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SEA BRIGHT READIES FOR RESIDENTS’ RETURN
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Aided by the Army, volunteers have built an encampment of tents to serve food and provide other necessities to Sea Brighters when they’re allowed back into town. Restaurateur Chris Wood,Continue reading "SEA BRIGHT READIES FOR RESIDENTS’ RETURN"
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November 9th, 2012 @ 10am
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AERIALS SHOW SEA BRIGHT UNDER SAND
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The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration has posted aerial shots of Sea Bright before and after Hurricane Sandy struck on October 29 that show dramatic change in terms of sandContinue reading "AERIALS SHOW SEA BRIGHT UNDER SAND"
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November 8th, 2012 @ 9pm
SEA BRIGHT SHAKES OFF NORTHEASTER
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U.S. Army soldiers setting up mess tents in Sea Bright next to the firehouse Thursday to serve work crews and, starting next week, returning residents.  (Photo by Chris Wood. ClickContinue reading "SEA BRIGHT SHAKES OFF NORTHEASTER"
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November 8th, 2012 @ 12pm
SEA BRIGHT BRACES FOR MORE, ONLY LESS
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A comfort tent has been set up for personnel manning the blockade on the Rumson side of the Rumson-Sea Bright Bridge. (Photo by Wil Fulton. Click to enlarge) By WILContinue reading "SEA BRIGHT BRACES FOR MORE, ONLY LESS"
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November 7th, 2012 @ 4pm
SEA BRIGHT: SHOCK AND DISMAY AT DAMAGE
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A home on the Shrewsbury River side of Sea Bright showed the height of the flooding on Saturday. Below, a resident leaves a shuttle bus with recovered belongings on Monday,Continue reading "SEA BRIGHT: SHOCK AND DISMAY AT DAMAGE"
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November 7th, 2012 @ 1pm
RED BANK POWER RESTORATION CONTINUES
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A map issued by the Red Bank Office of Emergency Management late Tuesday afternoon shows, in yellow, areas of town that have been restored to full electrical service. At right,Continue reading "RED BANK POWER RESTORATION CONTINUES"
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November 6th, 2012 @ 5pm
CBS News ran this story Monday about Richie Dodd, owner of the Rumson Exxon station. Still without electricity following Hurricane Sandy eight days ago, Dodd and his employees have beenContinue reading "RUMSON GAS STATION RUNS ON HAND PUMP"
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November 6th, 2012 @ 8am
MIXED AFTERMATH AMONG SEA BRIGHT HOMES
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Wine lover Kevin Corbett recovered all his wine, as well as his golf clubs, from his riverside house, which is slated for demolition. Two doors away, the year-old home ofContinue reading "MIXED AFTERMATH AMONG SEA BRIGHT HOMES"
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November 5th, 2012 @ 7pm
UPSTAIRS? NADA. DOWNSTAIRS? UTILITY POLE
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It sounded a bit like an urban myth, but redbankgreen can now confirm it: Hurricane Sandy tossed a telephone pole into one of the units at the Anchorage Apartments inContinue reading "UPSTAIRS? NADA. DOWNSTAIRS? UTILITY POLE"
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November 5th, 2012 @ 4pm
SEA BRIGHT RESIDENTS TO GET ACCESS TODAY
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For the second time in four days, Sea Bright residents gathered in a stadium, this time in West Long Branch, to get updates on the storm cleanup Sunday. Below, MayorContinue reading "SEA BRIGHT RESIDENTS TO GET ACCESS TODAY"
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November 5th, 2012 @ 10am
SEA BRIGHT: FEEDING THE LIFESAVERS
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Local restaurateurs banded together on short notice Sunday to provide some gourmet chow to the firefighters, cops, first aiders, other volunteers and contractors who’ve been keeping Sea Bright safe andContinue reading "SEA BRIGHT: FEEDING THE LIFESAVERS"
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November 4th, 2012 @ 7pm
After wading waist-deep into churning water on Ocean Avenue during the storm on Monday, photographer Peter Lindner returned to Sea Bright on Saturday, along with redbankgreen‘s John T. Ward, toContinue reading "POST-SANDY, A BRIGHTER SEA BRIGHT"
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November 4th, 2012 @ 11am
STORM SURGE LAYS WASTE TO LITTLE SILVER
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Mountains of sopping wet insulation sat discarded on either side of Lippincott Road in Little Silver Friday. (Click to enlarge) In Little Silver, numerous homes were badly damaged or leftContinue reading "STORM SURGE LAYS WASTE TO LITTLE SILVER"
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November 2nd, 2012 @ 5pm
A compilation of photos assembled into a video by someone identified on YouTube as ‘Chris M” documents a walk north into Sea Bright on Tuesday, the day after Hurricane SandyContinue reading "SEA BRIGHT: A WALK THROUGH THE WRECKAGE"
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November 2nd, 2012 @ 3pm
SEA BRIGHT: THE MORNING AFTER
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Woody’s Ocean Grille owner Chris Wood sent us these photos he took in Sea Bright at the first light Tuesday, just hours after Hurricane Sandy all but obliterated the town.Continue reading "SEA BRIGHT: THE MORNING AFTER"
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November 2nd, 2012 @ 12pm
SEA BRIGHT TO STAY SHUT FOR UP TO 10 DAYS
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“Sea Bright is not gone. Sea Bright is you,” Mayor Dina Long, above, tells a packed grandstand at R-FH, below.  (Click to enlarge) By JOHN T. WARD No one willContinue reading "SEA BRIGHT TO STAY SHUT FOR UP TO 10 DAYS"
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November 1st, 2012 @ 5pm
GAS LEAKS, SAND KEEP SEA BRIGHT CLOSED
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Residents and sightseers wait on the Rumson side of the Shrewsbury River for authorization to enter Sea Bright Wednesday morning. (Click to enlarge)  By JOHN T. WARD Anxious residents andContinue reading "GAS LEAKS, SAND KEEP SEA BRIGHT CLOSED"
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October 31st, 2012 @ 4pm
Video by Ledger Live’s Brian Donohue of the destruction in Sea Bright.
