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SEA BRIGHT TRIES A NEW ANGLE ON PARKING
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Kathy Morris attempts to park in the new reverse-angle spaces last week; she promises she’ll soon master the task. The concept was championed by trauma nurse Linda Richter, below. (PhotosContinue reading "SEA BRIGHT TRIES A NEW ANGLE ON PARKING"
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June 23rd, 2014 @ 10am
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RED BANK: RUNA EYES SUMMER OPENING
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Runa, a proposed Peruvian restaurant on Monmouth Street in Red Bank that’s been “coming soon” for two years, will open this summer, owner-chef Marita Lynn writes in a new blogContinue reading "RED BANK: RUNA EYES SUMMER OPENING"
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June 20th, 2014 @ 6am
SEA BRIGHT: HEY, WHATCHA DUNE? KEEP OFF!
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A public service announcement from the Sea Bright Dune Committee. (Video by Rich Chrampanis)
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June 19th, 2014 @ 1pm
Middletown officials have now confirmed eight cases of rabies in wild animals this year. The latest case followed a report by a resident in the area of Walnut Avenue betweenContinue reading "MIDDLETOWN: RABIES COUNT STILL RISING"
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June 19th, 2014 @ 10am
RED BANK: MUANG THAI BACK IN BUSINESS
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Red Bank’s Muang Thai restaurant is back in business after it was seized by the state Treasury Department over unpaid taxes last Thursday. Jack Pongnoo, owner of the East Front StreetContinue reading "RED BANK: MUANG THAI BACK IN BUSINESS"
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June 18th, 2014 @ 7am
SEA BRIGHT: LIFELONG HOME REBUILT
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Desiree Pierce, who lost her lifelong Sea Bright home to Hurricane Sandy, celebrated the completion of its rebuilding by volunteers Tuesday. Pierce, at center above with son Junior, helped ShareefahContinue reading "SEA BRIGHT: LIFELONG HOME REBUILT"
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June 17th, 2014 @ 6pm
OCEANIC BRIDGE TO CLOSE FOR REPAIRS
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The Oceanic Bridge between Rumson and Middletown will be closed to traffic and pedestrian use from 9 p.m. Tuesday to 5 a.m. Wednesday for “routine maintenance” on the bascule section,Continue reading "OCEANIC BRIDGE TO CLOSE FOR REPAIRS"
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June 17th, 2014 @ 10am
RED BANK: TAXMAN SEIZES THAI RESTAURANT
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Muang Thai owner Jack Pongnoo, seated, with Muang Thai staffers last August. Below, the sticker slapped on the restaurant door by state tax officials Thursday. (Photo above by Robert Kern, belowContinue reading "RED BANK: TAXMAN SEIZES THAI RESTAURANT"
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June 12th, 2014 @ 6pm
[slideshow_deploy id=’90657′]Against a backdrop of mansions and motorboats, a replica of the Onrust (pronounced AHN-roost) spent a glorious weekend sailing the Navesink River, periodically firing its cannons and giving someContinue reading "ONRUST GRACES OUR BEAUTIFUL NAVESINK"
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June 11th, 2014 @ 6am
RED BANK: ONRUST ARRIVES IN GRAND STYLE
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The Onrust, a replica of the first deck-covered ship built in colonial America, heads up the Navesink River past the Oceanic Bridge Thursday afternoon. The vessel will spend the weekendContinue reading "RED BANK: ONRUST ARRIVES IN GRAND STYLE"
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June 6th, 2014 @ 3pm
RED BANK: OWNER VOWS ‘NOT ANOTHER FIXX’
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Gotham Lounge will have a dress code, a partner in the business said. (Photo by John T. Ward. Click to enlarge) By JOHN T. WARD Hoping to head off misconceptions,Continue reading "RED BANK: OWNER VOWS ‘NOT ANOTHER FIXX’"
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June 6th, 2014 @ 7am
RED BANK: MINTON RESIGNS, HANLON BAILS
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Sean Di Somma, above at lower right, on election night last November. Below, Jack Minton, center, with candidate Joe Mizzi and then-Councilwoman Grace Cangemi in 2010. (Photo by John T.Continue reading "RED BANK: MINTON RESIGNS, HANLON BAILS"
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June 5th, 2014 @ 11am
RED BANK: NIGHTCLUB EYES BROAD STREET
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Gotham Lounge would feature bars on two floors. (Photo by John T. Ward. Click to enlarge) By JOHN T. WARD Vacant for just a month, the former Red Bank homeContinue reading "RED BANK: NIGHTCLUB EYES BROAD STREET"
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June 5th, 2014 @ 7am
RED BANK: HOMEBUILDER POSTS LOSS
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Hovnanian Enterprise’s headquarters in Red Bank. (Photo by John T. Ward. Click to enlarge) Hovnanian Enterprises delivered fewer homes and a net loss in its latest fiscal quarter, the RedContinue reading "RED BANK: HOMEBUILDER POSTS LOSS"
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June 4th, 2014 @ 9am
RED BANK: TENNIS, TRESTLE, PARKING & DOGS
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The Red Bank clay courts during Hurricane Sandy on October 29, 2012, above. Below, a truck stuck under the West Front Street railroad trestle last week. (Photos by Peter LindnerContinue reading "RED BANK: TENNIS, TRESTLE, PARKING & DOGS"
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May 29th, 2014 @ 8am
SANDY HOOK: LIGHTHOUSE TURNS 250
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Sandy Hook boasts the oldest operating lighthouse in the United States, one that predates and had a role in the American Revolution. On Saturday, June 11 14, the National ParkContinue reading "SANDY HOOK: LIGHTHOUSE TURNS 250"
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May 28th, 2014 @ 3pm
RED BANK: KICKSTARTING PERUVIAN EATERY
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Marita Lynn of Red Bank’s Runa is hoping a bit of help will finally get the doors to her Peruvian restaurant opened. (Photo by Jim Willis. Click to enlarge) By JIM WILLISContinue reading "RED BANK: KICKSTARTING PERUVIAN EATERY"
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May 28th, 2014 @ 9am
RUMSON EXTENDS ITS GRATITUDE TO VETS
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Rumson’s annual Memorial Day parade Monday featured unicyclists, a marching band, antique vehicles and lots of red, white and blue. (Photo by John T. Ward. Click to enlarge)
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May 27th, 2014 @ 6am
SEA BRIGHT: JUST ABOUT READY FOR SUMMER
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The newly rebuilt municipal parking lot, sans the public library that once sat in its midst, as seen earlier this week. Below, the new ramp over the sea wall underContinue reading "SEA BRIGHT: JUST ABOUT READY FOR SUMMER"
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May 23rd, 2014 @ 7am
MIDDLETOWN: WILD TURKEY KILLING PROBED
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Wild turkeys in Fair Haven in 2011. (Click to enlarge) By JOHN T. WARD Middletown police are investigating a report that a man killed a wild turkey with a policeContinue reading "MIDDLETOWN: WILD TURKEY KILLING PROBED"
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May 22nd, 2014 @ 10am
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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 ...
THRONGS FLOCK TO RED BANK STREET FAIR
redbankgreen Partyline: Thousands fill the streets of Red Bank for street fair.
PORTA POTTY X-ING
redbankgreen Partyline captures porta johns moving down the railroad tracks.
(G&G) DOG DAYS OF SUMMER
A solid lunchtime line at the G&G hot dogs truck on Shrewsbury Avenue on Monday afternoon. Driving this stretch of road when  G&G i ...
RBG CUB SIGHTING
A Partyline contributor positioned on the dais at Thursday's meeting of the Zoning Board of Adjustment captured redbankgreen reporter intern ...