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LITTLE SILVER: STUDENT TO RATE WALKWAYS
Theo Cheevers at Church Street and Rumson Road, site of a recent sidewalk reconstruction. (Photo by John T. Ward. Click to enlarge) By JOHN T. WARD Where exactly in Little SilverContinue reading "LITTLE SILVER: STUDENT TO RATE WALKWAYS"
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RUMSON: VEHICLE SINKS AT BOAT RAMP
[POST UPDATED, 4 p.m.] A Ford Expedition SUV wound up in the Navesink River at the Rumson municipal boat ramp and sank shortly after 1 p.m. Saturday, police said. LieutenantContinue reading "RUMSON: VEHICLE SINKS AT BOAT RAMP"
A New York City man suffered a leg injury when he was struck by a taxi on Broad Street in Red Bank Thursday morning, police said. The accident, at the intersectionContinue reading "RED BANK: PEDESTRIAN STRUCK BY CAB"
RED BANK: ACCIDENT VICTIM IN CRITICAL CARE
A 78-year-old woman is in critical condition after being struck by a truck on Broad Street Tuesday morning, police Chief Darren McConnell tells redbankgreen. The victim, whose identity was withheldContinue reading "RED BANK: ACCIDENT VICTIM IN CRITICAL CARE"
RED BANK: PEDESTRIAN STRUCK ON BROAD
Emergency personnel tend to a pedestrian struck crossing Broad Street near the intersection of Pinckney Road at around 10:45 Tuesday morning. The victim, whose identity has not yet been released,Continue reading "RED BANK: PEDESTRIAN STRUCK ON BROAD"
An outpouring of support for cyclist Cole Porter, below, included a bicycle painted pink – his favorite color –and left at the scene of the accident that led to hisContinue reading "FAIR HAVEN: FATAL CRASH CASE SETTLED"
RED BANK: KAYAKER’S DEATH INSPIRES ALERT
A new water-safety sign was installed Wednesday at Red Bank’s Maple Cove, a popular Navesink River put-in spot for kayakers and canoeists. With the help of Councilwoman Cindy Burnham, theContinue reading "RED BANK: KAYAKER’S DEATH INSPIRES ALERT"
RED BANK: BIKE LIGHT GIVEAWAY PLANNED
It’s a mitzvah for local cyclists, says the temple member who dreamed it up. (Photo by John T. Ward. Click to enlarge) By JOHN T. WARD In an effort toContinue reading "RED BANK: BIKE LIGHT GIVEAWAY PLANNED"
RED BANK: COPS PUSH PEDESTRIAN SAFETY
Red Bank police were out on Broad Street Wednesday afternoon for a brief pedestrian safety enforcement push. The effort resulted in five summonses issued to motorists and 13 warnings, someContinue reading "RED BANK: COPS PUSH PEDESTRIAN SAFETY"
RED BANK: TWO SAVED AFTER BOAT FLIPS
The sailboat, seen above, righted itself after its two occupants were rescued, a witness said. Below, one of the two people rescued gets some medical attention. (Photo by John T.Continue reading "RED BANK: TWO SAVED AFTER BOAT FLIPS"
RED BANK: JAYWALKING PEDESTRIAN STRUCK
A Florida man was struck by a vehicle when he stepped out into traffic from between two parked cars in downtown Red Bank Saturday, police Chief Darren McConnell tells redbankgreen.Continue reading "RED BANK: JAYWALKING PEDESTRIAN STRUCK"
RUMSON: CRASH ON BRIDGE INJURES TWO
Both drivers were taken to Riverview Medical Center in Red Bank following a rear-end accident on the Rumson-Sea Bright Bridge at 10:12 a.m. Tuesday, according to Rumson police. The extentContinue reading "RUMSON: CRASH ON BRIDGE INJURES TWO"
RED BANK: BIKER TAKES BROAD STREET SPILL
Passersby and police tended to a motorcyclist who took a spill on Broad Street in downtown Red Bank around 1:45 p.m. Saturday. The biker, identified as Michael Rivers, 62, ofContinue reading "RED BANK: BIKER TAKES BROAD STREET SPILL"
RED BANK: MALL TO INSTALL SAFETY BOLLARDS
The City Centre strip mall has seen four incidents in which cars have driven into storefronts in recent years, the latest on March 3, below. (Photos by John T. Ward,Continue reading "RED BANK: MALL TO INSTALL SAFETY BOLLARDS"
RED BANK: AMBULANCE HITS JAYWALKER
A 66-year-old pedestrian was unhurt after he was struck by an ambulance at Wednesday afternoon, Red Bank police said. Thomas Thatcher, of Hackettstown, was checked out by a second MONOCContinue reading "RED BANK: AMBULANCE HITS JAYWALKER"
RED BANK: DRIVEWAY PLAN IRKS NEIGHBORS
Changes to the structure include the addition of an ADA-accessible wraparound porch along the east side, shown in the bottom illustration. The vacant lot next door is shown below. (ClickContinue reading "RED BANK: DRIVEWAY PLAN IRKS NEIGHBORS"
FAIR HAVEN: LUCARELLI PUMPS FOR BIKE LANE
Mayor Ben Lucarelli heads to D.C. this week to sharpen his biker-and-pedestrian safety campaign. (Photo by John T. Ward. Click to enlarge) By JOHN T. WARD Anyone who’s heard FairContinue reading "FAIR HAVEN: LUCARELLI PUMPS FOR BIKE LANE"
RED BANK: CAR CRASHES INTO CHICKEN JOINT
Two employees reported non-serious injuries after a car jumped the curb and plowed through the storefront of the Cluck U chicken restaurant on Water Street in Red Bank shortly beforeContinue reading "RED BANK: CAR CRASHES INTO CHICKEN JOINT"
MIDDLETOWN MAN DIES IN CRASH
The accident occurred at Shadow Lake Drive and Hubbard Avenue. (Map by Google Maps. Click to enlarge) A Middletown man was killed Tuesday morning when he car struck a utilityContinue reading "MIDDLETOWN MAN DIES IN CRASH"
SEA BRIGHT MULLS MORE BACK-IN PARKING
A motorist attempts to park in a reverse-angle space in Sea Bright last June. Mike Dannemiller, below left, addresses the council Thursday morning. (Photos by John T. Ward) By JOHNContinue reading "SEA BRIGHT MULLS MORE BACK-IN PARKING"
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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!
NEIGHBORS GATHER AT TINO’S
Chris Havens of River Street gathered group of Red Bankers for dinner on Thursday night. The gathering was in the back patio of Tino’s Mex ...
TREE BRANCH VS CAR
A tree branch fell on a parked car on Chestnut Street near Pearl Street Sunday. Submitted by Brian Donohue
APOSTROPHE CATASTROPHE
As a curmudgeonly curator of terrible punctuation on public signs, I’ve seen and shaken my head at a lot of gratuitous quotation marks ...
DANE FOR DEMOCRACY
redbankgreen Partyline captures a great dane who, all signs indicate, has had enough.
SUNFLOWER GAUNTLET
On the Partyline: a sunflower guantlet on River Street.
VIGIL FOR 68 DEAD
About 100 people attended a Saturday vigil at Johnny Jazz Park in Red Bank as part of a nationwide series of events to mourn the lives of pe ...