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LITTLE SILVER: VOTERS SAY ‘BOTTOMS UP’
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Referendum proponent Matt Kelly had suggested booze be allowed in the vicinity of the train station.  (Photo by John T. Ward. Click to enlarge) By JOHN T. WARD Little SilverContinue reading "LITTLE SILVER: VOTERS SAY ‘BOTTOMS UP’"
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November 3rd, 2015 @ 10pm
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RED BANK: GOP CLAIMS HISTORIC WIN
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Republican Mark Taylor speaks to followers at the Chowda House as running mate Mike Whelan looks on Tuesday night. (Photo by John T. Ward. Click to enlarge) By JOHN T. WARD RedContinue reading "RED BANK: GOP CLAIMS HISTORIC WIN"
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November 3rd, 2015 @ 10pm
Courtesy of NJ Spotlight and the NJ News Commons, here’s a live display of Assembly race results across the New Jersey. Click on the plus arrow to enlarge and dragContinue reading "LIVE: ASSEMBLY RACE RESULTS"
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November 3rd, 2015 @ 4pm
The clay tennis courts at Marine Park as seen in August. (Photo by John T. Ward. Click to enlarge) By JOHN T. WARD All three private-sector proposals for the future ofContinue reading "RED BANK: MARINE PARK PROJECTS NIXED"
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November 3rd, 2015 @ 10am
RED BANK: BRANNIGAN’S MAKEOVER APPROVED
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Branningan’s plans to add a two-tiered deck, complete with an open-air tower at the north end, and an outdoor bar, seen at above left. Below, the property as it appeared inContinue reading "RED BANK: BRANNIGAN’S MAKEOVER APPROVED"
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November 3rd, 2015 @ 8am
RED BANK: ZIPPRICH ZAPPED ON ‘PLAGIARISM’
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Councilman and Democratic party chair Ed Zipprich, right, with Democratic council candidate Michael Ballard at the borough Halloween parade last month. (Photo by John T. Ward. Click to enlarge) By JOHNContinue reading "RED BANK: ZIPPRICH ZAPPED ON ‘PLAGIARISM’"
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November 3rd, 2015 @ 7am
Here’s redbankgreen’s town-by-town rundown of what offices are at stake and who’s running in Tuesday’s elections. We’ve also got some information down near the bottom on what you need to bring toContinue reading "ON THE GREEN: TOWN-BY-TOWN VOTING GUIDE"
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November 2nd, 2015 @ 6pm
LITTLE SILVER: BOOZE Q ON THE BALLOT
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The town hasn’t allowed alcoholic drinks to be sold by the glass at least since Prohibition. (Photo by John T. Ward. Click to enlarge) By JOHN T. WARD Is Little Silver readyContinue reading "LITTLE SILVER: BOOZE Q ON THE BALLOT"
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November 2nd, 2015 @ 12pm
Crime and arrest reports, unedited, as provided by the Fair Haven Police Department for the period of October, 2105. 10/1- Cpl. John Waltz took a vandalism report from Borough employeesContinue reading "FAIR HAVEN: CRIME & ARREST REPORTS"
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November 2nd, 2015 @ 10am
Recent crime and arrest reports, unedited, as provided by the Middletown Township Police Department. ​​​Stephanie Cotto, age 26, from Garfield Avenue in Belford, NJ, arrested on October 15, 2015 byContinue reading "MIDDLETOWN POLICE BLOTTER"
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November 2nd, 2015 @ 5am
CASEYS LOSE, DAWGS & BUCS POST WINS
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With the clock ticking down, Red Bank Catholic quarterback Eddie Hahn drove the Caseys to within a few yards of a game-tying score, but came up short as Ocean TownshipContinue reading "CASEYS LOSE, DAWGS & BUCS POST WINS"
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October 31st, 2015 @ 9am
In a football game with nail-biting drama down to the last tick of the clock, Ocean Township stunned Red Bank Catholic with a 42-35 win at Count Basie Fields in RedContinue reading "OCEAN CLOCKS RBC; DAWGS & BUCS POST WINS"
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October 31st, 2015 @ 9am
One year after the field hockey team of Rumson-Fair Haven ended Shore Regional’s 15-year domination of the Shore Conference Tournament, the two teams faced off again at Holmdel Thursday night — withContinue reading "RFH GIRLS WIN SCT FIELD HOCKEY TROPHY"
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October 30th, 2015 @ 5am
RED BANK MAN CHARGED WITH SEX ASSAULT
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A Red Bank man was arrested on charges of sexually assaulting a 14-year-old girl in his  home, according to a borough police report. Jaime Mellado-Luna, 23, of Chapin Avenue, was takenContinue reading "RED BANK MAN CHARGED WITH SEX ASSAULT"
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October 29th, 2015 @ 6pm
RED BANK: AT HOME WITH TOAST & TARRAGON
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Amy Russo Harrigan in the newly opened Toast, housed in the former Broadway Diner on Monmouth Street. Below, an ad for the original Palace Diner that appeared in the Red BankContinue reading "RED BANK: AT HOME WITH TOAST & TARRAGON"
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October 29th, 2015 @ 8am
Any Jersey Shore denizen knows that sand migrates, even as its being used to replenish storm-depleted beaches. But the biggest beneficiary of the millions of cubic yards of sand pumped onshoreContinue reading "SANDY HOOK: NUDISTS GET MORE SAND"
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October 28th, 2015 @ 9am
LITTLE SILVER: A&P PETERS OUT
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The shelves of the Little Silver A&P have grown sparse in recent days as the new owner, Acme Supermarkets, plans to shut down the store Saturday night for several days ofContinue reading "LITTLE SILVER: A&P PETERS OUT"
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October 28th, 2015 @ 5am
With Samantha Beaudrault providing stellar defense of the net, the Lady Bulldogs of Rumson-Fair Haven Regional held on to win 1-0 at home over Jackson Memorial in the Shore ConferenceContinue reading "R-FH GIRLS ADVANCE TO SCT SOCCER SEMIS"
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October 27th, 2015 @ 3pm
Rumson’s municipal court judge has been suspended without pay, the Asbury Park Press reported Tuesday. Judge Richard B. Thompson, a Middletown attorney who also serves a municipal judge in eight otherContinue reading "RUMSON: MUNICIPAL JUDGE BENCHED"
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October 27th, 2015 @ 2pm
An employee of the Red Bank Foodtown wound up in jail after a fist-swinging episode at the store’s customer service desk Saturday afternoon, police said. Store employee Charles Bennett, 56, of AmbassadorContinue reading "RED BANK: FOODTOWN SCENE OF ASSAULT"
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October 27th, 2015 @ 9am
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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.
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 ...