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RED BANK: MR. PIZZA SOLD; SICILIA CLOSES
Two downtown restaurateurs have acquired Mr. Pizza Slice on Monmouth Street. (Photo by John T. Ward. Click to enlarge) By JOHN T. WARD A non-nonsense staple from the days before Red Bank becameContinue reading "RED BANK: MR. PIZZA SOLD; SICILIA CLOSES"
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LINCROFT: A CHORUS OF APPROVAL
The Shrewsbury Chorale is looking to corral some new voices — and for the next two Tuesday evenings, the public is invited to join in the chorus of community.  Continue reading "LINCROFT: A CHORUS OF APPROVAL"
RED BANK: GOP SHAKES UP TOWN HALL
Mike Whelan, 24, at his swearing in as Red Bank councilman. Below, Whelan running mate Mark Taylor. (Photo by John T. Ward. Click to enlarge) [Correction: The original version of thisContinue reading "RED BANK: GOP SHAKES UP TOWN HALL"
RED BANK: A SAVE, AND THEN A SWEARING-IN
Chris Soden gives his oath as Red Bank fire chief at the Union Hose Company. Behind Soden are deputies Pete DeFazio, left, and Stu Jensen, partly obscured. (Photo by John T. Ward.Continue reading "RED BANK: A SAVE, AND THEN A SWEARING-IN"
RED BANK: DEER… OR REINDEER?
With Christmas over, were three of Santa’s reindeer hoping to reunite with Jolly St. Nick in Red Bank over the weekend? Borough resident Charlie Bierly photographed this deer trio in the intersection ofContinue reading "RED BANK: DEER… OR REINDEER?"
RED BANK: TWO NABBED IN STATION HOLDUP
File photo of the Shell station on Newman Springs Road. (Archive photo by John T. Ward. Click to enlarge) By JOHN T. WARD Two Pennsylvania women were arrested early Saturday morningContinue reading "RED BANK: TWO NABBED IN STATION HOLDUP"
The Unitarian Universalist Meetinghouse offers an opportunity for quiet reflection on New Year’s Day — and some spirited dialogue every Sunday morning thereafter.   The resolutions that we make onContinue reading "LINCROFT: WALK, TALK AT THE MEETINGHOUSE"
RED BANK: MAN LEAPS TO HIS DEATH
A 40-year-old man who previously resided at Grandville Towers in Red Bank leapt to his death from the building’s 10th floor Monday morning, according to the Monmouth County Prosecutor’s Office.Continue reading "RED BANK: MAN LEAPS TO HIS DEATH"
Southside Johnny reignite a New Year’s Eve tradition this Thursday night. “I’d wish you a merry Christmas,”  Southside Johnny Lyon told Count Basie Theatre crowd during one of the many Hope ConcertContinue reading "RED BANK: JUKES COME HOME TO COUNT BASIE"
Crime and arrest reports, unedited, as provided by the Shrewsbury Police Department for the period of December 4 to December 22, 2015. Crime Reports A report of assault was reportedContinue reading "SHREWSBURY POLICE BLOTTER"
RUMSON: INTERSECTION CLOSED
Motorists in Rumson should avoid the intersection of Ridge Road and Bingham Avenue Monday. The intersection will be “completely closed” between 7:30 a.m. and 4:30 p.m. as New Jersey Natural Gas begins work replacing aContinue reading "RUMSON: INTERSECTION CLOSED"
FAIR HAVEN / RUMSON: BIKE LANES AWAIT
Both a bicyclist and an approaching a jogger appeared shy recently about using a new bike lane on the Little Silver side of Harding Road, seen here from Tower Hill in RedContinue reading "FAIR HAVEN / RUMSON: BIKE LANES AWAIT"
RED BANK: GO TELL IT ON MONMOUTH
A cast of some 45 actors, singers, dancers and community members brings the theatrical gospel celebration BLACK NATIVITY back to the Count Basie Theatre this Sunday, December 27, in theContinue reading "RED BANK: GO TELL IT ON MONMOUTH"
RUMSON: R-FH FOOTBALL COACH PUT ON LEAVE
Rumson-Fair Haven Regional Coach Bryan Batchler celebrates with his team after they won their third straight state sectional football championship earlier this month. (Image courtesy of Shore Sports Zone) By JOHN T.Continue reading "RUMSON: R-FH FOOTBALL COACH PUT ON LEAVE"
RED BANK: BACKYARD BBQ GRILL EXPLODES
A pair of explosions audible from blocks away brought out the Red Bank Volunteer Fire Department shortly after 10 p.m. Tuesday night. Deputy fire chief Pete DeFazio, responding to a reportContinue reading "RED BANK: BACKYARD BBQ GRILL EXPLODES"
RED BANK: BARTENDER/AUTHOR GOES FOR TWO
Red Bank bartender-turned-self-published novelist Brandon Zenner, seen here in 2014, is  in the running for a contract with Kindle Scout, an Amazon program in which readers vote on which worksContinue reading "RED BANK: BARTENDER/AUTHOR GOES FOR TWO"
FAIR HAVEN: HALFACRE JOINS BEER DEALERS
Former Fair Haven mayor Mike Halfacre, who left his job of three years as head of the state Alcoholic Beverage Control division to join a law firm last May, isContinue reading "FAIR HAVEN: HALFACRE JOINS BEER DEALERS"
RED BANK: POLICE TO GET BODY CAMERAS
Borough police will get 20 body cameras under a grant. (Photo by John T. Ward. Click to enlarge) By JOHN T. WARD Red Bank police will soon begin wearing body camerasContinue reading "RED BANK: POLICE TO GET BODY CAMERAS"
Recent crime and arrest reports, unedited, as provided by the Middletown Township Police Department. ​​​Cherry Chadwick, age 38, from Clarissa Drive in Middletown, NJ, arrested on November 30, 2015 byContinue reading "MIDDLETOWN POLICE BLOTTER"
RED BANK: DEBBIE HARRY, BON JOVI, & MORE…
Deborah Harry, below, and a host of pop stars join Bobby Bandiera for two jinglebell-jam spectaculars as Hope Concert 8 commandeers the Basie for two shows Wednesday night. Call him Bob Hope: aContinue reading "RED BANK: DEBBIE HARRY, BON JOVI, & MORE…"
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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 ...
LITTERBUGS HIT MARINE PARK
Partyline PSA: Please don't leave your trash in our nice new park!
PARKING SUCCESS AT RED ROCK
All these people found parking for the Cliffs at Red Rock!
SHO AND TELL
A peak inside Sho Asian Table a new restaurant still under construction and slated to open later this summer at 8 West Front Street in Red B ...
“Night of the Living Nick” Halloween Car Turns Heads
Nick Brown, a special effects artist from the Atlantic Highlands, was seen driving his creatively decorated Halloween car around Red Bank th ...
“HOLY F***!” LIGHTNING STRIKE FROM WASHINGTON STREET BACKYARD
Lightning struck during Saturday’s storms in the backyard of Washington Street resident Kimberly Johnson. The strike obviously caught ever ...
SMOKY NAVESINK SUNRISE
redbankgreen's partyline photographer Karly Swaim captured the sun rising through hazy, smoky skies above the Navesink River from NJ Transit ...