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A Red Bank policeman suffered minor injuries in a scuffle with an alleged car burglar he chased through hedges and a fence early Tuesday morning, redbankgreen has learned. Patrolman Benjamin SpringerContinue reading "RED BANK: COP NABS MAN FOR BURGLARY"
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July 29th, 2015 @ 5pm
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RED BANK: BROAD STREET BIDS GOODBYE
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If any one person outside of Tiffany & Co. is responsible for the jeweler's decision to open a gleaming outpost in downtown Red Bank today, it's Larry Garmany, who has a habit of making high-risk business moves that tend to...
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July 29th, 2015 @ 11am
RUMSON: FIRE DESTROYS BACKYARD PLAY SET
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Rumson firefighters, slowed somewhat by a Cat construction vehicle parked in the driveway, quickly doused a fire that fully engulfed a custom-designed wooden play set in the backyard of a newlyContinue reading "RUMSON: FIRE DESTROYS BACKYARD PLAY SET"
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July 29th, 2015 @ 9am
ON THE GREEN: SLOW ROAST AT TOAST
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With temperatures headed toward the high 80s, John Cushing of Bayonne rolled on with his work Tuesday, painting curbs outside the Toast restaurant under construction in the former Broadway DinerContinue reading "ON THE GREEN: SLOW ROAST AT TOAST"
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July 28th, 2015 @ 3pm
RED BANK: CLOTHIER LARRY GARMANY, 62
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If any one person outside of Tiffany & Co. is responsible for the jeweler's decision to open a gleaming outpost in downtown Red Bank today, it's Larry Garmany, who has a habit of making high-risk business moves that tend to...
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July 27th, 2015 @ 7pm
RED BANK: BATTERS UP
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Brothers and former major leaguers Jeff Frazier (who played seven years with the Tigers, Marlins and Nationals) and Charlie Frazier (six years with the Marlins) of Frazier Baseball put on aContinue reading "RED BANK: BATTERS UP"
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July 27th, 2015 @ 3pm
The crime and arrest reports below were provided by the Red Bank Police Department for the period of July 16 to July 23, 2015. This information is unedited. CRIMES CriminalContinue reading "RED BANK CRIME & ARREST REPORTS"
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July 27th, 2015 @ 7am
IRON COWBOY NAILS 50-50-50 RECORD
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“Iron Cowboy” James Lawrence, seen above in Sea Bright on July 4, successfully completed his 50-50-50 campaign to do a record 50 triathlon-length workouts in 50 states in 50 daysContinue reading "IRON COWBOY NAILS 50-50-50 RECORD"
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July 27th, 2015 @ 5am
RED BANK: ACTION EXPECTED ON COURT PLANS
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Wondering about the fate of Red Bank’s clay tennis courts in Marine Park, and whether they’ll be saved or replaced by either of two competing proposals to develop the waterfrontContinue reading "RED BANK: ACTION EXPECTED ON COURT PLANS"
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July 24th, 2015 @ 2pm
Recent crime and arrest reports, unedited, as provided by the Middletown Township Police Department. Brian Kavanagh, age 49, from Swimming River Road in Colts Neck, NJ, arrested on July 14,Continue reading "MIDDLETOWN: CRIMES & ARRESTS"
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July 24th, 2015 @ 11am
RED BANK: AUDIT FINDS FISCAL IMPROVEMENT
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Red Bank auditor David Kaplan, seen here in 2014, said the borough’s financial strength improved last year. (Photo by John T. Ward. Click to enlarge) By JOHN T. WARD Debt isContinue reading "RED BANK: AUDIT FINDS FISCAL IMPROVEMENT"
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July 24th, 2015 @ 9am
Crime and arrest reports, unedited, as provided by the Fair Haven Police Department for the period of June, 2105. 06/04- A Ridge Road resident reported that several hundred dollars wasContinue reading "FAIR HAVEN: CRIME & ARREST REPORTS"
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July 24th, 2015 @ 6am
RED BANK: WALGREENS NEIGHBORS SEEK HELP
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Area residents say they’re concerned about the impact of a new Walgreens on local road safety. (Photo by John T. Ward. Click to enlarge) By JOHN T. WARD Motorists using a shortcut alongContinue reading "RED BANK: WALGREENS NEIGHBORS SEEK HELP"
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July 23rd, 2015 @ 4pm
RED BANK: LANE MARKINGS NOW LEGIT
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Though they’ve been there for years, the turning lanes on Broad Street in downtown Red Bank turn out not to have ever been codified by ordinance, an oversight, according toContinue reading "RED BANK: LANE MARKINGS NOW LEGIT"
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July 23rd, 2015 @ 10am
Red Bank property owners will have until August 25 to pay their third-quarter tax bills without incurring a penalty, under a resolution past by the borough council Wednesday night. The graceContinue reading "RED BANK: DEADLINE ON TAXES EXTENDED"
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July 23rd, 2015 @ 10am
RED BANK: DOGGED DOG DAYS RETURN
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Thrice delayed by weather, the dogs of Red Bank finally had their first Dog Days of Summer meet-‘n-sniff of 2015 Wednesday evening. But the break in the recent heat wave did nothing toContinue reading "RED BANK: DOGGED DOG DAYS RETURN"
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July 23rd, 2015 @ 6am
LITTLE SILVER: BARN RESTORATION STALLS
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No work has been done on the barns at Little Silver’s Parker Homestead in months. (Photos by John T. Ward. Click to enlarge.) By JOHN T. WARD One year afterContinue reading "LITTLE SILVER: BARN RESTORATION STALLS"
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July 22nd, 2015 @ 11am
RED BANK: OM ON THE RIVER
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Red Bank’s Maple Cove on the Navesink River has become a gently bobbing yoga studio, weather and tides permitting. “The [stand-up paddle] boards are more stable than you might think,”Continue reading "RED BANK: OM ON THE RIVER"
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July 22nd, 2015 @ 8am
HUBBARD’S BRIDGE: NIGHT CLOSING SLATED
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The newly not-quite-completed Hubbards Bridge, on West Front Street between Red Bank and Middletown, will be closed to all traffic beginning at 7:30 p.m. to accommodate utility work, Red Bank policeContinue reading "HUBBARD’S BRIDGE: NIGHT CLOSING SLATED"
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July 21st, 2015 @ 3pm
LITTLE SILVER: STUDENT TO RATE WALKWAYS
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Theo Cheevers at Church Street and Rumson Road, site of a recent sidewalk reconstruction. (Photo by John T. Ward. Click to enlarge) By JOHN T. WARD Where exactly in Little SilverContinue reading "LITTLE SILVER: STUDENT TO RATE WALKWAYS"
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July 21st, 2015 @ 10am
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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 ...