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Winds tore off the roof liner at Grandville Towers during Hurricane Sandy on October 29, (Photo by Ken Kalada. Click to enlarge) By JOE FISHER Tenants of Red Bank’s GrandvilleContinue reading "GRANDVILLE SLATED FOR FIXES & RENT HIKES"
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March 5th, 2013 @ 7am
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Red Bank property owners could face a 5.6-percent increase on their borough school tax bills, according to a report in Tuesday’s Asbury Park Press. A proposed $22.8 million budget forContinue reading "UP: INSURANCE, ENROLLMENT & SCHOOL TAX"
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March 5th, 2013 @ 5am
RED BANK: SCHOOL AID TO RISE 13 PERCENT
Red Bank Primary School. (Photo by Wil Fulton. Click to enlarge) Red Bank schools will see a $339,000 increase in budgetary help from Trenton next year, the Christie Administration announcedContinue reading "RED BANK: SCHOOL AID TO RISE 13 PERCENT"
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March 1st, 2013 @ 9am
By JOE FISHER With long lines of motorists and generator owners searching for gasoline in the aftermath of Hurricane Sandy still a fresh memory, Red Bank officials are taking stepsContinue reading "RED BANK MAY MANDATE GAS-PUMP BACKUPS"
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February 28th, 2013 @ 3pm
TWO CHARGED WITH CHILD PORN POSSESSION
Two area men were among 24 men and one juvenile arrested in New Jersey this month on charges of possessing child pornography, including rape videos, the state Attorney General announcedContinue reading "TWO CHARGED WITH CHILD PORN POSSESSION"
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February 28th, 2013 @ 7am
SEA BRIGHT: OPERATION SHEETROCK TRIMMED
The rebuilding of a public access stairway over the sea wall is among the projects in the scaled-back volunteer outreach, says coordinator Frank Lawrence, below. (Photo below by Wil Fulton.Continue reading "SEA BRIGHT: OPERATION SHEETROCK TRIMMED"
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February 26th, 2013 @ 8am
RED BANK: WATER LINE BREAKS ON EAST SIDE
A water main break at Harding Road and Spring Street in Red Bank Monday morning. Spring Street was closed between Harding and Elm Place. (Click to enlarge) Red Bank’s boroughContinue reading "RED BANK: WATER LINE BREAKS ON EAST SIDE"
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February 25th, 2013 @ 11am
SEA BRIGHT: CHRISTIE WINS DEM’S BACKING
Governor Chris Christie poses with Boondocks Fishery owner Kelly Ryan wearing lobster-claw headgear given out at the Red Bank restaurant. (Photo by Wil Fulton. Click to enlarge) By WIL FULTONContinue reading "SEA BRIGHT: CHRISTIE WINS DEM’S BACKING"
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February 21st, 2013 @ 1pm
LINCROFT: FOUR PONDS PLAN HEADS TO COURT
The Middletown Planning Board last year rejected a proposal for 342 homes on the site of a former Avaya office building. (Photo by Joe Fisher. Click to enlarge) By JOEContinue reading "LINCROFT: FOUR PONDS PLAN HEADS TO COURT"
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February 21st, 2013 @ 9am
Less than two days after endorsing a nascent plan to require Red Bank restaurants to list calorie totals for menu items, Mayor Pasquale Menna has withdrawn his support. In aContinue reading "MENNA DROPS SUPPORT FOR MENU CALORIES"
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February 15th, 2013 @ 4pm
A view from Char’s second-floor dining room of the new two-story windows overlooking Broad Street. Below, the restaurant features a waveform awning with heating elements underneath for outdoor dining inContinue reading "RED BANK: CHAR TO OPEN THIS MONTH"
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February 15th, 2013 @ 4pm
SEA BRIGHT: KNITTING AS SANDY THERAPY
Megan Heath Gilhool first picked up her needles in the aftermath of Hurricane Sandy, when she was in “full panic mode,” she said. (Photo by Wil Fulton. Click to enlarge)Continue reading "SEA BRIGHT: KNITTING AS SANDY THERAPY"
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February 15th, 2013 @ 10am
RED BANK SEALS BLUE COLLAR PACT
The contract applies to public utilities workers, seen here clearing snow on Broad Street last Saturday, as well as some clerical staffers at borough hall. (Click to enlarge) By JOEContinue reading "RED BANK SEALS BLUE COLLAR PACT"
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February 14th, 2013 @ 10am
RUMSON: SANDY SHIFTS TAX BURDEN INLAND
Homes like these on 1st Street could see their taxes rise as a result of falling home values closer to the Navesink and Shrewsbury rivers.  (Photo by Joe Fisher. ClickContinue reading "RUMSON: SANDY SHIFTS TAX BURDEN INLAND"
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February 13th, 2013 @ 4pm
FAIR HAVEN FACING REASSESSMENT
A townwide reassessment will be the first in 10 years. (Photo by Joe Fisher. Click to enlarge) By JOE FISHER Fair Haven residents can expect a visit later this yearContinue reading "FAIR HAVEN FACING REASSESSMENT"
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February 13th, 2013 @ 10am
FAIR HAVEN DOCK REPAIRS SET
Part of the dock was washed up onto a neighboring yard in the hurricane. (Photo by Joe Fisher. Click to enlarge) By JOE FISHER Fair Haven’s municipal dock, washed awayContinue reading "FAIR HAVEN DOCK REPAIRS SET"
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February 12th, 2013 @ 4pm
RED BANK: CHIEF OK WITH INTERNAL PROBES
Police Chief Steve McCarthy says his department reviews training on the handling of citizen complaints “almost on a yearly basis.” (Click to enlarge) By JOHN T. WARD Red Bank policeContinue reading "RED BANK: CHIEF OK WITH INTERNAL PROBES"
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February 12th, 2013 @ 3pm
FAIR HAVEN: A COP WHO’S RIGHT AT HOME
By JOE FISHER “Being a cop in the town you grew up in can be complicated sometimes,’’ says Fair Haven Patrolman William Lagrotteria. “But it’s the best feeling in theContinue reading "FAIR HAVEN: A COP WHO’S RIGHT AT HOME"
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February 12th, 2013 @ 6am
RED BANK: LIBRARIAN FINDS HER PLACE
New library Director Virginia Papandrea hopes to draw more teenagers to the facility, she says. (Photo by Wil Fulton. Click to enlarge) By WIL FULTON Meet Virginia Papandrea, the newlyContinue reading "RED BANK: LIBRARIAN FINDS HER PLACE"
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February 11th, 2013 @ 10am
CHRISTIE, HUD SECRETARY TOUT SANDY AID
HUD Secretary Shaun Donovan, center, with local merchant Frank Bain, left, outside the Sea Bright firehouse Thursday. (Photo by Wil Fulton. Click to enlarge) By WIL FULTON Governor Chris ChristieContinue reading "CHRISTIE, HUD SECRETARY TOUT SANDY AID"
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February 8th, 2013 @ 7am
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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 ...