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We don’t yet know who he is. But this firefighter was surely feeling the heat of today’s blaze at Memory Bowling in Shrewsbury as flames suddenly tore through the roofContinue reading "A FIREFIGHTER’S ESCAPE"
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June 5th, 2009 @ 7pm
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BOWLING ALLEY ‘FULLY ENGAGED’ IN FIRE
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A Red Bank fireman backs down a ladder as flames erupted through the roof where he’d been standing just seconds before. (Click to enlarge) Firefighters from Shrewsbury and Red BankContinue reading "BOWLING ALLEY ‘FULLY ENGAGED’ IN FIRE"
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June 5th, 2009 @ 3pm
Friday marks the second night of the four-night event. What: Second annual Sea Bright Firemen's Fair. Where: The former Peninsula House parking lot, 1099 Ocean Ave. When: Began Thursday and runs through Sunday. Hours are 6p to 11p Friday; 6p...
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May 15th, 2009 @ 6am
A seagull takes in the view of the choppy Navesink River (wasn't it just a sheet of ice?) at Marine Park in Red Bank. Across the region, emergency personnel are responding to burglar alarms and reports of downed limbs. At...
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February 12th, 2009 @ 12pm
An elderly patient evacuated from the building is led to a car as firefighters investigate the alarm. Smoke from a outdoor trash fire briefly routed a two-story medical office building at 200 White Road in Little Silver this morning. The...
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January 30th, 2009 @ 11am
Help keep them clear, please. The Red Bank Volunteer Fire Department is asking residents to lend a hand in keeping fire hydrants accessible in case of emergency. Though department members are dispatched during and after snowfalls to remove snow around...
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January 23rd, 2009 @ 7am
A curtain of smoke drifts past Red Bank volunteer firefighters Sunday night. Below, while the trailer burned, at left, onlookers gathered to watch the fire. (Click to enlarge) Last night's smoky fire on Newman Springs Road was caused by a...
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December 22nd, 2008 @ 10am
The view west along Newman Springs Road as firefighters battled a truck blaze beside Spirits Unlimited, at center; below, fire still burns beside the shell of a tractor-trailer cab. [THIS STORY HAS BEEN UPDATED SINCE ITS INITIAL POSTING AT 6:30p...
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December 21st, 2008 @ 6pm
Volunteer firefighters and first aid squad members stood by at the Liberty Hose firehouse on White Street during the widespread power outage Tuesday evening. (Click to enlarge) Burglar and fire alarms went off all over town, prompting the police chief...
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December 9th, 2008 @ 10pm
The kids were wide-eyed, learning how to use fire extinguishers, how to drop-and-roll, and how to escape from a smoke-filled house — in this case, a specially-rigged mobile home. But the adults also no doubt learned a thing or two...
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October 13th, 2008 @ 6am
Firefighters and other emergency personnel from a handful of towns were on the scene of a midmorning residential fire at 105 Rumson Road in Little Silver Wednesday. As of about 10:45a, the fire, said to have started in the basement,...
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October 8th, 2008 @ 11am
Red Bank firefighters responded quickly to a house fire on Elm Place fire in April. The Red Bank Volunteer Fire Department will host its eighth annual fire-prevention expo and barbecue in the White Street municipal lot next Sunday from 11a...
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October 6th, 2008 @ 7am
Little Silver firefighters at the scene of last night's propane leak on Branch Avenue. Behind the Winnebago and supply tank are the tracks of the North Jersey Coast Line. The propane leak that shut down NJ Transit rail service south...
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October 2nd, 2008 @ 5am
Bridge Avenue in Red Bank at 5:35p. Trains were moving through the station and traffic was clearing after a brief downpour. We'll post further updates on the Little Silver propane situation and the resulting rail and traffic tie-ups here. 5:12p:...
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October 1st, 2008 @ 6pm
Members of the Red Bank Fire Department were on the scene following the partial collapse of a foundation wall at 92 Wallace Street Saturday afternoon. The wall buckled inward around 1p during renovation work on the house. No one was...
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September 20th, 2008 @ 5pm
Red Bank is seeking county and state grants with an eye toward replacing — maybe — the football field at Count Basie Park, seen here after a scrimmage last week between freshmen from RBC and Manasquan High. Hey, if Monmouth...
