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RED BANK: BIKE LIGHT GIVEAWAY PLANNED
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It’s a mitzvah for local cyclists, says the temple member who dreamed it up. (Photo by John T. Ward. Click to enlarge) By JOHN T. WARD In an effort toContinue reading "RED BANK: BIKE LIGHT GIVEAWAY PLANNED"
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May 5th, 2015 @ 1pm
Remember: Nothing makes a Red Bank friend happier than to hear "I saw you on Red Bank Green!"
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A view down Broad Street from 2012.  (Click to enlarge) By JOHN T. WARD Three years after its selection by Smithsonian Magazine as the third-best small town in America, RedContinue reading "RED BANK ON BALLOT FOR MAGAZINE HONOR"
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May 5th, 2015 @ 7am
HUBBARD’S BRIDGE NEARING COMPLETION
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Two weeks before its scheduled completion, the new Hubbard’s Bridge between Red Bank and Middletown showed further signs of advancement Monday, including a sidewalk along part of the northern rim.Continue reading "HUBBARD’S BRIDGE NEARING COMPLETION"
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May 5th, 2015 @ 5am
RED BANK/FAIR HAVEN: DEALS BY THE YARD
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Saturday was a bonanza for buyers of everything from creepy dolls to credenzas as the Red Bank and Fair Haven townwide yards sales went off in sunny style Saturday. IndustriousContinue reading "RED BANK/FAIR HAVEN: DEALS BY THE YARD"
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May 4th, 2015 @ 10am
RED BANK: FOUR MAYORS… AND SOME FRIENDS
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The first-ever Red Bank Mayor’s Charity Ball brought together three ex-mayors, the current one and some 250 of their friends at the Oyster Point Hotel Friday night. Among those inContinue reading "RED BANK: FOUR MAYORS… AND SOME FRIENDS"
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May 4th, 2015 @ 7am
The crime and arrest reports below were provided by the Red Bank Police Department for the period of April 23 to April 30, 2015. This information is unedited. CRIMES CriminalContinue reading "RED BANK: CRIME & ARREST REPORTS"
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May 1st, 2015 @ 8am
RED BANK: COPS PUSH PEDESTRIAN SAFETY
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Red Bank police were out on Broad Street Wednesday afternoon for a brief pedestrian safety enforcement push. The effort resulted in five summonses issued to motorists and 13 warnings, someContinue reading "RED BANK: COPS PUSH PEDESTRIAN SAFETY"
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April 30th, 2015 @ 8am
Jillian Swikart scored five goals to pace the Rumson-Fair Haven Lady Bulldogs to a dominating effort at home over Red Bank Catholic in lacrosse Wednesday.  Brittany Bruno added three goalsContinue reading "RFH GIRLS CRUISE PAST RBC, 14-2"
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April 30th, 2015 @ 6am
OCEANIC BRIDGE: FULL CLOSURE FOR REPAIRS
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The 75-year-old span will be closed to all but marine traffic for three weeks starting May 26. (Photo by John T. Ward. Click to enlarge) By JOHN T. WARD PreviouslyContinue reading "OCEANIC BRIDGE: FULL CLOSURE FOR REPAIRS"
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April 29th, 2015 @ 12pm
RED BANK: AFTER 26 YEARS, BARR ZONES OUT
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Zoning officer Donna Smith Barr leaves the job this week after 26 years. (Photo by John T. Ward. Click to enlarge) By JOHN T. WARD The cliches compete: it’s temptingContinue reading "RED BANK: AFTER 26 YEARS, BARR ZONES OUT"
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April 29th, 2015 @ 11am
RED BANK: SCHOOL TAX UP NEARLY 7 PERCENT
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Suzanne Viscomi, of the board’s finance committee, speaking at Tuesday night’s meeting. (Photo by John T. Ward. Click to enlarge) By JOHN T. WARD The typical Red Bank homeowner willContinue reading "RED BANK: SCHOOL TAX UP NEARLY 7 PERCENT"
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April 29th, 2015 @ 6am
RUMSON: BLITHEWALD GARDEN IN PHOTOS
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The April 20 fire at the Rumson mansion known as Blithewald, which was undergoing extensive redecoration for use as a designer showcase in the monthlong VNA Stately Homes by theContinue reading "RUMSON: BLITHEWALD GARDEN IN PHOTOS"
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April 28th, 2015 @ 7am
RED BANK: TWO SAVED AFTER BOAT FLIPS
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The sailboat, seen above, righted itself after its two occupants were rescued, a witness said. Below, one of the two people rescued gets some medical attention. (Photo by John T.Continue reading "RED BANK: TWO SAVED AFTER BOAT FLIPS"
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April 27th, 2015 @ 12pm
RED BANK: JAYWALKING PEDESTRIAN STRUCK
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A Florida man was struck by a vehicle when he stepped out into traffic from between two parked cars in downtown Red Bank Saturday, police Chief Darren McConnell tells redbankgreen.Continue reading "RED BANK: JAYWALKING PEDESTRIAN STRUCK"
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April 27th, 2015 @ 9am
SEA BRIGHT: AIRING OUT KITES ON THE BEACH
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Crisp blue skies, ocean breezes and beach sand made an ideal setting for the Sea Bright Festival on Saturday. The event, the first of its kind, was one of severalContinue reading "SEA BRIGHT: AIRING OUT KITES ON THE BEACH"
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April 27th, 2015 @ 8am
RED BANK: SOAKING IN THE FLAVOUR
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Thousands of strolling-and-eating springtime revelers flooded the White Street parking lot for the annual Red Bank International Flavour Festival on a cool, partly sunny afternoon Sunday. As usual, redbankgreen was thereContinue reading "RED BANK: SOAKING IN THE FLAVOUR"
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April 27th, 2015 @ 6am
‘BRAND NEW KEY’ SINGER GETS RBR HALL PASS
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Melanie Safka Shekeryk, better known to radio listeners of a certain age as the Woodstock-era singer ‘Melanie,’ visited Red Bank Regional for induction into the school’s Distinguished Alumni Hall ofContinue reading "‘BRAND NEW KEY’ SINGER GETS RBR HALL PASS"
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April 24th, 2015 @ 6pm
RED BANK: HIGH-END ANTIQUES SHOP DEBUTS
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Paul Gallagher, left, and Ron Knox in their new art and antiques shop, which opens Friday.  (Photo by John T. Ward. Click to enlarge) By JOHN T. WARD Red Bank’sContinue reading "RED BANK: HIGH-END ANTIQUES SHOP DEBUTS"
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April 24th, 2015 @ 12pm
FIVE JOIN MONMOUTH CONSERVATION BOARD
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The foundation is in the process of acquiring the 15-acre Chris’s Landing in River Plaza. Below, Meredyth R. Armitage. (Photo below by Tina Colella. Click to enlarge) Press release fromContinue reading "FIVE JOIN MONMOUTH CONSERVATION BOARD"
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April 24th, 2015 @ 12pm
LINCROFT: FIRST AIRING FOR EXIT 109 PLANS
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C.J. Lagan, at right, studies proposed changes for exit 109 at the township library Thursday. (Photo by John T. Ward. Click to enlarge) By JOHN T. WARD A proposed reconfigurationContinue reading "LINCROFT: FIRST AIRING FOR EXIT 109 PLANS"
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April 24th, 2015 @ 5am
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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 ...