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October 31st, 2012 @ 3pm
redbankgreen photographer Peter Lindner waded in up to his waist to get pictures of Hurricane Sandy smashing into Sea Bright on Monday. Our slideshow also includes some post-storm shots fromContinue reading "SEA BRIGHT: IN THE TEETH OF THE STORM"
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October 30th, 2012 @ 8pm
SEA BRIGHT SMASHED BY HURRICANE SANDY
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Ship Ahoy Beach Club appears heavily damaged, as seen from the bridge. Below, Ocean Avenue looking north during the storm Monday. (Photo below by Peter Lindner. Click to enlarge) ByContinue reading "SEA BRIGHT SMASHED BY HURRICANE SANDY"
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October 30th, 2012 @ 7pm
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SOMEWHERE OVER THE RAINBOW
Stunning rainbow over Red Bank as a big weekend storm approaches.
“FESTIVA” YACHT DOCKED AT MARINE PARK
Festiva, an 85-foot yacht, was docked at Marine Park on Friday night. Red Bank Green spoke to the owner, Everett Moore, who said that it was ...
OH NO! ELMO LOST!
A lost Elmo appears to be reaching out for help through the redbankgreen Partyline.
NAVESINK SPILLS OVER
Nor'easter stacks tides up in the Navesink, pushing the river over its (Red) banks.
BUZZ LIGHTYEAR WATCHES LINE DANCERS
redbankgreen Partyline captures Buzz Lighyear watching the line dancers on Broadwalk Monday night. 
EGRET-FUL END TO SUMMER
A great egret patrols the shallows of the Swimming River in front of the Red Bank Primary School last week. Submitted by Brian Donohue
COMMUNITY MESSAGE BOARD NOW OPEN ON HUDSON AVENUE
Community message board open! The RBPD has placed a mobile display board on Hudson Avenue. Send captions and messages you’d like to se ...
A CHIEF’S FAREWELL
Funeral services at St. James church and a large American flag suspended over Broad Street from an RBFD hook and ladder for former Red Bank ...
COIFFING GUARD
redbankgreen Partyline captures super cool crossing guard just chilllin'.
SURF TACO RE-OPENS NEW LOOK DINING ROOM
Partyliner captures Surf Taco's new look dining room.
STEEPLETOP RAVEN
redbankgreen Partyline: a raven calls out from atop the steeple of St. James Church.
CARPENTER OR COMPETITOR? HOT DOG TRUCK RIVALS EMERGE IN RED BANK
On the redbankgreen Partyline: with two new hot dog vendors opening this summer, even a carpenter's box truck makes one wonder.
BOONDOCKS SWAN
redbankgreen Partyline: Swan on the Navesink River as seen from Boondocks restaurant.
9/11 TRIBUTE
Bailey Bryce Holiday and her father Bobby Holiday Jr. paint the lawn at Riverside Gardens Park Tuesday in preparation for the upcoming comme ...
PILGRIM BAPTIST TO JAMAICA
Recently, Pilgrim Baptist Church of Red Bank traveled to Trelawny Parish of Jamaica on a Relief & Recovery Mission Trip.  The Mission T ...
SNAIL WEATHER
Overnight rains and warm humid temperatures brought out a parade of snails along the access path to the Red Bank Primary School near Locust ...
ECHOES OF THE PAST IN TILE
Next to Playa Bowls. Always fascinated how this has stood here this long. (Submitted by Joseph Jakub)
VIVA LA ELSIE’S
redbankgreen Partyline captures French visitor enjoying a pickle sub from Elsie's.
Truck strike downs pole
A truck struck a utility pole at the intersection of Catherine Street and Shrewsbury Avenue at about 8 am Monday morning. The pole wss compl ...
THRONGS FLOCK TO RED BANK STREET FAIR
redbankgreen Partyline: Thousands fill the streets of Red Bank for street fair.