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RED BANK: VOTE DELAYED ON RIVER SITES
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The Maple Cove parking lot during reconstruction in 2011. (Photo by John T. Ward. Click to enlarge) By JOHN T. WARD Debate over how to classify parking lots at RedContinue reading "RED BANK: VOTE DELAYED ON RIVER SITES"
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January 23rd, 2014 @ 8am
Remember: Nothing makes a Red Bank friend happier than to hear "I saw you on Red Bank Green!"
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The house on the northwest corner of West Front Street and Rector Place in Red Bank was demolished Monday as part of the rebuilding of nearby Hubbards Bridge into theContinue reading "RED BANK: TEARDOWN AT BRIDGE SITE"
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January 20th, 2014 @ 2pm
RUMSON: OXFORD HOUSE FILES FEDERAL SUIT
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Oxford House says in a court filing that the group home at 61 South Ward Avenue is getting new residents. (Photo by John T. Ward. Click to enlarge) By JOHNContinue reading "RUMSON: OXFORD HOUSE FILES FEDERAL SUIT"
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January 20th, 2014 @ 9am
SEA BRIGHT ISSUES: LIBRARY, REDEVELOPMENT
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Engineer Jackie Flor of T&M Associates discusses the impact on a parking lot paving project necessitated by the demolition of the Sea Bright Public Library. The dormant borough school building,Continue reading "SEA BRIGHT ISSUES: LIBRARY, REDEVELOPMENT"
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January 17th, 2014 @ 5am
SEA BRIGHT: LONG MUM ON CHRISTIE
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Mayor Dina Long with Governor Chris Christie in Sea Bright last August 28. (Photo by John T. Ward. Click to enlarge) By JOHN T. WARD In the midst of theContinue reading "SEA BRIGHT: LONG MUM ON CHRISTIE"
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January 15th, 2014 @ 2pm
SEA BRIGHT LIBRARY RAZING SPARKS DEBATE
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On Sunday, a backhoe sat on the slab where the library had stood until it was demolished a day earlier. Below, an architect’s rendering of a proposed combination library andContinue reading "SEA BRIGHT LIBRARY RAZING SPARKS DEBATE"
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January 14th, 2014 @ 1pm
RUMSON: ALL QUIET AT OXFORD HOUSE
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The manager of Oxford Houses for New Jersey says the Rumson group home is still occupied, but declines to say if there’s a proctor on site. (Photo by John T.Continue reading "RUMSON: ALL QUIET AT OXFORD HOUSE"
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January 13th, 2014 @ 3pm
JOURNO’S RED BANK HOME IN SPOTLIGHT
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T. Thomas Fortune, below, will get a month of honor in February. Meantime, efforts to save his home on Doctors Parker Boulevard continue. (Click to enlarge) By JOHN T. WARDContinue reading "JOURNO’S RED BANK HOME IN SPOTLIGHT"
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January 10th, 2014 @ 7am
FAIR HAVEN SPARED IN SUIT OVER RACE DEATH
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Racers during last September’s Tour de Fair Haven. Cole Porter, below, died after an accident in the first race that day. (Click to enlarge) By JOHN T. WARD A lawsuitContinue reading "FAIR HAVEN SPARED IN SUIT OVER RACE DEATH"
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January 9th, 2014 @ 4pm
RED BANK: FESTIVE LIGHTS WINNERS NAMED
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A dozen Red Bank kids led by children’s advocate David Prown chose the winners of this season’s festive lighting contest, sponsored by the borough Parks & Rec department and announcedContinue reading "RED BANK: FESTIVE LIGHTS WINNERS NAMED"
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January 9th, 2014 @ 6am
LITTLE SILVER: HOMEY TOUCHES FOR 2014
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Mayor Bob Neff delivers his state-of-the-borough remarks in verse, above. Below, Pete Giblin is sworn as fire chief as his wife, Liz, who heads the EMS, holds the Bible. (PhotoContinue reading "LITTLE SILVER: HOMEY TOUCHES FOR 2014"
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January 7th, 2014 @ 8am
Two Red Bank brothers were arrested following a scrap in which one of them is alleged to have assaulted a borough police officer at a taxi stand Sunday afternoon. ReneContinue reading "RED BANK: BROTHER CHARGED IN COP ASSAULT"
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January 6th, 2014 @ 5pm
Though violent crime declined, a jump in reported thefts boosted Red Bank’s crime rate through the first 11 months of 2013, according to data released last Friday by the NewContinue reading "RED BANK: VIOLENT CRIME DOWN, THEFT UP"
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January 6th, 2014 @ 7am
RED BANK: BURNHAM, NEW CFO TAKE OFFICE
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Cindy Burnham recites the oath of office as Red Bank council member as her daughters Emily, Samantha and Kate look on. Below, Tommy Welsh was greeted by Councilman Mike DuPontContinue reading "RED BANK: BURNHAM, NEW CFO TAKE OFFICE"
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January 2nd, 2014 @ 12pm
RED BANK: RIVER USERS SAY KEEP COVE LISTED
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Borough Administrator Stanley Sickels, in foreground, listens during the comment portion of the hearing. Below, Michael Humphries of Fair Haven called for an alternative to the borough’s proposed delisting. (PhotosContinue reading "RED BANK: RIVER USERS SAY KEEP COVE LISTED"
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December 31st, 2013 @ 9am
RED BANK: BURNHAM STILL FIERCE ON COVE
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The parking lot at Maple Cove, as viewed from the library property on West Front Street. Below, Councilwoman-elect Cindy Burnham with borough Administrator Stanley Sickels at a recent fire departmentContinue reading "RED BANK: BURNHAM STILL FIERCE ON COVE"
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December 27th, 2013 @ 4pm
RED BANK: ALL BUT HOME HAILS THE SNAIL
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The Cinnamon Snail is now the top-ranked restaurant in New York City according to Yelp.com (Photo by Jim Willis. Click to enlarge) By JIM WILLIS Ouch! Red Bank gets a second blackContinue reading "RED BANK: ALL BUT HOME HAILS THE SNAIL"
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December 24th, 2013 @ 11am
FAIR HAVEN WARMS TO POND OFFER
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Schwenker’s Pond, on River Road, empties into Shippee’s Pond and then the Navesink River. The long-vacant Doremus house, below, was demolished earlier this month. (Click to enlarge) By JOHN T.Continue reading "FAIR HAVEN WARMS TO POND OFFER"
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December 24th, 2013 @ 9am
RED BANK: LOVED EVERYWHERE IT’S WELCOME
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Chew on this: Buzzfeed says the Cinnamon Snail, which is not permitted to sell its gourmet vegan goodies here in its hometown of Red Bank, is the fourth most popularContinue reading "RED BANK: LOVED EVERYWHERE IT’S WELCOME"
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December 23rd, 2013 @ 4pm
RED BANK: LEE BOWS OUT
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Sharon Lee at her final council meeting Wednesday night, above, and below with her son, Devon Ramsay, on election night. (Photos by John T. Ward. Click to enlarge) By JOHNContinue reading "RED BANK: LEE BOWS OUT"
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December 20th, 2013 @ 10am
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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.
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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 ...
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!