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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
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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
RED BANK: MINTON RESIGNS, HANLON BAILS
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Sean Di Somma, above at lower right, on election night last November. Below, Jack Minton, center, with candidate Joe Mizzi and then-Councilwoman Grace Cangemi in 2010. (Photo by John T.Continue reading "RED BANK: MINTON RESIGNS, HANLON BAILS"
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June 5th, 2014 @ 11am
RED BANK: NIGHTCLUB EYES BROAD STREET
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Gotham Lounge would feature bars on two floors. (Photo by John T. Ward. Click to enlarge) By JOHN T. WARD Vacant for just a month, the former Red Bank homeContinue reading "RED BANK: NIGHTCLUB EYES BROAD STREET"
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June 5th, 2014 @ 7am
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]. The answer to last week’s Where…
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June 5th, 2014 @ 6am
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9/11 TRIBUTE
Bailey Bryce Holiday and her father Bobby Holiday Jr. paint the lawn at Riverside Gardens Park Tuesday in preparation for the upcoming comme ...
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 ...