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SUMMER SAIL
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Young competitors prepare to drop their sailboats into the Navesink River from the dock at Monmouth Boat Club at the annual Junior Sweeps in Red Bank Wednesday. The two-day event,Continue reading "SUMMER SAIL"
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August 9th, 2012 @ 10am
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WHERE HAVE I SEEN THIS?
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One reader slipped and fell, but eighteen others skated to the correct answer to last week’s Where.
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August 9th, 2012 @ 7am
ROMNEY EXPECTED IN RUMSON TONIGHT
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The long driveway to the Rumson home of former Port Authority chairman Lewis Eisenberg, where Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney is expected to appear at a private fundraising dinner withContinue reading "ROMNEY EXPECTED IN RUMSON TONIGHT"
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August 8th, 2012 @ 12pm
A NIGHT OUT IN FAIR HAVEN AND RED BANK
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Four-year-old Zach Halpern gets airborne for a ring toss at the Fair Haven PD’s National Night Out celebration of police and community relations Tuesday. At the Red Bank edition, teens woreContinue reading "A NIGHT OUT IN FAIR HAVEN AND RED BANK"
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August 8th, 2012 @ 9am
A borough-owned lot at 41 Marion Street is ready for parceling out as community garden plots, organizers say. (Click to enlarge) The summer doldrums may be upon us, but proponentsContinue reading "PLOTTING FOR COMMUNITY GARDEN BEGINS"
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August 7th, 2012 @ 3pm
The crime reports below were provided by the Red Bank Police Department for the period of July 27 to August 3, 2012. This information is unedited. Criminal Mischief occurring betweenContinue reading "RED BANK POLICE BLOTTER"
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August 7th, 2012 @ 10am
TRUCK FIRE DOUSED IN TINTON FALLS
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Firefighters quickly doused a fire that sent smoke billowing across Shrewsbury Avenue from a burning car carrier on Gilbert Street West in Tinton Falls Monday afternoon. No information about the causeContinue reading "TRUCK FIRE DOUSED IN TINTON FALLS"
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August 6th, 2012 @ 3pm
Recent activity reports, unedited, as provided by the Middletown Township Police Department. • Michael Cacciuttolo, age 34, from Park Avenue in Middletown, NJ, arrested on July 29, 2012 by PatrolmanContinue reading "MIDDLETOWN COPS BUST MINORS FOR BOOZE"
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August 6th, 2012 @ 12pm
FORMER RUMSON MAYOR CALLMAN DEAD AT 95
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Charles ‘Chillie’ Callman in at Little Silver Borough Hall in 2008, when he opposed a consolidation of local police departments. (Click to enlarge) Charles ‘Chillie’ Callman, who served two longContinue reading "FORMER RUMSON MAYOR CALLMAN DEAD AT 95"
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August 6th, 2012 @ 6am
A 19-year-old Lincroft man was arrested Wednesday on charges hie burglarized a Little Silver residence Monday, borough police said. Here’s the text of an announcement from Detective Greg Oliva:
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August 3rd, 2012 @ 2pm
CHURN: SPA, DRESS SHOP AND BLINDS
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With her new spa on Broad Street, Alla Shapiro now has two salons in the Woodhouse Day Spa chain. (Click to enlarge) By JOHN T. WARD In this edition ofContinue reading "CHURN: SPA, DRESS SHOP AND BLINDS"
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August 2nd, 2012 @ 12pm
WHERE HAVE I SEEN THIS?
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For the August doldrums, a gimme. Then again, we thought last week’s Where was unmistakable.
