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FAIR HAVEN: NATURE AREA, EXPLAINED
Naturalist Jeff Dement, center above, of the American Littoral Society will lead a walk & talk centered on the trees and other life in  Fair Haven Fields Natural Area Saturday.Continue reading "FAIR HAVEN: NATURE AREA, EXPLAINED"
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RED BANK: FIRST TROUT OF THE SEASON
James Tulley of Asbury Park shows off his catch from the first day of trout fishing at Red Bank’s Mohawk Pond Saturday morning. “All the guys come out and laughContinue reading "RED BANK: FIRST TROUT OF THE SEASON"
RED BANK: TENNIS COURTS? YOUR SERVE.
Do you have an idea and viable plan for the use of Red Bank’s 74-year-old red-clay tennis courts? The riverfront facility in Marine Park, out of action since it wasContinue reading "RED BANK: TENNIS COURTS? YOUR SERVE."
RUMSON: IN COMMUNION WITH THE ANIMALS
Mass celebrants weren’t all equally attentive to Reverend Ophelia Laughlin at a pets-welcome worship at St. George’s-by-the-River in Rumson Saturday. About two dozen dogs, and a hamster named Hamstie, atContinue reading "RUMSON: IN COMMUNION WITH THE ANIMALS"
RED BANK: CABS, KIDS, COPS & DOGS
Mayor Pasquale Menna offers an official welcome to the RBPD K9 unit of Hunter, a 21-month-old Belgian Malinois, and his handler, Patrolman Stan Balmer. Below, an image used in aContinue reading "RED BANK: CABS, KIDS, COPS & DOGS"
RED BANK: PARKING PLAN MAY BE TWEAKED
An ordinance scheduled for a vote Wednesday night would expand paid parking on Monmouth Street and part of Bridge Avenue. (Photo by John T. Ward. Click to enlarge) By JOHNContinue reading "RED BANK: PARKING PLAN MAY BE TWEAKED"
FAIR HAVEN: TEETH, CLAWS, PRICKLES & PEW
Naturalist Travis Gale, pictured with friendly skunk in a recent NJ school appearance, visits Fair Haven’s Church of the Nativity on Wednesday for a program that demonstrates how Earth’s incredibleContinue reading "FAIR HAVEN: TEETH, CLAWS, PRICKLES & PEW"
RED BANK: RESCUED DEER SAVED – AGAIN
The doe allowed caretakers to swaddle it in blankets for several hours Saturday evening, above. Below, the doe struggling to escape the frigid Navesink that afternoon; the deer at leftContinue reading "RED BANK: RESCUED DEER SAVED – AGAIN"
RED BANK: DEER RESCUED FROM FROZEN RIVER
Video of the rescue as the boat goes out a second time and brings in a deer. Below, the two deer in the channel they created as they tried toContinue reading "RED BANK: DEER RESCUED FROM FROZEN RIVER"
RED BANK: DUCK PAIR TAKES TO BROAD STREET
Arianna Deleks, an employee at Char Steakhouse, shoos a pair of ducks onto the sidewalk on Broad Street in Red Bank Thursday afternoon. Deleks said the ducks showed up twoContinue reading "RED BANK: DUCK PAIR TAKES TO BROAD STREET"
RED BANK: PROPOSED LAW EYES DOG NEGLECT
The ordinance, championed by Mayor Pasquale Menna, below, addresses tethering of dogs and other issues. (Click to enlarge) By JOHN T. WARD Red Bank Mayor Pasquale Menna wants to putContinue reading "RED BANK: PROPOSED LAW EYES DOG NEGLECT"
RED BANK AGENDA: CABS, DOGS & PARKING
Parking in front of these businesses and others on Monmouth Street and Bridge Avenue would no longer be free if an ordinance up for introduction Wednesday wins approval. (Photo byContinue reading "RED BANK AGENDA: CABS, DOGS & PARKING"
RUMSON: EVERYTHING’S JUST DUCKY, THANKS
Decoys, shorebirds and wildlife art from the region’s top carvers and artists are on display and for sale during the annual Two Rivers Exhibition, coming to Forrestdale School on Saturday. Continue reading "RUMSON: EVERYTHING’S JUST DUCKY, THANKS"
RED BANK: TENNIS COURTS MAY GET BOUNCED
The courts, which adjoin the privately owned Monmouth Boat Club, center, haven’t been playable since Hurricane Sandy. Below, the principals of Jetsun Enterprises – Anthony Jude Setaro, Michael Hernandez andContinue reading "RED BANK: TENNIS COURTS MAY GET BOUNCED"
SANDY HOOK: IT’S ALWAYS FOWL WEATHER
Pictured are just some of the guests enjoying the Hook (at seasonal rates) to be spotted on Saturday’s Winter Water Fowl and Seal Walk, hosted by the local chapter ofContinue reading "SANDY HOOK: IT’S ALWAYS FOWL WEATHER"
RED BANK: DOGS, TENNIS & POLICING
Having held a Dog Days of Summer monthly event for two summers in a row, borough officials are now contemplating a year-round facility for dogs to play in. (Photo byContinue reading "RED BANK: DOGS, TENNIS & POLICING"
RED BANK: NEWEST COP LEARNING THE BEAT
Looking a little sleepy at the end of his first day on the job, Hunter relaxes with his handler, Patrolman Stan Balmer. Below, the pair with the new vehicle thatContinue reading "RED BANK: NEWEST COP LEARNING THE BEAT"
ON THE GREEN: CANCELLATIONS AND SUCH II
Sidewalks and roads were getting slippery as temperatures fell across the Greater Red Bank Green early Monday afternoon, soon after snow and rain turned them slushy. According to the NationalContinue reading "ON THE GREEN: CANCELLATIONS AND SUCH II"
Punxsutawney Phil is unlikely to see his shadow Monday, also known as Groundhog Day in Punxsutawney, Pennsylvania, and beyond. He certainly wouldn’t see it here on the Greater Red BankContinue reading "ON THE GREEN: A WET, THEN COLD GROUNDHOG"
RED BANK: FIREFIGHTERS FREE TRAPPED HAWK
The bird makes a break for freedom under the watch of a decoy owl. (Photo by John T. Ward. Click to enlarge) By JOHN T. WARD Red Bank volunteer firefightersContinue reading "RED BANK: FIREFIGHTERS FREE TRAPPED HAWK"
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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 ...