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Suspended Little Silver police officer Steven Solari was guilty of six counts, but not guilty of aggravated assault on a arrestee at the borough police station almost four years ago,Continue reading "LITTLE SILVER: COP GUILTY ON SIX COUNTS"
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October 24th, 2013 @ 2pm
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RED BANK: DEAD FISH LEFT ON BRIDGE
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Seen on the Route 35/Cooper’s Bridge between Middletown and Red Bank at midday Thursday: four dead fish. Apparently, whoever caught them couldn’t even bother to throw them back into theContinue reading "RED BANK: DEAD FISH LEFT ON BRIDGE"
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October 24th, 2013 @ 1pm
Garfield Place would run one way west from Grant Place to the rear of the former Rassas auto dealer’s lot, located at the southeast corner of Garfield and Broad Street.Continue reading "RED BANK: ONE-WAY PROPOSAL ADVANCES"
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October 24th, 2013 @ 12pm
FAIR HAVEN: A WALK IN THE WOODS
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Seven-year-old Anna Gredell, above, took careful notes as Jeff Dement (center in photo at right) of the American Littoral Society detailed elements of a holly leaf at the Fair HavenContinue reading "FAIR HAVEN: A WALK IN THE WOODS"
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October 24th, 2013 @ 9am
RED BANK: WHAT IT SHOULDA SAID IS…
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The grammar police might want to pay a visit to 28 Broad Street in Red Bank – the future home of Patrizia’s family-style Italian restaurant – for this window message.Continue reading "RED BANK: WHAT IT SHOULDA SAID IS…"
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October 24th, 2013 @ 8am
WHERE HAVE I SEEN THIS?
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You can’t miss it, right? If you’ve seen the above, please tell us Where, via this email address: [email protected]. Last week’s Where Have I Seen This? was an easy oneContinue reading "WHERE HAVE I SEEN THIS?"
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October 24th, 2013 @ 8am
PRIVATE OPERATORS EYE RED BANK COURTS
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The clay courts overlooking the Navesink River at Marine Park, closed since Hurricane Sandy, could go under private management. The adjacent lavatories, meantime, are to be demolished and replaced withContinue reading "PRIVATE OPERATORS EYE RED BANK COURTS"
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October 23rd, 2013 @ 11am
RUMSON: OXFORD REHAB HOUSE SPARKS IRE
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An overflow crowd jammed Rumson’s council chambers to air concerns about an addiction recovery house in town. Below, Barbara Russell returns to her seat after speaking with borough Attorney MartyContinue reading "RUMSON: OXFORD REHAB HOUSE SPARKS IRE"
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October 23rd, 2013 @ 8am
RED BANK: SMOKE ON THE WATER AT THE Y
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A smoke condition prompted an evacuation of the Community YMCA in Red Bank at around 6 a.m. Wednesday, sending wet swimmers and other exercisers outdoors. An unconfirmed report attributed theContinue reading "RED BANK: SMOKE ON THE WATER AT THE Y"
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October 23rd, 2013 @ 6am
A TWO RIVER DOUBLE FEATURE FOR THE ‘SOUL’
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Actor, author and playwright Martin Moran brings his two autobiographical solo shows — ‘The Tricky Part’ and its followup, ‘All the Rage’ — to Two River Theater beginning this weekendContinue reading "A TWO RIVER DOUBLE FEATURE FOR THE ‘SOUL’"
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October 22nd, 2013 @ 8am
Stealing the Locust home of a dead client and ripping off live ones to the tune of half a million dollars got a disbarred Red Bank lawyer a decade inContinue reading "RED BANK LAWYER GETS TEN YEARS FOR FRAUD"
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October 22nd, 2013 @ 6am
WALGREEN’S MOVES; NEIGHBORS NOT SO MUCH
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Borough engineer Christine Ballard, left, of T&M Associates, answers neighbors’ questions about the Walgreen’s proposal during a break in Monday night’s hearing. Below, a plan shows the flow of deliveryContinue reading "WALGREEN’S MOVES; NEIGHBORS NOT SO MUCH"
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October 21st, 2013 @ 11pm
RED BANK: HALLOWEEN PARADE HITS 66
[slideshow_deploy id=’85172′]Another perfect autumn day framed Sunday’s 66th annual Red Bank Halloween Parade. Photographer Peter Lindner was there to capture its wide variety of colors and cheer. (Photos by PeterContinue reading "RED BANK: HALLOWEEN PARADE HITS 66"
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October 21st, 2013 @ 2pm
RED BANK: PIZZA ALL FIRED UP AT BIAGIO
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Anthony “Tito” Vega stokes the fire at Biagio Wood Fired Pizza. (Photo by Jim Willis. Click to enlarge) By JIM WILLIS With at least a half-dozen places to grab a pizzaContinue reading "RED BANK: PIZZA ALL FIRED UP AT BIAGIO"
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October 21st, 2013 @ 11am
RED BANK: ZIPPRICH WEDS PARTNER
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Ed Zipprich, left, and J.P. Nicolaides on election night in 2007. (Photo by John T. Ward. Click to enlarge) Red Bank Councilman Ed Zipprich wed his longtime partner J.P. NicolaidesContinue reading "RED BANK: ZIPPRICH WEDS PARTNER"
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October 21st, 2013 @ 9am
RED BANK: WALGREEN’S ON PLANNING AGENDA
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The sole item on the agenda  Monday night at the Red Bank Planning Board is a proposed Walgreen’s pharmacy, which would replace the closed Rassas auto dealership on Broad Street.Continue reading "RED BANK: WALGREEN’S ON PLANNING AGENDA"
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October 21st, 2013 @ 6am
RED BANK: CALM AND CASUAL
Former Rumson resident Kerry Planer was bolting from the Alex and Ani New Age jewelry store on Broad Street in Red Bank on a recent fall afternoon when spied byContinue reading "RED BANK: CALM AND CASUAL"
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October 18th, 2013 @ 12pm
WEEKEND: POP-UP CHILLS, TOP-DOWN THRILLS
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The 66th annual Red Bank Halloween Parade assembles on East Bergen Place Sunday afternoon for its colorful walk downtown. Below, the Ghoul Scouts of Brookdale Haunted Theater commandeer the BCCContinue reading "WEEKEND: POP-UP CHILLS, TOP-DOWN THRILLS"
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October 18th, 2013 @ 12pm
RED BANK: COUNCIL CONTENDERS FACE OFF
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Cindy Burnham, left, addresses the audience as Sean Di Somma, Kathy Horgan and Sharon Lee listen at the Westside Community Group’s annual candidate’s forum Thursday night. (Click to enlarge) ByContinue reading "RED BANK: COUNCIL CONTENDERS FACE OFF"
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October 18th, 2013 @ 7am
MIDDLETOWN: PLAYERS PLAY ON AT LIBRARY
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The former library, newly rebranded the Navesink Arts Center, is transformed into a spacious reading room and reception area for Monmouth Players productions. Below, Lori Renick (left) co-stars in theContinue reading "MIDDLETOWN: PLAYERS PLAY ON AT LIBRARY"
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October 18th, 2013 @ 6am
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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 ...