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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
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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
RED BANK: BY ALL MEANS, HELP YOURSELF
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One of our pet peeves: u-turners on Broad Street in Red Bank. What traffic violation gets you grrr? (Photo by John T. Ward. Click to enlarge)
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June 4th, 2014 @ 12pm
RED BANK: HOMEBUILDER POSTS LOSS
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Hovnanian Enterprise’s headquarters in Red Bank. (Photo by John T. Ward. Click to enlarge) Hovnanian Enterprises delivered fewer homes and a net loss in its latest fiscal quarter, the RedContinue reading "RED BANK: HOMEBUILDER POSTS LOSS"
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June 4th, 2014 @ 9am
RED BANK: GIRL’S WISH IS TO ENABLE OTHERS
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Eight-year-old Kasey Kennedy, a student at St. James School in Red Bank, with the members of the Red Bank Catholic Making Wishes Club – plus her little brother, Colin. (PhotoContinue reading "RED BANK: GIRL’S WISH IS TO ENABLE OTHERS"
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June 4th, 2014 @ 7am
SHREWSBURY: JOB LOT STORE OPENS
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Now available: 46,000 square feet in Shrewsbury. Just ten months after the owners of Red Bank's SuperFoodtown expanded into the former Stop & Shop supermarket half a mile away on Newman Springs Road, the new store will be shut down,...
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June 3rd, 2014 @ 1pm
Recent crime and arrest reports, unedited, as provided by the Middletown Township Police Department. Richard Emme, age 52, from Fleetwood Drive in Hazlet, NJ, arrested on May 15, 2014 byContinue reading "MIDDLETOWN: SUCH (ALLEGED) CONTEMPT!"
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June 3rd, 2014 @ 1pm
RED BANK: AUTHOR EMERGES FROM THE CELLAR
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Brandon Zenner at his basement writing table. (Photo by John T. Ward. Click to enlarge) By JOHN T. WARD For 11 sunlight-deprived years, he’s slung drinks and traded banter withContinue reading "RED BANK: AUTHOR EMERGES FROM THE CELLAR"
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June 3rd, 2014 @ 8am
RED BANK: 10-DAY DETOUR TO BEGIN
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Motorists who pass through the intersection of Bridge Avenue and Doctors James Parker Boulevard in Red Bank are in for about 10 days  of detours, beginning as early as TuesdayContinue reading "RED BANK: 10-DAY DETOUR TO BEGIN"
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June 3rd, 2014 @ 5am
RED BANK: JAILED LAWYER GETS OUT EARLY
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Alex Iler at No Joe’s last Wednesday. Below, the Locust house that Iler fraudulently deeded over to himself after his landlord died. (Photo above by Dan Natale; below by JohnContinue reading "RED BANK: JAILED LAWYER GETS OUT EARLY"
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June 2nd, 2014 @ 11am
Crime and arrest reports, unedited, as provided by the Fair Haven Police Department for the period of April 1 to May 31, 2014. • 4/3/14- Robert Centeno, 47, Red Bank,Continue reading "FAIR HAVEN: AUTO CHASE ENDS IN CRASH"
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June 2nd, 2014 @ 9am
RED BANK: RIVERFEST ROCKS THE RIVERSIDE
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[slideshow_deploy id=’90441′]Thousands of festivalgoers filled Red Bank’s Marine Park over the weekend for three days of food and music at Riverfest 2014. (Photos by Dan Natale and Trish Russoniello. MouseoverContinue reading "RED BANK: RIVERFEST ROCKS THE RIVERSIDE"
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June 2nd, 2014 @ 8am
What is it about drifting clouds and moving water that’s so captivating? A contemplative view of the Shrewsbury River over to the Rumson side from Sea Bright on May 30,Continue reading "CLIPPINGS: LET YOUR THOUGHTS DRIFT"
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June 2nd, 2014 @ 6am
RED BANK: IT’S ON DOWN BY THE RIVER
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It’s a gorgeous day down at Marine Park in Red Bank, where the first full day of Riverfest is shifting into gear. Put on your sauntering footwear and come onContinue reading "RED BANK: IT’S ON DOWN BY THE RIVER"
