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May 2nd, 2013 @ 7am
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LINCROFT: Ex-NFL-ERS TAKE IT TO THE HOOP
Former Steelers player Rian Wallace gets some competition in the form of a football for the attention of a young fan. (Photo by Wil Fulton. Click to enlarge) By WILContinue reading "LINCROFT: Ex-NFL-ERS TAKE IT TO THE HOOP"
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May 1st, 2013 @ 1pm
SEA BRIGHT: TINY BOARDWALK RETURNS
Just a few hundred feet long, the borough’s rebuilt boardwalk will be supplemented by temporary restrooms. (Photo by Wil Fulton. Click to enlarge) By WIL FULTON Another familiar sight isContinue reading "SEA BRIGHT: TINY BOARDWALK RETURNS"
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May 1st, 2013 @ 9am
The two-screen Red Bank theater was among the assets put on the block a year ago by Cablevision. (Click to enlarge) Red Bank’s Clearview Cinemas theater may be getting aContinue reading "RED BANK: FAMILY CHAIN BUYING CLEARVIEW"
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May 1st, 2013 @ 7am
SHREWSBURY: SOLAR RECHARGES CHURCH
Reverend Antonio Parenti, right, and congregant Ken Walsh with the church’s new money-saving solar power system. (Photo above by Wil Fulton. Click to enlarge) By WIL FULTON First Assembly ofContinue reading "SHREWSBURY: SOLAR RECHARGES CHURCH"
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April 30th, 2013 @ 1pm
SEA BRIGHT: ANOTHER RESTAURANT REOPENS
Another Sea Bright business is back, six months after Sandy. Below, Amanda and Ming Zheng in their New Super Golden restaurant. (Photo by Wil Fulton. Click to enlarge) By WILContinue reading "SEA BRIGHT: ANOTHER RESTAURANT REOPENS"
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April 30th, 2013 @ 11am
The taxicab driver charged with drunken driving after a collision in Lincroft a week ago was found dead in his Red Bank apartment Monday morning, borough police said. Police wereContinue reading "CAB DRIVER IN RECENT CRASH FOUND DEAD"
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April 30th, 2013 @ 8am
Boris Kofman, above, and Michael Paul Raspanti, below, during Saturday’s riverfront cleanup on Red Bank’s West Side. (Photos by Wil Fulton, above, and Sarah Klepner. Click to enlarge) By SARAH KLEPNERContinue reading "RED BANK: REMOVING ‘CRAP’ LEFT BY OTHERS"
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April 30th, 2013 @ 7am
FAIR HAVEN: SPRING, 2013
Fair Haven Road alongside Fair Haven Fields offers a flowery feast of pink this time of year, as seen looking south toward Ridge Road on Monday. Expect Tuesday’s weather toContinue reading "FAIR HAVEN: SPRING, 2013"
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April 30th, 2013 @ 6am
More than 100 homes participated in the annual event. (PhotoS by Alexis Orlacchio.) By ALEXIS ORLACCHIO Shoppers searched the yards of their neighbor’s collectible-littered lawns in pursuit of their perfectContinue reading "RED BANK: TOWNWIDE SALES AND BENEFITS"
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April 29th, 2013 @ 1pm
LITTLE SILVER: SPRING, 2013
A mute swan makes a striking display as it stretches its wings on a creek next to Seven Bridges Road in Little Silver on Saturday. (Photo by Sarah Klepner. ClickContinue reading "LITTLE SILVER: SPRING, 2013"
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April 29th, 2013 @ 12pm
The crime reports below were provided by the Red Bank Police Department for the period of April 18 to April 25, 2013. This information is unedited. Theft occurring between 4-18-13Continue reading "RED BANK: VALET SIGN SWIPED"
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April 29th, 2013 @ 10am
Activity reports, unedited, as provided by the Shrewsbury Police Department for the period of April 19 to April 26, 2013. • Report of Harassing Phone Calls on 4/26/13. Resident reportsContinue reading "SHREWSBURY POLICE REPORTS"
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April 29th, 2013 @ 10am
Six months after it was all but obliterated by Hurricane Sandy, Sea Bright is gradually getting back on its feet, as evident in the extensive repair and rebuilding underway. redbankgreenContinue reading "SEA BRIGHT: SHAKING OFF SANDY"
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April 29th, 2013 @ 7am
Does Red Bank know how to eat or whut? Mais oui! As proof, thousands of visitors jammed the White Street parking lot Sunday for the second annual Red Bank InternationalContinue reading "RED BANK: FLAVOUR FEST FEEDS THRONGS"
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April 29th, 2013 @ 1am
A Rumson man was arrested following a melee during a baseball game at Red Bank Regional High in Little Silver Saturday afternoon, police said. Patrick Maisto, 49, is alleged toContinue reading "ONE ARRESTED IN BRAWL AT RBR v. R-FH GAME"
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April 27th, 2013 @ 2pm
A Tinton Falls man is facing eight charges of animal cruelty for allegedly wrapping the muzzles of two dogs with duct tape and punching a puppy in the head, lawContinue reading "TINTON FALLS MAN CHARGED WITH DOG ABUSE"
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April 26th, 2013 @ 12pm
RUMSON: COPPER FROGS TO PERK UP THE YARD
At Bain’s in Rumson: outdoor furniture and frog sculptures. (Photo by Alexis Orlacchio. Click to enlarge) By ALEXIS ORLACCHIO Looking to add some levity to the yard? Hop over toContinue reading "RUMSON: COPPER FROGS TO PERK UP THE YARD"
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April 26th, 2013 @ 11am
RED BANK: FASHION OPTIONS ABOUND
Denim shorts on display at Dor L’ D’or, above, and a summer dress, below, at Emilia. Further below: a boot at Do L’ Do’r. (Photos by Lola Todman. Click toContinue reading "RED BANK: FASHION OPTIONS ABOUND"
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April 26th, 2013 @ 10am
ON THE GREEN: A FULLY-BOOKED WEEKEND
A weekend of belly-busters and bargains awaits visitors to Red Bank’s International Flavour Festival on Sunday, above, and the Townwide Yard Sale on Saturday, below. (Photo by Alexis Orlacchio. ClickContinue reading "ON THE GREEN: A FULLY-BOOKED WEEKEND"
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April 26th, 2013 @ 9am
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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 ...
Blackhawk Helicopter Arrives for National Night Out
The Blackhawk helicopter has arrived. Everyone’s favorite part of each National Night Out hosted by the Red Bank Police Department jus ...