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GROCERY SCION DONATES $1M TO RIVERVIEW
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The gift puts Riverview’s campaign to pay for a new day-stay surgery center past its $15 million goal. (Click to enlarge) By JOHN T. WARD A Navesink couple is theContinue reading "GROCERY SCION DONATES $1M TO RIVERVIEW"
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April 18th, 2012 @ 10am
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RED BANK NAMED 3RD-BEST TOWN IN U.S.
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The magazine’s ranking is based on cultural offerings in towns of 25,000 or fewer residents.  (Click to enlarge) By JOHN T. WARD Smithsonian Magazine calls Red Bank the third-best smallContinue reading "RED BANK NAMED 3RD-BEST TOWN IN U.S."
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April 17th, 2012 @ 4pm
FIRE DAMAGES AUTO SHOWROOM
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The Sunday morning blaze charred the facade and filled a showroom with smoke. (Click to enlarge) By JOHN T. WARD A fire that appeared to start in mulch caused limitedContinue reading "FIRE DAMAGES AUTO SHOWROOM"
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April 15th, 2012 @ 11am
BETWEEN THESE WALLS: ‘VITAL FORCE’ ENERGY
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Retail space tucked inside 12 Broad has been leased by a store specializing in jewelry infused with “vital force.”  (Click to enlarge) By JOHN T. WARD Downtown Red Bank’s comebackContinue reading "BETWEEN THESE WALLS: ‘VITAL FORCE’ ENERGY"
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April 13th, 2012 @ 9am
The recent opening of Lucki Clover, above, in a Broad Street space vacated last September, is seen as one of many indicators of a strengthening comeback.  (Click to enlarge) ByContinue reading "DOWNTOWN RED BANK COMES OFF THE ROPES"
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April 10th, 2012 @ 10am
Employees gathered for training Thursday at Russ Crosson’s Coffee Corral, the take-out java shop he built in the onetime home of his now-closed construction company. The shop, at the cornerContinue reading "COFFEE ON THE BREW"
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April 6th, 2012 @ 10am
VIZZINI TO FILL LAST SPOT AT OLD KISLIN’S
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Furniture retailer Vizzini & Company plans to relocate from the Galleria to 8 East Front. (Click to enlarge) By JOHN T. WARD A longtime major vacancy on East Front StreetContinue reading "VIZZINI TO FILL LAST SPOT AT OLD KISLIN’S"
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April 6th, 2012 @ 8am
Surray Luggage has been dark this week, with signs touting an inventory closeout. (Click to enlarge) By JOHN T. WARD Has Surray Luggage gone on a trip? The Red BankContinue reading "SURRAY LUGGAGE ON HIATUS?"
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April 2nd, 2012 @ 10am
RED BANK: RACK ‘EM UP
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Jeff Regen, a partner in Lucky Break Billiards and Café, gets ready for some eight-ball. The gaming parlor, with five pool tables and a shuffleboard table, opens to the publicContinue reading "RED BANK: RACK ‘EM UP"
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March 30th, 2012 @ 12pm
Siena Grille filed for liquidation this week, according to court records. (Click to enlarge) By JOHN T. WARD After weeks of half-off sales seven nights a week, Red Bank’s SienaContinue reading "SIENA GRILLE CLOSES, FILES FOR BANKRUPTCY"
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March 30th, 2012 @ 5am
MARINA OWNER BRACES FOR BRIDGE SQUEEZE
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“There’s no money for business interruption,” says Red Bank Marina owner Steve Remaley, below, who also stands to lose land on both sides of the bridge. (Click to enlarge) ByContinue reading "MARINA OWNER BRACES FOR BRIDGE SQUEEZE"
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March 28th, 2012 @ 10am
ON THE AGENDA: PITCHFORKS, TURF & MORE
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Proponents of a Red Bank community garden try for another bite of the apple with their request to farm a portion of the public library property, above. (Click to enlarge)Continue reading "ON THE AGENDA: PITCHFORKS, TURF & MORE"
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March 28th, 2012 @ 6am
JEWELRY STORE TAKES MONMOUTH SPACE
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Ashley Goral will manage Ice, which plans to open soon at 12 Monmouth Street. (Click to enlarge) By JOHN T. WARD A primo spot on the sunny side of MonmouthContinue reading "JEWELRY STORE TAKES MONMOUTH SPACE"
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March 27th, 2012 @ 8am
Models showed off bridal gowns at Sassy Chic Boutique, above, while a passerby did a doubletake at the sight of human mannequin Stephanie Rogers at Barbizon Models during the fourthContinue reading "WEDDING WALK KICKS UP FOOT TRAFFIC"
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March 26th, 2012 @ 3pm
WHERE HAVE I SEEN THIS?
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The wall-embedded outboard motor shown in last week’s Where got some beanie propellers turning.
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March 22nd, 2012 @ 6am
Matt DePonti of Powerhouse Signworks gets the word about Wedding Walk out above Broad Street last week. (Click to enlarge) Here come the brides-to-be again, as Red Bank merchants repriseContinue reading "WEDDING WALKERS TO STROLL RED BANK"
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March 19th, 2012 @ 12pm
BATTLE OVER HOTEL HEIGHT DRAGS ON
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A planned six-story hotel at the longtime site of an Exxon station is the subject of a hearings at both the planning and zoning boards.   (Click to enlarge) ByContinue reading "BATTLE OVER HOTEL HEIGHT DRAGS ON"
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March 16th, 2012 @ 7am
FROM A RED BANK ALLEYWAY, A PERFECT TAN
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Dianne Drewing in the Monmouth Street mews where she plans to open a spray-tan salon next week. (Click to enlarge) By JOHN T. WARD For most of her life, DianneContinue reading "FROM A RED BANK ALLEYWAY, A PERFECT TAN"
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March 15th, 2012 @ 8am
OFFICIALS BLAST NJNG OVER GAS VALVES
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State Senator Jennifer Beck with the offending gas pressure valve on Broad Street Wednesday. (Click to enlarge) By JOHN T. WARD [SEE UPDATE TO THIS STORY AT THE BOTTOM] RedContinue reading "OFFICIALS BLAST NJNG OVER GAS VALVES"
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March 14th, 2012 @ 1pm
IT’S ‘TAPS’ FOR RED BANK ARMY-NAVY STORE
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Vinny Faiella is calling it quits, closing an Army-Navy store that had its roots at the Brooklyn Navy Yard. (Click to enlarge) By JOHN T. WARD With roots that goContinue reading "IT’S ‘TAPS’ FOR RED BANK ARMY-NAVY STORE"
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March 14th, 2012 @ 7am
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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)