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An architectural rendering of the proposed retail and residential project, with West Street in the foreground and Oakland Street at right. The Monmouth Street side would have four-story buildings. It still hasn't outrun the dark cloud that's haunted it for...
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January 8th, 2008 @ 6am
Remember: Nothing makes a Red Bank friend happier than to hear "I saw you on Red Bank Green!"
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Three observant readers were able to identify the newly re-exposed bit of architectural detail featured in last week's 'Where.' As noted by the Colmorgen Kids, Cathi Swett and Bobby Holiday, the photo shows a semi-circular window at 157 Broad Street,...
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January 3rd, 2008 @ 8am
Architect Tony Busch Jr. discusses the proposed design for a building to replace Chubby's, shown superimposed at left on a photo of West Front Street buildings. (Click to enlarge) Had their business been treated as a brand-new one, the owners...
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December 7th, 2007 @ 9am
Takin' it to 'The Bank?' An owner of Chubby's hopes so. Chubby's Waterside Cafe, a timeworn nightclub that claims the only cabaret license in Red Bank, wants to go upscale, and skyward, too. Co-owner Michael Gilson of Little Silver hopes...
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December 6th, 2007 @ 11am
The books are out of storage, free of dust and are being returned to their shelves. Now, all that remains is a short punchlist of renovation items, plus the logistics of getting the phones re-installed and the return of books...
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November 19th, 2007 @ 11am
A Broad Street building with one of downtown Red Bank's most distinctive facades has been sold and is about to undergo a makeover, redbankgreen has learned. The property, at number 7 Broad, near the intersection with Front Street, sold last...
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November 8th, 2007 @ 2pm
Restoration Hardware Inc., owner of Red Bank's most prominent national-chain store, is being taken private by company executives in a deal valued at $267 million, according to the news agency Reuters and other reports. The buyout group, which includes private...
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November 8th, 2007 @ 12pm
By LINDA G. RASTELLI Yes, there's a mention of a bar in the concept plan for what a made-over Fair Haven business district might look like. But that's as racy as it gets. Borough residents are emphatic that they're "very...
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November 1st, 2007 @ 2pm
Last week's image: a brick-and-terracotta-tile wall. Joanne Soper knew it right away. We also heard from Charles Hellings, who understandably recognized it because it , well, as he writes: That's my wall! Unless someone else has an identical one that...
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November 1st, 2007 @ 8am
A proposed deal that would have put the historic T. Thomas Fortune house into the hands of developers is dead for now, redbankgreen has learned. Real estate broker Geoff Brothers, who is handling the sale, confirmed that the would-be buyers,...
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September 28th, 2007 @ 3pm
It's not often that firebrand Republican Councilman John Curley makes much headway against the tide of the Democratic majority. But for a fleeting moment last night, Curley seemed to have raised concerns that just might bring the Dems around to...
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September 25th, 2007 @ 4pm
Dale Connor, the tax court clerk in Fair Haven, is getting a new office. Not a bigger one. A second one, right next to the workspace she already uses. And she'll be required by the state's highest court to split...
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September 21st, 2007 @ 7am
For 20 years now, Sea Bright's temporary lockup has failed state Department of Corrections inspections because of an enduring deficiency, today's Asbury Park Press reports. The jail doesn't have a secure facility for moving prisoners in and out of the...
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September 20th, 2007 @ 9am
Jenn Woods didn't know the name of the building that features the window array shown in last week's 'Where.' But she knew it was across East Front Street from the Welsh Farms store, and she beat another regular, Bob Colmorgen,...
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September 20th, 2007 @ 7am
Kids aren't the only ones heading back to school in Red Bank this week. The nine employees of S.O.M.E. Architects are moving into the former Public School 5 on Drs. James Parker Boulevard. The firm, having outgrown rented space on...
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September 7th, 2007 @ 8am
The Route 36 bridge as seen from the entrance to Sandy Hook. In official terms, a proposed new bridge to replace the one that links Sea Bright with Highlands is a 'go.' The New Jersey Department of Transportation says it...
