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RED BANK: ASPHALT IS ‘VICTORY’ TO PLOWMAN
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The view looking south on Leighton Avenue through the windshield of a borough salt truck early Wednesday morning, above. Below, a plow working Monmouth Street. (Photos by John T. Ward.Continue reading "RED BANK: ASPHALT IS ‘VICTORY’ TO PLOWMAN"
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January 22nd, 2014 @ 6am
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RUMSON: WAITING FOR TEE TIME
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Dozens Canada geese appeared to take the driving snowstorm in stride – or rather, at ease –  on the links at the Rumson Country Club early Tuesday afternoon. (Photos byContinue reading "RUMSON: WAITING FOR TEE TIME"
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January 21st, 2014 @ 3pm
RED BANK: STORM SNARLS TRAFFIC
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Motorists who failed to get a jump on Tuesday’s fast-moving snowstorm paid the price in slow-moving traffic in the early afternoon, as on East Front Street in Red Bank, above,Continue reading "RED BANK: STORM SNARLS TRAFFIC"
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January 21st, 2014 @ 3pm
DRIVING SNOW BRINGS GREEN TO A CRAWL
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A pedestrian – or was she a bridge tender? – makes her way across the Rumson-Sea Bright Bridge shortly after noon, above. (Photos by John T. Ward. Click to enlarge)Continue reading "DRIVING SNOW BRINGS GREEN TO A CRAWL"
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January 21st, 2014 @ 12pm
RED BANK: PARKING, PLOWING, RECYCLING
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With a heavy snow and deep freeze in the forecast for the next 24 hours, Red Bank officials are asking borough residents to get their cars off the streets betweenContinue reading "RED BANK: PARKING, PLOWING, RECYCLING"
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January 21st, 2014 @ 10am
RED BANK: GETTING READY FOR THE STORM
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Bike while you can, Red Bank. Borough DPW trucks laid down anti-icing salt brine on streets – that’s Chestnut Street above, looking west toward the train station –  in anticipationContinue reading "RED BANK: GETTING READY FOR THE STORM"
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January 21st, 2014 @ 9am
LITTLE SILVER, LOTTA FOG
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Heavy fog enveloped the Green as one of the first customers of the day arrived at Grandma’s Bagels on Prospect Avenue in Little Silver early Wednesday morning. The National WeatherContinue reading "LITTLE SILVER, LOTTA FOG"
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January 15th, 2014 @ 6am
SEA BRIGHT: STEAM AND ICE
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Steam rises from the relatively warm Atlantic Ocean as a dog walker braves the wind-chilled sub-zero temperatures of North Beach in Sea Bright Tuesday morning. Just across Ocean Avenue, theContinue reading "SEA BRIGHT: STEAM AND ICE"
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January 7th, 2014 @ 10am
RED BANK: BACKUP ON WEST FRONT
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Traffic on West Front Street in Red Bank was backed up as far east as Riverview Medical Center at around 1 p.m. Monday. Police said the state Department of TransportationContinue reading "RED BANK: BACKUP ON WEST FRONT"
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January 6th, 2014 @ 1pm
Snowblower operators were among a team digging out at an apartment complex on Broad Street in Red Bank Friday morning. (Photo by John T. Ward. Click to enlarge)
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January 3rd, 2014 @ 8am
RED BANK: OUR FEELINGS EXACTLY
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A young shoveler in a jacket capturing the mood of many others tackles the snow on Elm Place in Red Bank Friday morning. (Photo by John T. Ward. Click toContinue reading "RED BANK: OUR FEELINGS EXACTLY"
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January 3rd, 2014 @ 8am
Clearing the lot at the Red Bank Foodtown at about 6 a.m. Friday. About 10 inches of snow fell overnight as temperatures dropped into the low teens. Councilman Art Murphy,Continue reading "RED BANK: SNOW BLANKETS REGION"
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January 3rd, 2014 @ 6am
An 18-year-old woman survived a leap in front of a North Jersey Coast Line train at the Red Bank station on New Year’s Day, authorities tell redbankgreen. Citing privacy restrictions,Continue reading "RED BANK: WOMAN SURVIVES SUICIDE TRY"
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January 1st, 2014 @ 7pm
RED BANK: WALGREEN’S AIRS TRAFFIC PITCH
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Walgreen’s developer Marc Steinberg talks about the proposed store’s traffic flow with nearby resident Mary Todt during a break in Monday night’s planning board hearing. (Click to enlarge) By JOHNContinue reading "RED BANK: WALGREEN’S AIRS TRAFFIC PITCH"
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December 16th, 2013 @ 11pm
WEATHER TOYS WITH FORECASTERS
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Main roads on the Green were clear at midday Tuesday, as seen here looking east along Harding Road from Tower Hill in Red Bank. Forecasters, meanwhile, seemed in a scrambleContinue reading "WEATHER TOYS WITH FORECASTERS"
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December 10th, 2013 @ 1pm
HOW MUCH SNOW?
