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A SECOND 7-ELEVEN FOR RED BANK?
The Welsh Farms store is to become a 7-Eleven, the owner says. (Click to enlarge) By JOHN T. WARD Red Bank could be getting a second 7-Eleven store, less thanContinue reading "A SECOND 7-ELEVEN FOR RED BANK?"
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November 29th, 2011 @ 12pm
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TODAY’S LESSON: CHICKENS & STOP SIGNS
Seventh-grader Rebecca Unsinn weighs in on stop signs, above, and resident Dorothy Nowack, below, makes a pitch for keeping chickens in her yard. (Click to enlarge) Students at Fair Haven’sContinue reading "TODAY’S LESSON: CHICKENS & STOP SIGNS"
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November 29th, 2011 @ 8am
LIBRARY HEAD ADDS NEW CHAPTER TO TALE
Eight-year-old Andrea John introduces herself to Mary Faith Chmiel at a meet-the-director event held at the library earlier this month. (Click to enlarge) By JOHN T. WARD Book-loving Red BankersContinue reading "LIBRARY HEAD ADDS NEW CHAPTER TO TALE"
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November 28th, 2011 @ 1pm
Wall Street debt-rating agency Moody’s may take a negative view of Red Bank’s fiscal situation, but investors don’t, town officials said Tuesday night. Councilman Mike DuPont, who heads the borough’sContinue reading "RED BANK BONDS SHRUG OFF MOODY’S MOOD"
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November 23rd, 2011 @ 11am
POLICE ADD THREE, PROMOTE THREE OTHERS
Getting promotions were, from top left, Wendy Samis, Juan Sardo and Robert Clayton. Newly hired were, from left, Jhonatan Quispe, Stanley Balmer and Garrett Falco Jr. (Click to enlarge) ByContinue reading "POLICE ADD THREE, PROMOTE THREE OTHERS"
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November 23rd, 2011 @ 9am
Chief Steve McCarthy is expected to request authorization to hire three officers to combat rising crime rates. (Click to enlarge) By JOHN T. WARD Red Bank’s top cop is hopingContinue reading "MORE RED BANK COPS SOUGHT ON CRIME RISE"
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November 22nd, 2011 @ 10am
HOTEL FOES FOCUS ON RIVER VIEWS
Lawyer Ron Gasiorowski grills Roy DeBoer, a planner for the developer of the proposed Hampton Inn. Below, a sketch shows the east side of the hotel. (Click to enlarge) ByContinue reading "HOTEL FOES FOCUS ON RIVER VIEWS"
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November 22nd, 2011 @ 12am
AT 12 BROAD, SOHO MEETS RED BANK
A worker restoring the arched windows at 12 Broad Street recently. Nima Nili, below, is overseeing the building’s transformation. (Click to enlarge) By JOHN T. WARD There’s no scaffolding, andContinue reading "AT 12 BROAD, SOHO MEETS RED BANK"
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November 18th, 2011 @ 9am
The Charles Williams house, built in 1855, would be demolished to make way for a pocket park. (Click to enlarge) A plan by Fair Haven to acquire a riverfront residentialContinue reading "PRESS: FAIR HAVEN LAND DEAL STALLED"
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November 16th, 2011 @ 6am
RED BANK: CHAR TO SEEK PARKING VARIANCE
Architect’s drawings of the proposed Char facade include a wavy awning and two-story windows. (Click to enlarge) By JOHN T. WARD The restaurant that plans to fill the downtown RedContinue reading "RED BANK: CHAR TO SEEK PARKING VARIANCE"
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November 14th, 2011 @ 3pm
What happened on election night last week at Sea Bright’s Mad Hatter restaurant, when a former mayor met the incoming one? According to Mayor-elect Dina Long, sparks flew after itContinue reading "MAYORAL SHOUTDOWN IN SEA BRIGHT?"
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November 14th, 2011 @ 9am
DEER-HUNT LAWS SPUR SHREWSBURY PROTEST
A deer crosses a Shrewsbury street in 2010. (Photo by Peter Lindner. Click to enlarge) Local and state laws that allow deer hunting closer to housing than in the pastContinue reading "DEER-HUNT LAWS SPUR SHREWSBURY PROTEST"
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November 14th, 2011 @ 7am
BRIDGE OPERATIONS PRIVATIZED
The control room of the Rumson-Sea Bright Bridge will be staffed by employees of a private firm beginning next year following action Thursday by the Monmouth County Freeholders. (Click toContinue reading "BRIDGE OPERATIONS PRIVATIZED"
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November 11th, 2011 @ 9am
RUMSON THROWS SWITCH ON OLD STATION
The phone company switching station turned police station was reduced to rubble Tuesday. (Photo above by Peter Lindner. Click to enlarge) By JOHN T. WARD A chapter of Rumson’s historyContinue reading "RUMSON THROWS SWITCH ON OLD STATION"
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November 9th, 2011 @ 12pm
NEFF TAKES LITTLE SILVER MAYORAL RACE
A voter signs in at borough hall Tuesday. (Photo by Peter Lindner. Click to enlarge) By JOHN T. WARD Little Silver Mayor Bob Neff Jr. coasted to victory over IndependentContinue reading "NEFF TAKES LITTLE SILVER MAYORAL RACE"
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November 8th, 2011 @ 11pm
By JOHN T. WARD Rumson Democrat Philip Wagner polled just 17 percent in his bid for a seat on the borough council Tuesday as he was swamped by incumbent RepublicansContinue reading "IN FAIR HAVEN & RUMSON, IT’S NO CONTEST"
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November 8th, 2011 @ 11pm
RED BANKS: DEMS HOLD COUNCIL
District 2 voters entering the Independent Engine Company house on Mechanic Street Tuesday morning. (Photo by Peter Lindner. Click to enlarge) By JOHN T. WARD [SEE CORRECTION BELOW] Red Bank’sContinue reading "RED BANKS: DEMS HOLD COUNCIL"
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November 8th, 2011 @ 11pm
SEA BRIGHT: LONG WINS MAYORALTY
Voting took place in the town’s community center. (Photo by Peter Lindner. Click to enlarge) By JOHN T. WARD Three-term Democratic councilwoman Dina Long won the race to succeed MariaContinue reading "SEA BRIGHT: LONG WINS MAYORALTY"
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November 8th, 2011 @ 10pm
DOWDY FIREPLUGS GET THE EAGLE EYE
1. Scout Jack Hayes, who organized the hydrant-painting effort. 2. Ryan Jacobs, 15, left and Myles Donohue, 16, of Boy Scout Troop 67 at work on Shrewsbury Avenue. 3. TheContinue reading "DOWDY FIREPLUGS GET THE EAGLE EYE"
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November 8th, 2011 @ 9am
ELECTION DAY 2011
Early voters prepared to cast ballots Tuesday morning at the Red Bank Housing Authority. (Photo by Peter Lindner. Click to enlarge) Voting got underway before dawn Tuesday in what isContinue reading "ELECTION DAY 2011"
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November 8th, 2011 @ 8am
Partyline
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 ...
TREE BRANCH VS CAR
A tree branch fell on a parked car on Chestnut Street near Pearl Street Sunday. Submitted by Brian Donohue