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ON THE GREEN: THAW CONTINUES
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After weeks of bitter cold and snow, a lone seagull occupied the narrowing ice of the Navesink River off Red Bank Sunday afternoon, above. By Monday evening, after a dayContinue reading "ON THE GREEN: THAW CONTINUES"
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March 10th, 2015 @ 8am
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ON THE GREEN: WARMING UP
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Seventy-two hours after Thursday’s snowstorm, the same view – west along Harding Road in Little Silver, toward Tower Hill – was quite different Sunday, when temperatures reached into the mid-40sContinue reading "ON THE GREEN: WARMING UP"
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March 9th, 2015 @ 5am
ON THE GREEN: SNOW TAPERS OFF
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Sledders took to the hill at Tower Hill Church in Red Bank while the snow was still falling Thursday afternoon, and a passenger cleared a windshield on Broad Street, right.Continue reading "ON THE GREEN: SNOW TAPERS OFF"
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March 5th, 2015 @ 6pm
Press release from Count Basie Theatre The Count Basie Theatre has announced the awarding of three arts impact scholarships, to be presented during the 10th annual Basie Awards ceremony. TheContinue reading "RED BANK: BASIE INTROS ARTS SCHOLARSHIPS"
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March 5th, 2015 @ 6am
CHURN: RED GOES DARK, SOUTH MOON RISES
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The first-floor restaurant at red, now closed for remodeling, will reopen under a new name in coming months. The upstairs nightclub remains open on Friday and Saturday nights. (Photos byContinue reading "CHURN: RED GOES DARK, SOUTH MOON RISES"
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March 4th, 2015 @ 11am
RED BANK: METER PLAN FACES PUSHBACK
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Merchants along the western stretch of Monmouth Street say paid parking would hurt business. (Photo by John T. Ward. Click to enlarge) By JOHN T. WARD A proposal to expandContinue reading "RED BANK: METER PLAN FACES PUSHBACK"
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February 26th, 2015 @ 8am
ON THE GREEN: ICEBOATING WEATHER
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Wednesday’s sunset on our beautiful, frozen Navesink River at the North Shrewsbury Ice Boat & Yacht Club in Red Bank, where a cluster of iceboats sat the ready. The GreaterContinue reading "ON THE GREEN: ICEBOATING WEATHER"
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February 26th, 2015 @ 6am
RED BANK AGENDA: CABS, DOGS & PARKING
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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"
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February 25th, 2015 @ 11am
CHURN: JEWELERY & CLOTHING SHOPS OPEN
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Jeweler Evan Piscitelli in his new Red Bank shop, Thrill Her Diamonds. (Photos by John T. Ward. Click to enlarge) By JOHN T. WARD This edition of Retail Churn offersContinue reading "CHURN: JEWELERY & CLOTHING SHOPS OPEN"
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February 24th, 2015 @ 12pm
ON THE GREEN: MISPLACED OPTIMISM?
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With the highly variable weather seen on the Greater Red Bank Green in recent days – bitter cold, snow, rain and a rapid snowmelt with temperatures in the mid-40s –Continue reading "ON THE GREEN: MISPLACED OPTIMISM?"
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February 23rd, 2015 @ 10am
RED BANK: MANHATTAN BAGEL CLOSES
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The store, in the City Centre strip mall, was one of 39 to be closed by Manhattan Bagel. (Photo by John T. Ward. Click to enlarge) By JOHN T. WARDContinue reading "RED BANK: MANHATTAN BAGEL CLOSES"
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February 23rd, 2015 @ 5am
ON THE GREEN: BRRRRR….
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At the risk of stating the obvious: it’s cold outside. This screengrab from the National Weather Service website showed a temperature of zero, with a wind-chill of minus 21 degrees,Continue reading "ON THE GREEN: BRRRRR…."
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February 20th, 2015 @ 7am
RED BANK: CINNAMON SNAIL ROLLS TO A STOP
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The Cinnamon Snail has been a fixture at the Red Bank Farmers’ Market in recent years. Below, chef Adam Sobel in his mobile kitchen. (Photo by John T. Ward. Click toContinue reading "RED BANK: CINNAMON SNAIL ROLLS TO A STOP"
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February 18th, 2015 @ 11am
ON THE GREEN: WARMER WEATHER, BRIEFLY
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Rising from the single digits, temperatures should peak in the low 30s Wednesday, with mostly sunny skies melting off some the ice and snow left behind on Tuesday, including theseContinue reading "ON THE GREEN: WARMER WEATHER, BRIEFLY"
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February 18th, 2015 @ 7am
RED BANK: A CUT FOR CHARITY
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Linda Keenan, Director of Development for Foodbank of Monmouth and Ocean Counties, receives a donation from Denise Pandure, owner of  Classic Cuts & Color in Red Bank, on February 10.Continue reading "RED BANK: A CUT FOR CHARITY"
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February 17th, 2015 @ 6am
ON THE GREEN: BITTER COLD
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Yes, it was 1 degree above zero, with winds up to 21 miles per hour knocking it down to 18 below zero, on the Greater Red Bank Green at 5:30Continue reading "ON THE GREEN: BITTER COLD"
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February 16th, 2015 @ 5am
CHURN: ON TIME FOR RED, BUT LATE FOR BLU
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La Orquidea opened for business Thursday, just in time for the Valentine’s Day rush. (Photo by John T. Ward. Click to enlarge) By JOHN T. WARD This edition of redbankgreen‘sContinue reading "CHURN: ON TIME FOR RED, BUT LATE FOR BLU"
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February 13th, 2015 @ 3pm
RED BANK: MINUTES IN HISTORY
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Workers from the digital archiving company DRS Group roll up old plats on the floor of the planning and zoning office in Red Bank Wednesday afternoon for transfer to aContinue reading "RED BANK: MINUTES IN HISTORY"
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February 11th, 2015 @ 3pm
FAIR HAVEN: CRAVIN HAVEN TAKES A BREAK
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Cravin Haven, a luncheonette  in the Acme shopping center in Fair Haven, is closing as of Monday for a month of renovations, according to the message on its Facebook page.Continue reading "FAIR HAVEN: CRAVIN HAVEN TAKES A BREAK"
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February 2nd, 2015 @ 9am
RUMSON: SALT CREEK FLAGS ANNUAL BENEFIT
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Raising the flag for the annual Wine and Martini Tasting event at Salt Creek Grille — a benefit for the Kortney Rose Foundation — are Lori Missig, Jennifer Egan, RichContinue reading "RUMSON: SALT CREEK FLAGS ANNUAL BENEFIT"
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January 30th, 2015 @ 6am
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(G&G) DOG DAYS OF SUMMER
A solid lunchtime line at the G&G hot dogs truck on Shrewsbury Avenue on Monday afternoon. Driving this stretch of road when  G&G i ...
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.