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DISTRAUGHT MAN TALKED DOWN FROM ROOF
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Police lead the man to the trap door in the theater’s roof. A nearly two-hour standoff with a man who threatened to jump off the roof of the Two RiverContinue reading "DISTRAUGHT MAN TALKED DOWN FROM ROOF"
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August 15th, 2010 @ 8pm
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The Star-Ledger’s Munchmobile came to Red Bank in search of “the best pasta sauce” in New Jersey, taking up a table at Gaetano’s on Wallace Street as part of itsContinue reading "MUNCHERS DIG IN AT GAETANO’S"
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August 13th, 2010 @ 9am
PUTTING A PERCUSSIVE PERIOD ON IT
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Jazz drummer Cecil Brooks III at his kit, and working with a student, below. (Photos by Peter Lindner; click to enlarge) They call it the “black box” theater-within-a-theater, owing toContinue reading "PUTTING A PERCUSSIVE PERIOD ON IT"
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August 13th, 2010 @ 9am
RT. 35 CRASH SENDS CAR OVER DIVIDER
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One of two cars involved in the accident jumped the divider and ended up on its roof. (Photo by Peter Lindner; click to enlarge) Police and other emergency personnel respondedContinue reading "RT. 35 CRASH SENDS CAR OVER DIVIDER"
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August 13th, 2010 @ 7am
POLES APART
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A power company crew was on the scene at midday Thursday. (Click to enlarge) Three days after redbankgreen reported that a jury-rigged utility pole was again leaning precariously over BroadContinue reading "POLES APART"
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August 12th, 2010 @ 12pm
WHERE HAVE I SEEN THIS?
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No one got aboard for last week’s Where. Doldrums. Bummer.
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August 12th, 2010 @ 9am
CHANCE OF SHOWERS
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A woman shades herself from hot sunshine on Broad Street in Red Bank Wednesday. Her umbrella may come in handy again today for another purpose. (Click to enlarge) After aContinue reading "CHANCE OF SHOWERS"
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August 12th, 2010 @ 5am
RECOVERY FOR A ROOFTOP GARDEN
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Patients are allowed to get their hands dirty at the rejuvenated rooftop garden at Riverview Medical Center. (Photos by Peter Lindner; click to enlarge) It sat idle for years, aContinue reading "RECOVERY FOR A ROOFTOP GARDEN"
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August 11th, 2010 @ 8am
CHURNING UP THE NAVESINK
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Traffic was heavy in Maple Cove Sunday as rowers came and went during a morning of races. Below, scullers heading out to the start line. (Click to enlarge) The NavesinkContinue reading "CHURNING UP THE NAVESINK"
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August 9th, 2010 @ 2pm
LEAN TWO?
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Is it us, or is this thing leaning again? (Click to enlarge) A leaning utility pole that caused a brief shutdown of Broad Street traffic two months again appears toContinue reading "LEAN TWO?"
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August 9th, 2010 @ 1pm
NY TIMES DOCKS AT BOONDOCKS
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The floating dock at Boondocks in 2009. (Click to enlarge) Boondocks Fishery, which revived riverside dining in Red Bank in 2009, got some short and sweet lovin’ from the NewContinue reading "NY TIMES DOCKS AT BOONDOCKS"
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August 9th, 2010 @ 8am
The crime reports below were provided by the Red Bank Police Department for the week of July 30 to August 6, 2010. The information appears here unedited. Theft occurring betweenContinue reading "TRIO WITH GUN, BATS SOUGHT IN MUGGING"
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August 9th, 2010 @ 6am
KALISH GETS FIRST BIG-TIME HOMER V. YANKS
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Former Red Bank Catholic standout Ryan Kalish continued his incandescent debut week in the majors last night by getting his first home run against the New York Yankees, at YankeeContinue reading "KALISH GETS FIRST BIG-TIME HOMER V. YANKS"
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August 7th, 2010 @ 10am
RBC’S KALISH MAY START V. YANKEES
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Ryan Kalish in an interview in June, before he was called up to Boston to start in left field for the Red Sox. (Video from Cox Sports New England) ShrewsburyContinue reading "RBC’S KALISH MAY START V. YANKEES"
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August 6th, 2010 @ 6am
The expanding set of charges against accused burglar Carl VonPier of Fair Haven has grown yet again, this time to include a Red Bank business among his alleged victims. TheContinue reading "COPS: CRIME SPREE INCLUDED BUTCHER SHOP"
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August 5th, 2010 @ 1pm
WHERE HAVE I SEEN THIS?
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Dramamine, anyone? Once you’ve gotten your sea legs, tell us where you’ve seen this, mateys. An email with the words “Where Have I Seen This?” in the subject line willContinue reading "WHERE HAVE I SEEN THIS?"
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August 5th, 2010 @ 7am
Employees from the Red Bank public utilities department took on a large beehive near the entrance to the borough hall parking lot on Monmouth Street one day last week, andContinue reading "THE BUZZ ON MONMOUTH STREET"
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August 4th, 2010 @ 10am
ROUGHING IT IN SHALLOW CENTER FIELD
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Fair Haven Fields during last Friday night’s campout, organized by the borough parks and rec deparment. (Photos by Peter Lindner; click to enlarge) Several dozen Fair Havenites took part inContinue reading "ROUGHING IT IN SHALLOW CENTER FIELD"
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August 4th, 2010 @ 10am
Red Bank residents took a walk through town and then gathered at borough hall for a barbecue hosted by PBA Local 39 Tuesday as part of National Night Out, anContinue reading "IN CASE OF EMERGENCY: A NIGHT OUT"
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August 4th, 2010 @ 6am
CAKE BOSS SMITH CAKE TAKES THE CAKE
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Filmmaker Kevin Smith‘s 40th-birthday Q&A show at the Count Basie Theatre Monday night drew a scale-model lookalike. One covered in icing. A few hours before the show, the auteur ofContinue reading "CAKE BOSS SMITH CAKE TAKES THE CAKE"
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August 3rd, 2010 @ 3pm
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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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