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By JOHN T. WARD An eleventh-hour write-in campaign for Rumson council ended with a pair of soccer dads missing their goal but feeling they’d scored some points Tuesday. Tim McCooeyContinue reading "RUMSON: LATE WRITE-IN PUSH FALLS SHORT"
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November 5th, 2013 @ 10pm
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Recent crime and arrest reports, unedited, as provided by the Fair Haven Police Department. •September 1st: A Gentry Drive resident reported the Theft of a hockey net, Sgt. Dykstra tookContinue reading "FAIR HAVEN: POLICE BLOTTER"
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November 5th, 2013 @ 2pm
RED BANK: LANDMARK TOOTH ATTACKED AGAIN
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The sign has been the target of repeated thefts and acts of vandalism.  (Click to enlarge) By JOHN T. WARD For the sixth time in 20 years, Red Bank dentistContinue reading "RED BANK: LANDMARK TOOTH ATTACKED AGAIN"
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November 5th, 2013 @ 2pm
RED BANK: EARLY TURNOUT MODERATE
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A voter arrives early Tuesday at the Independent Engine Company on Mechanic Street in Red Bank, voting home to districts 2 and 7. At right, an enlargeable district map ofContinue reading "RED BANK: EARLY TURNOUT MODERATE"
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November 5th, 2013 @ 7am
ELECTION DAY 2013: GLITCH IN RUMSON
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A voter arrives at Congregation B’nai Israel, the polling place for Rumson districts 4 and 5, early Tuesday. (Click to enlarge) By JOHN T. WARD Election Day 2013 on theContinue reading "ELECTION DAY 2013: GLITCH IN RUMSON"
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November 5th, 2013 @ 7am
RUMSON: WRITE-IN DRIVE HEATS UP ELECTION
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A write-in campaign for two candidates billing themselves as the Rumson Family ticket emerged in the wake of the Oxford House controversy last month. Below, Tim McCooey at the OctoberContinue reading "RUMSON: WRITE-IN DRIVE HEATS UP ELECTION"
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November 4th, 2013 @ 9am
RED BANK: EVERYTHING MUST GO
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With a hand truck loaned by neighbor Mona Pollard (center), Red Bank residents Marc Grauer and Nancy Keyes schlepped a sideboard to their Hubbard Park home from the downtown women’sContinue reading "RED BANK: EVERYTHING MUST GO"
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November 4th, 2013 @ 7am
AUTUMN 2013: CRISP AND COLORFUL CHANGE
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An explosion of autumn color along our beautiful Navesink River, seen above from Red Bank on Saturday afternoon, and the end of daylight saving time Sunday offered unmistakable evidence ofContinue reading "AUTUMN 2013: CRISP AND COLORFUL CHANGE"
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November 4th, 2013 @ 5am
One of four Q&As with the candidates for two, three-year terms on the Red Bank Borough Council in next weeks election. Kathy Horgan and Sharon Lee, both Democrats, are theContinue reading "RED BANK CANDIDATE: CINDY BURNHAM"
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November 1st, 2013 @ 11am
One of four Q&As with the candidates for two, three-year terms on the Red Bank Borough Council in next week’s election. Kathy Horgan and Sharon Lee, both Democrats, are theContinue reading "RED BANK CANDIDATE: SEAN DI SOMMA"
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November 1st, 2013 @ 11am
One of four Q&As with the candidates for two, three-year terms on the Red Bank Borough Council in next weeks election. Kathy Horgan and Sharon Lee, both Democrats, are theContinue reading "RED BANK CANDIDATE: KATHY HORGAN"
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November 1st, 2013 @ 11am
One of four Q&As with the candidates for two, three-year terms on the Red Bank Borough Council in next week’s election. Kathy Horgan and Sharon Lee, both Democrats, are theContinue reading "RED BANK CANDIDATE: SHARON LEE"
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November 1st, 2013 @ 11am
An “apparently agitated” turned into a strong-arm robber at the Buy Rite Liquors store in Rumson Thursday night, police report. The antsy customer, in the process of paying for aContinue reading "RUMSON: STRONG-ARM ROBBERY AT BUY RITE"
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November 1st, 2013 @ 8am
RED BANK: STREET SCENES ON HALLOWEEN
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Halloween celebrants from Defined Logic, above, Yo Mon Yogurt, right, and the Red Bank Charter School (see below) were among the characters who added random splashes of color – andContinue reading "RED BANK: STREET SCENES ON HALLOWEEN"
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November 1st, 2013 @ 7am
RED BANK: JOSH BRUCE, STEEPED IN BLOOD
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The trailer for Josh Bruce’s film. Below, Bruce in a scene shot near the Red Bank Public Library. (Click to enlarge) By DAN NATALE “Of course, the motto on ourContinue reading "RED BANK: JOSH BRUCE, STEEPED IN BLOOD"
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October 31st, 2013 @ 12pm
If you look really, really closely, you’ll see there’s a girl in the back seat of the car giving the Google Street View camera a peace sign as it didContinue reading "FAIR HAVEN: PEACE, GOOGLE WIZARDS"
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October 31st, 2013 @ 10am
LITTLE SILVER: NEIGHBORHOOD TP’D
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Residents of Salem Lane, Alden Terrace and Rumson Place in Little Silver awoke Thursday morning to find their properties had been treated to the old Mischief Night custom of aContinue reading "LITTLE SILVER: NEIGHBORHOOD TP’D"
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October 31st, 2013 @ 7am
WHERE HAVE I SEEN THIS?
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This week’s Where Have I Seen This? reminds us that daylight saving time ends early Sunday, November 3. Clocks “fall back” an hour. We get to sleep an extra hour,Continue reading "WHERE HAVE I SEEN THIS?"
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October 31st, 2013 @ 6am
RED BANK: STEEPLE CRACK SHUTS CHURCH
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The 61-year-old steeple, which rises to 128 feet from the ground, has a failing timber inside, a church official says.  (Photo by John T. Ward. Click to enlarge) By JOHNContinue reading "RED BANK: STEEPLE CRACK SHUTS CHURCH"
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October 30th, 2013 @ 5pm
LOCAL DRY CLEANER FINDS WETTER IS BETTER
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Laura Dorf with Lucy, one of two dogs who spend their days at her environmentally safe laundry business, and below with presser Dana Holmes. (Click to enlarge) By JOHN T.Continue reading "LOCAL DRY CLEANER FINDS WETTER IS BETTER"
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October 30th, 2013 @ 12pm
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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 ...