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MENNA PLEDGES END TO COVE CONTROVERSY
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Kayakers putting into the Navesink River at the Maple Cove Sunday evening. (Click to enlarge) An ongoing battle over a couple of benches and sign proposed for installation on publicContinue reading "MENNA PLEDGES END TO COVE CONTROVERSY"
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October 7th, 2009 @ 6am
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COMING SOON TO A SINK NEAR YOU
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Yep, it’s brown alright. This photo was taken at 9:20a today at a home in Red Bank. Residents who haven’t been affected yet probably will be sometime in the nextContinue reading "COMING SOON TO A SINK NEAR YOU"
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October 6th, 2009 @ 9am
BROWN WATER ALERT
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Expect some ‘slight discoloration,’ the borough says. A program of flushing out the Red Bank water system begins today and will continue through Friday, November 5, according to a noticeContinue reading "BROWN WATER ALERT"
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October 5th, 2009 @ 12pm
MILLING MAPLE
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Months after the project was supposed to be completed, the new traffic lights still aren’t operational at the traffic-bolloxing intersection of Maple Avenue, Water Street and White Street in RedContinue reading "MILLING MAPLE"
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October 2nd, 2009 @ 8am
ATRIUM GETS A LOT
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Atrium resident Doris Crisson, 88, speaks in favor of the valet-parking plan at last night’s hearing. (Click to enlarge) For the second time in four years, one of Red Bank’sContinue reading "ATRIUM GETS A LOT"
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October 2nd, 2009 @ 8am
PARK AT INCINERATOR SITE YEARS AWAY
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Mayor Pasquale Menna with engineer Christine Ballard of T&M Associates at the incinerator site last Friday. (Click to enlarge) The work of finally pulverizing Red Bank’s 70-plus-year-old incinerator smokestack toContinue reading "PARK AT INCINERATOR SITE YEARS AWAY"
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September 30th, 2009 @ 8am
CANDIDATE’S NIGHT SET
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Time is running out if you want to do this and aren’t registered. Amid reminders from local officials that the deadline for voter registrations is nearing, Red Bank’s Westside CommunityContinue reading "CANDIDATE’S NIGHT SET"
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September 30th, 2009 @ 7am
COUNCIL UNANIMOUS ON DENSITY CHANGES
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State Senator Jennifer Beck returned to borough hall in a failed bid to halt higher building densities. Wrapping up more than 18 months of Master Plan review, the Red BankContinue reading "COUNCIL UNANIMOUS ON DENSITY CHANGES"
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September 29th, 2009 @ 10am
County workers take soil samples from the bed of the Navesink River at Hubbards Bridge last week. It looks like a cross between Huck Finn’s raft and an oil prospector’sContinue reading "WORKIN’ ON THE, UM, SMALL MUDDY"
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September 29th, 2009 @ 7am
RENAMING HONORS O’HERN’S ACHIEVEMENTS
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Family members and other admirers of the late mayor and state Supreme Court justice gathered for an evening ceremony Sunday. By DUSTIN RACIOPPI It would have been easy for DanielContinue reading "RENAMING HONORS O’HERN’S ACHIEVEMENTS"
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September 28th, 2009 @ 7am
ON THE SKED: DUELING BLOCK PARTIES
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Party central, as both Elm Place and Hudson Avenue residents have block parties in the works for Saturday. By DUSTIN RACIOPPI Summer’s officially over, but there’s one last bit ofContinue reading "ON THE SKED: DUELING BLOCK PARTIES"
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September 25th, 2009 @ 10am
By DUSTIN RACCIOPPI The days of sticking a piece of cheddar in the basement to bait a rat into a gory, spring-loaded death-by-trap are over. The best way to getContinue reading "TALKIN’ RATS IN FAIR HAVEN"
