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2011 PLEDGE: BEACHFRONT DEVELOPMENT
Brian Kelly was sworn in for another three-year term to the Sea Bright council Saturday. (Photo by Dustin Racioppi; click to enlarge) By DUSTIN RACIOPPI When Brian Kelly was runningContinue reading "2011 PLEDGE: BEACHFRONT DEVELOPMENT"
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TEMPORARY ROOF FIX DONE AT SUPERMARKET
A&P in Little Silver reopened early Friday afternoon after the building’s roof partially collapsed this week. (Photo by Dustin Racioppi; click to enlarge) By DUSTIN RACIOPPI The A&P supermarket inContinue reading "TEMPORARY ROOF FIX DONE AT SUPERMARKET"
ROOF CRACK FORCES SUPERMARKET CLOSURE
A crack in the roof forced the closure of the A&P supermarket in Little Silver Wednesday. (Photo by Dustin Racioppi; click to enlarge) By DUSTIN RACIOPPI The A&P in LittleContinue reading "ROOF CRACK FORCES SUPERMARKET CLOSURE"
WHERE HAVE I SEEN THIS?
Last week, we showed four views of the same object. Of the half-dozen readers who wrote in, all recognized it as the interior view of a roof structure. But notContinue reading "WHERE HAVE I SEEN THIS?"
MIDDLETOWN ESTATE SPLIT GETS AN INTRO
Arthur and Leslie Parent’s home at Hillandale Farm, as seen from Chapel Hill Road. (Click to enlarge) By DUSTIN RACIOPPI Objections to a plan to subdivide an historic estate inContinue reading "MIDDLETOWN ESTATE SPLIT GETS AN INTRO"
M’TOWN ESTATE PLAN IRKS NEIGHBORS
Arthur and Leslie Parent’s plan to subdivide a portion of the former Hillandale Farm has some neighbors alarmed. Below, a detail of the proposed plan. (Click to enlarge) On theContinue reading "M’TOWN ESTATE PLAN IRKS NEIGHBORS"
The former police station, with the Relief Engine Company firehouse attached at right, is on both state and national registers of historic places. (Click to enlarge) Public comment on aContinue reading "LAWSUIT TO COST BOROUGH $125,000"
YMCA GETS OK FOR SHRUNKEN PLAN
Congregation Beth Shalom, led by Rabbi Dovid Harrison, won concessions from the Community YMCA. An architectural plan, below, shows the south face of the proposed remodeling (top) and east facadeContinue reading "YMCA GETS OK FOR SHRUNKEN PLAN"
BASIE PUTS MARQUEE MAN’S NAME IN LIGHTS
The Basie is giving an electronic shout-out to Roy McCurdy now that it’s completed the marquee. (Photo by Dustin Racioppi; click to enlarge) By DUSTIN RACIOPPI Roy McCurdy spent 19Continue reading "BASIE PUTS MARQUEE MAN’S NAME IN LIGHTS"
JON STEWART GOES FOR TWO ON NAVESINK
Jon Stewart’s riverfront houses on Alston Court, left, and Fisher Place, right, represent a combined $7 million investment in Red Bank, not counting major renovations now underway on one house.Continue reading "JON STEWART GOES FOR TWO ON NAVESINK"
PRESS: BOROUGH & Y SETTLE A LAWSUIT
A proposed sale of the former borough hall by the Community YMCA has been tied up in litigation for nearly three years. (Click to enlarge) One of two lawsuits pittingContinue reading "PRESS: BOROUGH & Y SETTLE A LAWSUIT"
WHERE HAVE I SEEN THIS?
You never write, you never call… Or maybe you just never make out to the office park on Schulz Drive off Half Mile Road in Lincroft.
BURNING Q: WHAT’S IN THE MAYOR’S OFFICE?
Rumors of a wet bar and a Viking stove are mistaken, but there is a fireplace. (Photo by Dustin Racioppi; click to enlarge) By DUSTIN RACIOPPI It’s been more thanContinue reading "BURNING Q: WHAT’S IN THE MAYOR’S OFFICE?"
OLDEST HOME GETS ITS HISTORICAL DUE
Red Bank’s oldest house, on South Street, was finally put on the state’s list of historic places last week. (Photo by Dustin Racioppi; click to enlarge) By DUSTIN RACIOPPI AContinue reading "OLDEST HOME GETS ITS HISTORICAL DUE"
COMING SOON: SEA BRIGHT POOL CLUB PLANS
Plans are moving forward to develop the site that once was the Peninsula House. (Photo by Dustin Racioppi; click to enlarge) By DUSTIN RACIOPPI There’s a reason Read Murphy wentContinue reading "COMING SOON: SEA BRIGHT POOL CLUB PLANS"
RUMSON COUNTRY DAY WINGS IT
The dedication of the 22,000 square-foot addition at Rumson Country Day School brought out hundreds. (Photo by Dustin Racioppi; click to enlarge) By DUSTIN RACIOPPI Rumson Country Day School wasContinue reading "RUMSON COUNTRY DAY WINGS IT"
RECOVERY FOR A ROOFTOP GARDEN
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"
SEA BRIGHT BOROUGH HALL CRACKING UP
The building’s eastern wall has damage that will end up costing the borough tens of thousands to fix. (Photo by Dustin Racioppi; click to enlarge) By DUSTIN RACIOPPI Sea BrightContinue reading "SEA BRIGHT BOROUGH HALL CRACKING UP"
OOPS: IT’S NOT HISTORIC — YET
The lot, at the corner of East Front and Washington Streets, has been vacant since a Victorian home was demolished in 2005. (Click to enlarge) Last week, redbankgreen reported thatContinue reading "OOPS: IT’S NOT HISTORIC — YET"
COOL INSIDE SHAKES IT UP OLD-STYLE
Oh man, Cool Inside has been hankering for this one all summer long. We’re talking classic milkshake, made to perfection, and served up at the pink Formica counter of gleaming,Continue reading "COOL INSIDE SHAKES IT UP OLD-STYLE"
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PIANO TRASHED
Left out to take at 83 River Street. Property owner is a touring musician. Studio and home. (Photo and text by Partyline contributor Chris H ...
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.
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