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August 2nd, 2012 @ 6am
ZEBU OUT, WOOD-FIRED PIZZA IN
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Zebu will close next week and a new restaurant will take over its space at 12 Broad Street. (Click to enlarge) By JOHN T. WARD Just five months after aContinue reading "ZEBU OUT, WOOD-FIRED PIZZA IN"
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August 1st, 2012 @ 2pm
A 21-year-old Fair Haven man was treated at a hospital Tuesday after his ex-girlfriend accidentally ran over his foot with her car, Red Bank police said. The incident, witnessed byContinue reading "DRIVER LEAVES EX-BOYFRIEND FLAT-FOOTED"
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July 31st, 2012 @ 7pm
The crime reports below were provided by the Red Bank Police Department for the period of July 20 to July 27, 2012. This information is unedited. Burglary reported on 7-20-12Continue reading "RED BANK: WELSH FARMS BURGLARIZED"
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July 31st, 2012 @ 10am
HOTEL LAWSUIT III: THIS TIME, IT’S PERSONAL
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Lawyer Ron Gasiorowski clashing with Councilman Mike DuPont last week, above, and relaxing at Zebu Forno on Monday. (Click to enlarge) By JOHN T. WARD As an attorney, Ron GasiorowskiContinue reading "HOTEL LAWSUIT III: THIS TIME, IT’S PERSONAL"
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July 31st, 2012 @ 8am
SEA BRIGHT OFFICIAL DENIES MAKING THREAT
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By JOHN T. WARD [Update: please see the editor’s note at the end of this article.] Sea Bright Councilman C. Read Murphy, right, is due in municipal court next monthContinue reading "SEA BRIGHT OFFICIAL DENIES MAKING THREAT"
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July 30th, 2012 @ 9am
Patti Siciliano plans to relocate her 14-year-old store to 7 Broad. (Click to enlarge) By JOHN T. WARD Funk and Standard, a retailing stalwart through Red Bank’s economic ups andContinue reading "FUNK AND STANDARD HEADS NORTH ON BROAD"
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July 30th, 2012 @ 8am
Recent activity reports, unedited, as provided by the Middletown Township Police Department. • James Koenig, age 55, from Brainard Avenue in Port Monmouth, NJ, arrested on July 22, 2012 byContinue reading "MIDDLETOWN MAN CHARGE WITH SEX ASSAULT"
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July 30th, 2012 @ 6am
WARNING: DON’T GIVE TO ‘DUTCHESS’ OF JAZZ
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Shoppers at this weekend’s Red Bank Sidewalk Sale have reported getting hit up for donations by a woman misrepresenting herself. (Click to enlarge) By JOHN T. WARD Officials are warningContinue reading "WARNING: DON’T GIVE TO ‘DUTCHESS’ OF JAZZ"
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July 27th, 2012 @ 5pm
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FALL COLORS IN RED BANK
redbankgreen's Partyline captures peaking fall foliage on a Red Bank street corner.
FALL AT THE COURTS OF RED BANK
On the Partyline: stunning foliage at Red Bank's "medieval office park."
WALK FOR DEMOCRACY
The T. Thomas Fortune Cultural Center led a "Walk for Democracy" Sunday from Riverside Gardens Park to the cultral center on Drs. James Park ...
Go big or go home
On the redbankgreen Partyline: Gourd display at Lighthouse on its penultimate night of the season.
MARIGOLDEN SUNSHINE
Partyline photo captures October sunshine hitting marigolds for sale ahead of Dia de Los Muertos.
KENNY KATZGRAU TEACHES CODING TO MAGAZINE PUBLISHERS
Kenny Katzgrau, publisher of Red Bank Green and creator of Broad Street, was teaching City and Regional Magazine Association publishers how ...
LET’S SEE YOUR KINDLE DO THIS
A stack of books served as a chock while a motorist changed a flat tire on Branch Avenue Wednesday afternoon. Submitted by John T. Ward
NEW WELCOME SIGN INSTALLED
A new "Welcome to Red Bank" sign has gone up at the northern Route 35 entrance to town at the foot of Cooper's Bridge.
JUNIOR BUCS WRESTLING WELCOMES YOUNG ATHLETES FOR 22ND SEASON
Junior Bucs Wrestling is preparing for its 22nd season, offering boys and girls from Red Bank, Shrewsbury, and Little Silver an opportunity ...
TIME FOR SCHOOL, DEER
Fall has arrived and so have the middle school loving deer!
JUST IN TIME FOR THE FALL CLASSIC
Just in time for the start of the World Series later this week baseball-themed paintings by artist Max Maxon hang in the windows of the Art ...
DINNER PLANS?
Chipotle in Red Bank Sunday evening will donate a quarter of proceeds from sales Sunday to the volunteer Red Bank Fire Department auxiliary.
KENNY KATZGRAU TEACHES VIBE CODE SESSION AT LOCAL NEWS CAMP
Kenny Katzgrau, publisher of Red Bank Green, is running a vibe code session, teaching other publishers to vibe code at Blue Engine Collectiv ...
Her Majesty visits Red Bank
Navesink Queen docked at the Molly Pitcher Marina. (Photo and text by Partyline contributor Boris Kofman)  
RED BANK DINER MONEY TREE
On the redbankgreen Partyline: sunshine and a money tree at the Red Bank Diner.
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 ...
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