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RUMSON: EMERGENCY REPORTED AT OXFORD
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Oxford House on South Ward Avenue at about 6:30 a.m. Tuesday. (Photo by John T. Ward. Click to enlarge) By JOHN T. WARD A medical emergency at Oxford House, theContinue reading "RUMSON: EMERGENCY REPORTED AT OXFORD"
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December 17th, 2013 @ 9am
Remember: Nothing makes a Red Bank friend happier than to hear "I saw you on Red Bank Green!"
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SNOW CARPETS THE GREEN AGAIN
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Snow made for some wheel-spinning and tentative driving on the Red Bank-area Green Tuesday morning, as seen above looking east along Pinckney Road in Little Silver. (Photo by John T.Continue reading "SNOW CARPETS THE GREEN AGAIN"
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December 17th, 2013 @ 7am
RED BANK: WALGREEN’S AIRS TRAFFIC PITCH
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Walgreen’s developer Marc Steinberg talks about the proposed store’s traffic flow with nearby resident Mary Todt during a break in Monday night’s planning board hearing. (Click to enlarge) By JOHNContinue reading "RED BANK: WALGREEN’S AIRS TRAFFIC PITCH"
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December 16th, 2013 @ 11pm
LITTLE SILVER: DOOR TO HISTORY OPENS A BIT
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A large hearth, uncovered during recent repairs, is among the historic features on display on a tour of the Parker Homestead on December 22. (Click to enlarge) By JOHN T.Continue reading "LITTLE SILVER: DOOR TO HISTORY OPENS A BIT"
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December 16th, 2013 @ 3pm
RED BANK: PAY-TO-PLAY RULES IN PLAY
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Elected officials would be permitted to vote on applications by their campaign contributors under a law change that’s up for a vote in Red Bank this week. And the upperContinue reading "RED BANK: PAY-TO-PLAY RULES IN PLAY"
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December 16th, 2013 @ 8am
The crime and arrest reports below were provided by the Red Bank Police Department for the period of December 5 to December 12, 2013. This information is unedited. CRIMES: CriminalContinue reading "RED BANK POLICE REPORTS"
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December 16th, 2013 @ 6am
RED BANK: NEW LADDER TRUCK IN THE HOUSE
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Truck committee chairman Mike Welsh backs the new truck into its home on Mechanic Street Thursday. (Video by John T. Ward. Click to enlarge) By JOHN T. WARD Red Bank’sContinue reading "RED BANK: NEW LADDER TRUCK IN THE HOUSE"
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December 13th, 2013 @ 8am
[slideshow_deploy id=’86392′]With temperatures in the low 20s, several hundred parishoners of Red Bank’s St. Anthony of Padua Church celebrated the feast day of Our Lady of Guadalupe with their largestContinue reading "RED BANK: A PARISH CELEBRATES"
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December 13th, 2013 @ 6am
RED BANK: HOV POSTS STRONG RESULTS
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Hovnanian Enterprise’s headquarters in Red Bank. (Photo by John T. Ward. Click to enlarge) Red Bank-based homebuilder Hovnanian Enterprises reported strong growth in revenue and earnings Thursday. Revenue rose 21.5Continue reading "RED BANK: HOV POSTS STRONG RESULTS"
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December 12th, 2013 @ 12pm
WHERE HAVE I SEEN THIS?
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Recognize this? If you don’t know, take a guess at Where it is. Send your answer to [email protected], please.
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December 12th, 2013 @ 8am
Crime and arrest reports, unedited, as provided by the Shrewsbury Police Department for the period of November 30 to December 6, 2013. •Report of Theft in the area of Harmon’sContinue reading "SHREWSBURY CRIME REPORTS"
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December 12th, 2013 @ 7am
RED BANK: CHIEF FACES PERIOD OF CHANGE
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Tommy Welsh arrives at the Westside Hose Company following his election as Red Bank fire chief last week. Below, the borough-owned Liberty Hose firehouse is in the process of beingContinue reading "RED BANK: CHIEF FACES PERIOD OF CHANGE"
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December 11th, 2013 @ 2pm
RUMSON: LEVITTOWN ON A TABLE TOP
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Debbie Bagnell and this year’s output of gingerbread cookie houses. (Photo by Jim Willis. Click to enlarge) This time every year, Rumson’s Debbie Bagnell becomes “the gingerbread house lady,” andContinue reading "RUMSON: LEVITTOWN ON A TABLE TOP"
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December 11th, 2013 @ 9am
LITTLE SILVER: WOMAN DRAGGED BY CAR
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The victim’s car continued across Rumson Road from Seven Bridges Road before crashing into a tree. (Click to enlarge) By JOHN T. WARD A 79-year-old borough woman was hospitalized followingContinue reading "LITTLE SILVER: WOMAN DRAGGED BY CAR"
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December 10th, 2013 @ 2pm
WEATHER TOYS WITH FORECASTERS
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Main roads on the Green were clear at midday Tuesday, as seen here looking east along Harding Road from Tower Hill in Red Bank. Forecasters, meanwhile, seemed in a scrambleContinue reading "WEATHER TOYS WITH FORECASTERS"
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December 10th, 2013 @ 1pm
How’s this for gratitude? After Red Bank police gave an Ocean County man a ride to the to the borough train station Monday evening, he became belligerent and wound upContinue reading "UNGRATEFUL, UNRULY & UNDER ARREST"
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December 10th, 2013 @ 11am
HOW MUCH SNOW?
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How much snow should we expect to fall on the Red Bank area Tuesday? Ask four weatherbots, get four answers. The National Weather Service forecasts 1 to 3 inches. TheContinue reading "HOW MUCH SNOW?"
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December 10th, 2013 @ 8am
A tentative deal to settle allegations arising from recent melees has tentative agreement, the mayor says. (Photo by John T. Ward. Click to enlarge) By JOHN T. WARD Fixx, theContinue reading "RED BANK: FIXX SETTLEMENT EXPECTED"
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December 9th, 2013 @ 1pm
RED BANK: A DICEY CHAT ABOUT CHOWDA
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PieHole visits Red Bank’s Chowda House to get the chef’s take on New England versus Manhattan. (Photo by Jim Willis. Click to enlarge) How’s this for warming a cold, grey DecemberContinue reading "RED BANK: A DICEY CHAT ABOUT CHOWDA"
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December 9th, 2013 @ 12pm
RUMSON CRASH INJURES TEEN
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A 19-year-old man was in serious condition Sunday after an early-morning accident in which he drove his car through the foundation of a house “near Hance and Rumson roads” inContinue reading "RUMSON CRASH INJURES TEEN"
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December 9th, 2013 @ 6am
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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 ...
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 ...