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STORM SURGE LAYS WASTE TO LITTLE SILVER
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Mountains of sopping wet insulation sat discarded on either side of Lippincott Road in Little Silver Friday. (Click to enlarge) In Little Silver, numerous homes were badly damaged or leftContinue reading "STORM SURGE LAYS WASTE TO LITTLE SILVER"
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November 2nd, 2012 @ 5pm
Remember: Nothing makes a Red Bank friend happier than to hear "I saw you on Red Bank Green!"
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A compilation of photos assembled into a video by someone identified on YouTube as ‘Chris M” documents a walk north into Sea Bright on Tuesday, the day after Hurricane SandyContinue reading "SEA BRIGHT: A WALK THROUGH THE WRECKAGE"
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November 2nd, 2012 @ 3pm
RUMSON: HALL OPENS AS COMFORT STATION
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Rumson’s Bingham Hall has been transformed into a comfort station, offering residents a warm, lighted place to stay during the day until electricity is restored. The borough Office of EmergencyContinue reading "RUMSON: HALL OPENS AS COMFORT STATION"
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November 2nd, 2012 @ 2pm
SEA BRIGHT: THE MORNING AFTER
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Woody’s Ocean Grille owner Chris Wood sent us these photos he took in Sea Bright at the first light Tuesday, just hours after Hurricane Sandy all but obliterated the town.Continue reading "SEA BRIGHT: THE MORNING AFTER"
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November 2nd, 2012 @ 12pm
RED BANK: CHARGING UP AT THE LIBRARY
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Eriq Douglas, at left below, chats with other patrons of the Red Bank Public Library who were recharging their electronic devices Friday morning. Douglas said he’s “confused as to whyContinue reading "RED BANK: CHARGING UP AT THE LIBRARY"
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November 2nd, 2012 @ 11am
SEA BRIGHT TO STAY SHUT FOR UP TO 10 DAYS
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“Sea Bright is not gone. Sea Bright is you,” Mayor Dina Long, above, tells a packed grandstand at R-FH, below.  (Click to enlarge) By JOHN T. WARD No one willContinue reading "SEA BRIGHT TO STAY SHUT FOR UP TO 10 DAYS"
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November 1st, 2012 @ 5pm
RED BANK: A SURGE IN SEARCH OF POWER
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With power on along the west side of Broad Street, Starbucks was packed with laptoppers at noon Thursday. Below, an unidentified man tapped into the grid courtesy of a vacantContinue reading "RED BANK: A SURGE IN SEARCH OF POWER"
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November 1st, 2012 @ 1pm
Sea Bright residents and property owners are urged to attend a Q&A info session with town officials today at 2 p.m. The meeting will be held at Rumson-Fair Haven RegionalContinue reading "SEA BRIGHT: INFO SESSION SLATED"
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November 1st, 2012 @ 1pm
GAS LEAKS, SAND KEEP SEA BRIGHT CLOSED
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Residents and sightseers wait on the Rumson side of the Shrewsbury River for authorization to enter Sea Bright Wednesday morning. (Click to enlarge)  By JOHN T. WARD Anxious residents andContinue reading "GAS LEAKS, SAND KEEP SEA BRIGHT CLOSED"
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October 31st, 2012 @ 4pm
STORM WATCH POSTS
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One of the controversial gas valves that New Jersey Natural Gas insists are safer above ground – a claim borough officials dispute in a lawsuit – was struck by a fallingContinue reading "STORM WATCH POSTS"
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October 31st, 2012 @ 3pm
Video by Ledger Live’s Brian Donohue of the destruction in Sea Bright.
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October 31st, 2012 @ 3pm
redbankgreen photographer Peter Lindner waded in up to his waist to get pictures of Hurricane Sandy smashing into Sea Bright on Monday. Our slideshow also includes some post-storm shots fromContinue reading "SEA BRIGHT: IN THE TEETH OF THE STORM"
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October 30th, 2012 @ 8pm
SEA BRIGHT SMASHED BY HURRICANE SANDY
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Ship Ahoy Beach Club appears heavily damaged, as seen from the bridge. Below, Ocean Avenue looking north during the storm Monday. (Photo below by Peter Lindner. Click to enlarge) ByContinue reading "SEA BRIGHT SMASHED BY HURRICANE SANDY"
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October 30th, 2012 @ 7pm
STORM WIPES OUT RUMSON MARINA
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The Oceanic Marina yard as it appeared early Tuesday, above, and on Saturday from the same spot. (Click to enlarge)  By JOHN T. WARD On Saturday, even as he bracedContinue reading "STORM WIPES OUT RUMSON MARINA"
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October 30th, 2012 @ 6pm
RED BANK: SANDY SINKS ANTI-OBAMA FLOAT
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Just two days ago, it was riding high, towed around on the Navesink by a boater whose identity redbankgreen doesn’t know. By Monday, though, a custom-built anti-Obama floating ad wasContinue reading "RED BANK: SANDY SINKS ANTI-OBAMA FLOAT"
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October 29th, 2012 @ 5pm
RED BANK: WIND RIPS ROOF OFF HIGH-RISE
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Strong winds peeled back the roofing atop the Grandville Tower high rise on Morford Place in Red Bank Monday afternoon, leaving it flapping over the edge of the 10-story building.Continue reading "RED BANK: WIND RIPS ROOF OFF HIGH-RISE"
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October 29th, 2012 @ 4pm
Fido gets one of his most pressing needs tended to on East Front Street in Red Bank during a Hurricane Sandy downpour Monday afternoon. (Click to enlarge)
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October 29th, 2012 @ 3pm
SHREWSBURY: WIRES DOWN ON SYCAMORE
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Emergency workers closed a stretch of Sycamore Avenue in Shrewsbury around 2 p.m. Monday after a tree limb took down some wires. An auto accident apparently occurred nearby, with aContinue reading "SHREWSBURY: WIRES DOWN ON SYCAMORE"
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October 29th, 2012 @ 3pm
RED BANK? TRY GRAY BANK
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Yestercades owner Ken Kalada shared this shot of Marine Park, Red Bank. (Photo by Ken Kalada. Click to enlarge) redbankgreen readers Ken Kalada and Deb Smith sent us these stormContinue reading "RED BANK? TRY GRAY BANK"
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October 29th, 2012 @ 1pm
DOWNTOWN SEA BRIGHT UNDERWATER
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redbankgreen photographer Peter Lindner snapped this shot on Ocean Avenue in Sea Bright at about 10:30 a.m. Water was at mid-thigh, Lindner reports. Wind is howling there, too. Still, aContinue reading "DOWNTOWN SEA BRIGHT UNDERWATER"
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October 29th, 2012 @ 11am
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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 ...
COIFFING GUARD
redbankgreen Partyline captures super cool crossing guard just chilllin'.
SURF TACO RE-OPENS NEW LOOK DINING ROOM
Partyliner captures Surf Taco's new look dining room.