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RED BANK: “UNSTINTING SERVICE” HONORED
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Local veterans saluted as the Red Bank Charter School choir sang ‘The Star-Spangled’ at a Veterans Day commemoration in downtown Red Bank Wednesday. Mayor Red Bank Menna told a small crowdContinue reading "RED BANK: “UNSTINTING SERVICE” HONORED"
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November 11th, 2015 @ 2pm
Remember: Nothing makes a Red Bank friend happier than to hear "I saw you on Red Bank Green!"
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Mountains of household waste, like this one seen on Bridge Avenue in 2011, may become less common in Red Bank soon. The borough council, having privatized regular trash pickup twoContinue reading "RED BANK: BULK PICKUPS MAY GO WEEKLY"
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November 11th, 2015 @ 10am
MIDDLETOWN: DRIVER ESCAPES CAR FIRE
The lone occupant of a car that caught fire on West Front Street in Middletown Wednesday morning escaped safely. Dr. Adel Ibrahim, a hematologist, told redbankgreen he was enroute to Riverview MedicalContinue reading "MIDDLETOWN: DRIVER ESCAPES CAR FIRE"
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November 11th, 2015 @ 8am
VETERANS DAY CEREMONIES 2015
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The monument to war veterans at Monmouth Street and Drummond Place in Red Bank, above, and Memorial Park in Fair Haven, at right, are once again host sites for  Veterans DayContinue reading "VETERANS DAY CEREMONIES 2015"
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November 10th, 2015 @ 11am
RED BANK: TENNIS FANS MUSTER FOR COURTS
The tennis courts, overgrown with weeds since being swamped by Hurricane Sandy three years ago, got a sprucing-up from the borough last week. (Photo by Trish Russoniello. Click to enlarge) ByContinue reading "RED BANK: TENNIS FANS MUSTER FOR COURTS"
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November 10th, 2015 @ 8am
RED BANK: GOP CLAIMS WIN IN SQUEAKER
An apprehensive Mike Whelan watches as election results are posted on election night. (Photo by John T. Ward. Click to enlarge) [See UPDATE, below] By JOHN T. WARD Red Bank RepublicansContinue reading "RED BANK: GOP CLAIMS WIN IN SQUEAKER"
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November 9th, 2015 @ 12pm
RBR BUCS FINISH SEASON WITHOUT A LOSS
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Led by QB Jack Navitsky, above, Red Bank Regional finished the 2015 regular football season undefeated with a 31-14 win at Manchester Friday night. Shore Sports Zone caught all the action, asContinue reading "RBR BUCS FINISH SEASON WITHOUT A LOSS"
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November 7th, 2015 @ 9am
Red Bank Regional finished the 2015 regular football season undefeated with a 31-14 win at Manchester, and Shore Sports Zone caught all the action, as well as seven other big games across MonmouthContinue reading "BUCS ARE UNDEFEATED; CASEYS RALLY"
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November 7th, 2015 @ 8am
WHAT’S FOR LUNCH? SLICES OF TOAST
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What’s for Lunch? Or breakfast, while we’re at it. PieHole washes back two meals with good strong coffee at Toast in Red Bank. (Photos by Susan Ericson. Click to enlarge)
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November 6th, 2015 @ 11am
RED BANK: RAYRAP TRAFFIC PLAN RAPPED
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Planning consultant John Jahr addresses a question from Hudson Avenue resident William Hartigan as builder Ray Rapcavage props up an exhibit Thursday night. Below, a view of the six-unit condoContinue reading "RED BANK: RAYRAP TRAFFIC PLAN RAPPED"
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November 6th, 2015 @ 8am
Jackie Robinson was a brick wall in goal and Sophie Demurjian scored in the 60th minute to give Red Bank Catholic’s girls’ soccer team a 1-0 win against Saint JohnContinue reading "GIRLS’ SOCCER: CASEYS ADVANCE ON 1-0 WIN"
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November 6th, 2015 @ 6am
The crime and arrest reports below were provided by the Red Bank Police Department for the period of October 22 to November 5, 2015. This information is unedited. CRIMES CriminalContinue reading "RED BANK CRIME & ARREST REPORTS"
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November 5th, 2015 @ 12pm
Crime and arrest reports, unedited, as provided by the Shrewsbury Police Department for the period of October 23 to October 31, 2015. Crime Reports Report of Theft in the areaContinue reading "SHREWSBURY POLICE BLOTTER"
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November 5th, 2015 @ 12pm
RED BANK: PROVISIONALS YET TO BE COUNTED
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Republicans Mark Taylor, left, Councilwoman Linda Schwabenbauer and Mike Whelan surround party chairman Sean Di Somma in celebration at the Chowda House Tuesday night. (Photo by John T. Ward. Click toContinue reading "RED BANK: PROVISIONALS YET TO BE COUNTED"
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November 5th, 2015 @ 10am
RUMSON: LAST LAUGHS
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Tossed to the curb but apparently still having a ball, a clutch of pumpkins lay among fallen leaves on Hance Road in Rumson Thursday morning. (Photo by Trish Russoniello. Click toContinue reading "RUMSON: LAST LAUGHS"
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November 5th, 2015 @ 8am
ON THE GREEN: RIDGE ROAD CLOSURES BEGIN
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Overnight closures of a stretch of Ridge Road in Fair Haven, Little Silver and Rumson got underway Wednesday night to allow for repaving work. The closures, from Bingham Avenue to westContinue reading "ON THE GREEN: RIDGE ROAD CLOSURES BEGIN"
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November 5th, 2015 @ 7am
RED BANK: RAYRAP PLAN ON ZONING AGENDA
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Developer Ray Rapcavage is scheduled to return to the Red Bank zoning board Thursday night with his proposal to build 22 homes on a block bounded by Harding Road, Hudson Avenue andContinue reading "RED BANK: RAYRAP PLAN ON ZONING AGENDA"
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November 5th, 2015 @ 5am
Red Bank’s public schools aren’t getting the same share of financial help from Trenton as the Red Bank Charter School, according to a new study from Rutgers. The 47-page report, by JuliaContinue reading "RED BANK: DISTRICT SHORTED, REPORT SAYS"
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November 4th, 2015 @ 11am
Top-seeded Rumson-Fair Haven beat Raritan 4-0 to advance to the second round in the boys state Central Jersey Group 2 tournament in Rumson Tuesday evening. The scoring included a must-seeContinue reading "BOYS’ SOCCER: R-FH ADVANCES"
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November 3rd, 2015 @ 11pm
RED BANK: INCUMBENTS KEEP SCHOOL SEATS
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Incumbents Ann Roseman, Fred Stone and Carrie Ludwikowski won clear victories over three challengers.  (Photo by John T. Ward. Click to enlarge) By JOHN T. WARD An unusually newsy Red BankContinue reading "RED BANK: INCUMBENTS KEEP SCHOOL SEATS"
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November 3rd, 2015 @ 10pm
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PILGRIM BAPTIST TO JAMAICA
Recently, Pilgrim Baptist Church of Red Bank traveled to Trelawny Parish of Jamaica on a Relief & Recovery Mission Trip.  The Mission T ...
SNAIL WEATHER
Overnight rains and warm humid temperatures brought out a parade of snails along the access path to the Red Bank Primary School near Locust ...
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.
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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 ...