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LANDLORD CLAIMS POST-MURDER BURGLARY
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A curbside memorial to stabbing victim Larry Yarbrough decorates a tree outside 9 Bank Street. Below, the home’s cleared-out living room, with a broken window boarded over. (Click to enlarge)Continue reading "LANDLORD CLAIMS POST-MURDER BURGLARY"
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August 10th, 2011 @ 9am
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RUMSON ESTATE GOES TO DERBY HORSEMAN
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The Dawkins estate in Rumson as seen from the Navesink in 2008. (Click to enlarge) By DUSTIN RACIOPPI In a record-setting deal for Rumson, a Wall Street hedge-fund tycoon andContinue reading "RUMSON ESTATE GOES TO DERBY HORSEMAN"
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August 10th, 2011 @ 6am
LONG-VACANT SPACE GETTING YOGURT SHOP
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Blissberry customers serve themselves and pay by the weight of their purchases, says the shop’s owner. (Click to enlarge) A Red Bank storefront that’s been vacant for at least fourContinue reading "LONG-VACANT SPACE GETTING YOGURT SHOP"
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August 9th, 2011 @ 12pm
MONMOUTH STREET: COCOON EMPTIES OUT
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Rema Joseph closed her Monmouth Street women’s clothing and gift store on Sunday. (Click to enlarge) Rema Joseph had hoped to hang on until the end of the year. ThenContinue reading "MONMOUTH STREET: COCOON EMPTIES OUT"
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August 9th, 2011 @ 10am
Two Red Bank men were arrested Monday on murder charges following a knife-and-bottle fight that left a third man dead on Bank Street early Sunday morning, Monmouth County Prosecutor PeterContinue reading "TWO CHARGED IN STABBING DEATH"
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August 8th, 2011 @ 6pm
CONCESSION STAND BUSTED INTO. TWICE.
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The concession stand at Riverside Gardens Park on West Front Street. (Click to enlarge) The crime reports below were provided by the Red Bank Police Department for the period ofContinue reading "CONCESSION STAND BUSTED INTO. TWICE."
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August 8th, 2011 @ 6am
COPS PROBE BANK STREET HOMICIDE
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Red Bank police and investigators from the Monmouth County Prosecutors office are investigating a homicide committed at 9 Bank Street at around 3 a.m. Sunday. Glass from a broken windowContinue reading "COPS PROBE BANK STREET HOMICIDE"
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August 7th, 2011 @ 8am
TANGOING INTO THE NIGHT
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For the fourth consecutive summer, Argentine tango lessons are offered by Red Bank Tango on Monday nights at Riverside Gardens Park. Intro classes ($10) start at 6:30 p.m., followed byContinue reading "TANGOING INTO THE NIGHT"
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August 5th, 2011 @ 12pm
VISITORS WARM TO VALET SERVICE
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Red Bank RiverCenter‘s experiment with downtown valet parking got off to a slow start last Friday night, below, but things picked up Saturday night, above, said Phil Bopp, who managesContinue reading "VISITORS WARM TO VALET SERVICE"
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August 5th, 2011 @ 9am
WEINBERG GETS OK FOR ESTATE CARVE-UP
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Max Weinberg at Middletown’s planning board hearing Wednesday night. (Photo by Stacie Fanelli. Click to enlarge) By DUSTIN RACIOPPI Turns out you can break the ties that bind. E-Street BandContinue reading "WEINBERG GETS OK FOR ESTATE CARVE-UP"
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August 5th, 2011 @ 7am
ARCADE (BEEP!) RUNS THE BOARD (BWOOP!)
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An artist’s rendering of the ’boutique’ video game arcade planned for 80 Broad Street. Below right, owner Ken Kalada shares a laugh with zoning board member Tom Williams after theContinue reading "ARCADE (BEEP!) RUNS THE BOARD (BWOOP!)"
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August 4th, 2011 @ 11pm
DRUG SWEEP NETS THREE RED BANKERS
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Three Red Bank men were among more than 30 suspects arrested in a massive law enforcement sweep focused on the sale of heroin and assault weapons, authorities said Thursday. RussellContinue reading "DRUG SWEEP NETS THREE RED BANKERS"
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August 4th, 2011 @ 4pm
WHERE HAVE I SEEN THIS?
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Last week’s Where wasn’t as obvious as we thought.
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August 4th, 2011 @ 7am
Here’s the full text of an announcement released Tuesday morning by Red Bank police: On Tuesday morning members of the Red Bank Police Department executed a search warrant at aContinue reading "RED BANK: RAID NETS 450 HEROIN DOSES"
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August 2nd, 2011 @ 10am
By DUSTIN RACIOPPI [Editor’s note: This story contains updated information from Gateway National Park at 11:30 a.m.] A man who was struck by lightning in a brief, violent storm onContinue reading "MAN REVIVED AFTER LIGHTNING HIT"
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August 2nd, 2011 @ 8am
Accompanied by a pair of StreetLife performers, a feeble-voiced Steven Galapo proposed to his girlfriend, Nathalie Salem, on Broad Street in Red Bank Saturday night. Did she say yes? PlayContinue reading "POPPING THE QUESTION"
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August 1st, 2011 @ 4pm
REC ON THE RIVER
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Members of Navesink River Rowing introduced six participants in the Red Bank’s summer recreation program to rowing shells on Friday.
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August 1st, 2011 @ 9am
The crime reports below were provided by the Red Bank Police Department for the period of July 22 to July 29, 2011. This information is unedited. Criminal Mischief occurring onContinue reading "COPPER PIPES STOLEN FROM VACANT HOUSE"
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August 1st, 2011 @ 6am
BARGAINHUNTING CHILD’S PLAY DOWNTOWN
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Red Bank’s 2011 edition of its annual sidewalk sale got off to a sunny start Friday. Now in its 57th year, the event continues Saturday from 9 a.m. to 8Continue reading "BARGAINHUNTING CHILD’S PLAY DOWNTOWN"
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July 30th, 2011 @ 8am
A 16-year-old Little Silver boy was seriously injured late Friday morning when he was struck by a car while crossing Seven Bridges Road on a bike, police say. The unidentifiedContinue reading "TEEN BICYCLIST HIT BY CAR IN LITTLE SILVER"
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July 29th, 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 ...