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Cases of new books await distribution at River Road Books, above. Soul Kitchen, below, will serve as a giver site. (Click to enlarge) By DANIELLE TEPPER Book fans know thatContinue reading "SOUL KITCHEN, BOOKSTORE IN GIVEAWAY"
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April 20th, 2012 @ 1pm
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RED BANK: STAR-POWERED MONKEY JEWELRY
Jewels given by Michael Jackson to Elizabeth Taylor are on display in Red Bank for the next three weeks. (Click to enlarge) By DANIELLE TEPPER She was a silver-screen goddessContinue reading "RED BANK: STAR-POWERED MONKEY JEWELRY"
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April 20th, 2012 @ 11am
A CHANGE OF ADDRESS FOR PLANNED HOTEL?
Hampton Inn attorney Marty McGann cross-examines opposition witness Gordon Gemma, center, as lawyer Ron Gasiorowski looks on Thursday night. (Click to enlarge) By JOHN T. WARD The developers of proposedContinue reading "A CHANGE OF ADDRESS FOR PLANNED HOTEL?"
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April 20th, 2012 @ 8am
Rumson police have charged a Newark man with stealing three luxury cars from town in a single night last September, Chief Richard Tobias tells redbankgreen. Jimmy Nunez, 31, was identifiedContinue reading "RUMSON CHARGES MAN IN THREE CAR THEFTS"
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April 19th, 2012 @ 3pm
WHERE HAVE I SEEN THIS?
Here’s the real story behind this week’s Where: Yes, you’ve seen this iconic sign someplace, but don’t go submitting Wallace Street as your answer. If you can ID the location,Continue reading "WHERE HAVE I SEEN THIS?"
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April 19th, 2012 @ 9am
ON-TIME BRIDGE REOPENING EXPECTED
One leaf of the two-leaf bascule has remained open to allow for boat traffic to pass beneath the bridge. (Click to enlarge) By JOHN T. WARD For six months, SaltContinue reading "ON-TIME BRIDGE REOPENING EXPECTED"
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April 19th, 2012 @ 7am
GROCERY SCION DONATES $1M TO RIVERVIEW
The gift puts Riverview’s campaign to pay for a new day-stay surgery center past its $15 million goal. (Click to enlarge) By JOHN T. WARD A Navesink couple is theContinue reading "GROCERY SCION DONATES $1M TO RIVERVIEW"
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April 18th, 2012 @ 10am
This just in from the Fair Haven PD: On April 16, 2012 the Fair Haven Police Department responded to a Lake Ave. residence for a report of a burglary. UnknownContinue reading "FAIR HAVEN HOME BURGLARIZED"
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April 18th, 2012 @ 9am
JUST LET ‘EM BEE
A colony of honey bees took over the limb of a tree outside the Rumson Post Office Tuesday. Building landlord Sandy Mulheren, who raises bees, said the occupation was probablyContinue reading "JUST LET ‘EM BEE"
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April 18th, 2012 @ 7am
Red Bank won’t pursue a proposal floated by Mayor Pasquale Menna to form a regional municipal court with four nearby towns, the Asbury Park Press reports Wednesday. The reason? TheContinue reading "PRESS: RED BANK DROPS LOCAL COURT IDEA"
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April 18th, 2012 @ 6am
RED BANK NAMED 3RD-BEST TOWN IN U.S.
The magazine’s ranking is based on cultural offerings in towns of 25,000 or fewer residents.  (Click to enlarge) By JOHN T. WARD Smithsonian Magazine calls Red Bank the third-best smallContinue reading "RED BANK NAMED 3RD-BEST TOWN IN U.S."
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April 17th, 2012 @ 4pm
Recent activity reports, unedited, as provided by the Middletown Township Police Department. • Adam Stranges, age 20, from Evergreen Terrace in Belford, NJ, arrested on April 15, 2012 by PatrolmanContinue reading "MIDDLETOWN: THREE ARRESTED FOR DWI"
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April 17th, 2012 @ 11am
TRAINING FOR RAPID RESONSE TO WRECKS
Seventeen-year-old fire cadet (and R-FH senior) Tom Brenner of Fair Haven played the victim trapped in a damaged car, above, as members of the Fair Haven volunteer fire and firstContinue reading "TRAINING FOR RAPID RESONSE TO WRECKS"
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April 17th, 2012 @ 6am
STANDING UP FOR FOOD AND SONG
Several hundred visitors packed the lobby of the Two River Theater to sample the culinary offerings of more than a dozen Red Bank restaurants as the appetizer to a buffetContinue reading "STANDING UP FOR FOOD AND SONG"
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April 17th, 2012 @ 6am
By JOHN T. WARD Some 40 teens from Rumson and Fair Haven, and a pair of Rumson homeowners, are facing charges following a police raid on a house party SaturdayContinue reading "40 JUVENILES ARRESTED AT RUMSON PARTY"
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April 16th, 2012 @ 1pm
LIBRARY LOVERS AT HOME IN EISNER’S HOUSE
Guests explored the second-floor New Jersey Room, above, where uniforms produced by the Eisner factory were on display.  (Photos by Stephanie Schroepfer. Click to enlarge) By STEPHANIE SCHROEPFER Seventy-five yearsContinue reading "LIBRARY LOVERS AT HOME IN EISNER’S HOUSE"
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April 16th, 2012 @ 10am
The crime reports below were provided by the Red Bank Police Department for the period of April 6 to April 13, 2012. This information is unedited. Criminal Mischief occurring atContinue reading "RED BANK CRIME REPORTS"
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April 16th, 2012 @ 5am
FIRE DAMAGES AUTO SHOWROOM
The Sunday morning blaze charred the facade and filled a showroom with smoke. (Click to enlarge) By JOHN T. WARD A fire that appeared to start in mulch caused limitedContinue reading "FIRE DAMAGES AUTO SHOWROOM"
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April 15th, 2012 @ 11am
SUV FLIPS IN RED BANK CRASH
No one was injured as an SUV and a sedan collided at West Front Street and Bridge Avenue in Red Bank shortly before 7 p.m. Friday, sending the SUV rollingContinue reading "SUV FLIPS IN RED BANK CRASH"
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April 13th, 2012 @ 7pm
Recent activity reports, unedited, as provided by the Middletown Township Police Department. Joseph Bernhard, age 18, from Leedsville Drive in Lincroft, NJ, arrested on April 9, 2012 by Patrolman AlbertContinue reading "MIDDLETOWN POLICE BLOTTER"
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April 13th, 2012 @ 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 ...