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[slideshow_deploy id=’91586′]Sunday’s Doc Holiday Car Show in Red Bank’s White Street lot was bittersweet for the members of the host Liberty Hose fire company, who lost their century-old firehouse inContinue reading "RED BANK: A BITTERSWEET RETURN"
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July 14th, 2014 @ 9am
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RED BANK: SCHOOL PATH MAY BE PAVED
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Locust Place, as seen in 2012, above, links Locust Avenue with the Red Bank Primary School, as seen in the aerial below. (Photo by John T. Ward. Click to enlarge)Continue reading "RED BANK: SCHOOL PATH MAY BE PAVED"
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July 14th, 2014 @ 8am
RED BANK: STORES REOPEN DAY AFTER FIRE
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Stores, at right, were back in business as usual Monday, one day after a fire damaged a second-floor apartment at 43 Monmouth Street in Red Bank Sunday. Because customer furs areContinue reading "RED BANK: STORES REOPEN DAY AFTER FIRE"
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June 10th, 2014 @ 11am
RED BANK: FIRE RIPS DOWNTOWN APARTMENT
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Firefighters used the roof of the Broadway Diner to access the burning building next door until aerial truck ladders were deployed. Below, Matt Tasche, center, escaped the burning apartment unharmed.Continue reading "RED BANK: FIRE RIPS DOWNTOWN APARTMENT"
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June 8th, 2014 @ 1pm
RUMSON: HOUSE FIRE
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Volunteer firefighters from across the Green responded to a house fire at 10 Brookside Drive in Rumson shortly after 9 p.m. Friday. The fire was out and venting operations wereContinue reading "RUMSON: HOUSE FIRE"
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May 23rd, 2014 @ 10pm
RED BANK: BURNED BOAT CLEARED FROM RIVER
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The burned hull of the Fiddler at low tide last Thursday. (Photo by John T. Ward. Click to enlarge) By JOHN T. WARD The icebound boat that went up inContinue reading "RED BANK: BURNED BOAT CLEARED FROM RIVER"
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May 20th, 2014 @ 12pm
RED BANK: OLDEST LADDER MEETS NEWEST
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On display at the Navesink Hook & Ladder Company’s christening of a new million-dollar ladder truck in Red bank Sunday afternoon is the borough’s first ladder truck, above, which wasContinue reading "RED BANK: OLDEST LADDER MEETS NEWEST"
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May 18th, 2014 @ 2pm
HELP FLOWS TO SHREWSBURY VOLUNTEERS
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Bob Wentway (left), vice president of Shrewsbury Hose Company No.1, accepts a check from a representative of New Jersey American Water Company, toward the purchase of two new hose nozzles.Continue reading "HELP FLOWS TO SHREWSBURY VOLUNTEERS"
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May 16th, 2014 @ 6am
RED BANK: TWO SAFE AFTER KITCHEN FIRE
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A fire in the second-floor apartment at 218 Mechanic Street in Red Bank drove its two tenants out into the street shortly before 9 p.m. Wednesday. The blaze, which wasContinue reading "RED BANK: TWO SAFE AFTER KITCHEN FIRE"
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May 14th, 2014 @ 9pm
SHREWSBURY: TWO SAFE AFTER HOUSE FIRE
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The scene at 165 Spruce Drive shortly before dawn. (Photo by John T. Ward. Click to enlarge) [Update: Homeowner Lori Blahut tells us there were four people in the houseContinue reading "SHREWSBURY: TWO SAFE AFTER HOUSE FIRE"
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May 13th, 2014 @ 6am
SEA BRIGHT: EX-MAYOR MAY GET FIRE STATION
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Two fire trucks have been relocated out of town and another sits beneath a tent since the firehouse, in the background, was condemned. Former Mayor Jo-Ann Kalaka-Adams, below. (Photo byContinue reading "SEA BRIGHT: EX-MAYOR MAY GET FIRE STATION"
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May 6th, 2014 @ 10am
RED BANK: LADDER TRUCK TO MAKE ITS DEBUT
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Ladder 91 as it was put through the paces downtown in December. (Photos by John T. Ward. Click to enlarge) Red Bank’s newest piece of firefighting equipment gets its formalContinue reading "RED BANK: LADDER TRUCK TO MAKE ITS DEBUT"
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May 6th, 2014 @ 8am
RED BANK: FIREHOUSE SOLD, USE UNKNOWN
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With his brother, Michael, looking on, John Morgan gives borough Administrator Stanley Sickels a deposit for the firehouse purchase. (Photo by John T. Ward. Click to enlarge) By JOHN T.Continue reading "RED BANK: FIREHOUSE SOLD, USE UNKNOWN"
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April 29th, 2014 @ 11am
Having failed to attract any bids in its first attempt to auction off the former Liberty Hose firehouse on White Street last month, Red Bank will try again on AprilContinue reading "RED BANK: FIREHOUSE OPENING BID REDUCED"
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April 8th, 2014 @ 12pm
RED BANK: STREET FAIR BUSTLES
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[slideshow_deploy id=’89229′]The spring edition of the Red Bank Street Fair drew hundreds of visitors downtown on a warm and sunny afternoon Sunday. The event was a fundraiser for the PoliceContinue reading "RED BANK: STREET FAIR BUSTLES"
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April 7th, 2014 @ 6am
RED BANK: CHURCH PLAN WINS FULL BLESSING
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Developer Bob Silver, below, hugs congregants of the First Church of Christ, Scientist, above, after gaining approval to convert the 62-year-old structure to offices. (Photo by John T. Ward. ClickContinue reading "RED BANK: CHURCH PLAN WINS FULL BLESSING"
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April 4th, 2014 @ 7am
RED BANK: CHURCH PLAN UPSETS NEIGHBORS
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William Hartigan notes the proximity of a church garage to his family’s outdoor dining area. Below, the church as seen from Broad Street; the wing at the left would getContinue reading "RED BANK: CHURCH PLAN UPSETS NEIGHBORS"
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April 1st, 2014 @ 8am
RED BANK: FIREHOUSE AUCTION FIZZLES
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No bidders emerged at Tuesday’s auction, conducted by attorney Sean Byrnes, left, and Administrator Stanley Sickels. (Photo by John T. Ward. Click to enlarge) By JOHN T. WARD A discontinuedContinue reading "RED BANK: FIREHOUSE AUCTION FIZZLES"
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March 25th, 2014 @ 11am
FAIR HAVEN: BACK FROM DEATH, WITH THANKS
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Jay Campbell, center, chats with MONOC paramedics Mike Welsh, left, and Marcelo Aguirre during his visit to the Fair Haven First Aid Squad Thursday night. Below, Campbell poses with hisContinue reading "FAIR HAVEN: BACK FROM DEATH, WITH THANKS"
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March 21st, 2014 @ 11am
RED BANK: GATE MAIN ISSUE IN CHURCH PLAN
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Hudson Avenue resident William Hartigan discusses the church’s plan for fencing at Thursday night’s planning board meeting with neighbor Kevin Moss. Below, a rendering of the proposal. (Photo by JohnContinue reading "RED BANK: GATE MAIN ISSUE IN CHURCH PLAN"
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March 21st, 2014 @ 7am
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PAINT IT PURPLE?
Caption: ‘Should it be done purple?’ Perfect day. (Photo and text by Partyline contributor Chris Havens)  
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)
VIVA LA ELSIE’S
redbankgreen Partyline captures French visitor enjoying a pickle sub from Elsie's.
Truck strike downs pole
A truck struck a utility pole at the intersection of Catherine Street and Shrewsbury Avenue at about 8 am Monday morning. The pole wss compl ...