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JUDGE WON’T BAR FIREFIGHTER BROTHERS
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A municipal court judge found that Justin Hughes, above, provoked the assault by Peter and Steven Lang, below, by saying that Steven Lang should have died in Iraq. (Click toContinue reading "JUDGE WON’T BAR FIREFIGHTER BROTHERS"
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October 6th, 2011 @ 2pm
Remember: Nothing makes a Red Bank friend happier than to hear "I saw you on Red Bank Green!"
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WORK ON TURNING LANE BEGINS
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Construction of a new left-turn lane from westbound West Front Street onto Pearl Street in Red Bank got underway Thursday, slowing traffic. The project will take several weeks to complete,Continue reading "WORK ON TURNING LANE BEGINS"
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October 6th, 2011 @ 11am
Dave McKenny of Shrewsbury in the wooden cab of his 1910 Ford Model T — a fabulous flivver scheduled to roll into the Middletown Lions Club Auto Show and MotorcycleContinue reading "WALK, RUN, BOOZE AND CRUISE FOR A CAUSE"
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October 6th, 2011 @ 9am
WHERE HAVE I SEEN THIS?
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Got that? Because it will be on the test. If you can identify the location of the sign in this week’s photo, send us an email, please.
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October 6th, 2011 @ 7am
FAIR HAVEN CRIME REPORTS FOR SEPTEMBER
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Recent activity reports, unedited, as provided by the Fair Haven Police Department. 9/2/11 -S.O. Riley arrested a Little Silver juvenile, aged 17, for Disorderly Conduct. 9/4/11 -Cpl. Waltz took aContinue reading "FAIR HAVEN CRIME REPORTS FOR SEPTEMBER"
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October 5th, 2011 @ 1pm
REDUCED TO SAWDUST
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A crew from a tree-trimming company under contract with Jersey Central Power & Light was out on Prospect Avenue in Little Silver for the third consecutive day Wednesday cutting downContinue reading "REDUCED TO SAWDUST"
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October 5th, 2011 @ 1pm
SHREWSBURY CRASH SLOWS TRAFFIC
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A collision with a swimming-pool service truck at Sycamore Avenue and Broad Street briefly trapped two women in a car at around 10:40 a.m. Wednesday. The driver of the carContinue reading "SHREWSBURY CRASH SLOWS TRAFFIC"
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October 5th, 2011 @ 11am
RED BANK: SIDEWALKS AS HOV LANES
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A ‘walking bus’ destined for the Red Bank Charter School heads west on McLaren Place Wednesday morning. The group, organized with help from Safe Routes Red Bank, and others fromContinue reading "RED BANK: SIDEWALKS AS HOV LANES"
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October 5th, 2011 @ 8am
A borough resident has filed suit to stop a six-story, 72-room hotel from being built on Route 35 at the Cooper Bridge. (Click to enlarge) By JOHN T. WARD IsContinue reading "QUESTIONS RAISED ABOUT HOTEL LAWSUIT"
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October 4th, 2011 @ 1pm
By JOHN T. WARD The Red Bank Planning Board put off testimony on a proposed six-story, 72-room hotel at the foot of Cooper Bridge for the third consecutive time MondayContinue reading "HAMPTON INN HEARING POSTPONED AGAIN"
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October 4th, 2011 @ 6am
ROAD WASHOUT WIPES OUT TRIATHLON
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The bike and run portions of Saturday’s event have been scratched, but 1.2- and 2.4-mile swims in the Navesink will be offered. Below, the planned bike route. (Click to enlarge)Continue reading "ROAD WASHOUT WIPES OUT TRIATHLON"
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October 3rd, 2011 @ 2pm
Recent activity reports, unedited, as provided by the Middletown Township Police Department. • On October 2, 2011 at approximately 2:10 am Patrolman James Beirne was on patrol in the areaContinue reading "MIDDLETOWN NABS TEEN TRIO FOR BURGLARY"
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October 3rd, 2011 @ 10am
CLUB SCRUBS DOWN AFTER INFECTIONS
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Rowers cleaning oars after an event in 2010. (Click to enlarge) By JOHN T. WARD Red Bank’s Navesink River Rowing club closed for a one-day scrubdown Sunday after officials learnedContinue reading "CLUB SCRUBS DOWN AFTER INFECTIONS"
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October 3rd, 2011 @ 10am
The second annual Red Bank Guinness Oyster Festival, delayed a week by rain that never came, roared into in town on Sunday  under classic autumn conditions: cool, partly sunny andContinue reading "OYSTERFEST: WORTH THE EXTRA WEEK’S WAIT"
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October 3rd, 2011 @ 6am
The crime reports below were provided by the Red Bank Police Department for the period of September 23 to September 30, 2011. This information is unedited. Theft occurring between 9-24-11Continue reading "WELL, THAT SUCKS: VACUUM CLEANER STOLEN"
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October 3rd, 2011 @ 6am
Recent activity reports, unedited, as provided by the Middletown Township Police Department. • On September 29, 2011 at approximately 1:00 am Patrolman Keith Hirschbein responded to the Henry Hudson TrailContinue reading "SMALL-AMOUNT POT BUSTS CONTINUE"
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September 29th, 2011 @ 2pm
PARKER HOUSE WINS REGISTER ENTRY
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The Parker homestead, seen here in 2007, dates back to (Click to enlarge) By JOHN T. WARD The Parker House, Little Silver’s oldest surviving homestead, has won addition to theContinue reading "PARKER HOUSE WINS REGISTER ENTRY"
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September 29th, 2011 @ 8am
WHERE HAVE I SEEN THIS?
