS STRAINING SEA BRIGHT"
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August 5th, 2010 @ 1pm
By DUSTIN RACIOPPI Officials in Sea Bright hope to quell a rumor that the borough intends to outsource its public works operations at the beginning of next year. Yet membersContinue reading "SEA BRIGHT TO DPW: YOU’RE SAFE, FOR NOW"
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August 4th, 2010 @ 2pm
SEA BRIGHT BOROUGH HALL CRACKING UP
The building’s eastern wall has damage that will end up costing the borough tens of thousands to fix. (Photo by Dustin Racioppi; click to enlarge) By DUSTIN RACIOPPI Sea BrightContinue reading "SEA BRIGHT BOROUGH HALL CRACKING UP"
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August 4th, 2010 @ 6am
M’TOWN SWIM CLUB MAY GET OVERHAUL
Township officials are considering options for the aging Middletown Swim & Tennis Club. (Photo by Dustin Racioppi; click to enlarge) By DUSTIN RACIOPPI Dropping revenues and increasing maintenance needs, combinedContinue reading "M’TOWN SWIM CLUB MAY GET OVERHAUL"
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August 3rd, 2010 @ 12pm
RIVER PARK PLAN TAKES SHAPE IN FAIR HAVEN
An informal committee met at the former Charles Williams estate Monday to discuss its future. (Photos by Dustin Racioppi; click to enlarge) By DUSTIN RACIOPPI It’s a simple plan, withContinue reading "RIVER PARK PLAN TAKES SHAPE IN FAIR HAVEN"
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August 3rd, 2010 @ 7am
RUMSON TO APPEAL ARBITRATION AWARD
Rumson’s police union and the borough council have been at an impasse since December, 2006. (Photo by Dustin Racioppi; click to enlarge) By DUSTIN RACIOPPI For nearly four years, RumsonContinue reading "RUMSON TO APPEAL ARBITRATION AWARD"
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July 30th, 2010 @ 6am
CABBIES OPPOSE LICENSE CHANGES
Cab drivers in Red Bank are opposed to a proposal to raise fees and increase the number of cars allowed to operate in the borough. (Photo by Dustin Racioppi; clickContinue reading "CABBIES OPPOSE LICENSE CHANGES"
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July 27th, 2010 @ 6am
CLUCK U, TOO: COUNCIL TO TARGET DECALS
More stickers have been found on borough property since the issue came up in May, Councilman Michael DuPont says. (Photo by Dustin Racioppi; click to enlarge) By DUSTIN RACIOPPI RedContinue reading "CLUCK U, TOO: COUNCIL TO TARGET DECALS"
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July 27th, 2010 @ 5am
TALK OF TOWNHOUSES IN HISTORIC DISTRICT
An architect has drawn up plans for townouses for a vacant lot in Red Bank’s historic district, but nothing has been filed with the borough. (Photo by Dustin Racioppi; clickContinue reading "TALK OF TOWNHOUSES IN HISTORIC DISTRICT"
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July 23rd, 2010 @ 6am
WORKING ON A SECOND DREAM, PLUS PIZZA
Sicilia owner Vincent Sorriso with custom tiles that depict the seascape of his native Sicily. (Photo by Dustin Racioppi; click to enlarge) By DUSTIN RACIOPPI Vincent Sorriso says he andContinue reading "WORKING ON A SECOND DREAM, PLUS PIZZA"
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July 20th, 2010 @ 9am
M’TOWNERS STILL STEAMING OVER BUDGET
By DUSTIN RACIOPPI Getting a budget in place is going to have to wait another month in Middletown. A pending review of the 2010 spending plan at the state levelContinue reading "M’TOWNERS STILL STEAMING OVER BUDGET"
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July 20th, 2010 @ 7am
FED MONEY FLOWS FOR CROSSWALK OPS
Sgt. Michael Furlong demonstrated the new “Cops in Crosswalks” program that will take place in Red Bank throughout the year. (Photo by Dustin Racioppi; click to enlarge) By DUSTIN RACIOPPIContinue reading "FED MONEY FLOWS FOR CROSSWALK OPS"
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July 16th, 2010 @ 11am
REFLECTIONS ON 30 YEARS AT THE SLICER
Warren Abrahamson with his daughter, Corinne, and some neighborhood clients at Fairwinds Deli in Fair Haven. (Photo by Dustin Racioppi; click to enlarge) By DUSTIN RACIOPPI For 30 years, FairwindsContinue reading "REFLECTIONS ON 30 YEARS AT THE SLICER"
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July 16th, 2010 @ 5am
CAR CRASHES INTO TREE IN FAIR HAVEN
A woman driving a charcoal gray Nissan crashed into a tree on River Road opposite Fair Haven’s around 1p Thursday. She received medical attention at the scene. No other detailsContinue reading "CAR CRASHES INTO TREE IN FAIR HAVEN"
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July 15th, 2010 @ 2pm
GUINNESS TO SHUCK UP RED BANK
The White Street municipal parking lot will be the site of Red Bank’s first Guinness oyster festival in September. (Photo by Dustin Racioppi; click to enlarge) By DUSTIN RACIOPPI ItContinue reading "GUINNESS TO SHUCK UP RED BANK"
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July 15th, 2010 @ 11am
KA-CHING: SATURDAY TICKETING RETURNS
A parking enforcement officer writes a ticket in the White Street parking lot on Wednesday. (Photo by Dustin Racioppi; click to enlarge) By DUSTIN RACIOPPI The first ticket was writtenContinue reading "KA-CHING: SATURDAY TICKETING RETURNS"
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July 15th, 2010 @ 5am
SUCCESS COMES WITH STRUGGLES AT PARKER
Joseph Aochoa, of Keansburg, has been visiting the Parker Family Medical Center since its start in Red Bank 10 years ago. (Photo by Dustin Racioppi; click to enlarge) By DUSTINContinue reading "SUCCESS COMES WITH STRUGGLES AT PARKER"
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July 14th, 2010 @ 1pm
POND DREDGING DELAYS RILE RUMSONITES
State officials say Pomphrey’s Pond, across East River Road from borough hall, will get its long-awaited dredging later this year. (Photo by Dustin Racioppi; click to enlarge) By DUSTIN RACIOPPIContinue reading "POND DREDGING DELAYS RILE RUMSONITES"
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July 14th, 2010 @ 6am
FAIR HAVEN TREE LAW GETS ANOTHER LOOK
12-year-old Zoe Gallagher made her case to the borough council Monday night to amend Fair Haven’s tree ordinance. (Photo by Dustin Racioppi; click to enlarge) By DUSTIN RACIOPPI Fair HavenContinue reading "FAIR HAVEN TREE LAW GETS ANOTHER LOOK"
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July 13th, 2010 @ 5am
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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 ...