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A Locust man who worked at the CVS pharmacy in Little Silver has been charged with stealing painkillers from the store, borough police said Wednesday. Stephen Matthews 2nd, 23, wasContinue reading "LITTLE SILVER: DRUG THEFT CHARGED"
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August 28th, 2013 @ 10am
Remember: Nothing makes a Red Bank friend happier than to hear "I saw you on Red Bank Green!"
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Pedestrians passed, above, as prep work and equipment staging for the replacement of the West Front Street Hubbard’s Bridge between Red Bank and the River Plaza section of Middletown gotContinue reading "BRIDGE REPLACEMENT WORK BEGINS"
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August 28th, 2013 @ 7am
Red Bank’s elected officials are expected to vote Wednesday on a measure to borrow $326,000 to pay five retiring employees for unused “sick” and vacation days, the Asbury Park PressContinue reading "RED BANK: RETIREE PAYOUTS REQUIRE DEBT"
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August 27th, 2013 @ 11am
RED BANK: LIMOS, BAGPIPES &… ACE VENTURA
Robert Gavin, left, a driver for V.E.I. Limousine, and Rod MacLeod, of Great Highland Bagpipes, pass the time talking about Jim Carrey films while a wedding was underway inside ofContinue reading "RED BANK: LIMOS, BAGPIPES &… ACE VENTURA"
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August 27th, 2013 @ 10am
FAIR HAVEN: IT’S MORE THAN JUST A FAIR
Lori Ersolmaz, below, and her new video on the place of the Fair Haven Fire Department in the community it serves. (Click to enlarge) By JOHN T. WARD For filmmakerContinue reading "FAIR HAVEN: IT’S MORE THAN JUST A FAIR"
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August 27th, 2013 @ 7am
John Copeland at his Red Bank restaurant on Saturday. (Click to enlarge) By JOHN T. WARD After two decades, Red Bank’s Broadway Grille is closing this week, a victim ofContinue reading "RED BANK: BROADWAY GRILLE’S CURTAIN CALL"
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August 26th, 2013 @ 10am
The crime reports below were provided by the Red Bank Police Department for the period of August 15 to August 22, 2013. This information is unedited. Criminal Mischief occurring onContinue reading "ENGINE STOLEN FROM BOAT AT MARINE PARK"
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August 26th, 2013 @ 8am
With less than two weeks to go before returning to school, Christian Brothers Academy students Matt Smith, 15, right, and Sean Kane, 16, enjoy a round of tennis on theContinue reading "SMASHING WEEKEND AS SUMMER FADES"
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August 26th, 2013 @ 6am
RED BANK: BEACH BLANKET NO-GO
Beach-goers and other visitors had an unexpected layover in chilly Red Bank Saturday night when the 10:16 p.m. northbound train lost power. They boarded the next scheduled train, which wasContinue reading "RED BANK: BEACH BLANKET NO-GO"
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August 26th, 2013 @ 6am
SEA BRIGHT: NO RETURN ADDRESS FOR P.O.
Sea Bright’s post office hasn’t reopened since Hurricane Sandy, and probably won’t, postal officials say. (Photo by Peter Lindner. Click to enlarge) Sea Bright’s post office, shuttered since Hurricane Sandy,Continue reading "SEA BRIGHT: NO RETURN ADDRESS FOR P.O."
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August 23rd, 2013 @ 11am
Activity reports for the month of July, 2013, unedited, as provided by the Fair Haven Police Department. • Marcella Mazzucca was arrested by Det. Stephen Schneider after turning herself inContinue reading "FAIR HAVEN HOME HIT FOR $28K IN JEWELRY"
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August 23rd, 2013 @ 7am
Frank Lawrence addresses the audience of Sea Bright residents at the Holy Cross gym. Below, Sea Bright resident Louise Golda, left, with Marie Banich, whose mother lives in town. (PhotoContinue reading "SEA BRIGHT BRINGS ITS FUTURE INTO FOCUS"
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August 22nd, 2013 @ 1pm
Activity reports, unedited, as provided by the Shrewsbury Police Department for the period of August 9 to August 16, 2013. Report of Underage Drinking Party in the area of BordenContinue reading "SHREWSBURY: JUVENILES BUSTED FOR BOOZE"
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August 22nd, 2013 @ 11am
Six teams wrapped up the beach volleyball season in Sea Bright with a tournament Wednesday night. Though the league had half as many teams as last year, Chris Schoonhoven, 32,Continue reading "SEA BRIGHT: SPIKING SUMMER OF 2013"
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August 22nd, 2013 @ 9am
Turns out there’s a wealth of Rumson history behind the large exterior clockface we featured in last week’s Where Have I Seen This?
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August 22nd, 2013 @ 6am
A man who calls himself Black Ivory, right, with a ’67 Chevy Nova, one of his four classic muscle cars, at a car show hosted by Buona Sera restaurant inContinue reading "RED BANK: RATTLING AND ROLLING TO TOWN"
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August 21st, 2013 @ 1pm
Musicians with the Red Bank-based Rockit program for aspiring rock-n-rollers ages 8 to 18 rehearsed Tuesday for their biannual show at the Count Basie Theatre this Saturday. Featuring vocalists Emily Ainbinder,Continue reading "RED BANK: READY TO ROCKIT AT THE BASIE"
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August 21st, 2013 @ 11am
Walgreen’s proposes to build a 14,200-square-foot pharmacy with a drive-thru window on the former site of the Rassas auto dealership. (Click to enlarge) By JOHN T. WARD With hearings onContinue reading "RED BANK: SPEED BUMP FOR WALGREEN’S?"
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August 21st, 2013 @ 8am
A former Red Bank-based lawyer faces up to 12 years in prison following his admission Tuesday that he stole a house in Locust from the estate of his late landlordContinue reading "LAWYER ADMITS STEALING HOUSE AND MORE"
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August 20th, 2013 @ 6pm
‘Jeffrey the Giraffe’ greets passersby on Chestnut Street in Red Bank Monday evening, above, and on a recent Sunday, below. His creator, Sergio Navarro, said that Jeffrey – a clothesContinue reading "RED BANK: STICKING HIS NECK OUT FOR LAFFS"
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August 20th, 2013 @ 12pm
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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 ...