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RED BANK: O LORD, I NEED A DRINK
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The merriment no longer has to wait until 11 a.m, in Red Bank bars on Sundays. (Click to enlarge) By JOHN T. WARD Six mornings a week, those with aContinue reading "RED BANK: O LORD, I NEED A DRINK"
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September 12th, 2013 @ 9am
Remember: Nothing makes a Red Bank friend happier than to hear "I saw you on Red Bank Green!"
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WHERE HAVE I SEEN THIS?
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One reader thought last week’s Where Have I Seen This? showed Juanito‘s restaurant, on Monmouth Street in Red Bank. Another guessed La Pastaria, on Linden Place, also in Red Bank.
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September 12th, 2013 @ 8am
RED BANK: DRIVE-THRU CHANGE SAILS THRU
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The change will not apply to a proposed Walgreen’s store at the former site of Rassas Buick, officials said. (Photo by John T. Ward. Click to enlarge) By JOHN T.Continue reading "RED BANK: DRIVE-THRU CHANGE SAILS THRU"
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September 12th, 2013 @ 7am
RED BANK: REMEMBERING SEPTEMBER 11, 2001
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The Red Bank area chapter of the Barbershop Harmony Society sang ‘The Star-Spangled Banner’ and two other tunes at Red Bank’s Riverside Gardens Park Wednesday evening for a lightly attendedContinue reading "RED BANK: REMEMBERING SEPTEMBER 11, 2001"
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September 12th, 2013 @ 6am
RED BANK: SCHOOLS HEAD MORANA TO RETIRE
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Superintendent Laura Morana in her office in 2009. (Click to enlarge) Red Bank schools Superintendent Laura Morana is leaving the district at the end of the month, according to aContinue reading "RED BANK: SCHOOLS HEAD MORANA TO RETIRE"
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September 11th, 2013 @ 10pm
Below are details about local memorial services planned to commemorate the 12th anniversary of the September 11, 2001 attacks.
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September 11th, 2013 @ 4am
SEA BRIGHT: TALKING WATER AT ITS EDGE
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New Jersey Institute of Technology students gather with Dutch designer Paul van Wijk, far right, on the beach in Sea Bright Tuesday morning prior to the second day of H209,Continue reading "SEA BRIGHT: TALKING WATER AT ITS EDGE"
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September 10th, 2013 @ 1pm
LITTLE SILVER: PILLARS OF THE COMMUNITY
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The entry to Fox Hill Drive at Branch Avenue in Little Silver got a widening recently, but the distinctive pillars there have been retained, thanks to the reconstruction of oneContinue reading "LITTLE SILVER: PILLARS OF THE COMMUNITY"
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September 10th, 2013 @ 12pm
RED BANK: AT 93, STILL WALKING THE DOG
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John Barnes and his pooch, Terry, on Linden Place last week. Below, Terry meets Maggie and her owner, Anthony DeGregorio.  (Photo by Sarah Klepner. Click to enlarge) By SARAH KLEPNER He’sContinue reading "RED BANK: AT 93, STILL WALKING THE DOG"
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September 10th, 2013 @ 10am
RED BANK: GALLERY OF ‘LIFE’
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‘Diner,’ above, by Demtrius Patterson, seen below with art appreciator Sharon Bergholm.  (Photo by Sarah Klepner. Click to enlarge) By SARAH KLEPNER Dozens of people passed through Red Bank’s Art AllianceContinue reading "RED BANK: GALLERY OF ‘LIFE’"
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September 10th, 2013 @ 8am
LITTLE SILVER: FUNDING ARM FOR HOMESTEAD
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A nonprofit organization will serve as the fundraising arm for the historic site, which dates back almost 350 years. (Click to enlarge) By ALEXIS ORLACCHIO A charitable corporation has beenContinue reading "LITTLE SILVER: FUNDING ARM FOR HOMESTEAD"
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September 10th, 2013 @ 6am
Recognize this guy? He stole a bike from a porch on Harrison Avenue in Red Bank early Labor Day morning, apparently aware of – but undeterred by – the presenceContinue reading "RED BANK: BIKE THEFT CAUGHT ON VIDEO"
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September 9th, 2013 @ 5pm
[slideshow_deploy id=’84449′]Bloody Marys, ribs, wine, doughnuts, bourbon, coffee: Red Bank’s Count Basie Theatre had all that and more for hundreds of eaters and drinkers this weekend. Its four-day Appetite festivalContinue reading "RED BANK: CHOWING DOWN AT THE COUNT"
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September 9th, 2013 @ 5pm
RED BANK: MAN AT WORK
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Piero Vescio, general maintenance man at the Galleria at Red Bank for 23 years, repairs wooden a structure on the property in beautiful late-summer weather Monday. (Photo by Sarah Klepner.Continue reading "RED BANK: MAN AT WORK"
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September 9th, 2013 @ 2pm
9/11 MEMORIAL SERVICES SET
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Below are details about local memorial services planned to commemorate the 12th anniversary of the September 11, 2001 attacks. (Photo by John T. Ward. Click to enlarge) Fair Haven Wednesday,Continue reading "9/11 MEMORIAL SERVICES SET"
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September 9th, 2013 @ 10am
SEA BRIGHT: SKIMMING THE SURF’S EDGE
[slideshow_deploy id=’84392′]Scenes from Sunday’s action at the two-day Skimbash 2013 held this weekend in Sea Bright. The competition is considered the premier pro/am skimboarding event on the Jersey Shore. (PhotosContinue reading "SEA BRIGHT: SKIMMING THE SURF’S EDGE"
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September 9th, 2013 @ 7am
The crime and arrest reports below were provided by the Red Bank Police Department for the period of August 29 to September 05, 2013. This information is unedited. CRIMES: ShopliftingContinue reading "RED BANK POLICE BLOTTER"
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September 9th, 2013 @ 6am
It’s a beautiful day in downtown Red Bank for the annual fire department Street Fair. (Click to enlarge)
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September 8th, 2013 @ 12pm
WHAT TO DO THIS WEEKEND? SO MUCH CHOICE
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The Red Bank Street Fair late summer edition returns Sunday. The Count Basie Theatre, below, is home to a weekend-long food extravaganza called ‘Appetite.’ (Click to enlarge) Friday, September 6:Continue reading "WHAT TO DO THIS WEEKEND? SO MUCH CHOICE"
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September 6th, 2013 @ 2pm
This just in from Middletown PD: On September 4, 2013 at approximately 3:04pm the Middletown Police Department responded to the area of West Front Street and Harbor Green Circle inContinue reading "MIDDLETOWN CRASH KILLS MOTORCYCLIST"
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September 6th, 2013 @ 1pm
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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.