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FOODIE PARADISE AT OYSTER POINT
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Some 600 food lovers packed the ballrooms at the Oyster Point Hotel Thursday night as two dozen Red Bank restaurants offered samplings of their cuisines, from empanadas to ravioli toContinue reading "FOODIE PARADISE AT OYSTER POINT"
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December 2nd, 2011 @ 8am
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WATER MAIN BREAK SHUTS WEST FRONT
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A motorist navigates a muddy cascade toward a bridge over Jumping Brook following a major water main break on West Front Street in Middletown late Wednesday afternoon. Police were inContinue reading "WATER MAIN BREAK SHUTS WEST FRONT"
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December 1st, 2011 @ 6pm
Activity reports for the month of November, unedited, as provided by the Fair Haven Police Department. •11/1/11 -Ptl. Schneider arrested Katharine Fox, 66, Rumson, NJ for being in Contempt ofContinue reading "FAIR HAVEN POLICE BLOTTER FOR NOVEMBER"
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December 1st, 2011 @ 1pm
WHERE HAVE I SEEN THIS?
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The mannequin shown in last week’s shot is part of the window display at 140 Broad Street in Red Bank, the corporate home of ThermaFree, a manufacturer (in Eatontown) ofContinue reading "WHERE HAVE I SEEN THIS?"
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December 1st, 2011 @ 8am
By JOHN T. WARD On a typical Thursday in Red Bank’s municipal court, Public Defender Kevin Wigenton may juggle dozens of cases, crafting pleas on behalf of clients he’s metContinue reading "PUBLIC DEFENDER FACES DISBARMENT"
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November 30th, 2011 @ 6pm
RED BANK PUTS PARKING DECK IN GEAR
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The White Street lot is an “underutilized” asset and needs a garage, says Mayor Pasquale Menna. (Click to enlarge) By JOHN T. WARD A year after reopening of one ofContinue reading "RED BANK PUTS PARKING DECK IN GEAR"
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November 30th, 2011 @ 11am
SNAPPED POLE SHUTS RUMSON STREET
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Police shut down Bingham Avenue between Ridge and Rumson roads in Rumson shortly after 3:30 p.m. Tuesday when a utility pole at Bingham Hill Circle snapped, dipping its wires. (ClickContinue reading "SNAPPED POLE SHUTS RUMSON STREET"
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November 29th, 2011 @ 5pm
A SECOND 7-ELEVEN FOR RED BANK?
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The Welsh Farms store is to become a 7-Eleven, the owner says. (Click to enlarge) By JOHN T. WARD Red Bank could be getting a second 7-Eleven store, less thanContinue reading "A SECOND 7-ELEVEN FOR RED BANK?"
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November 29th, 2011 @ 12pm
TODAY’S LESSON: CHICKENS & STOP SIGNS
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Seventh-grader Rebecca Unsinn weighs in on stop signs, above, and resident Dorothy Nowack, below, makes a pitch for keeping chickens in her yard. (Click to enlarge) Students at Fair Haven’sContinue reading "TODAY’S LESSON: CHICKENS & STOP SIGNS"
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November 29th, 2011 @ 8am
SWEATER WEATHER, SORTA
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Trees on Little Silver Point Road in Little Silver appear to half-dressed for winter. (Click to enlarge) Unseasonably warm temperatures and rain are expected in the Red Bank area Tuesday,Continue reading "SWEATER WEATHER, SORTA"
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November 29th, 2011 @ 7am
LIBRARY HEAD ADDS NEW CHAPTER TO TALE
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Eight-year-old Andrea John introduces herself to Mary Faith Chmiel at a meet-the-director event held at the library earlier this month. (Click to enlarge) By JOHN T. WARD Book-loving Red BankersContinue reading "LIBRARY HEAD ADDS NEW CHAPTER TO TALE"
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November 28th, 2011 @ 1pm
Recent activity reports, unedited, as provided by the Middletown Township Police Department. • Rick Chapman, age 45, from Monmouth Avenue in Leonardo, NJ, arrested on November 21, 2011 by DetectiveContinue reading "MIDDLETOWN POLICE BLOTTER"
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November 28th, 2011 @ 12pm
It’s a full-on sight-and-sound spectacular: the annual night-after-Thanksgiving Santa Claus train ride into Red Bank followed by the parade to Broad Street, the downtown light-up and the Holiday Express concert.Continue reading "SEASON OPENER"
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November 28th, 2011 @ 7am
HOLIDAY EXPRESS TO USHER IN THE SEASON
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Scenes from the 2010 Holiday Express concert. (Click to enlarge) The newborn 2011 holiday season moves outdoors with a bang of a snare drum and a blast of white lightContinue reading "HOLIDAY EXPRESS TO USHER IN THE SEASON"
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November 25th, 2011 @ 10am
NAVESINK RUN: “IT’S A HILL. GET OVER IT.”
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The 15k out-and-back course. The 5k turns around just east of Club Way. (Click to enlarge) A pair of events to benefit the Middletown Youth Athletic Association sends runners andContinue reading "NAVESINK RUN: “IT’S A HILL. GET OVER IT.”"
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November 25th, 2011 @ 9am
WHERE HAVE I SEEN THIS?
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Recognize this tableau? Drop us a line and tell us where you’ve see it.
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November 24th, 2011 @ 9am
The crime reports below were provided by the Red Bank Police Department for the period of November 11 to November 23, 2011. This information is unedited. Criminal Mischief occurring betweenContinue reading "RED BANK POLICE BLOTTER"
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November 23rd, 2011 @ 4pm
Wall Street debt-rating agency Moody’s may take a negative view of Red Bank’s fiscal situation, but investors don’t, town officials said Tuesday night. Councilman Mike DuPont, who heads the borough’sContinue reading "RED BANK BONDS SHRUG OFF MOODY’S MOOD"
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November 23rd, 2011 @ 11am
A LITTLE EARLY IN LITTLE SILVER
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redbankgreen‘s Accidental Photographer came upon this chair left out in the rain on Woodbine Avenue in Little Silver Tuesday night and thought it looked eager to welcome Thanksgiving guests.
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November 23rd, 2011 @ 11am
POLICE ADD THREE, PROMOTE THREE OTHERS
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Getting promotions were, from top left, Wendy Samis, Juan Sardo and Robert Clayton. Newly hired were, from left, Jhonatan Quispe, Stanley Balmer and Garrett Falco Jr. (Click to enlarge) ByContinue reading "POLICE ADD THREE, PROMOTE THREE OTHERS"
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November 23rd, 2011 @ 9am
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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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