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FAIR HAVEN: PLAN CALLS FOR RAZING CHURCH
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The church, seen here and below in photos from 2009, would be replaced by three homes if a developer’s plan is approved. (Photos by John T. Ward. Click to enlarge.)Continue reading "FAIR HAVEN: PLAN CALLS FOR RAZING CHURCH"
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March 10th, 2015 @ 6am
Remember: Nothing makes a Red Bank friend happier than to hear "I saw you on Red Bank Green!"
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RUMSON: TOWN DONS ITS FINEST GREENERY
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For their third annual St. Patrick’s Day Parade, Rumsonians put on a display of kelly green and Hibernian spirit Sunday. A plethora of men in kilts, and a few kiltedContinue reading "RUMSON: TOWN DONS ITS FINEST GREENERY"
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March 9th, 2015 @ 8am
The crime and arrest reports below were provided by the Red Bank Police Department for the period of February 26 to March 5, 2015. This information is unedited. CRIMES NoneContinue reading "RED BANK: CRIME & ARREST REPORTS"
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March 9th, 2015 @ 7am
ON THE GREEN: WARMING UP
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Seventy-two hours after Thursday’s snowstorm, the same view – west along Harding Road in Little Silver, toward Tower Hill – was quite different Sunday, when temperatures reached into the mid-40sContinue reading "ON THE GREEN: WARMING UP"
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March 9th, 2015 @ 5am
Rumson-Fair Haven Regional’s dream season on the hardcourt ended with a 62-56 loss to Bordentown at home Friday night. Shore Sports Zone has the video highlights. The Bulldogs can consoleContinue reading "BORDENTOWN ENDS SEASON FOR RFH BOYS"
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March 7th, 2015 @ 8am
RED BANK: THE NAVESINK AS SKETCHPAD
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To whomever is responsible for the snow drawing on the Navesink River at Maple Cove in Red Bank: thank you. (Click to enlarge)
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March 6th, 2015 @ 2pm
ON THE GREEN: SNOW TAPERS OFF
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Sledders took to the hill at Tower Hill Church in Red Bank while the snow was still falling Thursday afternoon, and a passenger cleared a windshield on Broad Street, right.Continue reading "ON THE GREEN: SNOW TAPERS OFF"
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March 5th, 2015 @ 6pm
The following schools have announced closings and delayed openings as of 5:50 a.m. Thursday because of the expected snowstorm.  • Brookdale Community College: Delayed opening. • Fair Haven schools: closed.Continue reading "ON THE GREEN: SCHOOL CLOSINGS"
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March 5th, 2015 @ 5am
RED BANK READY FOR STORM, SAYS DPU HEAD
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Plows will roll out of the borough DPU yard on Chestnut Street starting at about 3 a.m. Thursday, says a borough official. (Photo by John T. Ward. Click to enlarge)Continue reading "RED BANK READY FOR STORM, SAYS DPU HEAD"
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March 4th, 2015 @ 3pm
CHURN: RED GOES DARK, SOUTH MOON RISES
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The first-floor restaurant at red, now closed for remodeling, will reopen under a new name in coming months. The upstairs nightclub remains open on Friday and Saturday nights. (Photos byContinue reading "CHURN: RED GOES DARK, SOUTH MOON RISES"
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March 4th, 2015 @ 11am
RED BANK: CAR CRASHES INTO CHICKEN JOINT
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Two employees reported non-serious injuries after a car jumped the curb and plowed through the storefront of the Cluck U chicken restaurant on Water Street in Red Bank shortly beforeContinue reading "RED BANK: CAR CRASHES INTO CHICKEN JOINT"
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March 3rd, 2015 @ 1pm
RED BANK: RESCUED DEER SAVED – AGAIN
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The doe allowed caretakers to swaddle it in blankets for several hours Saturday evening, above. Below, the doe struggling to escape the frigid Navesink that afternoon; the deer at leftContinue reading "RED BANK: RESCUED DEER SAVED – AGAIN"
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March 3rd, 2015 @ 10am
Fresh off its shocking first-ever win of a Shore Conference Tournament, Rumson-Fair Haven Regional found the first round of the state championship tourney easy Monday, as the Bulldogs breezed pastContinue reading "RFH CRUSHES DELRAN IN STATE OPENER"
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March 3rd, 2015 @ 5am
RED BANK: SCONCE IN A BLUE MOON
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Or something like that. Hey, we’re just having a little bit of fun with the moonrise over Wallace Street in Red Bank and a lighting fixture on the vacant formerContinue reading "RED BANK: SCONCE IN A BLUE MOON"
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March 2nd, 2015 @ 5pm
STUDENT SUSPENDED FOR SCHILLING TWEETS
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The profile photo of the Twitter user identified as “the Sports Guru,” who Curt Schilling said posted offensive comments about his daughter, is the same one used on Facebook byContinue reading "STUDENT SUSPENDED FOR SCHILLING TWEETS"
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March 2nd, 2015 @ 11am
The following schools have announced delayed openings as of 5:45 a.m. Monday because of icy road conditions.  • Brookdale Community College: Delayed openings at all locations. • Fair Haven schools:Continue reading "ON THE GREEN: DELAYED SCHOOL OPENINGS"
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March 2nd, 2015 @ 5am
RED BANK: DEER RESCUED FROM FROZEN RIVER
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Video of the rescue as the boat goes out a second time and brings in a deer. Below, the two deer in the channel they created as they tried toContinue reading "RED BANK: DEER RESCUED FROM FROZEN RIVER"
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February 28th, 2015 @ 6pm
RED BANK: ROCKET & JACK FROST AWAIT WIND
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With more than a foot of ice beneath their runners, the world’s two premier ice yachts had everything they needed to race on the Navesink early Saturday – except for wind.Continue reading "RED BANK: ROCKET & JACK FROST AWAIT WIND"
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February 28th, 2015 @ 1pm
In one of the biggest shockers in Shore Conference Tournament history, Rumson-Fair Haven Regional stole the SCT championship with a 50-24  crusing of  top-seeded Christian Brothers Academy Friday night atContinue reading "RFH JOLTS TOP-SEED CBA FOR SCT TITLE"
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February 28th, 2015 @ 7am
RED BANK: WILLIAMS’ STORY NOT IMPROBABLE
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NBC News anchor Brian Williams onstage at the Count Basie Theatre in December, 2012. (Click to enlarge) By JOHN T. WARD Was news anchor Brian Williams robbed at gunpoint whileContinue reading "RED BANK: WILLIAMS’ STORY NOT IMPROBABLE"
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February 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 ...