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RED BANK: RR XING TO CLOSE FOR WEEKEND
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A three-plus-day shutdown of Broad Street at the North Jersey Coast Line grade crossing begins at 10 p.m. Friday for what New Jersey Transit calls routine inspection and maintenance. TheContinue reading "RED BANK: RR XING TO CLOSE FOR WEEKEND"
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October 24th, 2014 @ 9am
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RED BANK: GOING TO THE BIG GAME?
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High school football fans are expected to pack the stands at Count Basie Field in Red Bank as one of the most anticipated Shore Conference matchups in memory plays outContinue reading "RED BANK: GOING TO THE BIG GAME?"
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October 24th, 2014 @ 8am
SHREWSBURY: AUTUMN ON THE LINE
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Even with utility lines running through its center, this maple tree on Patterson Avenue in Shrewsbury radiated autumn color earlier this week – and a giant front-yard spider web added aContinue reading "SHREWSBURY: AUTUMN ON THE LINE"
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October 24th, 2014 @ 6am
Rumson-Fair Haven’s Kate Fahey returned from a junior year away from high school tennis to become the first state singles champion in school history last week. Shore Sports Zone, hasContinue reading "RFH: AFTER STATE TITLE, FAHEY PLAYS ON"
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October 23rd, 2014 @ 6am
RED BANK: SMOKE ALARM ‘SAVED HER LIFE’
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Joan Raymond, at right above, outside her fire-damaged home, and getting a hug from a friend on her neighbor’s heat-blistered porch, below. (Video and photos by John T. Ward. ClickContinue reading "RED BANK: SMOKE ALARM ‘SAVED HER LIFE’"
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October 22nd, 2014 @ 2pm
Rumson-Fair Haven’s field hockey squad, the top-rated team in this year’s Shore Conference Tournament, shut out Holmdel, 8-0, in round one, advancing to the quarterfinals Tuesday. Rich Chrampanis’ new video-basedContinue reading "RFH IN 8-0 FIELD HOCKEY ROUT OF HOLMDEL"
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October 22nd, 2014 @ 5am
RED BANK: WOMAN ESCAPES HOUSE FIRE
As firefighters arrived, an electrical line lay sparking in the driveway to the left of the burning house. (Video and photos by John T. Ward. Click to enlarge) By JOHNContinue reading "RED BANK: WOMAN ESCAPES HOUSE FIRE"
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October 22nd, 2014 @ 1am
RED BANK: IN FOR A DRENCHING
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Storm clouds rolling in over downtown Red Bank, above, and South Street, below, before unleashing a brief downpour Tuesday afternoon. The National Weather Service forecasts sporadic showers for the restContinue reading "RED BANK: IN FOR A DRENCHING"
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October 21st, 2014 @ 1pm
RED BANK: VEHICLE HITS STOREFRONT
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Emergency workers take crash victim Michael Maxted to a waiting ambulance. A 22-year-old Red Bank man was injured late Friday afternoon when an SUV crashed through the facade of the Cluck U Chicken fast food business on Water Street. Michael...
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October 21st, 2014 @ 9am
RED BANK: DEMS GET PRICKLY OVER BALLOONS
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Legos with legs were among the parade participants who accepted GOP balloons from candidate Linda Schwabenbauer, below. (Photo above by Peter Lindner. Click to enlarge) By JOHN T. WARD AContinue reading "RED BANK: DEMS GET PRICKLY OVER BALLOONS"
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October 21st, 2014 @ 7am
Red Bank and neighboring towns could be in for a day or more of truly bad traffic next Monday – and rail commuters may be in for headaches as well.Continue reading "AREA TOWNS BRACE FOR TRAFFIC NIGHTMARE"
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October 20th, 2014 @ 3pm
Hundreds of volunteers participated in the 34th annual Red Bank Crop Walk, based at Red Bank Regional High, on Saturday. Here’s a history of the five-mile fundraising stroll, which raisesContinue reading "LITTLE SILVER: CROP WALK AIMS TO FEED"
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October 20th, 2014 @ 12pm
The crime and arrest reports below were provided by the Red Bank Police Department for the period of October 9 to October 16, 2014. This information is unedited. CRIMES CriminalContinue reading "RED BANK: PAIR MUGGED ON BRIDGE AVENUE"
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October 20th, 2014 @ 10am
Crime and arrest reports, unedited, as provided by the Shrewsbury Police Department for the period of October 11 to October 17, 2014. Arrests John Lawrence, male age 52 of LakeContinue reading "SHREWSBURY POLICE BLOTTER"
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October 20th, 2014 @ 10am
Crime and arrest reports, unedited, as provided by the Fair Haven Police Department for the month of Septemer, 2014. 09/02/14-William Cusa 3rd, 20, Rumson, turned himself in on an outstandingContinue reading "FAIR HAVEN CRIME & ARREST REPORTS"
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October 20th, 2014 @ 9am
RED BANK: FACES ON PARADE
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Autumn delivered a gorgeous day and the marchers brought their best scary, funny and pretty faces to Sunday’s annual Red Bank Halloween Parade. We’ve got close to 100 photos. SeeContinue reading "RED BANK: FACES ON PARADE"
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October 20th, 2014 @ 8am
Rumson-Fair Haven QB ike O’Connor and TE Kenny Ferrare are on the ballot for this week’s Shore Sports Zone game ball for this touchdown pass against Manasquan Saturday. Check out ShoreContinue reading "RFH’S TD COMBO UP FOR SSZ GAME BALL"
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October 20th, 2014 @ 7am
SEA BRIGHT: SANDY FLEECE GETS MAN 5 YEARS
A Matawan contractor was sentenced to five years in state prison for taking deposits for Hurricane Sandy related work he never started or completed in Sea Bright, Acting Monmouth CountyContinue reading "SEA BRIGHT: SANDY FLEECE GETS MAN 5 YEARS"
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October 20th, 2014 @ 6am
Rumson-Fair Haven Regional’s varsity football team pulled off a 28-21 win at Manasquan Saturday in a game that saw the return of powerhouse running back Charlie Volker after a coupleContinue reading "RFH BACK TO WINNING FORM WITH VOLKER"
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October 19th, 2014 @ 6am
RUMSON: PREDAWN FIRE DAMAGES HOME
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Firefighters cut through the roof of the house, below. (Photo by John T. Ward. Click to enlarge) By JOHN T. WARD A predawn fire drove a Rumson family out ofContinue reading "RUMSON: PREDAWN FIRE DAMAGES HOME"
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October 18th, 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 ...