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A conflict over a 12-year-old resident’s request to keep six pet ducks in her Fair Haven back yard has attracted the probing lens of Ledger Live. And a critical essayContinue reading "FAIR HAVEN DUCK FLAP GETS SLEDGERED"
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March 20th, 2011 @ 9am
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SPRING SO CLOSE SHE CAN SMELL IT
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Claudette, a nine-year-old bulldog, gets an early scent of spring Thursday while lazing in the window of Fair Haven Cleaners on River Road in Fair Haven, where she’s kept storeContinue reading "SPRING SO CLOSE SHE CAN SMELL IT"
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March 18th, 2011 @ 11am
RED BANK: BOATS, BONDS & BUREAUCRACY
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The newly rebuilt marina at Marine Park will no longer be reserved exclusively for Red Bank residents. (Click to enlarge) Boat slips at Marine Park, a bond to cover pensionContinue reading "RED BANK: BOATS, BONDS & BUREAUCRACY"
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March 18th, 2011 @ 10am
MOBILE FOOD MAY FIND A SPOT IN TOWN
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Cinnamon Snail owner Adam Sobel appears to have persuaded Red Bank officials to carve out a spot he and other mobile vendors can compete for. (Photo by Dustin Racioppi: clickContinue reading "MOBILE FOOD MAY FIND A SPOT IN TOWN"
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March 18th, 2011 @ 8am
A 27-year-old Little Silver man is in the Monmouth County jail following his arrest at home Tuesday for possession with the intent to sell the painkiller Oxycodone, the county prosecutor’sContinue reading "PAIR NABBED IN LITTLE SILVER DRUG BUST"
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March 17th, 2011 @ 5pm
LOCATION AN ISSUE FOR COMMUNITY GARDEN
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Councilwoman Sharon Lee details her objections to a request to create a community garden at the Red Bank Public Library. (Click to enlarge) A push for the creation of aContinue reading "LOCATION AN ISSUE FOR COMMUNITY GARDEN"
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March 17th, 2011 @ 11am
WHERE HAVE I SEEN THIS?
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Oh, the things you see in people’s yards. Have you encountered this range rover in your travels? Tell us where, please, via pony express.
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March 17th, 2011 @ 8am
SNOW GETS SOME BLAME FOR TAX HIKE
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A borough plow stuck in the snow on Mechanic Street on December 27. The cost of the storm is about to sock Red Bank property owners. (Click to enlarge) RedContinue reading "SNOW GETS SOME BLAME FOR TAX HIKE"
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March 17th, 2011 @ 8am
Six months after he was arrested on charges of trying to defraud a Shrewsbury bank branch out of $93,000, a Middletown man has been indicted on related charges. Sandy Masselli,Continue reading "MIDDLETOWN MAN INDICTED FOR BANK FRAUD"
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March 16th, 2011 @ 4pm
MORE WILD TURKEYS
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Is there an ornithologist in the house? Earlier this week, readers sent us photos of five wild turkeys spotted on the streets of Red Bank and Fair Haven. Today, ColleenContinue reading "MORE WILD TURKEYS"
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March 16th, 2011 @ 1pm
BONUS FOR CHIEF, TRASH JOBBED OUT
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By DUSTIN RACIOPPI Fair Haven Police Chief Darryl Breckenridge got his annual attaboy from the borough council last night in the form of a $3,000 bonus. This is not unusualContinue reading "BONUS FOR CHIEF, TRASH JOBBED OUT"
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March 15th, 2011 @ 1pm
New Jersey’s state appeals court has upheld the dismissal of a lawsuit brought by a back-injury patient who claimed doctors at Riverview Medical Center failed to inform him of x-raysContinue reading "RIVERVIEW GETS PASS ON KIDNEY-STONE SUIT"
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March 15th, 2011 @ 12pm
A TURKEY OF A CAPTION
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Something you don’t see every day in Red Bank: Julie Cassidy snapped this cellphone shot of five wild turkeys on McLaren Street Monday morning. There’s a wisecrack somewhere in thisContinue reading "A TURKEY OF A CAPTION"
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March 14th, 2011 @ 10am
ROUNDING UP WOMEN TO HELP GIRLS
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Go-getter Nicole Corre pauses for a moment on Broad Street in Red Bank. (Click to enlarge) Nicole Corre, an inveterate helper-outer, needs some help. Somewhere between finishing up a master’sContinue reading "ROUNDING UP WOMEN TO HELP GIRLS"
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March 14th, 2011 @ 8am
The crime reports below were provided by the Red Bank Police Department for the week of March 4 to March 11, 2011. The information appears here unedited. Criminal Mischief occurringContinue reading "DRUG BUST NEAR SCHOOL NABS TWO"
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March 14th, 2011 @ 5am
TRADER JOE’S FANS REVEL IN NEW STORE
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Customers got the aloha treatment, complete with leis, at the opening of the new Trader Joe’s store in Shrewsbury Friday morning. (Photo by Dustin Racioppi; click to enlarge) By DUSTINContinue reading "TRADER JOE’S FANS REVEL IN NEW STORE"
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March 11th, 2011 @ 9am
FAR-LEFT PEACENIK AL STRASBURGER DIES
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Al Strasburger, a lifelong Red Banker widely recognized for his presence at antiwar, antinuke and pro-labor demonstrations, died early Thursday, redbankgreen has learned. An affable and unrepentant “revolutionary socialist ”Continue reading "FAR-LEFT PEACENIK AL STRASBURGER DIES"
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March 11th, 2011 @ 9am
WHERE HAVE I SEEN THIS?
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We think we speak for the majority when we say we have seen quite enough snow this winter and hope to make it to spring without seeing another flake, letContinue reading "WHERE HAVE I SEEN THIS?"
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March 10th, 2011 @ 7am
Peter Burnham quit his job as Brookdale Community College president Tuesday, the Asbury Park Press reports. Under fire for lavish pay and perks, and under investigation over questions about spending,Continue reading "UNDER FIRE, BURNHAM QUITS BROOKDALE"
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March 9th, 2011 @ 5am
Riverview plans to add two surgical suites to handle a growing number of surgeries, officials say. (Click to enlarge) Red Bank’s Riverview Medical Center is planning a $15 million upgradeContinue reading "RIVERVIEW PLANS $15M SURGICAL MAKEOVER"
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March 7th, 2011 @ 12pm
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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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