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CHRISTIE SHINES A SPOTLIGHT ON SEA BRIGHT
Prompted by a request from Mayor Dina Long and Councilman Read Murphy to keep Ocean Avenue closed to through traffic, Governor Chris Christie summons his transportation secretary during a visitContinue reading "CHRISTIE SHINES A SPOTLIGHT ON SEA BRIGHT"
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SEA BRIGHT: SHOCK AND DISMAY AT DAMAGE
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"
RED BANK DEMS MAINTAIN LOCK ON POWER
Councilman Mike DuPont referred to his wife’s battle with cancer in his victory speech, with running mate Art Murphy at his side.  (Click to enlarge) By JOHN T. WARD &Continue reading "RED BANK DEMS MAINTAIN LOCK ON POWER"
RED BANK POWER RESTORATION CONTINUES
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"
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"
MIXED AFTERMATH AMONG SEA BRIGHT HOMES
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"
SEA BRIGHT RESIDENTS TO GET ACCESS TODAY
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"
SEA BRIGHT: FEEDING THE LIFESAVERS
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"
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"
SEA BRIGHT: THE MORNING AFTER
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"
SEA BRIGHT SMASHED BY HURRICANE SANDY
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"
Residents crowded the downtown bus stop and shopkeepers boarded up windows Sunday afternoon in anticipation of Hurricane Sandy. (Photo by Rebecca Desfosse. Click to enlarge) By: REBECCA DESFOSSE Most orContinue reading "SEA BRIGHT BATTENS DOWN FOR WALLOPING"
PET LOVER RESCUES HUNDREDS FROM DEATH
Jen McFadden and Raider, a racing hound/terrier mix, who made himself right at home at Joel McFadden Designs pending adoption. Below, a vanload of animals saved from southern shelters makes a stopContinue reading "PET LOVER RESCUES HUNDREDS FROM DEATH"
LACROSSE STORE TAKES AIM AT BROAD STREET
Lacrosse Unlimited plans to take the space at far right in the building above, formerly tenanted by Hip & Humble Home.  (Click to enlarge) By JOHN T. WARD A fast-growing,Continue reading "LACROSSE STORE TAKES AIM AT BROAD STREET"
WHERE HAVE I SEEN THIS?
Readers Jenn Woods, Pat Noble and Trish DePonti correctly identified the store interior lit in hot pink and purple shown in last week’s Where Have I Seen This?
RED BANK: BROKERS TO THE ‘BRIDGE’
The ‘bridge‘ is in. Following a six-month construction sprint, securities broker Morgan Stanley Smith Barney completed the consolidation of its Red Bank offices into a single location at Broad StreetContinue reading "RED BANK: BROKERS TO THE ‘BRIDGE’"
RED BANK: TREE DOWN
A large tree fell on Monmouth Street in Red Bank Sunday morning, damaging a fence at the Crossfit Triple Threat gym at the corner of Pearl Street. Winds were lightContinue reading "RED BANK: TREE DOWN"
RED BANK COPS HALT GAS VALVE WORK
An NJNG crew packs it in after being ordered by police to stop work on a nearly completed gas regulator valve replacement on Monmouth Street Friday morning. (Click to enlarge)Continue reading "RED BANK COPS HALT GAS VALVE WORK"
LADIES HIT THE TOWN FOR GIRLS NIGHT OUT
Flutes of champagne in hand, women assembled at the GLAMbar for the second annual Girls Night Out, touted below in a banner over Broad Street. (Photo above by Rebecca Desfosse.Continue reading "LADIES HIT THE TOWN FOR GIRLS NIGHT OUT"
RED BANK: GAS VALVE BATTLE EXPANDS
A gas regulator valve outside the Ebner’s rug store on East Front Street that borough officials said was the subject of a summons. (Click to enlarge) By JOHN T. WARDContinue reading "RED BANK: GAS VALVE BATTLE EXPANDS"
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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.
PORTA POTTY X-ING
redbankgreen Partyline captures porta johns moving down the railroad tracks.
(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 ...