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FROM THE FRUIT STAND, A LESSON IN DETAILS
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Tom Cappello outside his Wallace Street restaurant. Below, a tray of gnocchi destined for local stores. (Click to enlarge) In the competitive arena of Red Bank restaurants, one owner takesContinue reading "FROM THE FRUIT STAND, A LESSON IN DETAILS"
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February 1st, 2011 @ 10am
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A Red Bank man admitted in federal court in Trenton Monday that he robbed a Fair Haven bank last August and another one a week later in Cranford. Wilfred A.Continue reading "RED BANK MAN COPS TO TWO BANK JOBS"
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February 1st, 2011 @ 7am
PUTTING THE SHAKE BACK INTO A CREAKY HIP
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We’ve said it before: the ‘Hip City/Hippest Town in New Jersey’ designation for Red Bank has got to go. It’s so rusty it creaks. Even the folks at Red BankContinue reading "PUTTING THE SHAKE BACK INTO A CREAKY HIP"
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January 31st, 2011 @ 12pm
WHERE HAVE I SEEN THIS?
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Half empty or half full? You decide and let us know via email where you’ve seen it, please.
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January 27th, 2011 @ 10am
Red Bank before and just after dawn Thursday, beneath a sliver of moon and about ten inches of prettifying snow. To enlarge the photo display, start it, then click theContinue reading "NATURE LAYS DOWN ANOTHER WHITE BLANKET"
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January 27th, 2011 @ 8am
RED BANK: ‘ALL ROADS ARE OPEN’
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Snow lies atop wires and tree limbs above Branch Avenue early Wednesday morning. Below, a borough plow working Shrewsbury Avenue. (Click to enlarge) All of Red Bank’s streets had beenContinue reading "RED BANK: ‘ALL ROADS ARE OPEN’"
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January 27th, 2011 @ 7am
ANOTHER STORM DAMPENS BUSINESS
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Few pedestrians were out on Broad Street in downtown Red Bank late Wednesday morning. (Click to enlarge) Not to belabor the obvious, but the snowy winter of 2010-’11 is puttingContinue reading "ANOTHER STORM DAMPENS BUSINESS"
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January 26th, 2011 @ 12pm
The crime reports below were provided by the Red Bank Police Department for the period of January 14 to January 21, 2011. The information appears here unedited. Armed Robbery occurringContinue reading "GUNPOINT ROBBERY ON RIVER ROAD"
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January 24th, 2011 @ 6am
COURTYARDS PLAN GETS CLOSER ONCE-OVER
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James Hulsizer with a depiction of the planned Courtyards at Monmouth. Below, an architect’s rendering from last summer. (Click to enlarge) Red Bank zoners held the first of what isContinue reading "COURTYARDS PLAN GETS CLOSER ONCE-OVER"
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January 20th, 2011 @ 9pm
A Red Bank man whose homicidal knife attack at the borough primary school two years ago left his ex-girlfriend seriously injured has been sentenced to 15 years in state prison,Continue reading "MURDER TRY AT SCHOOL GETS MAN 15 YEARS"
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January 20th, 2011 @ 6pm
A woman who was sentenced in Rumson municipal court to six months in prison for a DWI conviction won a curtailment of the sentence from the New Jersey Supreme CourtContinue reading "SUPREME COURT TRIMS RUMSON DWI PENALTY"
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January 20th, 2011 @ 9am
WHERE HAVE I SEEN THIS?
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Number 300 in the Where Have I Seen This? series enlarges when you click it. Do you know where the photo was taken? Let us know via email, please.
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January 20th, 2011 @ 7am
TRIPLE DIP FOR THE EPIPHANY
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Congregants of St. Nicholas Russian Orthodox Church held their annual celebration of the Epiphany Wednesday, when three of them jumped into the Navesink River at Oyster Point. The event wasContinue reading "TRIPLE DIP FOR THE EPIPHANY"
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January 19th, 2011 @ 2pm
DID THEY LEAVE ANY SPARE BATTERIES?
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The departure from Red Bank of Ballew Jewelers over the weekend also apparently meant the end of a long run of reliability for the gorgeous clock in front of theContinue reading "DID THEY LEAVE ANY SPARE BATTERIES?"
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January 19th, 2011 @ 2pm
Video taken from Liz Kelleher’s car as a Rumson police officer stopped the two suspects. Two suspects are said to be in custody, stopped at gunpoint by a Rumson copContinue reading "TWO HELD IN BOMB-THREAT BANK ROBBERY AFTER DRAMATIC STOP BY RUMSON COP"
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January 18th, 2011 @ 6pm
redbankgreen‘s Dustin Racioppi describes a “surprisingly subdued scene” in Rumson as authorities respond to a purported bomb threat Tuesday evening. As of 5:20p, West River Road remained closed from FirstContinue reading "‘SUBDUED SCENE’ AT RUMSON BOMB THREAT"
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January 18th, 2011 @ 5pm
GUNS REPORTED DRAWN IN RUMSON BOMB THREAT
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West River Road is shut between First and Third Streets as Rumson police respond to a bomb threat at a bank. Police have surrounded a Bank of America branch onContinue reading "GUNS REPORTED DRAWN IN RUMSON BOMB THREAT"
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January 18th, 2011 @ 5pm
Reflecting a statewide pattern, Red Bank Charter School students bested their district-school counterparts in standardized math and language tests in 2010, according to a report released Tuesday by the NewContinue reading "IN STUDENT TESTS, CHARTER TOPS DISTRICT"
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January 18th, 2011 @ 4pm
A ROOF LEAKS, AND BITTERNESS FLOWS
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Youssef Bahket with pails of water collected beneath a hole in the ceiling at Brownstone Cleaners. (Click to enlarge) A roof leak at a Red Bank laundry shop early TuesdayContinue reading "A ROOF LEAKS, AND BITTERNESS FLOWS"
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January 18th, 2011 @ 12pm
Red Bank-area commuters awoke to a mix of snow, rain and black ice Tuesday morning. By mid-morning, temperatures were expected to rise above freezing, setting the stage for a dayContinue reading "WEATHER: SLUSH, THEN A RAIN FLUSH"
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January 18th, 2011 @ 6am
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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)  
St. James Church praying mantis 102026
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 ...
PILGRIM BAPTIST TO JAMAICA
Recently, Pilgrim Baptist Church of Red Bank traveled to Trelawny Parish of Jamaica on a Relief & Recovery Mission Trip.  The Mission T ...