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May 31st, 2014 @ 3pm
SEA BRIGHT: PUTTING A BUILDING BACK IN BIZ
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Christina Galinas outside the Ocean Avenue building she brought back to life. Below, Katy Fraggos, who’s opening a dance-based workout studio on the third floor. (Photo by John T. Ward.Continue reading "SEA BRIGHT: PUTTING A BUILDING BACK IN BIZ"
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May 30th, 2014 @ 2pm
RED BANK: BON JOVI TALKS UP SOUL KITCHEN
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Middletown resident Jon Bon Jovi, seen here at the opening of the pay-what-you-can-or-earn-your-meal JBJ Soul Kitchen in 2011, tells USA Today in an interview at the Red Bank eatery heContinue reading "RED BANK: BON JOVI TALKS UP SOUL KITCHEN"
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May 30th, 2014 @ 7am
ARMY CORPS MAPPING NAVESINK RIVER FLOOR
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Have you noticed a small, two-hulled boat with flashing lights meandering up the Navesink River lately? It’s an Army Corps of Engineers vessel mapping the river bottom, traveling from bankContinue reading "ARMY CORPS MAPPING NAVESINK RIVER FLOOR"
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May 30th, 2014 @ 7am
SPRING 2014: COOL PADDLING
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Paddleboarding students enjoying the smactacular weather – just 54 degrees but so sunny, according to the Oceanic Bridge weather site – and calm waters of our beautiful Navesink River offContinue reading "SPRING 2014: COOL PADDLING"
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May 29th, 2014 @ 1pm
RED BANK: PERFECTING PASTA AT GAETANO’S
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Tom Cappello, second from right, above, with sous chef Miner Barquero, right, and students during a recent cooking class. (Photos by Susan Ericson. Click to enlarge) By SUSAN ERICSON School’sContinue reading "RED BANK: PERFECTING PASTA AT GAETANO’S"
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May 29th, 2014 @ 12pm
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FALL COLORS IN RED BANK
redbankgreen's Partyline captures peaking fall foliage on a Red Bank street corner.
FALL AT THE COURTS OF RED BANK
On the Partyline: stunning foliage at Red Bank's "medieval office park."
WALK FOR DEMOCRACY
The T. Thomas Fortune Cultural Center led a "Walk for Democracy" Sunday from Riverside Gardens Park to the cultral center on Drs. James Park ...
Go big or go home
On the redbankgreen Partyline: Gourd display at Lighthouse on its penultimate night of the season.
MARIGOLDEN SUNSHINE
Partyline photo captures October sunshine hitting marigolds for sale ahead of Dia de Los Muertos.
KENNY KATZGRAU TEACHES CODING TO MAGAZINE PUBLISHERS
Kenny Katzgrau, publisher of Red Bank Green and creator of Broad Street, was teaching City and Regional Magazine Association publishers how ...
LET’S SEE YOUR KINDLE DO THIS
A stack of books served as a chock while a motorist changed a flat tire on Branch Avenue Wednesday afternoon. Submitted by John T. Ward
NEW WELCOME SIGN INSTALLED
A new "Welcome to Red Bank" sign has gone up at the northern Route 35 entrance to town at the foot of Cooper's Bridge.
JUNIOR BUCS WRESTLING WELCOMES YOUNG ATHLETES FOR 22ND SEASON
Junior Bucs Wrestling is preparing for its 22nd season, offering boys and girls from Red Bank, Shrewsbury, and Little Silver an opportunity ...
TIME FOR SCHOOL, DEER
Fall has arrived and so have the middle school loving deer!
JUST IN TIME FOR THE FALL CLASSIC
Just in time for the start of the World Series later this week baseball-themed paintings by artist Max Maxon hang in the windows of the Art ...
DINNER PLANS?
Chipotle in Red Bank Sunday evening will donate a quarter of proceeds from sales Sunday to the volunteer Red Bank Fire Department auxiliary.
KENNY KATZGRAU TEACHES VIBE CODE SESSION AT LOCAL NEWS CAMP
Kenny Katzgrau, publisher of Red Bank Green, is running a vibe code session, teaching other publishers to vibe code at Blue Engine Collectiv ...
Her Majesty visits Red Bank
Navesink Queen docked at the Molly Pitcher Marina. (Photo and text by Partyline contributor Boris Kofman)  
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 ...
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