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Two of the four readers who wrote in about last week’s Where were mistaken.
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September 29th, 2011 @ 8am
The location of the proposed court is up in the air, says Mayor Pasquale Menna. (Click to enlarge) By MOLLY MULSHINE Taking a cue from three other Monmouth County towns,Continue reading "MENNA SEEKS FOUR-TOWN COURTROOM"
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September 29th, 2011 @ 5am
By JOHN T. WARD Thieves stole two cars from the same owner Tuesday evening, Fair Haven police say. A Range Rover and a Mercedes, both parked in a driveway unlockedContinue reading "TWO CARS STOLEN FROM SAME OWNER"
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September 28th, 2011 @ 5pm
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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 ...
LONG LIVE LOCAL NEWS!
"Long Live Local News" flags from redbankgreen's 20th anniversary celebration in Marine Park Tuesday prove to be the perfect compliment to s ...
MUMS AND WITCHES
17 Prospect Ave (Photo by Partyline contributor Chris Havens)  
KAYAKERS CLEAR RIVER JUNK
Partyline photo: "The Navesink Nymphs" clear floating tires from the river.
PAINT IT PURPLE?
Caption: ‘Should it be done purple?’ Perfect day. (Photo and text by Partyline contributor Chris Havens)  
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MANTIS (PRAYING) AT CHURCH
Partyliner photographs praying mantis at church.
SOMEWHERE OVER THE RAINBOW
Stunning rainbow over Red Bank as a big weekend storm approaches.
“FESTIVA” YACHT DOCKED AT MARINE PARK
Festiva, an 85-foot yacht, was docked at Marine Park on Friday night. Red Bank Green spoke to the owner, Everett Moore, who said that it was ...
OH NO! ELMO LOST!
A lost Elmo appears to be reaching out for help through the redbankgreen Partyline.
NAVESINK SPILLS OVER
Nor'easter stacks tides up in the Navesink, pushing the river over its (Red) banks.
BUZZ LIGHTYEAR WATCHES LINE DANCERS
redbankgreen Partyline captures Buzz Lighyear watching the line dancers on Broadwalk Monday night. 
EGRET-FUL END TO SUMMER
A great egret patrols the shallows of the Swimming River in front of the Red Bank Primary School last week. Submitted by Brian Donohue
COMMUNITY MESSAGE BOARD NOW OPEN ON HUDSON AVENUE
Community message board open! The RBPD has placed a mobile display board on Hudson Avenue. Send captions and messages you’d like to se ...
A CHIEF’S FAREWELL
Funeral services at St. James church and a large American flag suspended over Broad Street from an RBFD hook and ladder for former Red Bank ...
COIFFING GUARD
redbankgreen Partyline captures super cool crossing guard just chilllin'.
SURF TACO RE-OPENS NEW LOOK DINING ROOM
Partyliner captures Surf Taco's new look dining room.
STEEPLETOP RAVEN
redbankgreen Partyline: a raven calls out from atop the steeple of St. James Church.
CARPENTER OR COMPETITOR? HOT DOG TRUCK RIVALS EMERGE IN RED BANK
On the redbankgreen Partyline: with two new hot dog vendors opening this summer, even a carpenter's box truck makes one wonder.
BOONDOCKS SWAN
redbankgreen Partyline: Swan on the Navesink River as seen from Boondocks restaurant.
9/11 TRIBUTE
Bailey Bryce Holiday and her father Bobby Holiday Jr. paint the lawn at Riverside Gardens Park Tuesday in preparation for the upcoming comme ...