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A recently enacted state law aimed at culling ‘fake farmer‘ landowners “will eventually give local tax officials the power to force out fakers,” but doesn’t go far enough, the Star-LedgerContinue reading "SLEDGER: FAKE-FARMER LAW NEEDS TEETH"
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April 26th, 2013 @ 7am
Remember: Nothing makes a Red Bank friend happier than to hear "I saw you on Red Bank Green!"
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All facilities are expected to be open after Memorial Day, the park service said in an announcement. (Click to enlarge) Closed to the public since Hurricane Sandy hit on OctoberContinue reading "SANDY HOOK TO REOPEN MAY 1"
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April 25th, 2013 @ 2pm
By WIL FULTON It was a tale of two tax plans in Red Bank Wednesday night as the mayor and council advanced the 2013 budgets for both the municipality andContinue reading "RED BANK: A QUIET NIGHT WITH THE BUDGETS"
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April 25th, 2013 @ 12pm
The mayor and council are expected to form an Alcoholic Beverage Control Committee to hear complaints against bars. (Click to enlarge) On the agenda for Tuesday night’s bimonthly meeting ofContinue reading "ON RUMSON’S AGENDA: BOOZE BOARD"
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April 23rd, 2013 @ 3pm
A plan to remove an exterior staircase and enclose the facade in glass was approved after changes requested by the zoning board.  (Click to enlarge) By SARAH KLEPNER Another buildingContinue reading "RED BANK: LOOKING GLASSY, 7 BROAD"
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April 23rd, 2013 @ 10am
ROAD REOPENS, ‘TEMPORARY’ LIGHTS REMAIN
Contractors raced Monday afternoon to beat a deadline to reopen a bridge they’d rebuilt over the past nine months. (Photo by Wil Fulton. Click to enlarge) By WIL FULTON LittleContinue reading "ROAD REOPENS, ‘TEMPORARY’ LIGHTS REMAIN"
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April 22nd, 2013 @ 6pm
LITTLE SILVER: ROAD REOPENING UNCERTAIN
The planned reopening of Seven Bridges Road in Little Silver after a nine-month shutdown for a bridge rebuilding was uncertain Monday morning. “Certain things are not cooperating” and could pushContinue reading "LITTLE SILVER: ROAD REOPENING UNCERTAIN"
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April 22nd, 2013 @ 10am
RED BANK ZONERS NIX TRAINING OFFICE
Shore House consultant Pauline Nicholls, board president Susan Sandlass and attorney Phillip San Filippo at the zoning board hearing. (Photo by Sarah Klepner. Click to enlarge) By SARAH KLEPNER Red BankContinue reading "RED BANK ZONERS NIX TRAINING OFFICE"
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April 19th, 2013 @ 9am
George Harrington being placed under arrest for drunken driving of a boat shortly after the 2011 crash. (Photo by Dustin Racioppi. Click to enlarge) By JOHN T. WARD [Editor’s note:Continue reading "M’TOWN: BOATER IN FATAL CRASH INDICTED"
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April 16th, 2013 @ 10am
NEWMAN SPRINGS ROAD SQUEEZE BEGINS
The narrowing of twin Newman Springs Road (Route 520) bridges over the Swimming River got its first test at rush hour Tuesday morning with a long line of vehicles headingContinue reading "NEWMAN SPRINGS ROAD SQUEEZE BEGINS"
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April 16th, 2013 @ 9am
By WIL FULTON Animal cruelty stands as one of the sad realities of life. Every day, our televisions, news sites, and social media feeds carry images and stories of animalContinue reading "MORE TEETH SOUGHT IN CRUELTY LAWS"
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April 15th, 2013 @ 9am
One of two spans will remain open throughout the duration of the project, but with just one lane in each direction. (Click to enlarge) By JOHN T. WARD A taxingContinue reading "SIX-MONTH ROUTE 520 BOTTLENECK TO BEGIN"
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April 15th, 2013 @ 6am
RED BANK: VALET PARKING GOES WEST
Curbside valet service is expected to ease parking pressures resulting from the construction of the West Side Lofts. (Click to enlarge) By WIL FULTON Like Broad Street, Bridge Avenue inContinue reading "RED BANK: VALET PARKING GOES WEST"
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April 12th, 2013 @ 12pm
The Red Bank Barbershop Quartet, which Mayor Pasquale Menna calls a borough “institution,” stopped in at Wednesday night’s council meeting to commemorate a declaration of Barbershop Quartet Week with severalContinue reading "RED BANK: A BIRTHDAY TREAT FOR HIZZONER"
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April 11th, 2013 @ 10am
By WIL FULTON Post-Sandy challenges continue to pile up for the ravaged beach community of Sea Bright, this time in the form of a school tax hike via the ShoreContinue reading "SEA BRIGHT FACES ‘UNBEARABLE’ TAX HIT"
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April 10th, 2013 @ 12pm
RED BANK: WHAT, NO PONY RIDES?
Coming soon, if Coffee Corral has its way: bocce and horseshoe courts and a fire pit. (Click to enlarge) By JOHN T. WARD Nobody can say Russ Crosson isn’t adaptable.Continue reading "RED BANK: WHAT, NO PONY RIDES?"
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April 10th, 2013 @ 11am
TEXT ALERT: TIME RUNNING OUT FOR METERS
The centralized pay stations replaced coin-operated meters in several downtown lots last summer, and could displace all remaining meters in a few months, the Press reports. (Click to enlarge) Tuesday’sContinue reading "TEXT ALERT: TIME RUNNING OUT FOR METERS"
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April 9th, 2013 @ 7am
RED BANK: GARDENERS FINALLY DIG IN
Members of Junior Girl Scout Troop 1556 working the soil on the first day of planting Saturday. Below, Linda Mulhausen stakes a plot. (Photo by Sarah Klepner. Click to enlarge)Continue reading "RED BANK: GARDENERS FINALLY DIG IN"
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April 8th, 2013 @ 10am
SEA BRIGHT: BEACH RESTORATION SLATED
A remnant of the old Route 36 Highlands-Sea Bright Bridge found on the Sea Bright municipal beach, where erosion from recent storms is evident, below. (Photo by Wil Fulton. ClickContinue reading "SEA BRIGHT: BEACH RESTORATION SLATED"
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April 5th, 2013 @ 10am
HOBBYMASTERS SKATES BACK INTO BOARD BIZ
Hobbymasters employee Mychael, who declined to give his last name, shows off a board. Below, a board equipped with underside lighting. (Photos by Dan Natale. Click to enlarge) By DANContinue reading "HOBBYMASTERS SKATES BACK INTO BOARD BIZ"
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April 3rd, 2013 @ 3pm
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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 ...
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!
NEIGHBORS GATHER AT TINO’S
Chris Havens of River Street gathered group of Red Bankers for dinner on Thursday night. The gathering was in the back patio of Tino’s Mex ...