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There was barely an unused square foot of ground at the Oceanic Marina Sunday afternoon, as all vessels were pulled from the water in advance of the storm. (Click toContinue reading "RUMSON ORDERS EVACUATION"
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October 29th, 2012 @ 12am
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A motorist stopped at a sign reading “Turn Around Now” at the foot of the Rumson-Sea Bright Bridge around 8:30 p.m. Sunday (Click to enlarge) With a mandatory evacuation orderContinue reading "SEA BRIGHT SHUTS DOWN"
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October 29th, 2012 @ 12am
RED BANK BEFORE THE STORM
The folks at Sugarush figured a little sweet talk couldn’t hurt. (Click to enlarge) The looming arrival of Hurricane Sandy lent an eerie vibe to an otherwise ordinary Sunday inContinue reading "RED BANK BEFORE THE STORM"
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October 29th, 2012 @ 12am
Illuminated by the headlights of their car, a couple snaps pictures of the Navesink River just as it breaches the deck of the Fair Haven dock around 9:30 p.m. Sunday.Continue reading "FAIR HAVEN GETS ITS TOES WET"
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October 29th, 2012 @ 12am
Sandbags outside Gianni’s Pizza, at Church Street and Prospect Avenue in Little Silver Sunday afternoon as the region braced for the arrival of Hurricane Sandy.  With flooding “expected to beContinue reading "LITTLE SILVER EXPECTS ‘SEVERE’ FLOODING"
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October 29th, 2012 @ 12am
The above map indicates that the probability of storm surges of six feet or more accompanying Hurricane Sandy are greater along the Navesink River, upper Shrewsbury River, Sandy Hook BayContinue reading "GOOGLE FORECASTS HIGHEST SURGES HERE"
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October 29th, 2012 @ 12am
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"
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October 28th, 2012 @ 6pm
SEA BRIGHT READIES FOR POSSIBLE STORM
If the TV cameras are out in Sea Bright, a storm must be brewing: Councilman Read Murphy being interviewed Thursday. Below, a rainfall forecast map issued early Friday by theContinue reading "SEA BRIGHT READIES FOR POSSIBLE STORM"
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October 26th, 2012 @ 10am
WEEKEND: HENRY, HOCKEY, & HEEBIE JEEBIES
Staged by Michael Sexton of the Shakespeare Society, the Bard’s Henry V opens a three-week run at Red Bank’s Two River Theater Friday night. (Photo by T Charles Erickson. ClickContinue reading "WEEKEND: HENRY, HOCKEY, & HEEBIE JEEBIES"
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October 25th, 2012 @ 10am
A SIX-WHEEL SOLUTION
Spotted heading north on Broad Street (Route 35) in Shrewsbury during Tuesday’s morning commute: a burly New Jersey Transit bus carrying a somewhat simpler machine for getting around. (Click toContinue reading "A SIX-WHEEL SOLUTION"
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October 16th, 2012 @ 8am
BAUBLES, BOARDS AND BIKINIS IN AN ALLEY
Ian Yarnell, above, with the balsa wood surfboards he and his brother, Colin, sell in their tiny shop, below. (Click to enlarge) By JOHN T. WARD It’s one of theContinue reading "BAUBLES, BOARDS AND BIKINIS IN AN ALLEY"
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September 25th, 2012 @ 1pm
DANGER: FALLING LIMBS AT BELLHAVEN
David Prown came across this sign at Bellhaven Park on Locust Avenue in Red Bank while walking Friday afternoon. According to Gary Watson, director of the borough’s public works department, two trees,Continue reading "DANGER: FALLING LIMBS AT BELLHAVEN"
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September 14th, 2012 @ 2pm
LESSON ONE: WAIT OUT THE MONSOON
Despite heavy rains for its first hour, Paddle the Paddle the Navesink Day found itself under sunny skies at Red Bank’s Maple Cove Saturday. Nearly 200 people tried kayaks and paddleContinue reading "LESSON ONE: WAIT OUT THE MONSOON"
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September 10th, 2012 @ 11am
PADDLE? YOU WERE GONNA GET WET ANYWAY
A sudden downpour was a delight for these kids on Shrewsbury Avenue in Red Bank Saturday morning. Meanwhile, down by the river, displays for Paddle the Navesink Day are setContinue reading "PADDLE? YOU WERE GONNA GET WET ANYWAY"
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September 8th, 2012 @ 10am
PADDLE DAY RETURNS SATURDAY
Participants in the 2011 edition of Paddle the Navesink Day, seen at Maple Cove, below, and from West Front Street down the Corinthian Cove driveway, above.  (Click to enlarge) ByContinue reading "PADDLE DAY RETURNS SATURDAY"
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September 4th, 2012 @ 9am
DOLPHINS: FAVORITE SPOT IN NAVESINK?
Pat McFadden of Little Silver grabbed this shot of dolphins visiting our beautiful Navesink River while he was out kayaking Thursday.
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August 31st, 2012 @ 8am
DOLPHIN WATCH 2012: YES, THEY’RE BACK
A dolphin breaks the surface of the Navensink River off Victory Park in Rumson Sunday, above. Right, boaters oohed and aahed at the sight of the sleek animals. Don’t crowdContinue reading "DOLPHIN WATCH 2012: YES, THEY’RE BACK"
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August 20th, 2012 @ 9am
IN SHREWSBURY, CULTIVATING COMMUNITY
Della Benevides stakes a tomato plant in one of the “Plant a Row” plots designated for the needy. Below, a hot chili pepper. (Photos by Danielle Tepper. Click to enlarge) By DANIELLEContinue reading "IN SHREWSBURY, CULTIVATING COMMUNITY"
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August 9th, 2012 @ 2pm
FAIR HAVEN GEARS UP FOR EARLIER BIKE RACE
A scene from the 2011 edition of the Tour de Fair Haven, above. Below, members of the New Jersey Wheelmen will show-off century-old big-wheel bikes. (Click to enlarge) By DANIELLEContinue reading "FAIR HAVEN GEARS UP FOR EARLIER BIKE RACE"
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August 8th, 2012 @ 7am
TRADE YA: SWAPPING HOMEMADE FOODS
Food swap organizer Wendy Weiner (right) samples some of April Lippet-Faczak’s hand-milled oats, which were served with toppings such as molasses, chopped walnuts and fresh bananas. Below, Lois Blake’s chimichurri. (Photos byContinue reading "TRADE YA: SWAPPING HOMEMADE FOODS"
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August 7th, 2012 @ 7am
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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.
VIGIL FOR 68 DEAD
About 100 people attended a Saturday vigil at Johnny Jazz Park in Red Bank as part of a nationwide series of events to mourn the lives of pe ...