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CASEYS JOIN DAWGS AS STATE CHAMPS
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Nick Lubischer cuts back en route to a 52-yard touchdown for Red Bank Catholic as the Caseys dominate Delbarton in the Non-Public, Group 3 football championship game at MetLife StadiumContinue reading "CASEYS JOIN DAWGS AS STATE CHAMPS"
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December 8th, 2014 @ 6am
Remember: Nothing makes a Red Bank friend happier than to hear "I saw you on Red Bank Green!"
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Led by quarterback Eddie Hahn and running back Tommy Spernal, Red Bank Catholic steamrolled Delbarton by a score of 45-20 for the state title in Non-Public, Group 3 football atContinue reading "RBC BEATS DELBARTON FOR STATE TITLE"
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December 8th, 2014 @ 5am
DAWGS CHOMP THEIR WAY TO SECOND TITLE
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Rumson-Fair Haven sophomore quarterback Mike O’Connor takes off on one of his trademark keepers enroute to a big gain as he leads the Bulldogs to their second consecutive state title,Continue reading "DAWGS CHOMP THEIR WAY TO SECOND TITLE"
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December 7th, 2014 @ 8am
For the second straight year, the Rumson-Fair Haven Bulldogs are the top dogs of Central Jersey Group 2, winning the state title over Delaware Valley at Kean University Saturday. InContinue reading "RFH DAWGS REPEAT AS STATE CHAMPS"
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December 7th, 2014 @ 8am
Football players from Red Bank Regional, Red Bank Catholic and Rumson-Fair Haven Regional all made the ballot for the first-ever Shore Sports Zone running touchdown of the year, as seenContinue reading "PLAYS OF THE YEAR? YOUR CALL."
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December 5th, 2014 @ 9am
RED BANK: LOFTS LAND WEST ELM AS TENANT
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The furniture retailer will occupy the ground-floor corner at West Front Street and Bridge Avenue, as shown in this rendering. (Click to enlarge) By JOHN T. WARD Red Bank’s WestContinue reading "RED BANK: LOFTS LAND WEST ELM AS TENANT"
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December 5th, 2014 @ 7am
LITTLE SILVER: DETOUR WOES WORSEN
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A traffic headache of long duration for drivers who use Branch Avenue in Little Silver is about to get worse. Starting Friday at 8 a.m., Branch Avenue will be closedContinue reading "LITTLE SILVER: DETOUR WOES WORSEN"
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December 4th, 2014 @ 5pm
By JOHN T. WARD A Rumson police officer charged with drunk driving after crashing his car into the back of a Red Bank store in September was convicted on aContinue reading "RED BANK: RUMSON COP’S DWI CASE DROPPED"
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December 4th, 2014 @ 4pm
FAIR HAVEN: KOCH RECALLED WITH HUMOR
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Pallbearers with the casket of Councilman Jerome Koch, below, who died Sunday. (Photo by John T. Ward. Click to enlarge) By JOHN T. WARD Friends and family eulogized Fair HavenContinue reading "FAIR HAVEN: KOCH RECALLED WITH HUMOR"
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December 4th, 2014 @ 1pm
The crime and arrest reports below were provided by the Red Bank Police Department for the period of November 27 to December 3, 2014. This information is unedited. CRIMES TheftContinue reading "RED BANK: CAR VANDALIZED WITH… BACON?"
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December 4th, 2014 @ 11am
Red Bank Catholic got hat tricks from Evan Hoey and Alec Mintz, plus single goals by Matt Chinnici and Max Weber, in an 8-1 win over Point Pleasant Boro inContinue reading "RBC DOMINATES POINT ON ICE"
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December 4th, 2014 @ 10am
RED BANK: THE GIFT THAT KEEPS ON GOING?
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A portapotty on Branch Avenue in Red Bank bedecked in the holiday spirit Thursday morning. Leave your best puns in the comments below. (Photo by Trish Russoniello. Click to enlarge)
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December 4th, 2014 @ 8am
RED BANK: METER BOND INTRODUCED… MAYBE
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New metering technology would use telemetry, replacing the current system, which requires a borough employee to touch a reading device to puck-shaped interface. (Photo by John T. Ward. Click toContinue reading "RED BANK: METER BOND INTRODUCED… MAYBE"
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December 4th, 2014 @ 7am
RED BANK: LAUTERWASSER TO BE FD CHIEF
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Chief-elect Joe Lauterwasser, right arrives at the First Aid building Tuesday night with his prospective first deputy, Chris Soden, left, and second deputy Pete DeFazio, center. (Photo by John T.Continue reading "RED BANK: LAUTERWASSER TO BE FD CHIEF"
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December 3rd, 2014 @ 2pm
SHREWSBURY: ENOUGH SIGNS FOR YOU?
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A view east along Patterson Avenue on November 17, above, and again on Wednesday morning, below, when a motorist was pulled over for speeding. (Photo by John T. Ward. ClickContinue reading "SHREWSBURY: ENOUGH SIGNS FOR YOU?"
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December 3rd, 2014 @ 11am
RED BANK: $2.2M METER BOND ON AGENDA
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New metering technology would be more precise than the current system, enabling homeowners to better detect bill-boosting leaks, proponents say. (Photo by John T. Ward. Click to enlarge) By JOHNContinue reading "RED BANK: $2.2M METER BOND ON AGENDA"
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December 3rd, 2014 @ 7am
J.C. Maroukis scored four goals to lead Donovan Catholic of Toms River to a 6-2 win over Rumson-Fair Haven on the ice at the Red Bank Armory Monday. Shore SportsContinue reading "RFH FALLS ON ICE TO DONOVAN CATHOLIC"
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December 2nd, 2014 @ 7am
RED BANK: CAKE BOSS COPS TO DWI
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‘Cake Boss’ Buddy Valastro with Mayor Pasquale Menna at the opening of Carlo’s Bake Shop in Red Bank in November, 2013. Below, Valastro’s apology tweet Monday. (Click to enlarge) ByContinue reading "RED BANK: CAKE BOSS COPS TO DWI"
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December 2nd, 2014 @ 6am
RED BANK: NEW OFFICE FEELS LIKE OLD HOME
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With landscaping and exterior detail work still in progress, John Smallwood, below, moved his financial advisory firm into 199 Broad Street last week. (Photo above by Trish Russoniello; below byContinue reading "RED BANK: NEW OFFICE FEELS LIKE OLD HOME"
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December 1st, 2014 @ 4pm
FAIR HAVEN: KOCH DIES FROM INJURIES
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By JOHN T. WARD Fair Haven Councilman Jerome Koch died Sunday, one day after he was was critically injured in a bicycling accident on River Road. Borough police reported Koch’sContinue reading "FAIR HAVEN: KOCH DIES FROM INJURIES"
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November 30th, 2014 @ 7pm
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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.
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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 ...