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SEA BRIGHT TO SHARE IN MILLIONS FOR SAND
Federal money will be used to replenish beaches in Sea Bright and Monmouth Beach. (Click to enlarge) By JOHN T. WARD Sea Bright is in for some sand to replenishContinue reading "SEA BRIGHT TO SHARE IN MILLIONS FOR SAND"
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February 9th, 2012 @ 12pm
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Property owner GS Realty wants to separate approved projects at Monmouth, West and Oakland streets into separate lots, prompting the council’s action, officials said. (Click to enlarge) By JOHN T.Continue reading "COUNCIL: AFFORDABLE UNITS MUST NOT WAIT"
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February 9th, 2012 @ 10am
Urban Outfitters, a national clothing chain with a presence in downtown Red Bank and Shrewsbury, reported strong revenue gains in its fourth fiscal quarter. The Philadelphia-based company’s Urban Outfitters brand,Continue reading "URBAN OUTFITTERS POSTS SALES GAINS"
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February 9th, 2012 @ 9am
WHERE HAVE I SEEN THIS?
On rainy days, the Grove at Shrewsbury, on Route 35, puts out baskets of umbrellas for temporary use by shoppers. No doubt some of those umbrellas never return. But withContinue reading "WHERE HAVE I SEEN THIS?"
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February 9th, 2012 @ 7am
FORECAST: WET SNOW WON’T LAST
Juggling hot beverages, a young woman heads into the wind-driven snow on Broad Street in Red Bank Wednesday afternoon. The National Weather Service forecasts we’re in for up to aContinue reading "FORECAST: WET SNOW WON’T LAST"
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February 8th, 2012 @ 5pm
The space most recently home to two incarnations of NovelTeas will open as a seafood restaurant in May, the owners say. (Click to enlarge) By JOHN T. WARD Longtime WestContinue reading "LANDLORDS TO WET FEET AS RESTAURATEURS"
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February 8th, 2012 @ 3pm
Activity reports, unedited, for the month of January, 2012, as provided by the Fair Have Police Department. 1/4/12 -Sgt. Lambert took a report from a resident that damage was doneContinue reading "FAIR HAVEN POLICE BLOTTER"
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February 8th, 2012 @ 2pm
MENNA: CLOCK TICKING ON PARKING WAIVER
By JOHN T. WARD A measure to boost business development in downtown Red Bank has had its intended effect and should probably end this summer, Mayor Pasquale Menna tells redbankgreen.Continue reading "MENNA: CLOCK TICKING ON PARKING WAIVER"
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February 8th, 2012 @ 11am
Remember Blissberry self-serve yogurt, the franchise that planned to open on Broad Street last year? We told you about it in this redbankgreen article in August. Well, the franchisee, JillContinue reading "SERVE-YOURSELF YOGURT LADY TAKES CHARGE"
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February 7th, 2012 @ 3pm
Recent activity reports, unedited, as provided by the Middletown Township Police Department. • Anthany Grant, age 25, from Main Street in Port Monmouth, NJ, arrested on February 4, 2012 byContinue reading "80-YEAR-OLD CHARGED WITH SHOPLIFTING"
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February 7th, 2012 @ 3pm
MIDDLETOWNER BACKS CAR INTO THE FUTURE
Jim Carroll in his ‘Back to the Future’ car. (Click to enlarge) By JOHN T. WARD Jim Carroll had just pulled his car out of his Middletown garage when aContinue reading "MIDDLETOWNER BACKS CAR INTO THE FUTURE"
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February 7th, 2012 @ 11am
PLANNING BOARD: CHAR DESIGN WELL-DONE
Char owner Matteo Ingrao with supporters after obtaining approval for his steakhouse, which includes a makeover of the two-story portion at right in the image below. (Click to enlarge) ByContinue reading "PLANNING BOARD: CHAR DESIGN WELL-DONE"
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February 7th, 2012 @ 9am
‘JITNEY’ ACTORS TO VISIT RED BANK LIBRARY
Actress Roslyn Ruff, below, with fans after Saturday’s opening-night performance of August Wilson’s ‘Jitney’ at the Two River Theater. Two cast members of the play, which trains a lens onContinue reading "‘JITNEY’ ACTORS TO VISIT RED BANK LIBRARY"
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February 6th, 2012 @ 9am
The crime reports below were provided by the Red Bank Police Department for the period of January 27 to February 3, 2012. This information is unedited. Burglary reported 1-28-12 at Continue reading "RED BANK: SEXUAL ASSAULT ARREST"
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February 6th, 2012 @ 6am
Recent activity reports, unedited, as provided by the Middletown Township Police Department. • Kevin Allen, age 28, from Powell Avenue in Atlantic Highlands, NJ, arrested on February 1, 2012 byContinue reading "MIDDLETOWN POLICE ACTIVITY"
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February 6th, 2012 @ 6am
SOUL KITCHEN FINDS ITS FOOTING
Newly recruited general manager Ryan Timmons outside Soul Kitchen earlier this week. (Click to enlarge) By JOHN T. WARD Three months after opening, Soul Kitchen, the pay-what-you-can-or-work-it-off restaurant on RedContinue reading "SOUL KITCHEN FINDS ITS FOOTING"
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February 3rd, 2012 @ 1pm
SEA BRIGHT STRAYS YIELD NO KITTENS
A stray peeks out from a hideaway on the Sea Bright beach earlier this week. (Click to enlarge) By JOHN T. WARD A year after it was launched, a pilotContinue reading "SEA BRIGHT STRAYS YIELD NO KITTENS"
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February 3rd, 2012 @ 10am
BON JOVI OPENS CRIB TO TV CREW, AND YOU
Bon Jovi’s mansion on the Navesink River, as seen in 2008. (Click to enlarge) By JOHN T. WARD ‘Person to Person,’ a TV program of bygone days that featured liveContinue reading "BON JOVI OPENS CRIB TO TV CREW, AND YOU"
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February 3rd, 2012 @ 9am
POSTERS GIVE ‘TWEENS’ THE STAR TREATMENT
Debbie Mishan, below, with the hundreds of entries from girls seeking to be featured in posters hung each month at her Fair Haven boutique, Skye Blue & BeTween. (Click toContinue reading "POSTERS GIVE ‘TWEENS’ THE STAR TREATMENT"
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February 2nd, 2012 @ 11am
ZEBU EYES FEBRUARY REOPENING
Andrew Gennusa in the new Zebu Forno space at 12 Broad Street, with one of Gregg Hinlicky’s murals from the last one. (Click to enlarge) By JOHN T. WARD It’sContinue reading "ZEBU EYES FEBRUARY REOPENING"
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February 2nd, 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 ...