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How much snow should we expect to fall on the Red Bank area Tuesday? Ask four weatherbots, get four answers. The National Weather Service forecasts 1 to 3 inches. TheContinue reading "HOW MUCH SNOW?"
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December 10th, 2013 @ 8am
RED BANK: TREE WORK TO REQUIRE DETOURS
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Traffic into an out of downtown Red Bank via lower Broad Street will be impacted Tuesday by a blocklong closure, so if that’s part of your route, find another oneContinue reading "RED BANK: TREE WORK TO REQUIRE DETOURS"
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November 18th, 2013 @ 8am
RED BANK: BRIDGE FIX NEARS COMPLETION
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The rebuilding of twin Route 520/Newman Springs Road bridges over the Swimming River between Red Bank and Middletown, which began in April, is on schedule to wrap up next month,Continue reading "RED BANK: BRIDGE FIX NEARS COMPLETION"
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November 13th, 2013 @ 6am
This just in from New Jersey Transit: At approximately 5:00 pm, a New York-bound North Jersey Coast Line train struck and fatally injured an adult, male trespasser west of theContinue reading "LITTLE SILVER: RAIL FATALITY REPORTED"
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October 14th, 2013 @ 5pm
RED BANK: HEAVY LIFT AT HUBBARDS BRIDGE
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A crew with Agate Construction Company wrestled with the challenge of assembling a crane on a tight parcel in Red Bank Tuesday. To see the result, click ‘Read More.’ TheContinue reading "RED BANK: HEAVY LIFT AT HUBBARDS BRIDGE"
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September 4th, 2013 @ 11am
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PEACE, LOVE AND JUGGLING
Music and flow arts filled Riverside Gardens Park Friday night at the free flow arts meetup hosted by Cirque de Peace, with guest band Sweet ...
IMMIGRATION PROTESTS CONTINUE
Protests against a wave of immigration arrests in Red Bank and nationwide continued for a third and fourth straight day on Shrewsbury Avenue ...
CARS, BARS AND VANS
Middletown resident Rob King was cruising through the Red Bank municipal parking lot behind the Dublin House Saturday night in his 1969 Plym ...
TWO SHORTS IN FILMONEFEST
Leonardo Morales Pitalua, a 20-year-old animator who lived in Red Bank until February, will have two short films shown at FilmOneFest in Hig ...
LONG DOGGONE WAIT
Partyline photo: The driver of an e-bike and his human passenger wait at the Monmouth Street train crossing while a northbound NJ Transit tr ...
WE’RE LICHEN THIS FUNGHI!
A mushroom sprouts from the mouth-like hole in this lichen-covered tree on the grounds of Red Bank Primary School Tuesday morning.
HELL STRIP FIREWORKS
Revelers launched fireworks from the hell strip in front of a home on Drs. James Parker Boulevard on July 4, one of many impromptu and quest ...
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SWIMMING, ER, SCULLING RIVER?
Partyline photo captures a single rower working their way up the Swimming River.
SUMMER SUNRISE
A stunning Sunrise on the Navesink River in Red Bank Tuesday June 30.
BRAZEN LAWLESSNESS?
Who does this? One of those famously (and, yes apocryphally) illegal-to-remove mattress tags lies on the plaza outside the Count Basie Cente ...
SUNNY SKIES, JAZZY VIBES AT RED BANK ARTS FEST
A jazz combo comprised of current and former students of the Red Bank-based Jazz Arts Project performed at the first Red Bank Arts Festival ...
COOL JUNE BRIDE RIDE
It’s a wedding thing. (Photo and text by Rosann Dal Pra)  
RED BANK CLASSIC 5k
Runners at the starting line of the Red Bank Classic 5k Saturday morning.
WORLD CUP WATCH PARTY AT COUNT BASIE FIELD
Solid turnout, festive vibes and a huge Mexico win: Count Basie Park World Cup Watch Party photos. (Click to read)
DOUBLE RAINBOW OVER RED BANK
Partyline contributor captures stunning double rainbow over Red Bank.
RED BANK: SINKHOLE ON SHREWSBURY AVE
Emergency sinkhole repairs closed Shrewsbury Avenue northbound traffic for most of the day Wednesday.
NAVESINK SUNRISE
Partyliner captures stunning sunrise over the Navesink River in Red Bank.
DRONES SCRUB BANK BUILDING
Partyline photo: A power washing drone was used to clean the exterior of the Ocean First Bank Building at 110 West Front Street recently.
MESSAGE TO READERS
Please stand by: A quick message to readers about a pause in news coverage.
IN THE DISTANCE, NEW STATUE UNVEILED
A new monument commemorating the 250th anniversary of US Independence is unveiled in a park that only has a Red Bank mailing address.