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September 24th, 2009 @ 6am
BOROUGH HALL TO UNDERGO ENERGY AUDIT
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The borough acquired and renovated the onetime auto showroom and office building in 1997. (Click to enlarge) The home of Red Bank’s government is about to get a going-over byContinue reading "BOROUGH HALL TO UNDERGO ENERGY AUDIT"
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September 23rd, 2009 @ 2pm
BOARD OKs AFFORDABLE HOUSING ZONES
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The overlay zones reflect areas of potential development and redevelopment, borough officials say. (Click to enlarge) Red Bank moved closer to resolving issues with the state Council on Affordable HousingContinue reading "BOARD OKs AFFORDABLE HOUSING ZONES"
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September 22nd, 2009 @ 10am
Plans for the demolition of Red Bank’s idle incinerator stack are moving ahead, with work expected to begin as early as Monday,  borough engineer Christine Ballard tells redbankgreen. In aContinue reading "STACK MAY COME DOWN MONDAY"
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September 22nd, 2009 @ 9am
PLANNERS OK VEGAN EATERY, DESSERT BIZ
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Home to a newsstand for more than half a century, 6 Broad Street may next see duty as a frozen yogurt shop. Call it dinner and dessert lite. The latestContinue reading "PLANNERS OK VEGAN EATERY, DESSERT BIZ"
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September 22nd, 2009 @ 7am
ATRIUM LOT PLAN HITS SPEED BUMP
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A representative of the Atrium at Navesink holds an artist’s depiction of the proposed lot while residents listen to testimony at last night’s zoning board hearing. (Click to enlarge) QuestionsContinue reading "ATRIUM LOT PLAN HITS SPEED BUMP"
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September 18th, 2009 @ 8am
PRESERVATION GROUP GETS SPOTLIGHT
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Historic Preservation Commission members Ed Zipprich, Michaela Ferrigine and George Bowden outside a old house on Washington Street. (Click to enlarge) By DUSTIN RACIOPPI It took a couple of yearsContinue reading "PRESERVATION GROUP GETS SPOTLIGHT"
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September 16th, 2009 @ 1pm
ON THE AGENDA IN FAIR HAVEN: RATS
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By DUSTIN RACIOPPI Fair Haven’s newest residents aren’t the kind you want to offer a welcoming fruit basket. In fact, the borough government is hoping to run them out ofContinue reading "ON THE AGENDA IN FAIR HAVEN: RATS"
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September 16th, 2009 @ 6am
FAIR HAVEN DISCONNECTS DISPATCH PLAN
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Police and fire dispatch duties will be shifted to the Monmouth County Sheriff’s office, borough officials said. By DUSTIN RACIOPPI Abandoning a plan hatched in controversy, Fair Haven won’t beContinue reading "FAIR HAVEN DISCONNECTS DISPATCH PLAN"
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September 15th, 2009 @ 12am
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POP UP TACOS DRAW CROWD
How’s this for a train station redevelopment idea? The pop-up taco vendors Tacos Los Mandones, known on social media as El Mandoon, dr ...
LONG LIVE LOCAL NEWS!
"Long Live Local News" flags from redbankgreen's 20th anniversary celebration in Marine Park Tuesday prove to be the perfect compliment to s ...
MUMS AND WITCHES
17 Prospect Ave (Photo by Partyline contributor Chris Havens)  
KAYAKERS CLEAR RIVER JUNK
Partyline photo: "The Navesink Nymphs" clear floating tires from the river.
PAINT IT PURPLE?
Caption: ‘Should it be done purple?’ Perfect day. (Photo and text by Partyline contributor Chris Havens)  
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MANTIS (PRAYING) AT CHURCH
Partyliner photographs praying mantis at church.
SOMEWHERE OVER THE RAINBOW
Stunning rainbow over Red Bank as a big weekend storm approaches.
“FESTIVA” YACHT DOCKED AT MARINE PARK
Festiva, an 85-foot yacht, was docked at Marine Park on Friday night. Red Bank Green spoke to the owner, Everett Moore, who said that it was ...
OH NO! ELMO LOST!
A lost Elmo appears to be reaching out for help through the redbankgreen Partyline.
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 ...