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The crime and arrest reports below were provided by the Red Bank Police Department for the period of June 5 to June 12, 2014. This information is unedited. CRIMES: CriminalContinue reading "RED BANK: BRASS FIRE HOSE VALVES STOLEN"
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June 13th, 2014 @ 9am
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RED BANK: TAXMAN SEIZES THAI RESTAURANT
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Muang Thai owner Jack Pongnoo, seated, with Muang Thai staffers last August. Below, the sticker slapped on the restaurant door by state tax officials Thursday. (Photo above by Robert Kern, belowContinue reading "RED BANK: TAXMAN SEIZES THAI RESTAURANT"
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June 12th, 2014 @ 6pm
WHERE HAVE I SEEN THIS?
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Do you know Where this week’s photo was shot? Take a guess! Please send your answer to [email protected]. Last week’s Where? It showed… well, it may have been hard toContinue reading "WHERE HAVE I SEEN THIS?"
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June 12th, 2014 @ 8am
SANDY HOOK: CAMS AND PARTY MARK 250TH
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National Park Service spokesman John Harlan Warren explains the Fresnel lens used in the Sandy Hook Lighthouse. (Photo by Dan Natale. Click to enlarge) By DAN NATALE On the nightContinue reading "SANDY HOOK: CAMS AND PARTY MARK 250TH"
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June 12th, 2014 @ 6am
RED BANK: JOIN IN ON FLAG DAY SINGALONG
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The Elks Lodge will host a communal singing of the ‘Star Spangled Banner’ Saturday afternoon. (Photo by John T. Ward. Click to enlarge) By JOHN T. WARD Mi, mi, mi….Continue reading "RED BANK: JOIN IN ON FLAG DAY SINGALONG"
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June 11th, 2014 @ 1pm
[slideshow_deploy id=’90657′]Against a backdrop of mansions and motorboats, a replica of the Onrust (pronounced AHN-roost) spent a glorious weekend sailing the Navesink River, periodically firing its cannons and giving someContinue reading "ONRUST GRACES OUR BEAUTIFUL NAVESINK"
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June 11th, 2014 @ 6am
RED BANK: STORES REOPEN DAY AFTER FIRE
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Stores, at right, were back in business as usual Monday, one day after a fire damaged a second-floor apartment at 43 Monmouth Street in Red Bank Sunday. Because customer furs areContinue reading "RED BANK: STORES REOPEN DAY AFTER FIRE"
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June 10th, 2014 @ 11am
RED BANK: ‘GOURMET’ MAC ‘N CHEESE? YEP.
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The mac-and-cheese at Mac Attack. Abe Elkomey at the griddle, below. (Photos by Susan Ericson. Click to enlarge) By SUSAN ERICSON Mac Attack Gourmet Cheesery blew into Red Bank lastContinue reading "RED BANK: ‘GOURMET’ MAC ‘N CHEESE? YEP."
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June 10th, 2014 @ 10am
SPRING 2014: A GRAY WEEK CONTINUES
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Fog-enshrouded sailboats moored in our beautiful Navesink River, as seen from Maple Cove in Red Bank Tuesday morning. The National Weather Service forecasts that cloudy, humid weather that arrived MondayContinue reading "SPRING 2014: A GRAY WEEK CONTINUES"
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June 10th, 2014 @ 7am
RED BANK: HEALTH FOOD RETAILER RETURNS
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Khalid Channa at Healthy Habits on Monday. (Click to enlarge) By JOHN T. WARD The paper came off the windows and a six-year vacancy in downtown Red Bank ended withContinue reading "RED BANK: HEALTH FOOD RETAILER RETURNS"
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June 10th, 2014 @ 6am
RED BANK: CYMCA OFFERS SWIM PROGRAM
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Elliott Wright, Claudia Garcia, Anthony Burden and Hannah Ludwikowski leap into the pool at the Community YMCA as part of the Red Bank facility’s annual summer learn-to-swim program last week. AtContinue reading "RED BANK: CYMCA OFFERS SWIM PROGRAM"
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June 9th, 2014 @ 1pm
FAIR HAVEN: TEACHERS SETTLE CONTRACT
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Superintendent Nelson Ribon fielded pointed questions from parents about the teachers’ contract and other issues at two packed meetings in April. (Photo by John T. Ward. Click to enlarge) AfterContinue reading "FAIR HAVEN: TEACHERS SETTLE CONTRACT"
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June 9th, 2014 @ 11am
