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SHOOTING CLAYS TO PRESERVE WETLANDS
Clay-trap shooters gathered at  Rumson Country Club’s shooting range for the event, a fundraiser hosted by Ducks Unlimited. (Photos by Peter Lindner. Click to enlarge) By STEPHANIE SCHROEPFER A mistyContinue reading "SHOOTING CLAYS TO PRESERVE WETLANDS"
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April 4th, 2012 @ 8am
Remember: Nothing makes a Red Bank friend happier than to hear "I saw you on Red Bank Green!"
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By JOHN T. WARD Red Bank Public Defender Kevin Wigenton was censured by the New Jersey Supreme Court Monday, ending a decade-old disciplinary case that might have resulted in his disbarmentContinue reading "RED BANK DEFENDER AVOIDS DISBARMENT"
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April 4th, 2012 @ 6am
River Road Books in Fair Haven has more pre-orders for ‘Fifty Shades of Grey’ than it has seen for any book since Pottermania. (Click to enlarge) By JOHN T. WARDContinue reading "A RUSH AND A HUSH FOR SEXY ‘FIFTY SHADES’"
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April 3rd, 2012 @ 9am
The crime reports below were provided by the Fair Haven Police Department for the period of March 1 to March 31, 2012. This information is unedited. 3/3/12 -S.O. Murray arrestedContinue reading "FAIR HAVEN MAN CHARGED WITH SEX ASSAULT"
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April 3rd, 2012 @ 5am
HOODED IN MEMORY
Dozens of people gathered at the pocket park on Shrewsbury Avenue in Red Bank Monday night for a vigil in memory of Trayvon Martin, the hoodie-wearing Florida teen whose deathContinue reading "HOODED IN MEMORY"
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April 3rd, 2012 @ 4am
Surray Luggage has been dark this week, with signs touting an inventory closeout. (Click to enlarge) By JOHN T. WARD Has Surray Luggage gone on a trip? The Red BankContinue reading "SURRAY LUGGAGE ON HIATUS?"
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April 2nd, 2012 @ 10am
ON THE HUNT FOR PRETTY EGGS
You have to love an event advertised as “something that will start on time and be over in a flash,” even if the weather drives it indoors, as happened withContinue reading "ON THE HUNT FOR PRETTY EGGS"
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April 2nd, 2012 @ 8am
The crime reports below were provided by the Red Bank Police Department for the period of March 23 to March 30, 2012. This information is unedited. Lost item reported onContinue reading "LOCKER ROBBERY NETS WATCH, COOKIES"
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April 2nd, 2012 @ 4am
RED BANK: RACK ‘EM UP
Jeff Regen, a partner in Lucky Break Billiards and Café, gets ready for some eight-ball. The gaming parlor, with five pool tables and a shuffleboard table, opens to the publicContinue reading "RED BANK: RACK ‘EM UP"
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March 30th, 2012 @ 12pm
Recent activity reports, unedited, as provided by the Middletown Township Police Department. • Joseph Cooney, age 32, from Center Avenue in Leonardo, NJ, arrested on March 27, 2012 by PatrolmanContinue reading "MAN BUSTED FOR PROMOTING PROSTITUTION"
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March 30th, 2012 @ 8am
Siena Grille filed for liquidation this week, according to court records. (Click to enlarge) By JOHN T. WARD After weeks of half-off sales seven nights a week, Red Bank’s SienaContinue reading "SIENA GRILLE CLOSES, FILES FOR BANKRUPTCY"
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March 30th, 2012 @ 5am
THIS WEEKEND, CONSIDER TAKING IT INSIDE
Making the most of a warm spring evening, members of Attractive Nuisenze, of Manalapan, got a jump on Red Bank RiverCenter’s StreetLife auditions by setting up outside the Count BasieContinue reading "THIS WEEKEND, CONSIDER TAKING IT INSIDE"
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March 30th, 2012 @ 5am
RED BANK: TRAYVON MARTIN VIGIL SLATED
Councilwoman Sharon Lee, wearing a hoodie in memory of Trayvon Martin, talks with Mayor Pasquale Menna before Wednesday night’s council meeting. (Click to enlarge) By JOHN T. WARD Three RedContinue reading "RED BANK: TRAYVON MARTIN VIGIL SLATED"
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March 29th, 2012 @ 8am
WHERE HAVE I SEEN THIS?
We admit that we like to trip up our readers here at Where Have I Seen This?, but only in a metaphorical sense.
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March 29th, 2012 @ 7am
By JOHN T. WARD After three decades getting a discount, Red Bank tenants could have to pick up full cost-of-living increases starting later this year. The borough council introduced anContinue reading "RENTERS MAY FACE FULL CPI INCREASES"
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March 29th, 2012 @ 7am
PITCHFORKS OUT OVER COMMUNITY GARDEN
With organizer Cindy Burnham holding up a photo, Annie Jones argues for allowing residents to garden a 900-square-foot strip of borough property at Maple Cove. (Click to enlarge) By JOHNContinue reading "PITCHFORKS OUT OVER COMMUNITY GARDEN"
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March 29th, 2012 @ 5am
MARINA OWNER BRACES FOR BRIDGE SQUEEZE
“There’s no money for business interruption,” says Red Bank Marina owner Steve Remaley, below, who also stands to lose land on both sides of the bridge. (Click to enlarge) ByContinue reading "MARINA OWNER BRACES FOR BRIDGE SQUEEZE"
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March 28th, 2012 @ 10am
ON THE AGENDA: PITCHFORKS, TURF & MORE
Proponents of a Red Bank community garden try for another bite of the apple with their request to farm a portion of the public library property, above. (Click to enlarge)Continue reading "ON THE AGENDA: PITCHFORKS, TURF & MORE"
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March 28th, 2012 @ 6am
FIRE RIPS THROUGH MIDDLETOWN HOME
Flames burn through the roof on the east side of the house. The blaze caused a shutdown of a stretch of Bamm Hollow Road, below. (Click to enlarge) By JOHNContinue reading "FIRE RIPS THROUGH MIDDLETOWN HOME"
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March 27th, 2012 @ 1pm
Just in from the Middletown PD Tuesday morning: On March 15, 2012 the Middletown Police arrested Jason Randell, age 25, from Patterson Lane on drug charges after the execution ofContinue reading "MIDDLETOWN: TEN-POUND POT BUST"
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March 27th, 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 ...