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WHAT’S FOR LUNCH? TUNA SUB, IN RED BANK
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The tuna half-sub at Elsie’s. (Photo by John T. Ward. Click to enlarge) What’s For Lunch? How about half a tuna sub from Elsie’s Sub Shop, on Monmouth Street inContinue reading "WHAT’S FOR LUNCH? TUNA SUB, IN RED BANK"
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December 6th, 2013 @ 10am
Remember: Nothing makes a Red Bank friend happier than to hear "I saw you on Red Bank Green!"
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TREE LIGHTINGS TO LIGHT UP THE GREEN
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Tree lightings, such as the annual ceremony in Sea Bright, bring light therapy to the Green this weekend. Below, an archived favorite shot from the 2008 Westside tree lighting inContinue reading "TREE LIGHTINGS TO LIGHT UP THE GREEN"
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December 6th, 2013 @ 7am
RED BANK: LET THERE BE TRUCK FOOD!
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The vegan magnet Cinnamon Snail will have a temporary home beside Teak, thanks to a little help from PieHole. (Photo by Peter Lindner. Click to enlarge) By JIM WILLIS AsContinue reading "RED BANK: LET THERE BE TRUCK FOOD!"
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December 5th, 2013 @ 6pm
RUMSON: MURPHY’S RETURNING TO ITS ROOTS
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The repeal of Prohibition on December 5, 1933, made Murphy’s Tavern legit, but owners Robb McMahon and Heather Vena, below, plan to take the Rumson bar back to its speakeasyContinue reading "RUMSON: MURPHY’S RETURNING TO ITS ROOTS"
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December 5th, 2013 @ 1pm
RED BANK: ANIME FANS GET CREATIVE
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Librarian Stephanie Chadwick with participants in last month’s meeting of the anime club. Below, details of some mangas. (Photos by Isabel Halloran. Click to enlarge) By ISABEL HALLORAN Red BankContinue reading "RED BANK: ANIME FANS GET CREATIVE"
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December 5th, 2013 @ 11am
RED BANK: A DAMPER ON THE HOLIDAY SPIRIT
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Thick fog settled on the Green Thursday morning, enshrouding the Christmas tree at Riverside Gardens Park in Red Bank. The Weather Channel forecasts the haze will lift by late-morning, replacedContinue reading "RED BANK: A DAMPER ON THE HOLIDAY SPIRIT"
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December 5th, 2013 @ 8am
Crime and arrest reports, unedited, as provided by the Shrewsbury Police Department for the period of November 23 to November 29, 2013. •Report of Theft in the area of ThornbrookContinue reading "SHREWSBURY: LINGERIE PINCHED FROM GROVE"
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December 5th, 2013 @ 8am
WHERE HAVE I SEEN THIS?
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Think you know Where this photo was taken? Please send an email with the answer to [email protected]. Last week’s shot, showing a window in the shape of a grand piano,Continue reading "WHERE HAVE I SEEN THIS?"
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December 5th, 2013 @ 7am
Red Banker Brian McCourt gets it city style at La Esquina. (Photo by Jim Willis. Click to enlarge) In case you missed it on redbankgreen‘s PieHole food page… • AtContinue reading "FROM MEXICO TO DENMARK, VIA PIEHOLE"
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December 5th, 2013 @ 6am
RED BANK: LUCKY BREAK BILLIARDS TO REOPEN
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Lucky Break was closed for more than two months as the owner struggled to find a way out of red tape over BYOB rules.  (Photo by John T. Ward. ClickContinue reading "RED BANK: LUCKY BREAK BILLIARDS TO REOPEN"
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December 4th, 2013 @ 5pm
Recent crime and arrest reports, unedited, as provided by the Middletown Township Police Department. •Jusino Wilfredo, age 43, from Vermeer Drive in South Amboy, NJ, arrested on November 14, 2013Continue reading "MIDDLETOWN: BUSY BLOTTER"
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December 4th, 2013 @ 11am
PIEHOLE LARDER: BEST DEAL ON NUTS
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Who has the best bargain on unshelled nuts? PieHole knows. (Photo by Jim Willis. Click to enlarge) You’ll find unshelled nuts prominently displayed at most grocery stores around the Green.Continue reading "PIEHOLE LARDER: BEST DEAL ON NUTS"
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December 3rd, 2013 @ 10am
RED BANK: PATRIZIA’S, CARLO’S WIN OKS
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A rendering of the proposed Patrizia’s, which would occupy the onetime Merhant’s Trust Company at 28 Broad Street, seen at center below. (Click to enlarge) By JOHN T. WARD AContinue reading "RED BANK: PATRIZIA’S, CARLO’S WIN OKS"
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December 3rd, 2013 @ 8am
The crime and arrest reports below were provided by the Red Bank Police Department for the period of November 21 to November 28, 2013. This information is unedited. CRIMES: BurglaryContinue reading "RED BANK: CAR HIT WITH EGGS AND SYRUP"
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December 2nd, 2013 @ 11am
RED BANK: HEAVY PLANNING BOARD AGENDA
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Newly oepned Carlo’s Bake Shop seeks permission to offer table service. Also on the agenda: the Walgreen’s plan for lower Broad Street, below. (Photo above by Peter Lindner. Click to enlarge)Continue reading "RED BANK: HEAVY PLANNING BOARD AGENDA"
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December 2nd, 2013 @ 10am
RED BANK: LIGHTS ON
[slideshow_deploy id=’86173′]It was a night of jolly good cheer as Santa and Mrs. Claus and thousands of revelers in fun hats thronged downtown Red Bank for the annual town light-upContinue reading "RED BANK: LIGHTS ON"
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December 2nd, 2013 @ 6am
FAIR HAVEN: APRÈS THE BIRD, A LIGHT LUNCH
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The Caprese panini at Tavolo. (Photo by John T. Ward. Click to enlarge) What’s for lunch? Gee, who can even think of food today? But hey, we gotta eat, right?Continue reading "FAIR HAVEN: APRÈS THE BIRD, A LIGHT LUNCH"
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November 29th, 2013 @ 11am
WHERE HAVE I SEEN THIS?
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Can you identify the structure in this week’s (day-late) Where Have I Seen This? Send us your answer by email to [email protected], please. Last week’s photo showed a watchtower. ButContinue reading "WHERE HAVE I SEEN THIS?"
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November 29th, 2013 @ 8am
‘EVERYTHING WAS RIGHT’ IN CYCLIST’S LIFE
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Megan Porter at her Shrewsbury home earlier this month. Her husband, Cole, below, on the morning of his fatal accident. (Click to enlarge) By JOHN T. WARD He was goingContinue reading "‘EVERYTHING WAS RIGHT’ IN CYCLIST’S LIFE"
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November 27th, 2013 @ 6pm
Denise Kelleher, owner of Cups and Cakes. (Photo by Jim Willis. Click to enlarge) Time for a little Rumson Churn, as the latest iteration of Rumson Market packs it in –Continue reading "RUMSON: MARKET OUT (AGAIN), CUPCAKES IN"
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November 27th, 2013 @ 10am
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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 ...