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RED BANK: BOOTS ON BROAD STREET
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It was one of those boring rainy days in downtown Red Bank when everyone seems to stay put in the office or at home. But it didn’t stop Tracy StamerContinue reading "RED BANK: BOOTS ON BROAD STREET"
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October 10th, 2013 @ 2pm
Remember: Nothing makes a Red Bank friend happier than to hear "I saw you on Red Bank Green!"
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WHERE HAVE I SEEN THIS?
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Know Where this shot was taken? Please deposit five cents here: [email protected]
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October 10th, 2013 @ 8am
RED BANK: TRIAL ON FIXX LICENSE SLATED
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Fixx faces a possible 40-day suspension for two recent brawls. (Click to enlarge) By JOHN T. WARD Red Bank’s governing body is scheduled to decide next month whether to suspendContinue reading "RED BANK: TRIAL ON FIXX LICENSE SLATED"
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October 9th, 2013 @ 9pm
RED BANK: TAKEDOWN STREET
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The stump of one of four Bradford pear trees taken down Tuesday afternoon. (Click to enlarge) By JOHN T. WARD Remember the White Street tree slaughter of 2007? Well, itContinue reading "RED BANK: TAKEDOWN STREET"
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October 9th, 2013 @ 12pm
FORECAST: ‘PROLONGED’ STORM MAY SOAK US
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A slow-moving coastal storm is expected to linger along the Jersey Shore, bringing gale-force winds and minor flooding Wednesday through Saturday, according to a report issued by the National WeatherContinue reading "FORECAST: ‘PROLONGED’ STORM MAY SOAK US"
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October 9th, 2013 @ 6am
RED BANK: MAN JUMPS FROM BUILDING ROOF
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The man did not reside at the seven-story apartment building, police said. (Click to enlarge) A 26-year-old Red Bank man suffered “significant” injuries but was conscious and alert after heContinue reading "RED BANK: MAN JUMPS FROM BUILDING ROOF"
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October 9th, 2013 @ 6am
A video purporting to be from the Sunday morning melee outside Red Bank’s Fixx nightclub was posted to YouTube Tuesday. WARNING: Coarse language throughout. Mayor Pasquale Menna tells redbankgreen thatContinue reading "RED BANK: FIXX MELEE CAUGHT ON VIDEO"
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October 8th, 2013 @ 2pm
The crime and arrest reports below were provided by the Red Bank Police Department for the period of September 26 to October 03, 2013. This information is unedited. CRIMES: BurglaryContinue reading "RED BANK POLICE BLOTTER"
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October 8th, 2013 @ 9am
RED BANK: ART SHOW AT SALON CONCRETE
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Drawing a crowd to Red Bank’s Salon Concrete last Friday night was a show of paintings and other works by Little Silver artist Mike Ciccotello. “Other works’ included customized skateboard decksContinue reading "RED BANK: ART SHOW AT SALON CONCRETE"
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October 8th, 2013 @ 6am
Recent crime and arrest reports, unedited, as provided by the Middletown Township Police Department. •Robert Snyder, age 23, from Brookside Drive in Keansburg, NJ, arrested on September 24, 2013 byContinue reading "MIDDLETOWN: SO MUCH (ALLEGED) CONTEMPT"
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October 7th, 2013 @ 3pm
The National Weather Service issued a tornado watch for all 21 New Jersey counties Monday morning. The alert is in effect until 5 p.m., the agency said. From the NWS:
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October 7th, 2013 @ 9am
MENNA: FIXX OWNERS ‘THUMBING THEIR NOSE’ AT RED BANK, WILL FACE SWIFT LEGAL ACTION
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A 2009 view of the interior at Fixx. (Click to enlarge) By JOHN T. WARD Legal action against Red Bank nightclub Fixx could come as early as Wednesday in theContinue reading "MENNA: FIXX OWNERS ‘THUMBING THEIR NOSE’ AT RED BANK, WILL FACE SWIFT LEGAL ACTION"
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October 7th, 2013 @ 9am
RED BANK: MORE BRAWLS AT FIXX
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Eatontown police joined cops from as far away as Keyport and Long Branch in backing up Red Bank’s response to the melee at Fixx. (Reader photo. Click to enlarge) ByContinue reading "RED BANK: MORE BRAWLS AT FIXX"
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October 6th, 2013 @ 4pm
MEMORIALS FOR A BELOVED BICYCLIST
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A bicycle painted pink, said to have been the favorite color of Shrewsbury resident Cole Porter, and a solitary candle were left Thursday night on River Road in Fair HavenContinue reading "MEMORIALS FOR A BELOVED BICYCLIST"
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October 4th, 2013 @ 12am
WHERE HAVE I SEEN THIS?
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Except for the trim around the edges, and of course the string and nail, what you see above is an actual, unaltered photo. Do you know where it was taken?Continue reading "WHERE HAVE I SEEN THIS?"
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October 3rd, 2013 @ 8am
Cole Porter, the Shrewsbury bicyclist who was seriously injured last month in an accident during a Tour de Fair Haven race, died Wednesday. Porter’s death was reported on the Porterhouse SupportContinue reading "FAIR HAVEN BIKE CRASH VICTIM DIES"
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October 3rd, 2013 @ 6am
A Little Silver cop charged with assaulting a handcuffed man in the borough police station almost four years ago went on trial in Freehold Tuesday, the Star-Ledger reports. In herContinue reading "ASSAULT TRIAL OF LITTLE SILVER COP BEGINS"
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October 2nd, 2013 @ 5am
RED BANK: CALVARY BAPTIST PASTOR DIES
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Rev. D. Crist Northington, pastor of Calvary Baptist Church, speaks at a funeral in 2009. (Click to enlarge.) Reverend Dwight Crist Northington, pastor at Red Bank’s Calvary Baptist Church, hasContinue reading "RED BANK: CALVARY BAPTIST PASTOR DIES"
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October 1st, 2013 @ 5pm
SEA BRIGHT TO TAKE IT BACK TO THE BEACH
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‘Mount Sandy’ and the small mountain of storm debris are gone from the beach, where Sea Brighters will gather on October 29. (Click to enlarge) By JOHN T. WARD HowContinue reading "SEA BRIGHT TO TAKE IT BACK TO THE BEACH"
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October 1st, 2013 @ 3pm
SANDY HOOK CLOSED IN FEDERAL SHUTDOWN
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Among the more visible manifestations of the federal government shutdown that began Tuesday was the closure of Gateway National Park at Sandy Hook. The Star-Ledger reports that park rangers willContinue reading "SANDY HOOK CLOSED IN FEDERAL SHUTDOWN"
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October 1st, 2013 @ 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 ...