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FAIR HAVEN TRASH IS GOING PRIVATE
The cans will stay, but the people picking up the trash in Fair Haven will be different next month. (Photo by Dustin Racioppi; click to enlarge) By DUSTIN RACIOPPI NewContinue reading "FAIR HAVEN TRASH IS GOING PRIVATE"
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March 3rd, 2011 @ 10am
Remember: Nothing makes a Red Bank friend happier than to hear "I saw you on Red Bank Green!"
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WHERE HAVE I SEEN THIS?
Head east on Hartshorne Road from Navesink Avenue in Middletown and you’ll eventually come across the cement pillar shown in last week’s Where Have I Seen This?
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March 3rd, 2011 @ 10am
The crime reports below were provided by the Red Bank Police Department for the week of February 18 to February 25, 2011. The information appears here unedited. Theft reported onContinue reading "RED BANK CRIME & ARREST REPORTS"
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March 2nd, 2011 @ 1pm
SPRING SO CLOSE YOU CAN SMELL IT
Joan and Bill Zacher of Middletown take Arden, left, and Zadar on a walk through downtown Red Bank Saturday. Arden is a Seeing Eye trainee who this week goes backContinue reading "SPRING SO CLOSE YOU CAN SMELL IT"
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February 28th, 2011 @ 7am
CURLEY TAKES AIM AT COLLEGE PREXY’S PERKS
Monmouth County Freeholder John Curley, right, has turned his sights on a raft of generous perks being paid to Brookdale Community College President Peter Burnham, according to a report inContinue reading "CURLEY TAKES AIM AT COLLEGE PREXY’S PERKS"
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February 25th, 2011 @ 10am
RED IS ALL THE RAGE AT RED BANK EVENT
Dozens of women came out to Buona Sera Ristorante in Red Bank last night for the third annual Red Dress Event hosted by Meridian Health. On display were six designerContinue reading "RED IS ALL THE RAGE AT RED BANK EVENT"
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February 25th, 2011 @ 8am
MAKING HISTORY SING… AND DANCE
Red Bank families packed the middle school auditorium Thursday night for a Black History Month celebration that included a performance by “James Brown,” above; hip-hop dancers, below, and a readingContinue reading "MAKING HISTORY SING… AND DANCE"
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February 25th, 2011 @ 7am
WHERE HAVE I SEEN THIS?
Ok, all you pillars of the community we call Whereopolis: Where is this one? If you know or want to hazard a guess, drop us a line here, with theContinue reading "WHERE HAVE I SEEN THIS?"
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February 24th, 2011 @ 7am
TROUBLED WATER LINE SET FOR UPGRADE
The replacement of the Shrewsbury Avenue main is to be timed with the replacement of Hubbards Bridge on West Front Street. (Click to enlarge) Homes and businesses serviced by anContinue reading "TROUBLED WATER LINE SET FOR UPGRADE"
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February 23rd, 2011 @ 9am
DUCKS MAKE A PIT STOP IN NAVESINK
Hundreds of ducks took refuge recently in the Navesink, on the northeastern side of the Oceanic Bridge, forming long, snaking lines of bobbers. Blogger Joe Reynolds says they’re mostly GreaterContinue reading "DUCKS MAKE A PIT STOP IN NAVESINK"
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February 22nd, 2011 @ 1pm
RED BANK: RUGBY TOO ROUGH FOR BASIE
Monmouth Rugby of Red Bank, in blue, and Monmouth Rugby of Wales, in stripes, in a scrum at Thompson Park in Lincroft in May, 2008. (Click to enlarge) Its home,Continue reading "RED BANK: RUGBY TOO ROUGH FOR BASIE"
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February 22nd, 2011 @ 11am
BIKE & PED PLAN HITS THE STREETS
A “bike route network” map in the report details suggested locations for bike lanes, shared lanes, bike parking and more. Below, the cover page of the report. (Click to enlarge)Continue reading "BIKE & PED PLAN HITS THE STREETS"
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February 22nd, 2011 @ 7am
A WEEK OF BURGLARY AND THIEVERY
The crime reports below were provided by the Red Bank Police Department for the week of February 11 to February 18, 2011. The information appears here unedited. Criminal Mischief occurringContinue reading "A WEEK OF BURGLARY AND THIEVERY"
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February 21st, 2011 @ 6am
EX-BOROUGH ATTORNEY CAROTENUTO DIES
Sam Carotenuto, a lifelong Red Bank resident and lawyer who served many years as borough attorney, has died at age 90. An obituary on the Asbury Park Press website reportsContinue reading "EX-BOROUGH ATTORNEY CAROTENUTO DIES"
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February 18th, 2011 @ 8am
LOOKING AHEAD TO SUNNY DAYS
A customer of Eye Design in Red Bank stepped out onto Broad Street earlier this week to check out a pair of sunglasses. The specs could come in handy today,Continue reading "LOOKING AHEAD TO SUNNY DAYS"
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February 18th, 2011 @ 7am
WHERE HAVE I SEEN THIS?
