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Author Archives: John T. Ward

SHREWSBURY: SPECIAL TORCH HANDED OFF
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SHREWSBURY: Borough school students carry Special Olympics torch from border to border.
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June 10th, 2016 @ 2pm
Remember: Nothing makes a Red Bank friend happier than to hear "I saw you on Red Bank Green!"
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RED BANK: PHARMACY, APARTMENTS GOING UP
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RED BANK: Construction begins on new West Side pharmacy and apartments.
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June 10th, 2016 @ 10am
SHREWSBURY: Crime and arrest reports.
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June 9th, 2016 @ 3pm
RED BANK: TWEET THIS PHOTO
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RED BANK: Check out this kid's prizewinning photo.
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June 9th, 2016 @ 11am
RED BANK: Council approves budget that hikes taxes 1.7 percent rather than 2 percent.
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June 9th, 2016 @ 7am
LINCROFT: Dalatri owns record for most wins as CBA wins Shore Conference title for third straight time.
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June 9th, 2016 @ 5am
RUMSON-FAIR HAVEN'S Lady Bulldogs fall in state Tournament of Champions lacrosse semis.
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June 9th, 2016 @ 5am
LINCROFT: DOUBTS ON JCP&L PLAN REMAIN
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Kyle King, an environmental health consultant to JCP&L, was surrounded by questioners at the event.  (Photo by John T. Ward. Click to enlarge.) By JOHN T. WARD Plans for aContinue reading "LINCROFT: DOUBTS ON JCP&L PLAN REMAIN"
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June 8th, 2016 @ 8am
ON THE GREEN: No surprises in Tuesday's primary voting.
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June 7th, 2016 @ 11pm
RED BANK: BUILDER PRESERVES OLD HOME
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The newly restored structure at 219 East Bergen Place is believed to date back to 1874, says its new owner. (Photo by John T. Ward. Click to enlarge) By JOHN T. WARDContinue reading "RED BANK: BUILDER PRESERVES OLD HOME"
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June 7th, 2016 @ 12pm
RED BANK: DEMS TARGET ‘SLUSH FUNDS’
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RED BANK: Horgan and Zipprich say they've found "fluff and slush funds" that can be trimmed to reduce a tax hike.
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June 7th, 2016 @ 8am
Crime and arrest reports, unedited, as provided by the Red Bank Police Department for the period of May 19 to June 6, 2016. Crime Reports Theft of a pocketbook occurring onContinue reading "RED BANK: CRIMES AND ARRESTS"
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June 6th, 2016 @ 4pm
RED BANK: Police investigating burglary at Citarella's Market.
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June 6th, 2016 @ 1pm
RUMSON: Two teens face booze-related charges after police break up party.
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June 6th, 2016 @ 12pm
RED BANK: DOWNTOWN GETS INSTANT MURAL
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Where in the world is the Red Bank International Film Festival? After a three-month postponement from its usual October slot on the calendar, the festival's website still reports that "the invasion has been rescheduled" to this coming weekend. But no...
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June 6th, 2016 @ 7am
ON THE GREEN: RAINBOWS AND SUNSHINE
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ON THE GREEN: A rainy Friday kicks off another weekend of mixed weather.
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June 6th, 2016 @ 5am
RUMSON-FAIR HAVEN'S Lady Bulldogs win their first-ever state lacrosse championship.
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June 5th, 2016 @ 8am
RED BANK: HIPPIES STOKED FOR THE STASH
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RED BANK: A merry band of self-styled hippies park their colorful bus for a stop at Secret Stash.
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June 4th, 2016 @ 11am
COOL INSIDE: GOING FOR FLAVOR AT RYAN’S
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COOL INSIDE: Trying out a homemade flavor at Ryan's in Tinton Falls.
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June 3rd, 2016 @ 2pm
ON THE GREEN: WEATHER OUTLOOK MIXED
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ON THE GREEN: A rainy Friday kicks off another weekend of mixed weather.
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June 3rd, 2016 @ 8am
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ECHOES OF THE PAST IN TILE
Next to Playa Bowls. Always fascinated how this has stood here this long. (Submitted by Joseph Jakub)
VIVA LA ELSIE’S
redbankgreen Partyline captures French visitor enjoying a pickle sub from Elsie's.
Truck strike downs pole
A truck struck a utility pole at the intersection of Catherine Street and Shrewsbury Avenue at about 8 am Monday morning. The pole wss compl ...
THRONGS FLOCK TO RED BANK STREET FAIR
redbankgreen Partyline: Thousands fill the streets of Red Bank for street fair.
PORTA POTTY X-ING
redbankgreen Partyline captures porta johns moving down the railroad tracks.
(G&G) DOG DAYS OF SUMMER
A solid lunchtime line at the G&G hot dogs truck on Shrewsbury Avenue on Monday afternoon. Driving this stretch of road when  G&G i ...
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!