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Matt Kidney scored with 5.4 seconds left to earn Saint John Vianney of Middletown a 3-3 tie with Rumson-Fair Haven on the ice at the Red Bank Armory Monday. TheContinue reading "HOCKEY: HEROICS LIFT SJV TO TIE WITH RFF"
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January 20th, 2015 @ 5am
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WEATHER: MILD FOR MARTIN LUTHER KING DAY
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Skaters and ice boaters shared the freeze-hardened Navesink River Saturday, as seen from Cooper’s Bridge between Red Bank and Middletown. Then came Sunday’s daylong deluge of nearly an inch-and-a-half ofContinue reading "WEATHER: MILD FOR MARTIN LUTHER KING DAY"
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January 19th, 2015 @ 5am
Every player on the Rumson-Fair Haven girls’ basketball team got on the scoreboard as the Lady Bulldogs ran away from West Morris in Rumson Sunday. Shore Sports Zone serves upContinue reading "RFH GIRLS OUTSHINE WEST MORRIS, 86-43"
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January 19th, 2015 @ 4am
RED BANK: RAYRAP PLAN RAPPED FOR SIZE
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Audience members reviewed exhibits during a break in Thursday night’s hearing. Below, a rendering of the eight townhomes proposed for Hudson Avenue. (Photos by John T. Ward. Click to enlarge)Continue reading "RED BANK: RAYRAP PLAN RAPPED FOR SIZE"
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January 16th, 2015 @ 9am
Red Bank Regional is an unexpected participant in a three-way tie for first in the Class B North boys’s basketball division after a 55-46 win over Colts Neck at LittleContinue reading "RBR RIDES TO WIN OVER COLTS NECK"
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January 16th, 2015 @ 7am
SEA BRIGHT MULLS MORE BACK-IN PARKING
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A motorist attempts to park in a reverse-angle space in Sea Bright last June. Mike Dannemiller, below left, addresses the council Thursday morning. (Photos by John T. Ward) By JOHNContinue reading "SEA BRIGHT MULLS MORE BACK-IN PARKING"
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January 16th, 2015 @ 5am
RED BANK: BROTHERS STILL CLOSED
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A frozen pipe that burst was the culprit. (Photo by John T. Ward. Click to enlarge) By JOHN T. WARD The Brothers, a Red Bank bar and pizzeria darkened forContinue reading "RED BANK: BROTHERS STILL CLOSED"
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January 15th, 2015 @ 2pm
The crime and arrest reports below were provided by the Red Bank Police Department for the period of January 8 to January 15, 2015. This information is unedited. CRIMES ShopliftingContinue reading "RED BANK CRIME & ARREST REPORTS"
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January 15th, 2015 @ 1pm
A new family-friendly series known as ‘No Shush’ debuts at the Count Basie Theatre in Red Bank this Saturday. Structured  for kids aged 3 to 12, the program combines classicalContinue reading "RED BANK: WILL YOU PLEASE NOT BE QUIET??"
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January 15th, 2015 @ 11am
RED BANK: PARKING REPORT UNDER WRAPS
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Town officials have yet to disclose the recommendations of a consultant on what to do with the White Street lot. (Click to enlarge) By JOHN T. WARD A document thatContinue reading "RED BANK: PARKING REPORT UNDER WRAPS"
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January 15th, 2015 @ 7am
Bouncing back from a 5-3 deficit in the third, Red Bank Catholic finished strong and beat St. Rose, 7-5, at the Red Bank Armory Wednesday. Shore Sports Zone has theContinue reading "HOCKEY: RBC POSTS STRONG COMEBACK"
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January 15th, 2015 @ 6am
Rumson-Fair Haven guard Brendan Barry became the first recipient of a Shore Sports Zone Game Ball in high school hoops Wednesday, two days after he set a Boardwalk Showcase recordContinue reading "RFH BARRY GRABS DEBUT SSZ GAME BALL"
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January 15th, 2015 @ 6am
A Red Bank man was charged with busting up a house and popping his brother in the mouth earlier this week, police say. James P. Williams, 28, of 57 EastContinue reading "RED BANK: MAN PUNCHED BROTHER, COPS SAY"
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January 14th, 2015 @ 5pm
LITTLE SILVER: CAR FLIPS ON RUMSON ROAD
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The lone occupant of  a 2015 Volvo wagon escaped with what appeared to be minor injuries after the vehicle veered into a utility pole and rolled over on Rumson Road Continue reading "LITTLE SILVER: CAR FLIPS ON RUMSON ROAD"
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January 14th, 2015 @ 3pm