Do you know where this is? Give us a roar, via email, please, with the words “Where Have I Seen This” in the subject line.
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February 17th, 2011 @ 10am
FORECAST: A TASTE OF T-SHIRT WEATHER
A mannequin outside the Firehouse Specialty Shop in Red Bank seemed positively aglow in anticipation of warmer weather on Wednesday. (Click to enlarge) We’re in for “the mildest weather that’sContinue reading "FORECAST: A TASTE OF T-SHIRT WEATHER"
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February 17th, 2011 @ 7am
RED BANK TO GET MORE FOUR-WAY STOPS
The intersection of River Street and Bridge Avenue is one of three leading to the Red Bank Primary School that will become four-way stops. (Click to enlarge) Red Bank MayorContinue reading "RED BANK TO GET MORE FOUR-WAY STOPS"
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February 16th, 2011 @ 8am
The decision concerns a 50-year-old apartment building on Bodman Place that the owner wanted to convert to condos. (Click to enlarge) The state appeals court has upheld the Red BankContinue reading "APPEALS COURT OKS COLONY HOUSE DENIAL"
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February 15th, 2011 @ 4pm
DuPONT: CAN WE DO THIS SOME OTHER TIME?
Councilman Mike DuPont at Red Bank’s government reorganization meeting on January 1. (Click to enlarge) Red Bank’s borough council is mulling a change in its bimonthly meeting schedule to accommodateContinue reading "DuPONT: CAN WE DO THIS SOME OTHER TIME?"
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February 15th, 2011 @ 2pm
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ECHOES OF THE PAST IN TILE
Next to Playa Bowls. Always fascinated how this has stood here this long. (Submitted by Joseph Jakub)
VIVA LA ELSIE’S
redbankgreen Partyline captures French visitor enjoying a pickle sub from Elsie's.
Truck strike downs pole
A truck struck a utility pole at the intersection of Catherine Street and Shrewsbury Avenue at about 8 am Monday morning. The pole wss compl ...
THRONGS FLOCK TO RED BANK STREET FAIR
redbankgreen Partyline: Thousands fill the streets of Red Bank for street fair.
PORTA POTTY X-ING
redbankgreen Partyline captures porta johns moving down the railroad tracks.
(G&G) DOG DAYS OF SUMMER
A solid lunchtime line at the G&G hot dogs truck on Shrewsbury Avenue on Monday afternoon. Driving this stretch of road when  G&G i ...
RBG CUB SIGHTING
A Partyline contributor positioned on the dais at Thursday's meeting of the Zoning Board of Adjustment captured redbankgreen reporter intern ...
DOWNPOUR STRAINS DRAIN
Partyline captures video of a flooded intersection during Tuesday's afternoon thunderstorm.
STILL ‘OPEN’ SPACE
Next to Fins and Feathers, very surprised to see an overgrown parking lot that still sits there…overgrown and with blacktop. (Photo and te ...
DARK COMEDY BY JERSEY DIRECTOR OPENS FILM FEST
Indie Street Film Festival kicks off with "In Memoriam," a dark comedy about an actor with six months to live.
Indie Street Film Festival Kicks Off
Indie Street Film Festival kicks off.
KUDOS FOR RBCS FINANCE WHIZZES
Monmouth County Board of Commissioners and Borough Council honor Red Bank Charter School students who took second place in a national financ ...
MARINE PARK HOT DOGS
Red Bank's newly remade Marine Park also has a new lunch option, a newly licensed hot dog cart.
MATCHA CLOSE UP
Partyline captures a photographer working for Aura Coffee Roaster angles for the perfect shot of two iced matcha lattes on Broad Street Mond ...
SOUTH STREET AUTHOR TO READ AT LIBRARY SATURDAY
South Street resident Scott Robertson will read selections from his book, Contents of a Curious Mind, Saturday, Aug. 8, from 11:30 a.m. to 1 ...
EARTH SPIRIT FOUNDER DIES
Jocelyn Ruth Midose, longtime owner of Earth Spirit New Age Center has died.
A PERFECT NATIONAL NIGHT OUT
The annual National Night Out event organized by the Red Bank Police Department drew hundreds to frolic amid the green grass and cotton cand ...
Blackhawk Helicopter Arrives for National Night Out
The Blackhawk helicopter has arrived. Everyone’s favorite part of each National Night Out hosted by the Red Bank Police Department jus ...
PARKING METER MOMENT
Patty Bishop of Verona was halfway through her haircut at Fox & Jane when she realized she needed to feed the parking meter. After she p ...
JOIN US AT JJ’S – PLEASE!
A doe-eyed sect of sentient boba teas sweetly beseeches us to join their adorable cult outside of JJ Delicacies this sticky August Sunday!