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WEATHER TURNS BONE-CHILLING COLD
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Ok, so it didn’t snow – we just wanted to have some fun. But it was 21 degrees Fahrenheit in Red Bank at 6 a.m. Wednesday, and 13 degrees withContinue reading "WEATHER TURNS BONE-CHILLING COLD"
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November 19th, 2014 @ 6am
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RED BANK: GAS LEAK SLOWS THE FLOW
Repair work on a leaking natural gas line on Riverside Avenue in Red Bank had northbound traffic on Route 35 backed up nearly to Waverly Place early Tuesday afternoon asContinue reading "RED BANK: GAS LEAK SLOWS THE FLOW"
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November 18th, 2014 @ 2pm
RED BANK: O’SCANLON BEATS RED-LIGHT CAMS
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Assemblyman Declan O’Scanlon in his Red Bank office Monday. (Photo by John T. Ward. Click to enlarge) By JOHN T. WARD After five years of pedal-to-the-floor critiques, Red Bank-area stateContinue reading "RED BANK: O’SCANLON BEATS RED-LIGHT CAMS"
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November 18th, 2014 @ 10am
RUMSON: DOLL FANCY AND A DASH OF HISTORY
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In honor of Jewish Book Month, dozens of girls gathered at Congregation B’nai Israel in Rumson Sunday for a tea party centered on American Girl character Rebecca Rubin. The doll’sContinue reading "RUMSON: DOLL FANCY AND A DASH OF HISTORY"
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November 18th, 2014 @ 7am
LITTLE SILVER MULLS FIRST LIQUOR LICENSE
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Residents packed Monday night’s borough council meeting, many in support of a referendum on the license question.  (Photo by John T. Ward. Click to enlarge) By JOHN T. WARD LittleContinue reading "LITTLE SILVER MULLS FIRST LIQUOR LICENSE"
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November 17th, 2014 @ 11pm
Two Red Bank Catholic football players are in the running for a Week 10  Shore Sports Zone play-of-the-week game ball following the Casey’s first-round 62-7 playoff blowout of Bishop EustaceContinue reading "RBC: TWO CASEYS ON SSZ GAME BALL BALLOT"
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November 17th, 2014 @ 11am
Video of Jeffrey Michel’s arrest on the Brookdale campus Friday. (Video posted by Vincent Cordero) By JOHN T. WARD Video of the arrest of a Freehold man on the LincroftContinue reading "LINCROFT: CAMPUS ARREST VIDEO GOES VIRAL"
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November 17th, 2014 @ 11am
RED BANK: A ‘TRAILBLAZER’ GETS HER DUE
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Descendants of Katharine Elkus White and local officials at Friday’s dedication of the roadway in Marine Park to the late mayor and ambassador. White, seen below in 1948. (Photo aboveContinue reading "RED BANK: A ‘TRAILBLAZER’ GETS HER DUE"
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November 17th, 2014 @ 8am
With a domineering 35-7 win over A.L. Johnson at home, the defending state champion Rumson-Fair Haven Bulldogs advanced in their quest for a second straight title Friday night.  Shore SportsContinue reading "RFH ADVANCES IN QUEST FOR SECOND TITLE"
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November 15th, 2014 @ 10am
Coming off a stunning overtime loss a week earlier, Red Bank Catholic’s football squad put the pedal down and never let up as the Caseys demolished Bishop Eustace at homeContinue reading "RBC VAPORIZES BISHOP EUSTACE, 62-7"
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November 15th, 2014 @ 10am
Brookdale Community College in Lincroft will lay off 210 employees next summer, according to a report by the Asbury Park Press. About 250 staffers, students and alumni packed a “boisterous”Continue reading "LINCROFT: BROOKDALE OKS MASS LAYOFF"
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November 14th, 2014 @ 9am
RED BANK: CARLO’S OWNER BUSTED FOR DWI
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‘Cake Boss’ Buddy Valastro at the opening of Carlo’s Bake Shop in Red Bank a year ago. (Click to enlarge) By JOHN T. WARD Buddy Valastro, star of TVs’s Cake BossContinue reading "RED BANK: CARLO’S OWNER BUSTED FOR DWI"
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November 14th, 2014 @ 8am
Rumson-Fair Haven’s  field hockey team plays for a state championship on Saturday, and a big part of the squad’s best season in school history is six-foot-one Catie Ebner. Rich Chrampanis’Continue reading "RFH VIES FOR STATE TITLE ON EBNER’S BIG D"
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November 14th, 2014 @ 6am
Completing an effort launched by resident Carl Colmorgen two years ago, Red Bank officials will dedicate the roadway loop in Marine Park to late Mayor Katherine Elkus White at 3 p.m.Continue reading "RED BANK: PARK LOOP DEDICATION PLANNED"
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November 13th, 2014 @ 1pm
A 70-year-old Red Bank man was indicted for an arson spree in which he’s alleged to have started four fires in less than an hour last July, according to aContinue reading "RED BANK: SENIOR INDICTED FOR ARSON"
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November 13th, 2014 @ 11am
RED BANK: RAPCAVAGE REVISES PROPOSAL
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A proposed market, above, at Red Bank’s five corners, seen below, would have two apartments on the second floor instead of commercial space under an amended plan. (Photos by JohnContinue reading "RED BANK: RAPCAVAGE REVISES PROPOSAL"
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November 13th, 2014 @ 9am
Two Red Bank-area men reported to be brothers were arrested in Millersville, Maryland Monday on charges related to an alleged home invasion, according to news reports. Ronald Roy, 38, ofContinue reading "LOCAL MEN CHARGED IN MD. HOME INVASION"
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November 13th, 2014 @ 7am
Rumson-Fair Haven running back Lucas Seckler’s 85-yard touchdown gallop in  the Bulldogs’ 41-6 win over Holmdel Friday night earned him more than 5,000 online votes and a  Shore Sports ZoneContinue reading "RFH: SECKLER GRABS SSZ GAME BALL"
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November 13th, 2014 @ 6am
The ink, laughter and some tears flowed as 11 Rumson-Fair Haven student-athletes, including nine young women, committed to various colleges, where they’ll continue playing tennis, baseball, lacrosse and more startingContinue reading "RFH: 11 ATHLETES COMMIT TO COLLEGES"
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November 12th, 2014 @ 3pm
RED BANK: LIBRARY HOSTS FUNDRAISER
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Seven months after a mass resignation of board members in a budget dispute, the Red Bank Public Library hosted a wine-tasting fundraiser to signal it is back on track toContinue reading "RED BANK: LIBRARY HOSTS FUNDRAISER"
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November 12th, 2014 @ 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 ...