Recent arrest reports, unedited, as provided by the Middletown Township Police Department. Christopher Finn, age 52, from Woodland Drive in Lincroft, NJ, arrested on January 2, 2015 by Patrolman ThomasContinue reading "MIDDLETOWN: ARRESTS"
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January 14th, 2015 @ 1pm
RUMSON MANSION RAZED
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A century-old Rumson mansion has become the latest old structure in town to fall to the wrecking ball. Kelly Builders of Oceanport won borough planning board approval in October toContinue reading "RUMSON MANSION RAZED"
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January 13th, 2015 @ 9am
Brendan Ban had four goals and three assists to lead Rumson-Fair Haven to an 11-3 win over Point Pleasant Beach/Manasquan at the Red Bank Armory Monday. Rob Garavante added aContinue reading "HOCKEY: RFF TOPS PPB/SQUAN AS DOWD SITS"
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January 13th, 2015 @ 6am
Rumson-Fair Haven’s Brendan Barry put on another dazzler as the Bulldogs topped Point Pleasant Beach in boys basketball at the Boardwalk Showcase at Long Branch Saturday. Shore Sports Zone hasContinue reading "RFH TOPS POINT BEACH AS BARRY NETS 34"
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January 12th, 2015 @ 6am
RED BANK: SUCH QUACKY WEATHER…
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The ice on the Navesink – or what used to be called the North Shrewsbury – River “certainly isn’t good” for sport after just a couple of days of bitterContinue reading "RED BANK: SUCH QUACKY WEATHER…"
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January 9th, 2015 @ 2pm
CHURN: ART PARTIES, RENT-A-PLATE & SUSHI
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Dorothy Fadell opens her new business, Pinot’s Palette, on Broad Street this Saturday. (Photo by John T. Ward. Click to enlarge) By JOHN T. WARD This debut 2015 edition ofContinue reading "CHURN: ART PARTIES, RENT-A-PLATE & SUSHI"
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January 9th, 2015 @ 6am
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FALL COLORS IN RED BANK
redbankgreen's Partyline captures peaking fall foliage on a Red Bank street corner.
FALL AT THE COURTS OF RED BANK
On the Partyline: stunning foliage at Red Bank's "medieval office park."
WALK FOR DEMOCRACY
The T. Thomas Fortune Cultural Center led a "Walk for Democracy" Sunday from Riverside Gardens Park to the cultral center on Drs. James Park ...
Go big or go home
On the redbankgreen Partyline: Gourd display at Lighthouse on its penultimate night of the season.
MARIGOLDEN SUNSHINE
Partyline photo captures October sunshine hitting marigolds for sale ahead of Dia de Los Muertos.
KENNY KATZGRAU TEACHES CODING TO MAGAZINE PUBLISHERS
Kenny Katzgrau, publisher of Red Bank Green and creator of Broad Street, was teaching City and Regional Magazine Association publishers how ...
LET’S SEE YOUR KINDLE DO THIS
A stack of books served as a chock while a motorist changed a flat tire on Branch Avenue Wednesday afternoon. Submitted by John T. Ward
NEW WELCOME SIGN INSTALLED
A new "Welcome to Red Bank" sign has gone up at the northern Route 35 entrance to town at the foot of Cooper's Bridge.
JUNIOR BUCS WRESTLING WELCOMES YOUNG ATHLETES FOR 22ND SEASON
Junior Bucs Wrestling is preparing for its 22nd season, offering boys and girls from Red Bank, Shrewsbury, and Little Silver an opportunity ...
TIME FOR SCHOOL, DEER
Fall has arrived and so have the middle school loving deer!
JUST IN TIME FOR THE FALL CLASSIC
Just in time for the start of the World Series later this week baseball-themed paintings by artist Max Maxon hang in the windows of the Art ...
DINNER PLANS?
Chipotle in Red Bank Sunday evening will donate a quarter of proceeds from sales Sunday to the volunteer Red Bank Fire Department auxiliary.
KENNY KATZGRAU TEACHES VIBE CODE SESSION AT LOCAL NEWS CAMP
Kenny Katzgrau, publisher of Red Bank Green, is running a vibe code session, teaching other publishers to vibe code at Blue Engine Collectiv ...
Her Majesty visits Red Bank
Navesink Queen docked at the Molly Pitcher Marina. (Photo and text by Partyline contributor Boris Kofman)  
RED BANK DINER MONEY TREE
On the redbankgreen Partyline: sunshine and a money tree at the Red Bank Diner.
NAVESINK LIGHTS
Riverview Hospital lights up the Navesink. (Text and photo by Partyline contributor Terry Franco)  
HALF BAKED BROAD STREET
Broad Street repaving begins with road subject to overnight closures.
COLOR RUN AT RED BANK PRIMARY SCHOOL
redbankgreen Partyline happens upon a cloud of color at annual color run event at Red Bank Primary School.
I’LL EAT IT HERE, THANKS
A squirrel goes all-in for a popular autumn flavor on Madison Avenue in Red Bank Sunday morning.
POP UP TACOS DRAW CROWD
How’s this for a train station redevelopment idea? The pop-up taco vendors Tacos Los Mandones, known on social media as El Mandoon, dr ...
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