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RED BANK: JAMIAN’S OUTDOOR BAR OK’D
Jamian’s plans an open-air bar out back, replacing a garage on Gold Street, below. (Click to enlarge) By COLBY WILSON Another open-air bar is set to join the Dublin House‘sContinue reading "RED BANK: JAMIAN’S OUTDOOR BAR OK’D"
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June 18th, 2013 @ 7am
Remember: Nothing makes a Red Bank friend happier than to hear "I saw you on Red Bank Green!"
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The gift is the latest in a series of million-dollar donations to the Red Bank hospital’s foundation. (Click to enlarge) Spotlight-avoiding donors have dropped $5 million into the coffers ofContinue reading "RED BANK: DONORS GIVE RIVERVIEW $5M"
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June 17th, 2013 @ 5pm
A home on Warren Street in Rumson undergoing elevation in February. (Click to enlarge) By COLBY WILSON All homes in storm-battered Rumson have been moved out of the most vulnerableContinue reading "RUMSON: AU REVOIR, V-ZONE"
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June 17th, 2013 @ 4pm
SEA BRIGHT: NEW FEMA MAPS OFFER ANSWERS
A pair of homes undergoing elevation on Center Street in Sea Bright earlier this month. (Click to enlarge) By COLBY WILSON Changes to the federal government’s flood risk maps areContinue reading "SEA BRIGHT: NEW FEMA MAPS OFFER ANSWERS"
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June 17th, 2013 @ 3pm
RED BANK: ART AND AGRICULTURE
Fabiana Villegas, a sophomore art major at Red Bank Regional, begins work on a mural adorning the old pump house adjacent to the Red Bank Community Garden on Marion StreetContinue reading "RED BANK: ART AND AGRICULTURE"
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June 17th, 2013 @ 1pm
Activity reports, unedited, as provided by the Shrewsbury Police Department for the period of June 1 to June 14, 2013. • Report of Harassment in the area of Patterson AvenueContinue reading "SHREWSBURY POLICE BLOTTER"
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June 17th, 2013 @ 1pm
RED BANK: WRECKED BOAT TO GO, FINALLY
The battered sailboat Layla has been junking up the view from Maple Cove for almost eight months. (Click to enlarge) By JOHN T. WARD A wrecked sailboat that’s been lodgedContinue reading "RED BANK: WRECKED BOAT TO GO, FINALLY"
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June 17th, 2013 @ 12pm
The crime reports below were provided by the Red Bank Police Department for the period of June 6 to June 13, 2013. This information is unedited. Criminal Mischief, Suspicious occurringContinue reading "RED BANK: SLEEPING MAN ROBBED"
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June 17th, 2013 @ 11am
Recent activity reports, unedited, as provided by the Middletown Township Police Department. Dennis Knapp, age 42, from Highland Avenue in Leonardo, NJ, arrested on June 3, 2013 by Patrolman AnthonyContinue reading "MIDDLETOWN: MAN CHARGED WITH STALKING"
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June 17th, 2013 @ 10am
Activity reports for the month of May, 2013, unedited, as provided by the Little Silver Police Department. May 5– Sarah Gordon, 26, of Atlantic Highlands, NJ, was arrested following aContinue reading "LITTLE SILVER: GRAVE MARKERS STOLEN"
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June 17th, 2013 @ 9am
They liked it so much in their town’s centennial year that they decided to do it again. The residents of Fair Haven threw themselves a townwide picnic Saturday, a dayContinue reading "FAIR HAVEN DOES IT AGAIN"
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June 17th, 2013 @ 7am
Nearly 1,400 runners made fast work of the 20th annual George Sheehan Classic in Red Bank on Saturday before heading down to Marine Park for a traditional post-race celebration. TheContinue reading "SHEEHAN AT 20: AS FAST AND FUN AS EVER"
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June 17th, 2013 @ 5am
FAIR HAVEN: AFTER SANDY, INK RUNS AGAIN
Shayne Wolfe, below, and some of the products available at her paper shop, above. (Photo by Alexis Orlacchio. Click to enlarge) By ALEXIS ORLACCHIO After Hurricane Sandy barreled though theContinue reading "FAIR HAVEN: AFTER SANDY, INK RUNS AGAIN"
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June 14th, 2013 @ 1pm
The long-term revitalization of the downtown is expected to be among the topics addressed by FEMA-organized teams. (Click to enlarge) By WIL FULTON The Federal Emergency Management Agency is aboutContinue reading "SEA BRIGHT: FEMA TAKING THE LONG VIEW"
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June 14th, 2013 @ 11am
RED BANK: A BIRD PAL NAMED AL. OR ALLIE.
Jeff MacPherson and the visitor he calls Al.  (Click to enlarge) By JOHN T. WARD A little ornithological help here, please… For the past month or so, a plump, impeccablyContinue reading "RED BANK: A BIRD PAL NAMED AL. OR ALLIE."
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June 14th, 2013 @ 10am
The 20th running of the Sheehan Classic takes to the streets of Red Bank Saturday morning. Fair Haven Day, below, runs from afternoon well into the evening, concluding with fireworks.Continue reading "WEEKEND: RACING, EATING, GO-GOING…"
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June 14th, 2013 @ 8am
Monmouth Street between Broad Street and Drummond Place will be closed to automobile traffic one night a month from July through October for ‘Dog Days of Summer.’ (Click to enlarge)Continue reading "RED BANK: GOING TO THE DOGS, MONTHLY"
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June 13th, 2013 @ 1pm
NAVESINK RIVER: A PADDLE FOR A FRIEND
Jerry Conway out on the Navesink off Rumson last Sunday, warming up for this weekend’s event. (Click to enlarge) He’s got a bum shoulder, but that won’t stop Jerry Conway.Continue reading "NAVESINK RIVER: A PADDLE FOR A FRIEND"
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June 13th, 2013 @ 9am
By JOHN T. WARD A Red Bank man who tried to rally last-minute opposition to a bond vote engaged elected officials in a tense exchange over taxes and debt WednesdayContinue reading "RED BANK: ROBOCALLER DIALS UP TENSION"
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June 13th, 2013 @ 7am
WHERE HAVE I SEEN THIS?
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June 13th, 2013 @ 6am
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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 ...