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ELECTION DAY 2011
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Early voters prepared to cast ballots Tuesday morning at the Red Bank Housing Authority. (Photo by Peter Lindner. Click to enlarge) Voting got underway before dawn Tuesday in what isContinue reading "ELECTION DAY 2011"
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November 8th, 2011 @ 8am
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MYSTERY OBJECTOR SKEWS HOTEL DEBATE
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Architect Lou Silverstein holds up a rendering of the proposed Hampton Inn as objector Marco Sima addresses the planning board. (Click to enlarge) By JOHN T. WARD Already the subjectContinue reading "MYSTERY OBJECTOR SKEWS HOTEL DEBATE"
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November 7th, 2011 @ 11pm
EARLY FEEDBACK: SOUL KITCHEN WORKS
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Soul Kitchen as seen on opening day last month, hosted by Jon Bon Jovi, below. (Click to enlarge) Lots of glitz was on display last month when the JBJ SoulContinue reading "EARLY FEEDBACK: SOUL KITCHEN WORKS"
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November 7th, 2011 @ 2pm
FAIR HAVEN: OCTOBER POLICE ACTIVITY
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Recent activity reports, unedited, as provided by the Fair Haven Police Department. 10/3/11 -Sgt. Lambert arrested Carrie C. Lamberti, 38, Long Branch for being in Contempt of Court. Mrs. LambertiContinue reading "FAIR HAVEN: OCTOBER POLICE ACTIVITY"
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November 7th, 2011 @ 12pm
NO CHILD LEFT UNPORTRAYED AT TRTC
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Playwright and actress Nilaja Sun arrives at Saturday’s opening night reception for ‘No Child,’ in which she gives a, high-energy, tour de force performance as 16 characters at a troubledContinue reading "NO CHILD LEFT UNPORTRAYED AT TRTC"
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November 7th, 2011 @ 10am
The crime reports below were provided by the Red Bank Police Department for the period of  October 28 to November 4, 2011. This information is unedited. Theft occurring between 10-17-11Continue reading "RED BANK: PARKING METER STOLEN"
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November 7th, 2011 @ 9am
With another spirited (and sold-out) gathering in the greenhouse, Sickles Market in Little Silver hosted its annual wine and cheese fundraiser for Holiday Express Friday night. The event featured auctionsContinue reading "HOLIDAY CHEER IN THE GREENHOUSE"
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November 7th, 2011 @ 8am
Recent activity reports, unedited, as provided by the Middletown Township Police Department. • On November 2, 2011 at approximately 8:20 am Patrolman Robert McNair and Patrolman Darrin Simon responded toContinue reading "FAKE LICENSE LANDS WOMAN IN JAIL"
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November 7th, 2011 @ 7am
ALL QUIET IN GOTHAM CITY
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Not that we condone defacing of other people’s property, of course… but this guy looking down on Broad Street in downtown Red Bank gives us a chuckle. Is he lookingContinue reading "ALL QUIET IN GOTHAM CITY"
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November 4th, 2011 @ 11am
LITTLE SILVER CANDIDATES SPEAK
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Below are the responses to questionnaires sent to the two mayoral and three council candidates (for two available seats) on the November 8 ballot in Little Silver. Candidates were askedContinue reading "LITTLE SILVER CANDIDATES SPEAK"
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November 4th, 2011 @ 10am
Below is where the responses to questionnaires sent to the four council candidates (for two available seats) on the November 8 ballot in Red Bank would appear, if any ofContinue reading "RED BANK CANDIDATES SILENT"
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November 4th, 2011 @ 10am
SEA BRIGHT CANDIDATES SPEAK, MOST OF ‘EM
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Below are the responses to questionnaires sent to the three mayoral and four council candidates (for two available seats) on the November 8 ballot in Sea Bright. Candidates were askedContinue reading "SEA BRIGHT CANDIDATES SPEAK, MOST OF ‘EM"
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November 4th, 2011 @ 9am
A Rhode Island man recently posted this YouTube video, in which he praises the new JBJ Soul Kitchen on Monmouth Street in Red Bank. During his meal the night before,Continue reading "SOULFUL PLUG FOR SOUL KITCHEN"
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November 4th, 2011 @ 8am
IN RED BANK: PRIMPING FOR THE PROM
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Lynn Skorenko in her Monmouth Street shop, former home of Adams Imports. (Click to enlarge) Earlier this week, Retail Churn brought you the scoop on Emilia, a new dress shopContinue reading "IN RED BANK: PRIMPING FOR THE PROM"
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November 4th, 2011 @ 7am
JEEP DRIVER CITED IN ACCIDENT
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Emergency workers tend to Vivian Maxwell near the Jeep that struck her Wednesday afternoon. (Click to enlarge) The pedestrian struck by a Jeep on Broad Street in Red Bank WednesdayContinue reading "JEEP DRIVER CITED IN ACCIDENT"
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November 3rd, 2011 @ 1pm
WEST SIDE TO GET PARKING LOOK-AHEAD
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Restaurateur Danny Murphy discusses the need for West Side parking with Mayor Pasquale Menna, left, before last week’s borough council meeting. (Click to enlarge) By JOHN T. WARD Red Bank’sContinue reading "WEST SIDE TO GET PARKING LOOK-AHEAD"
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November 3rd, 2011 @ 12pm
A LOOPHOLE-FILLED GOLF COURSE
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The Curchin Open, an annual indoor-golf fundraiser now held for six years running among the cubicles of the Curchin Group, a Lincroft CPA firm, went off (as usual) in excellentContinue reading "A LOOPHOLE-FILLED GOLF COURSE"
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November 3rd, 2011 @ 10am
WHERE HAVE I SEEN THIS?
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It’s that time again! Yes, folks, another Thursday is upon us, and another Where Have I Seen This? clocks in. If you think you know where the photo was taken,Continue reading "WHERE HAVE I SEEN THIS?"
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November 3rd, 2011 @ 8am
NO LADDER NEEDED
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Stuck in traffic on eastbound West Front Street into Red Bank? Blame the driver of this truck, which got wedged in the railroad trestle at about 4:30 p.m.
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November 2nd, 2011 @ 4pm
PEDESTRIAN STRUCK CROSSING BROAD ST.
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A 52-year-old Matawan woman was struck by a Jeep as she crossed Broad Street at Mechanic Street in downtown Red Bank around 2:45 p.m. Wednesday. Police said the 25-year-old driver,Continue reading "PEDESTRIAN STRUCK CROSSING BROAD ST."
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November 2nd, 2011 @ 3pm
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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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