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RED BANK: WEST FRONT TO CLOSE OVERNIGHT
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West Front Street in Red Bank will be closed between Maple Avenue and Broad Street Tuesday night beginning at 8 p.m. to enable road repairs between Boathouse Court and Broad,Continue reading "RED BANK: WEST FRONT TO CLOSE OVERNIGHT"
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June 8th, 2015 @ 9am
Remember: Nothing makes a Red Bank friend happier than to hear "I saw you on Red Bank Green!"
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FAIR HAVEN: GIRLS, AND FRIENDS, ON THE RUN
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It was a morning of flying ponytails, the occasional tutu and exultant finishes as hundreds of girls, joined by other runners of both genders, completed the Girls on the RunContinue reading "FAIR HAVEN: GIRLS, AND FRIENDS, ON THE RUN"
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June 6th, 2015 @ 11am
SANDY HOOK: A GALA START TO SUMMER
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The tents will be pitched, the dress will be casual, and Brian Kirk will sound the season’s keynote, at the annual Jersey Shore Partnership Summer Celebration this Monday evening at FortContinue reading "SANDY HOOK: A GALA START TO SUMMER"
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June 6th, 2015 @ 6am
RED BANK STREET LIFE: BUSKING AFTER DUSK
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The Wag is among the musical acts taking to the sidewalks and storefronts of Red Bank’s business district as the annual Street Life series returns on Saturday. (Photo by John T.Continue reading "RED BANK STREET LIFE: BUSKING AFTER DUSK"
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June 5th, 2015 @ 2pm
After three hours of testimony and few questions from zoning board members, a hearing on a proposed 35-unit apartment complex fronting on West Front Street in Red Bank ended withoutContinue reading "RED BANK: NO VOTE ON WEST FRONT UNITS"
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June 5th, 2015 @ 10am
RED BANK: BREWERY, ICE CREAM SHOP SLATED
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A beer brewery plans to set up operation in what’s now a taxi dispatch office next door to the train station. (Click to enlarge) By JOHN T. WARD Here’s somethingContinue reading "RED BANK: BREWERY, ICE CREAM SHOP SLATED"
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June 5th, 2015 @ 7am
FAIR HAVEN: GOSLINGS AND GIRLS ON THE GO
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A pair of adult Canada Geese shepherded a clutch of goslings around a Fair Haven backyard near Schwenker’s Pond Thursday. And speaking of young ones… Fair Haven hosts a GirlsContinue reading "FAIR HAVEN: GOSLINGS AND GIRLS ON THE GO"
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June 5th, 2015 @ 6am
RED BANK: A YEAR LATER, STRINGS RESOUND
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Student musicians preparing to rehearse at the middle school last June, above, and performing at the borough sidewalk sale a month later. (Photo above by John T. Ward, below by WayneContinue reading "RED BANK: A YEAR LATER, STRINGS RESOUND"
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June 4th, 2015 @ 7am
RED BANK: COUNT MEETS CONSERVATORY
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Vladislav Kovalsky discusses the 50th anniversary commemorations of the Monmouth Conservatory of Music on a recent news program. (Click to enlarge) After a long run, it remains one of RedContinue reading "RED BANK: COUNT MEETS CONSERVATORY"
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June 4th, 2015 @ 7am
RED BANK: APARTMENT PROPOSAL ON AGENDA
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A zoning board hearing on a proposed 35-unit apartment complex fronting on West Front Street opposite Riverside Gardens Park in Red Bank is scheduled to resume after a two-month intervalContinue reading "RED BANK: APARTMENT PROPOSAL ON AGENDA"
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June 4th, 2015 @ 5am
FAIR HAVEN: FITNESS, FASHION AND FLOWERS
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Lisa Tave shows off the gym bag she created, which gave rise to her new shop of the same name: Physhion. (Photo by John T. Ward. Click to enlarge) ByContinue reading "FAIR HAVEN: FITNESS, FASHION AND FLOWERS"
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June 3rd, 2015 @ 11am
Recent crime and arrest reports, unedited, as provided by the Middletown Township Police Department. Obinna Okafor, age 38, from North 9th Street in Newark, NJ, arrested on May 22, 2015Continue reading "MIDDLETOWN: CRIMES & ARRESTS"
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June 3rd, 2015 @ 9am
FAIR HAVEN: STREET VEGAN TO PARK IT HERE
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Adam Sobel, the Vendy Award-winning proprietor of food truck favorite the Cinnamon Snail, visits River Road Books on Saturday to sign copies of his new cookbook “Street Vegan.” And yes,Continue reading "FAIR HAVEN: STREET VEGAN TO PARK IT HERE"
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June 3rd, 2015 @ 7am
SANDY HOOK: LOST RESORT REVIVED ON VIDEO
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Chris Brenner, below, made the above video to shed light on a vanishing piece of Sandy Hook history.  (Photo by John T. Ward. Click to enlarge) By JOHN T. WARDContinue reading "SANDY HOOK: LOST RESORT REVIVED ON VIDEO"
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June 2nd, 2015 @ 11am
SHREWSBURY RIVER: BELUGA WHALES SIGHTED
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Recreational boats and a New York Water Taxi sharing the Shrewsbury River off Bahrs Landing in 2012. Below, the whales as seen in a photo posted on the Bahrs MarinaContinue reading "SHREWSBURY RIVER: BELUGA WHALES SIGHTED"
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June 2nd, 2015 @ 6am
SHREWSBURY: SALES BY THE YARD
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Scenes from Saturday’s first-ever boroughwide yard sale in Shrewsbury: One family was selling off posters of James Dean and Marilyn Monroe; another had Edison Victrola records for sale beside aContinue reading "SHREWSBURY: SALES BY THE YARD"
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June 1st, 2015 @ 11am
RED BANK RIVERFEST: IT’S A WRAP
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Scenes from the weekend-long Red Bank Riverfest, which attracted thousands of visitors to in Marine Park Red Bank. Were you there? Take it past the “read more” to see ifContinue reading "RED BANK RIVERFEST: IT’S A WRAP"
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June 1st, 2015 @ 8am
The crime and arrest reports below were provided by the Red Bank Police Department for the period of May 21 to May 28, 2015. This information is unedited. CRIMES StrongContinue reading "RED BANK: CRIME & ARREST REPORTS"
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June 1st, 2015 @ 5am
RED BANK RIVERFEST: ONE MORE TIME
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Some scenes from Saturday night’s activity at Red Bank Riverfest in Marine Park, where Tramps Like Us, above, delivered a rousing set of Springsteen covers to a large crowd gatheredContinue reading "RED BANK RIVERFEST: ONE MORE TIME"
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May 31st, 2015 @ 9am
MIDDLETOWN: OSCAR FILMS AND OTHERWISE
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Jason Bateman, Charlie Day and Jason Sudeikis stumble into a life of crime in HORRIBLE BOSSES 2, one of the free movies screening in June at Middletown Library.  They’re theContinue reading "MIDDLETOWN: OSCAR FILMS AND OTHERWISE"
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May 31st, 2015 @ 5am
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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)