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RED BANK: VALET PARKING GETS FEWER SPOTS
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A drop-off area outside Char Steakhouse has been eliminated under changes to the Broad Street valet parking program, officials said. (Photo by John T. Ward. Click to enlarge) By JOHNContinue reading "RED BANK: VALET PARKING GETS FEWER SPOTS"
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April 3rd, 2014 @ 12pm
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WHERE HAVE I SEEN THIS?
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Can you identify the subject of this week’s Where Have I Seen This? Take a guess! Please send your answer to [email protected].
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April 3rd, 2014 @ 6am
SEA BRIGHT: PROPOSED TOWER ON THE MOVE
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The town’s first cell tower would now be sited east of borough hall, against the sea wall under a plan approved Tuesday. (Photo by John T. Ward. Click to enlarge)Continue reading "SEA BRIGHT: PROPOSED TOWER ON THE MOVE"
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April 2nd, 2014 @ 11am
Crime and arrest reports, unedited, as provided by the Shrewsbury Police Department for the period of March 22 to March 28, 2014. Report of Shoplifting in the area of LordContinue reading "SHREWSBURY: THREE ARRESTED FOR DUI"
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April 2nd, 2014 @ 7am
RUMSON: ADMITTED CON MAN ARRESTED AGAIN
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A day after pleading guilty to defrauding Rumson homeowners over repairs to their Hurricane Sandy-damaged home, a New York man was arrested again Tuesday, according to the Staten Island Advance.Continue reading "RUMSON: ADMITTED CON MAN ARRESTED AGAIN"
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April 2nd, 2014 @ 7am
SPRING 2014: HAS WINTER FINALLY CROAKED?
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Sunshine, temperatures solidly in the mid-50s, not a brine track in sight… could our long winter finally be over? These crocuses on River Road in Fair Haven vote ‘yes.’ (ClickContinue reading "SPRING 2014: HAS WINTER FINALLY CROAKED?"
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April 1st, 2014 @ 2pm
RED BANK: CHURCH PLAN UPSETS NEIGHBORS
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William Hartigan notes the proximity of a church garage to his family’s outdoor dining area. Below, the church as seen from Broad Street; the wing at the left would getContinue reading "RED BANK: CHURCH PLAN UPSETS NEIGHBORS"
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April 1st, 2014 @ 8am
RUMSON: MAN ADMITS POST-SANDY FRAUD
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A New York man admitted in court Monday that he defrauded Rumson homeowners of money intended to cover repairs to their home damaged by Hurricane Sandy, the Monmouth County Prosecutor’sContinue reading "RUMSON: MAN ADMITS POST-SANDY FRAUD"
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April 1st, 2014 @ 6am
RED BANK: WEDDING WALKERS BRAVE CHILL
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Some 215 soon-to-be-married couples and their attendants endured a wet, chilly few hours Sunday for the latest edition Red Bank Wedding Walk, which puts the services of several dozen weddingContinue reading "RED BANK: WEDDING WALKERS BRAVE CHILL"
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March 31st, 2014 @ 3pm
Sean Di Somma has paired up with electoral politics newcomer Brian Hanlon for his second council try. (Photo by John T. Ward. Click to enlarge) Republican Sean Di Somma isContinue reading "RED BANK: Di SOMMA TRIES AGAIN"
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March 31st, 2014 @ 12pm
RED BANK: POND CLEARED FOR TROUT SEASON
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About a dozen members of Monmouth County sportsmen’s clubs turned out in a cold drizzle to clear debris and phragmites from Red Bank’s Mohawk Pond Sunday morning, in anticipation ofContinue reading "RED BANK: POND CLEARED FOR TROUT SEASON"
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March 31st, 2014 @ 6am
Sunset on our beautiful Navesink River, looking east from the Oceanic Bridge in Rumson, on  March 30, 2014. (Video by Gerda Liebmann. Click to enlarge)
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March 30th, 2014 @ 11am
RED BANK: WALGREENS RETHINKS STORE PLAN
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The former home of Rassas Buick, at Broad Street and Rumson Place. (Photo by John T. Ward. Click to enlarge) By JOHN T. WARD Just six weeks after a seriesContinue reading "RED BANK: WALGREENS RETHINKS STORE PLAN"
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March 28th, 2014 @ 4pm
Rumson police charged a Wall Township man with online stalking of more than one borough resident Thursday. Kevin Brennan, 44, was arrested on a warrant without incident at his homeContinue reading "RUMSON CHARGES MAN WITH WEB STALKING"
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March 28th, 2014 @ 11am
RED BANK: TRUSTEES PAN BOROUGH BUDGET
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Barbara Withers, a resident of the Atrium at Navesink senior complex, implores the board to preserve a book-delivery service for its residents. Below, board president John Grandits, left, with MayorContinue reading "RED BANK: TRUSTEES PAN BOROUGH BUDGET"
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March 28th, 2014 @ 8am
RED BANK: ONE LAST SURGE IN NATIVE BLUE?
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Newly elevated Captain Mike Clay, left, and Lieutenant Errico Vescio chat before being sworn to their new ranks Wednesday night. Below, Michael Frazee reciting the oath of lieutenant. Clay’s beenContinue reading "RED BANK: ONE LAST SURGE IN NATIVE BLUE?"
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March 27th, 2014 @ 1pm
RED BANK: LIBRARY LAYOFFS MAY BE REVERSED
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The fate of jobs for three full-time librarians is still up in the air. (Photo by John T. Ward. Click to enlarge) By JOHN T. WARD Red Bank officials saidContinue reading "RED BANK: LIBRARY LAYOFFS MAY BE REVERSED"
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March 27th, 2014 @ 1pm
RED BANK: STASH YIELDS MORE BUDS
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Robert Bruce at a Glen Goldbaum fashion event in Red Bank in 2011. A regular on “Comic Book Men,” set at the Broad Street store below, he’s about to getContinue reading "RED BANK: STASH YIELDS MORE BUDS"
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March 27th, 2014 @ 11am
The crime and arrest reports below were provided by the Red Bank Police Department for the period of March 13 to March 27, 2014. This information is unedited. CRIMES: TheftContinue reading "RED BANK: PAIR SHOPLIFTS TWO CASES OF BUD"
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March 27th, 2014 @ 10am
SEA BRIGHT: VOLUNTEERS START HOME REHABS
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Americorps volunteers painting the framework of Desiree Pierce’s home Wednesday to encapsulate any lingering mold. Below, Pierce and daughter, Gigi Burke, have been displaced from their home since Hurricane Sandy.Continue reading "SEA BRIGHT: VOLUNTEERS START HOME REHABS"
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March 27th, 2014 @ 9am
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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.
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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 ...