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RED BANK STORES SHINE IN MAG’S POLL
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A recent view down Broad Street in Red Bank. (Click to enlarge) By DUSTIN RACIOPPI In addition to Democratic bent and hyperlocal news sources, Red Bank and Maplewood can addContinue reading "RED BANK STORES SHINE IN MAG’S POLL"
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March 31st, 2010 @ 9am
Remember: Nothing makes a Red Bank friend happier than to hear "I saw you on Red Bank Green!"
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A NEW PIZZERIA, AND A RAVE FOR VIA 45
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Pizza Fusion boasts 68 seats, and plans to offer delivery in about three weeks. (Click to enlarge) We’ve got some Red Bank eatery news this rainy Monday, with a long-awaitedContinue reading "A NEW PIZZERIA, AND A RAVE FOR VIA 45"
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March 29th, 2010 @ 11am
GROUP SEEKS FAIR TRADE CERT IN RED BANK
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Bags like this one, and Fair Trade products, may become more prevalent in Red Bank. (Photo by Dustin Racioppi) By DUSTIN RACIOPPI Red Bank has held several appellations in itsContinue reading "GROUP SEEKS FAIR TRADE CERT IN RED BANK"
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March 25th, 2010 @ 11am
To best appreciate our angle on the gilded wrench shown in last week’s Where, perhaps one has to pull up beside it in a tiny British roadster.
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March 25th, 2010 @ 8am
FROZEN SUBSTANCE DOESN’T NEED SHOVELING
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Co-owner Daniel Natale outside his Frozsürt store, which opened on Monmouth Street yesterday. (Click to enlarge) Just in time for the sudden onset of springlike weather and the end, weContinue reading "FROZEN SUBSTANCE DOESN’T NEED SHOVELING"
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March 19th, 2010 @ 6am
INVASION OF THE BRIDES-TO-BE
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Discover NJ’s Frank Dicopoulos, left, interviews Margaret Mass and Kevin Barry for a video promoting this weekend’s Wedding Walk. (Photo by Dustin Racioppi) By DUSTIN RACIOPPI For the soon-to-be-married guysContinue reading "INVASION OF THE BRIDES-TO-BE"
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March 18th, 2010 @ 9am
A DOWNED LINE, AND A LOVING SPOUSE
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“I’d be toast,” says Gary Bernstein of Atlantic Glass, as he looks at the live power line that landed just feet from the building’s gas supply line, below. (Click toContinue reading "A DOWNED LINE, AND A LOVING SPOUSE"
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March 16th, 2010 @ 2pm
BARBER BUSTED FOR TRASHING OWN SHOP
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Shane Bruno outside his shop on West Front Street in March, 2009, prior to its opening. Shane Bruno, who brought back old-style barbering to a tiny Red Bank shop thatContinue reading "BARBER BUSTED FOR TRASHING OWN SHOP"
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March 15th, 2010 @ 1pm
BUILDER FLOATS WEST SIDE STRIP MALL
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An architect’s concept for a shopping center at the corner of Shrewsbury Avenue and Drs. James Parker Boulevard in Red Bank. The view is to the southwest. (Click to enlarge)Continue reading "BUILDER FLOATS WEST SIDE STRIP MALL"
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March 10th, 2010 @ 11am
A NEW NEW CORNER, AND OTHER PIZZA NEWS
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New Corner Restaurant is reopen for business after a two week semi-break when the restaurant underwent renovations. (Photo by Dustin Racioppi) By DUSTIN RACIOPPI The New Corner Restaurant has aContinue reading "A NEW NEW CORNER, AND OTHER PIZZA NEWS"
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March 10th, 2010 @ 8am
CHAIN SALES FLAT AS CORPORATE NET SOARS
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Urban Outfitters opened its Red Bank store at the corner of Broad and West Front Streets in November. (Click to enlarge) The parent company of the Urban Outfitters chain reportedContinue reading "CHAIN SALES FLAT AS CORPORATE NET SOARS"
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March 4th, 2010 @ 7am
Hovnanian’s headquarters on West Front Street. Red Bank-based homebuilder Hovnanian Enterprises ended a 13-quarter losing streak in its latest reporting period, the company announced Tuesday. Though revenue in the quarterContinue reading "HOV BACK IN BLACK AFTER THREE YEARS"
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March 3rd, 2010 @ 7am
RED BANK CLAIMS LESS OVERCROWDING
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This house at 21 Linden Place was the most-cited for overcrowding and related violations in 2009, borough records show. (Click to enlarge) By DUSTIN RACIOPPI Overcrowding of rental homes isContinue reading "RED BANK CLAIMS LESS OVERCROWDING"
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March 1st, 2010 @ 11am
WHERE HAVE I SEEN THIS?
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Well, that was easy. Too easy, according to more than one of the many readers who wrote in to identify last week’s ‘Where?’ Except for this: two of those whoContinue reading "WHERE HAVE I SEEN THIS?"
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February 18th, 2010 @ 9am
HAPPINESS: A WARM DOG & A WARM FRONT
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Harley, the nine-month-old English Bulldog greeter at the Old World Shaving Co., enjoys the relative warmth of yesterday’s temps from her perch on an antique shoeshine stand. Let’s see: temperaturesContinue reading "HAPPINESS: A WARM DOG & A WARM FRONT"
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February 1st, 2010 @ 6am
SALON PLANNED AT FORMER EATERY
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Kim Johnson plans to set up a hair styling business in the former Itri’s Luncheonette space. Looks like the griddle at the long-dormant Itri’s Luncheonette won’t be getting fired upContinue reading "SALON PLANNED AT FORMER EATERY"
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January 25th, 2010 @ 7am
RIVER’S EDGE SEEKS RETURN TO COZINESS
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River’s Edge Café owner Bob Guido says he’s been trying to sell the lease to his Broad Street location for about a year so he can move into a smallerContinue reading "RIVER’S EDGE SEEKS RETURN TO COZINESS"
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January 19th, 2010 @ 12pm
If it seems that La Chaparrita on Shrewsbury Avenue in Red Bank is getting more traffic these days, it could be proof of the power of the plug. The tinyContinue reading "TINY BODEGA/RESTAURANT GETS BIG PLUG"
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January 19th, 2010 @ 9am
WEST SIDERS GETTING SOME OVERDUE TLC
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Danny Murphy, outside his Bridge Avenue restaurant, is leading an effort to boost the Arts & Antiques District’s profile. For years, a cluster of businesses west of Red Bank’s downtownContinue reading "WEST SIDERS GETTING SOME OVERDUE TLC"
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January 15th, 2010 @ 12pm
A ‘WHITE ELEPHANT’ NO MORE
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Red Bank Corporate Plaza, showing off its backside along Wall Street. (Photo by Dustin Racioppi) By DUSTIN RACIOPPI Four months ago, when redbankgreen first reported on the impending pizza renaissance inContinue reading "A ‘WHITE ELEPHANT’ NO MORE"
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January 13th, 2010 @ 8am
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KAYAKERS CLEAR RIVER JUNK
Partyline photo: "The Navesink Nymphs" clear floating tires from the river.
PAINT IT PURPLE?
Caption: ‘Should it be done purple?’ Perfect day. (Photo and text by Partyline contributor Chris Havens)  
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MANTIS (PRAYING) AT CHURCH
Partyliner photographs praying mantis at church.
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)