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GOT AN EXTRA TREE LYING AROUND?
Yes, folks, it’s that time of year. The book is closed on Halloween. Jim Bruno’s crew from Powerhouse Signworks has started stringing lights in trees downtown. And the event plannersContinue reading "GOT AN EXTRA TREE LYING AROUND?"
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November 3rd, 2010 @ 1pm
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AT HOME AT THE HOSPITAL
Gregory Heins checks the heartbeat of an injured pup at his home veterinary hospital in Fair Haven. (Photo by Dustin Racioppi; click to enlarge) By DUSTIN RACIOPPI There isn’t anythingContinue reading "AT HOME AT THE HOSPITAL"
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October 29th, 2010 @ 7am
MENNA: WE NEED MORE SHARED SERVICES
NAME: Pasquale Menna (Democrat, incumbent mayor, running unopposed) AGE: 56 OCCUPATION: Attorney LENGTH OF RESIDENCE IN TOWN: 46 YEARS 1. What do you see as the top three issues inContinue reading "MENNA: WE NEED MORE SHARED SERVICES"
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October 27th, 2010 @ 9am
TAXI LAW CHANGES JUNKED, AGAIN
Cabbies, mostly in the background, helped fill the council chambers Monday night to oppose proposed changes to local regs. (Photo by Dustin Racioppi; click to enlarge) By DUSTIN RACIOPPI AsContinue reading "TAXI LAW CHANGES JUNKED, AGAIN"
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October 26th, 2010 @ 6am
NEW RUMSON MARKET, SAME OLD FEEL
Former Rumson Market owner Bill Alcaro, left, chats with new owner Jerry St-Cyr Thursday at the newly-renovated landmark. (Photo by Dustin Racioppi; click to enlarge) By DUSTIN RACIOPPI It hadContinue reading "NEW RUMSON MARKET, SAME OLD FEEL"
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October 22nd, 2010 @ 9am
SETTEMBRINO: CUT NON-ESSENTIAL SERVICES6
NAME: Kevin M. Settembrino, (Republican) AGE: 40 OCCUPATION: Architect, AIA, LEED AP LENGTH OF RESIDENCE IN TOWN: 3 Years General Questions: 1. What do you see as the top threeContinue reading "SETTEMBRINO: CUT NON-ESSENTIAL SERVICES6"
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October 22nd, 2010 @ 7am
EMPTY STORE FOR FULL HOUSE? A FAIR TRADE
The vacant storefront at 12 Broad will spotlight products that reflect fair-trade principles this weekend. (Click to enlarge) By TOM CHESEK It’s probably been several generations since there was suchContinue reading "EMPTY STORE FOR FULL HOUSE? A FAIR TRADE"
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October 21st, 2010 @ 9am
BOBBY’S BACK, SERVING… TAKE A GUESS
After a two-year hiatus, Bobby Chiafullo has returned to the pizza scene. (Photo by Dustin Racioppi; click to enlarge) By DUSTIN RACIOPPI Bobby Chiafullo had the front door open, theContinue reading "BOBBY’S BACK, SERVING… TAKE A GUESS"
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October 21st, 2010 @ 8am
LITTLE: ‘SCARED’ PALLONE DODGES FACEOFF
Congressman Frank Pallone meets the press following his raucous town hall meeting on health insurance in Red Bank in August, 2009. (Click to enlarge) Tea Party-backed GOP congressional hopeful AnnaContinue reading "LITTLE: ‘SCARED’ PALLONE DODGES FACEOFF"
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October 21st, 2010 @ 7am
BLUE WATER SWIMS TO BROAD STREET OK
Blue Water Seafood won approval from the planning board to move into Red Bank Monday night. (Click to enlarge) By DUSTIN RACIOPPI Jimmy Vastardis says he’s always wanted to ownContinue reading "BLUE WATER SWIMS TO BROAD STREET OK"
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October 19th, 2010 @ 7am
RED BANK’S A GHOST TOWN FRIDAY NIGHTS
Shroud of tourin’: Lantern and staff in hand, Red Bank Ghost Tours guide Bill Normyle leads his group through the streets of downtown. By TOM CHESEK The packed and popular publicContinue reading "RED BANK’S A GHOST TOWN FRIDAY NIGHTS"
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October 15th, 2010 @ 7am
SEAFOOD RESTAURANT EYES BROAD STREET
Blue Water Seafood hopes to open in the space being vacated by Zakon’s Fine Furniture. (Photo by Dustin Racioppi. Click to enlarge) Three days after the Red Bank borough councilContinue reading "SEAFOOD RESTAURANT EYES BROAD STREET"
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October 14th, 2010 @ 9am
MORE LICENSES, HIGHER FARES IN TAXI LAW
Red Bank is expected to adopt changes made to its taxi licensing ordinance. (Photo by Dustin Racioppi; click to enlarge) By DUSTIN RACIOPPI After hashing out concerns with local cabbiesContinue reading "MORE LICENSES, HIGHER FARES IN TAXI LAW"
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October 13th, 2010 @ 6am
By DUSTIN RACIOPPI In an effort to pull Red Bank’s struggling business districts out of an economic hole, the borough council is making a revenue concession aimed at attracting newContinue reading "PARKING-SHORTAGE RULE TO BE SUSPENDED"
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October 12th, 2010 @ 8am
RED GINGER FINDS A NEW HOME
Red Ginger Home is relocating from Monmouth Street to Broad Street at the end of the month. (Photo by Dustin Racioppi; click to enlarge) By DUSTIN RACIOPPI Five years ago,Continue reading "RED GINGER FINDS A NEW HOME"
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October 7th, 2010 @ 10am
FANCY FOOTWORK AND A FLOORSHOW
Meet Perry Jo. When he’s not busy tending to the toes and (ahem) other parts of customers at his pedicure and waxing salon, Estella Nails, on Broad Street in Shrewsbury,Continue reading "FANCY FOOTWORK AND A FLOORSHOW"
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October 6th, 2010 @ 10am
A RED BANK WEDDING, TELEVISED
Stephanie Agresta and Chris McCaffrey used only local businesses for their wedding, which took place at Oyster Point Hotel, and their journey will be televised tonight. (Photo by Dustin Racioppi;Continue reading "A RED BANK WEDDING, TELEVISED"
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October 5th, 2010 @ 12pm
DINE DOWNTOWN: THE FIXE IS IN, AGAIN
Dish is one of nearly 30 Red Bank restaurants joining in, as the townwide Dine Downtown promotion returns every Tuesday and Wednesday in October. (Photo by Peter Lindner. Click toContinue reading "DINE DOWNTOWN: THE FIXE IS IN, AGAIN"
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October 5th, 2010 @ 5am
A Red Bank dentist and his office-manager wife were acquitted earlier this week of all charges in a Medicaid fraud case, the Asbury Park Press reports. After a four-week trial,Continue reading "DENTIST & WIFE NOT GUILTY IN FRAUD CASE"
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October 1st, 2010 @ 7am
COUNCIL UNLIKELY TO FILL LEHNERT’S SEAT
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Two weeks before he took his own life, Councilman John Lehnert had informed Mayor Mike Halfacre that he was ending his re-election bid, Halfacre says. By DUSTIN RACIOPPI Though FairContinue reading "COUNCIL UNLIKELY TO FILL LEHNERT’S SEAT"
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September 29th, 2010 @ 1pm
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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.