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With a contingent of town employees looking on and only one, brief objection raised, the Red Bank Borough Council approved an annualized three-percent salary increase for most of its non-unionizedContinue reading "BOROUGH SALARY INCREASES APPROVED"
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December 23rd, 2009 @ 8am
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LONGTIME VOLUNTEER JAMES ERVING DIES
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Red Bank resident James Erving, who served on the borough council and was a longtime volunteer fireman with the Union Hose Co., died Saturday at Riverview Medical Center. He wasContinue reading "LONGTIME VOLUNTEER JAMES ERVING DIES"
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December 23rd, 2009 @ 7am
A ruling late yesterday by Brazil’s top jurist appeared to put Tinton Falls resident David Goldman within legal reach of the son he has been trying to repatriate in aContinue reading "GOLDMAN CLEARS KEY CUSTODY HURDLE"
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December 23rd, 2009 @ 6am
Crime reports provided by the Red Bank Police Department for the week of December 11 to December 18, 2009. This information appears here unedited. Criminal Mischief occurring at W. SunsetContinue reading "NOT MUCH INK ON THIS WEEK’S BLOTTER"
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December 22nd, 2009 @ 8am
IN oRBit: BOUNCING INTO NEXT WEEK
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If there’s an extra bounce in our step over at our satellite arts ‘n entertainment site Red Bank oRBit, it might be due to the fact that we’re poised toContinue reading "IN oRBit: BOUNCING INTO NEXT WEEK"
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December 22nd, 2009 @ 7am
IN oRBiT: DIG IF YOU WILL, A POET
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Following a weekend in which many of us spent our time digging out from winter’s sneakiest of previews, today’s edition of Red Bank oRBit offers a chance to dig onContinue reading "IN oRBiT: DIG IF YOU WILL, A POET"
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December 21st, 2009 @ 6am
Scenes from a quick spin through Red Bank at midmorning Sunday, the last day of Autumn 2009, following the storm that dumped about 15 inches of snow. To enlarge theContinue reading "AUTUMN LEAVES, AND WINTER BARGES IN"
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December 20th, 2009 @ 12pm
LIGHT POLE DOWNED
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A traffic light at the corner of Monmouth Street and Maple Avenue in Red Bank was out of commission late this afternoon after getting hit by a truck. The truckContinue reading "LIGHT POLE DOWNED"
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December 19th, 2009 @ 4pm
SNOW PUTS A LID ON DOWNTOWN ACTIVITY
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Santa Claus had few shoppers passing his perch in the window of Primas Home on Broad Street at lunchtime. (Click photos to enlarge) After a couple of hours with noContinue reading "SNOW PUTS A LID ON DOWNTOWN ACTIVITY"
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December 19th, 2009 @ 3pm
Wind whips snow off rooftops downtown on Broad Street during a storm on March 2, 2009. The Red Bank Police Department is asking residents to move their cars to off-streetContinue reading "‘SNOW PARKING, PLEASE, IF IT SNOWS"
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December 18th, 2009 @ 3pm
THIS WON’T LAST, BUT IT ISN’T MEANT TO
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Gallery mavens at last night’s opening, in the see-through space last occupied by Design Front. (Click photos to enlarge) Emily Asher Neiman, who closed her short-lived gallery on Monmouth StreetContinue reading "THIS WON’T LAST, BUT IT ISN’T MEANT TO"
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December 18th, 2009 @ 11am
BIKE GROUP PLANS ART RIDE, OR VICE-VERSA
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Some of the participants in Spoke & Art’s inaugural ride in October. [UPDATE: This event has been indefinitely postponed due to post-storm road conditions.] Here’s a possible conversation starter: theContinue reading "BIKE GROUP PLANS ART RIDE, OR VICE-VERSA"
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December 18th, 2009 @ 10am
EVANS OUT AS PARKS & REC HEAD
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Bob Evans at the Red Bank Centennial picnic in 2008. Red Bank Parks & Rec director Bob Evans appears to be out of a job come January 1. “It doesn’tContinue reading "EVANS OUT AS PARKS & REC HEAD"
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December 18th, 2009 @ 9am
David Goldman’s latest victory in his long battle to repatriate his 9-year-old son from Brazil was shortlived. That nation’s top court granted a request by Sean Goldman‘s Brazilian relatives preventingContinue reading "BRAZILIAN COURT BLOCKS BOY’S RETURN"
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December 17th, 2009 @ 4pm
POST OFFICE CUTTING HOURS AGAIN
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A cheesy sign with partly-obliterated information announces the change. (Click to enlarge) The post office on Broad Street in Red Bank is about to get another cutback in its serviceContinue reading "POST OFFICE CUTTING HOURS AGAIN"
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December 17th, 2009 @ 9am
Hovnanian’s Red Bank HQ, as seen from the foot of Maple Avenue. Hovnanian Enterprises reported a fourth-quarter net loss of $250.8 million yesterday. That’s down from a net loss ofContinue reading "HOV REVENUE FELL BY HALF IN 2009"
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December 17th, 2009 @ 8am
WHERE HAVE I SEEN THIS?
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Last week’s image was no challenge for Frank Scalzo and Fred Blumberg, each of whom recognized it as the holiday display put out by the homeowner at 8 Fair HavenContinue reading "WHERE HAVE I SEEN THIS?"
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December 17th, 2009 @ 8am
[Editor’s note: See update at the end of this article] The Asbury Park Press reports that five Red Bank residents were arrested in a raid that netted three pounds ofContinue reading "PRESS: FIVE BUSTED IN POT HAUL"
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December 17th, 2009 @ 7am
IN oRBit: MATTERS OF LIFE & DEATH
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There’s an appearance by a local author, whose chronicle of her recovery from a devastating head injury details her experiences between this world and the next. An original musical writtenContinue reading "IN oRBit: MATTERS OF LIFE & DEATH"
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December 17th, 2009 @ 6am
PUTTING THE ‘ARM’ IN PHARMACY
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Mario Mazzeo of Lite Brite Signs in West Long Branch reaches through the R while doing maintenance work on the neon sign of Red Bank Professional Pharmacy on Broad StreetContinue reading "PUTTING THE ‘ARM’ IN PHARMACY"
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December 17th, 2009 @ 6am
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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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