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September 7th, 2007 @ 7am
An early-morning fire today at the Red Bank Public Library was quickly extinguished and left no adverse effects on the extensive $1.2 million remodeling job now nearing completion, borough officials say. Fire Marshal Stanley Sickels tells redbankgreen that the fire...
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September 5th, 2007 @ 4pm
Add-ons to the heating and cooling system at the new Tinton Falls municipal complex (seen here last April) will further boost the project's cost, which is already well over budget. Through gritted teeth, apparently, the Tinton Falls Borough Council last...
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September 5th, 2007 @ 8am
The ceiling at Broad Street furniture store A Peaceful Home collapsed Friday afternoon, nearly striking an employee, according to the Asbury Park Press. From the story: Hundreds of pounds of plaster ceiling came crashing down inside a downtown furniture store...
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September 1st, 2007 @ 12am
A concept plan shows a boardwalk running from the former Peninsula House site down to Donovan's Reef. By LINDA G. RASTELLI The Sea Bright borough council hopes to make the town a magnet on the Jersey shore "second to none,"...
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August 31st, 2007 @ 8am
Partyline
CARS, BARS AND VANS
Middletown resident Rob King was cruising through the Red Bank municipal parking lot behind the Dublin House Saturday night in his 1969 Plym ...
TWO SHORTS IN FILMONEFEST
Leonardo Morales Pitalua, a 20-year-old animator who lived in Red Bank until February, will have two short films shown at FilmOneFest in Hig ...
LONG DOGGONE WAIT
Partyline photo: The driver of an e-bike and his human passenger wait at the Monmouth Street train crossing while a northbound NJ Transit tr ...
WE’RE LICHEN THIS FUNGHI!
A mushroom sprouts from the mouth-like hole in this lichen-covered tree on the grounds of Red Bank Primary School Tuesday morning.
HELL STRIP FIREWORKS
Revelers launched fireworks from the hell strip in front of a home on Drs. James Parker Boulevard on July 4, one of many impromptu and quest ...
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SWIMMING, ER, SCULLING RIVER?
Partyline photo captures a single rower working their way up the Swimming River.
SUMMER SUNRISE
A stunning Sunrise on the Navesink River in Red Bank Tuesday June 30.
BRAZEN LAWLESSNESS?
Who does this? One of those famously (and, yes apocryphally) illegal-to-remove mattress tags lies on the plaza outside the Count Basie Cente ...
SUNNY SKIES, JAZZY VIBES AT RED BANK ARTS FEST
A jazz combo comprised of current and former students of the Red Bank-based Jazz Arts Project performed at the first Red Bank Arts Festival ...
COOL JUNE BRIDE RIDE
It’s a wedding thing. (Photo and text by Rosann Dal Pra)  
RED BANK CLASSIC 5k
Runners at the starting line of the Red Bank Classic 5k Saturday morning.
WORLD CUP WATCH PARTY AT COUNT BASIE FIELD
Solid turnout, festive vibes and a huge Mexico win: Count Basie Park World Cup Watch Party photos. (Click to read)
DOUBLE RAINBOW OVER RED BANK
Partyline contributor captures stunning double rainbow over Red Bank.
RED BANK: SINKHOLE ON SHREWSBURY AVE
Emergency sinkhole repairs closed Shrewsbury Avenue northbound traffic for most of the day Wednesday.
NAVESINK SUNRISE
Partyliner captures stunning sunrise over the Navesink River in Red Bank.
DRONES SCRUB BANK BUILDING
Partyline photo: A power washing drone was used to clean the exterior of the Ocean First Bank Building at 110 West Front Street recently.
MESSAGE TO READERS
Please stand by: A quick message to readers about a pause in news coverage.
IN THE DISTANCE, NEW STATUE UNVEILED
A new monument commemorating the 250th anniversary of US Independence is unveiled in a park that only has a Red Bank mailing address.
CARPY DIEM
From the redbankgreen Partyline: A pair of large carp cruise the shallows under Hubbard's Bridge (Senator Kyrillos Bridge) on Front Street T ...
BIBS ON FOR OPENING DAY
Partyline: Two longtime neighbors re-unite for lobsters on the Boondocks Fishery opening day.