If you’ve never walked or biked out onto the Captain Joe Azzolina Bridge between Highlands and Sea Bright, well… here’s a taste of a magnificent, sweeping panorama that takes in theContinue reading "CLIPPINGS: THE VIEW FROM JOE’S BRIDGE"
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June 9th, 2014 @ 9am
The crime and arrest reports below were provided by the Red Bank Police Department for the period of May 15 to June 05, 2014. This information is unedited. CRIMES: BurglaryContinue reading "RED BANK CRIME & ARREST REPORTS"
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June 9th, 2014 @ 6am
RED BANK: FIRE RIPS DOWNTOWN APARTMENT
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Firefighters used the roof of the Broadway Diner to access the burning building next door until aerial truck ladders were deployed. Below, Matt Tasche, center, escaped the burning apartment unharmed.Continue reading "RED BANK: FIRE RIPS DOWNTOWN APARTMENT"
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June 8th, 2014 @ 1pm
Two Rumson men were arrested Saturday following a predawn report of shots fired, police said. Matthew Robertson, 21, and Michael Robertson, 22, were stopped by police as they attempted toContinue reading "FAIR HAVEN: SHOTS FIRED, TWO ARRESTED"
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June 7th, 2014 @ 4pm
RED BANK: ONRUST ARRIVES IN GRAND STYLE
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The Onrust, a replica of the first deck-covered ship built in colonial America, heads up the Navesink River past the Oceanic Bridge Thursday afternoon. The vessel will spend the weekendContinue reading "RED BANK: ONRUST ARRIVES IN GRAND STYLE"
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June 6th, 2014 @ 3pm
RED BANK: PROM PIX POSTED, OLD-SCHOOL
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Photos from Red Bank High School proms of the 1950s in a display at borough hall. (Photos of photos by John T. Ward. Click to enlarge) By JOHN T. WARDContinue reading "RED BANK: PROM PIX POSTED, OLD-SCHOOL"
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June 6th, 2014 @ 10am
RED BANK: BOYS & GIRLS CLUB STAYS IN FOCUS
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Dozens of charitably-minded area residents, and a few eyewear shoppers, mingled at an indoor-outdoor cocktail party fundraiser for the Boys & Girls Club of Monmouth County at the offices ofContinue reading "RED BANK: BOYS & GIRLS CLUB STAYS IN FOCUS"
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June 6th, 2014 @ 9am
RED BANK: OWNER VOWS ‘NOT ANOTHER FIXX’
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Gotham Lounge will have a dress code, a partner in the business said. (Photo by John T. Ward. Click to enlarge) By JOHN T. WARD Hoping to head off misconceptions,Continue reading "RED BANK: OWNER VOWS ‘NOT ANOTHER FIXX’"
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June 6th, 2014 @ 7am
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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 ...
LONG LIVE LOCAL NEWS!
"Long Live Local News" flags from redbankgreen's 20th anniversary celebration in Marine Park Tuesday prove to be the perfect compliment to s ...
MUMS AND WITCHES
17 Prospect Ave (Photo by Partyline contributor Chris Havens)  
KAYAKERS CLEAR RIVER JUNK
Partyline photo: "The Navesink Nymphs" clear floating tires from the river.
PAINT IT PURPLE?
Caption: ‘Should it be done purple?’ Perfect day. (Photo and text by Partyline contributor Chris Havens)  
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MANTIS (PRAYING) AT CHURCH
Partyliner photographs praying mantis at church.
SOMEWHERE OVER THE RAINBOW
Stunning rainbow over Red Bank as a big weekend storm approaches.
“FESTIVA” YACHT DOCKED AT MARINE PARK
Festiva, an 85-foot yacht, was docked at Marine Park on Friday night. Red Bank Green spoke to the owner, Everett Moore, who said that it was ...
OH NO! ELMO LOST!
A lost Elmo appears to be reaching out for help through the redbankgreen Partyline.
NAVESINK SPILLS OVER
Nor'easter stacks tides up in the Navesink, pushing the river over its (Red) banks.
BUZZ LIGHTYEAR WATCHES LINE DANCERS
redbankgreen Partyline captures Buzz Lighyear watching the line dancers on Broadwalk Monday night. 
EGRET-FUL END TO SUMMER
A great egret patrols the shallows of the Swimming River in front of the Red Bank Primary School last week. Submitted by Brian Donohue
COMMUNITY MESSAGE BOARD NOW OPEN ON HUDSON AVENUE
Community message board open! The RBPD has placed a mobile display board on Hudson Avenue. Send captions and messages you’d like to se ...
A CHIEF’S FAREWELL
Funeral services at St. James church and a large American flag suspended over Broad Street from an RBFD hook and ladder for former Red Bank ...
COIFFING GUARD
redbankgreen Partyline captures super cool crossing guard just chilllin'.