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RED BANK: EV CHARGING SET AT $2 PER HOUR
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Red Bank’s first and only electric vehicle charging station, installed on Monmouth Street outside borough hall, will cost users $2 per hour for both a recharge and the use ofContinue reading "RED BANK: EV CHARGING SET AT $2 PER HOUR"
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November 6th, 2014 @ 11am
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RED BANK: SHOE DONOR GETS A BIG HAND
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Dean Ross, owner of the Doc Shoppe shoe store in Red Bank, gave away 629 pairs of new shoes to borough schoolchildren over two Sundays in September, events that drew linesContinue reading "RED BANK: SHOE DONOR GETS A BIG HAND"
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November 6th, 2014 @ 9am
Fresh off its Shore Conference Tournament championship, Rumson-Fair Haven’s field hockey team crushed Manasquan, 7-0, at home in the Central Jersey Group 2 semifinals Wednesday. Rich Chrampanis’  video-based website, ShoreContinue reading "RFH GIRLS ONE WIN AWAY FROM STATE CROWN"
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November 6th, 2014 @ 8am
WEATHER: WET THURSDAY IN THE FORECAST
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A sunset view down Irving Place in Red Bank Tuesday evening. The Green is in for a day of rain Thursday, heavy at times, but the skies should be relativelyContinue reading "WEATHER: WET THURSDAY IN THE FORECAST"
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November 6th, 2014 @ 7am
RED BANK: IT’S SCHWABENBAUER & ZIPPRICH
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Councilmembers Ed Zipprich, center, and Juanita Lewis with former Councilman Ivan Polonsky, right, at Democratic HQ Tuesday night. Linda Schwabenbauer, below. (Photos by John T. Ward. Click to enlarge) ByContinue reading "RED BANK: IT’S SCHWABENBAUER & ZIPPRICH"
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November 5th, 2014 @ 11am
FAIR HAVEN: Incumbent Republican Susan Sorensen won re-election to the borough council, but Aimee Humphreys pulled off a rare win for a Democrat in outpolling incumbent Republican Jerome Koch. TheContinue reading "ELECTION RESULTS FROM ACROSS THE GREEN"
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November 4th, 2014 @ 11pm
RED BANK: GOP APPEARS TO ADD TO ’13 GAIN
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Republican Linda Schwabenbauer, left, with state Senator Jennifer Beck and running mate Sean Di Somma, far right, as returns were tallied Tuesday night. Below, Ed Zipprich, seen at right throughContinue reading "RED BANK: GOP APPEARS TO ADD TO ’13 GAIN"
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November 4th, 2014 @ 11pm
Beginning shortly after 8 p.m. Tuesday, NJ Spotlight and NJ News Commons will begin posting results for congressional races across the state. For up-to-the minute results, click on a district;Continue reading "LIVE: HOUSE RACES ACROSS THE STATE"
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November 4th, 2014 @ 8pm
FAIR HAVEN ACQUIRES OLD HOUSE FOR PARK
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The Charles Williams house, with the river in the background. Below, a weathered medallion on the doorframe marks the structure as a Century House. (Photos by John T. Ward. ClickContinue reading "FAIR HAVEN ACQUIRES OLD HOUSE FOR PARK"
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November 4th, 2014 @ 10am
LINCROFT: DUFFERS TO PUTTER AMID DESKS
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Let’s face it, golf is about exercise without breaking a sweat, right? So why not do it in the climate-controlled comfort of  an office, beverage in hand? The Curchin Open,Continue reading "LINCROFT: DUFFERS TO PUTTER AMID DESKS"
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November 4th, 2014 @ 7am
RED BANK: ELECTION DAY 2014
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Red Bank voters will choose two council members from among four candidates. (Click to enlarge) Will voters tick down along party lines? Mix & match? Election season 2014 culminates TuesdayContinue reading "RED BANK: ELECTION DAY 2014"
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November 4th, 2014 @ 6am
Crime and arrest reports, unedited, as provided by the Fair Haven Police Department for the period of October, 2014. 10/04- A River Road business owner reported an attempted break-in atContinue reading "FAIR HAVEN CRIME & ARREST REPORTS"
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November 3rd, 2014 @ 12pm
Rumson-Fair Haven’s Peyton McCauley tallied a pair of first-half goals and the Bulldawgs defense took care of the rest in a 2-0 win that ended Shore Regional’s remarkable 15-year dominationContinue reading "RFH GIRLS TAKE FIELD HOCKEY TOURNAMENT"
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November 3rd, 2014 @ 6am
A 95-year-old pedestrian was struck by a car in a hit-and-run accident in Red Bank Sunday afternoon, according to a report by the Asbury Park Press. Alphonse Tomaino was takenContinue reading "RED BANK: 95-YEAR-OLD STRUCK IN HIT-&-RUN"
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November 3rd, 2014 @ 6am
SICKELS CITED IN PENN STATE EGGING
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[CLARIFICATION: The original version of this story mistakenly reported, in the headline and body of the story, that Garrett Sickels and his three teammates were “arrested.” According to Sickels’ father,Continue reading "SICKELS CITED IN PENN STATE EGGING"
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November 1st, 2014 @ 10pm
Rumson-Fair Haven quarterback Mike O’Connor streaked 90 yards for a TD and wideout Murray McHeffey pulled in a couple of sensational diving catches as the Dawgs moved to 5-2 onContinue reading "RFH BEATS RARITAN WITH SENSATIONAL PLAYS"
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November 1st, 2014 @ 9am
RED BANK: Q&A WITH SEAN DI SOMMA
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Republican council candidate Sean Di Somma. (Photo by John T. Ward. Click to enlarge) In Tuesday’s election for Red Bank council, incumbents Juanita Lewis and Ed Zipprich, both Democrats, faceContinue reading "RED BANK: Q&A WITH SEAN DI SOMMA"
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October 31st, 2014 @ 1pm
RED BANK: Q&A WITH JUANITA LEWIS
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Democrat Juanita Lewis has been on the council since 2009. (Photo by John T. Ward. Click to enlarge) In Tuesday’s election for Red Bank council, incumbents Juanita Lewis and EdContinue reading "RED BANK: Q&A WITH JUANITA LEWIS"
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October 31st, 2014 @ 1pm
RED BANK: Q&A WITH PASQUALE MENNA
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Pasquale Menna, a Democrat, was elected mayor in 2006 after 18 years on the borough council. (Photo by John T. Ward. Click to enlarge) In Tuesday’s election, Red Bank MayorContinue reading "RED BANK: Q&A WITH PASQUALE MENNA"
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October 31st, 2014 @ 1pm
RED BANK: Q&A WITH LINDA SCHWABENBAUER
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Republican council candidate Linda Schwabenbauer. (Photo by John T. Ward. Click to enlarge) In Tuesday’s election for Red Bank council, incumbents Juanita Lewis and Ed Zipprich, both Democrats, face RepublicansContinue reading "RED BANK: Q&A WITH LINDA SCHWABENBAUER"
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October 31st, 2014 @ 1pm
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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 ...