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September 10th, 2008 @ 8am
The Asbury Park Press reports today that Terrence Wilkins could retain his certification as a school principal despite a guilty plea in an arson case last month. Because of his eligibility for pre-trial intervention, the former principal of the Red...
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July 17th, 2008 @ 2pm
A summer storm that barreled through the area set off a handful of security alarms in Red Bank Sunday afternoon and had some volunteer firefighters running from one scene to another in the downpour. According to Fire Chief Noel Blackwood,...
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June 29th, 2008 @ 7pm
A north Jersey man already facing arson and insurance fraud charges with former Red Bank Middle School Principal Terrence Wilkins now faces additional allegations, the Star-Ledger reports. According to a new indictment by an Essex County grand jury, Kenyatta O'Bryant...
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June 26th, 2008 @ 6am
Firefighters and other rescue personnel on the scene of a fire at Rumson Road and Buena Vista Place in Rumson last night. Wow, who needs reporters when there's blogging Mayor Mike Halfacre? In a post on his site today, Halfacre...
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June 12th, 2008 @ 9am
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SNEAKERS OVER BROAD
On the redbankgreen Partyline: sneakers hanging from the overhead wires on Broad Street.
PIANO TRASHED
Left out to take at 83 River Street. Property owner is a touring musician. Studio and home. (Photo and text by Partyline contributor Chris H ...
FALL COLORS IN RED BANK
redbankgreen's Partyline captures peaking fall foliage on a Red Bank street corner.
FALL AT THE COURTS OF RED BANK
On the Partyline: stunning foliage at Red Bank's "medieval office park."
WALK FOR DEMOCRACY
The T. Thomas Fortune Cultural Center led a "Walk for Democracy" Sunday from Riverside Gardens Park to the cultral center on Drs. James Park ...
Go big or go home
On the redbankgreen Partyline: Gourd display at Lighthouse on its penultimate night of the season.
MARIGOLDEN SUNSHINE
Partyline photo captures October sunshine hitting marigolds for sale ahead of Dia de Los Muertos.
KENNY KATZGRAU TEACHES CODING TO MAGAZINE PUBLISHERS
Kenny Katzgrau, publisher of Red Bank Green and creator of Broad Street, was teaching City and Regional Magazine Association publishers how ...
LET’S SEE YOUR KINDLE DO THIS
A stack of books served as a chock while a motorist changed a flat tire on Branch Avenue Wednesday afternoon. Submitted by John T. Ward
NEW WELCOME SIGN INSTALLED
A new "Welcome to Red Bank" sign has gone up at the northern Route 35 entrance to town at the foot of Cooper's Bridge.
JUNIOR BUCS WRESTLING WELCOMES YOUNG ATHLETES FOR 22ND SEASON
Junior Bucs Wrestling is preparing for its 22nd season, offering boys and girls from Red Bank, Shrewsbury, and Little Silver an opportunity ...
TIME FOR SCHOOL, DEER
Fall has arrived and so have the middle school loving deer!
JUST IN TIME FOR THE FALL CLASSIC
Just in time for the start of the World Series later this week baseball-themed paintings by artist Max Maxon hang in the windows of the Art ...
DINNER PLANS?
Chipotle in Red Bank Sunday evening will donate a quarter of proceeds from sales Sunday to the volunteer Red Bank Fire Department auxiliary.
KENNY KATZGRAU TEACHES VIBE CODE SESSION AT LOCAL NEWS CAMP
Kenny Katzgrau, publisher of Red Bank Green, is running a vibe code session, teaching other publishers to vibe code at Blue Engine Collectiv ...
Her Majesty visits Red Bank
Navesink Queen docked at the Molly Pitcher Marina. (Photo and text by Partyline contributor Boris Kofman)  
RED BANK DINER MONEY TREE
On the redbankgreen Partyline: sunshine and a money tree at the Red Bank Diner.
NAVESINK LIGHTS
Riverview Hospital lights up the Navesink. (Text and photo by Partyline contributor Terry Franco)  
HALF BAKED BROAD STREET
Broad Street repaving begins with road subject to overnight closures.
COLOR RUN AT RED BANK PRIMARY SCHOOL
redbankgreen Partyline happens upon a cloud of color at annual color run event at Red Bank Primary School.
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