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The company occupies the ground floor at the busy corner of Broad and West Front streets. (Click to enlarge) By JOHN T. WARD Sales revenue was up six percent atContinue reading "URBAN NOTCHES SALES AND PROFIT GAIN"
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August 21st, 2012 @ 7am
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IN SHREWSBURY, CULTIVATING COMMUNITY
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Della Benevides stakes a tomato plant in one of the “Plant a Row” plots designated for the needy. Below, a hot chili pepper. (Photos by Danielle Tepper. Click to enlarge) By DANIELLEContinue reading "IN SHREWSBURY, CULTIVATING COMMUNITY"
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August 9th, 2012 @ 2pm
A borough-owned lot at 41 Marion Street is ready for parceling out as community garden plots, organizers say. (Click to enlarge) The summer doldrums may be upon us, but proponentsContinue reading "PLOTTING FOR COMMUNITY GARDEN BEGINS"
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August 7th, 2012 @ 3pm
TRADE YA: SWAPPING HOMEMADE FOODS
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Food swap organizer Wendy Weiner (right) samples some of April Lippet-Faczak’s hand-milled oats, which were served with toppings such as molasses, chopped walnuts and fresh bananas. Below, Lois Blake’s chimichurri. (Photos byContinue reading "TRADE YA: SWAPPING HOMEMADE FOODS"
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August 7th, 2012 @ 7am
CHURN: SPA, DRESS SHOP AND BLINDS
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With her new spa on Broad Street, Alla Shapiro now has two salons in the Woodhouse Day Spa chain. (Click to enlarge) By JOHN T. WARD In this edition ofContinue reading "CHURN: SPA, DRESS SHOP AND BLINDS"
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August 2nd, 2012 @ 12pm
A FRESH APPROACH AT LUNCH BREAK
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In addition to its customary slate of hot meals, clothing, social services referrals and job counseling, Red Bank’s Lunch Break is now distributing fresh produce and flowers grown by localContinue reading "A FRESH APPROACH AT LUNCH BREAK"
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July 24th, 2012 @ 8am
FARM MARKET CULTIVATES A RELAXED VIBE
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Artist Matthew Becker comes to town each Sunday to sell his paintings. Below, mushrooms from ‘the Mushroom Capital of the World.’ (Photo by Stacie Fanelli. Click to enlarge) By STACIEContinue reading "FARM MARKET CULTIVATES A RELAXED VIBE"
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July 13th, 2012 @ 10am
CHURN: COMICS, FURNITURE, BURGERS & MORE
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The reality show about comic book aficionados is being taped once again at Jay and Silent Bob’s Secret Stash as well as at 28 Broad Street, above. (Click to enlarge)Continue reading "CHURN: COMICS, FURNITURE, BURGERS & MORE"
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July 11th, 2012 @ 3pm
A stove fire involving candle wax left a Red Bank woman with significant burns to both hands Monday morning, borough police report. Susan Frieri, 51, of Branch Avenue, was transportedContinue reading "RED BANK WOMAN BURNED IN WAX FIRE"
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July 2nd, 2012 @ 3pm
WHATEVER FLOATS YOUR GONDOLA
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Found lying in the grass on Winding Way in Little Silver: “Two in a Gondola,” a 1956 LP by somebody named by Dino Olivieri. Interested? Grab it before today’s rainsContinue reading "WHATEVER FLOATS YOUR GONDOLA"
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June 29th, 2012 @ 7am
KEEPING BUCK AND VIOLET COOL AND CLEAN
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3:20 p.m.: Pudgie Conroy feeding Violet, a calf, at Sheep’s Run farm on Rumson Road in Rumson. (Photos by Connor ‘Solstice’ Soltas. Click to enlarge) “Okay, Stinky. That’s it.” TheContinue reading "KEEPING BUCK AND VIOLET COOL AND CLEAN"
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June 20th, 2012 @ 6pm
WATCHING THEM GROW
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8:46 a.m.: Dian Woodroffe, of Shrewsbury, tends to the potted plants and flowers outside Ten Thousand Villages on Broad Street in Red Bank. A member of the Navesink Garden Club,Continue reading "WATCHING THEM GROW"
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June 20th, 2012 @ 9am
In this recent video from Sickles Market in Little Silver, gardener and bird lover Fran Waldmann gives a tour of her Red Bank backyard, crafted not only for maximum floralContinue reading "FLUTTERLY DELIGHTFUL"
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June 13th, 2012 @ 11am
AGOSTINO, T. BERRY SQUARE PACKING IT IN
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Agostino Antique’s home, at 21 Broad, is expected to have a new owner soon. (Click to enlarge) By JOHN T. WARD Downtown Red Bank’s economic recovery is not without itsContinue reading "AGOSTINO, T. BERRY SQUARE PACKING IT IN"
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May 30th, 2012 @ 2pm
SPACE LEAVING WHITE STREET, UM, SPACE
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Briggi Brandner plans to relocate her furnishings business to Deal. (Click to enlarge) By JOHN T. WARD A prominent space on White Street in Red Bank is available for rentContinue reading "SPACE LEAVING WHITE STREET, UM, SPACE"
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May 10th, 2012 @ 11am
Off-and-on drizzles and downpours made for a damp day for participants in townwide yard sales in Red Bank and Fair Haven Saturday. Still, redbankgreen found plenty of plucky sellers andContinue reading "UMBRELLAS DUSTED OFF AT TOWN YARD SALES"
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May 7th, 2012 @ 7am
BRINGING A LITTLE EARTH DAY RAIN INDOORS
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Dozens of Red Bank residents ignored Sunday’s rain to turn out at an Earth Day fair at the Red Bank Middle School, where a rapt audience of children simulated rainfallContinue reading "BRINGING A LITTLE EARTH DAY RAIN INDOORS"
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April 23rd, 2012 @ 10am
JUST LET ‘EM BEE
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A colony of honey bees took over the limb of a tree outside the Rumson Post Office Tuesday. Building landlord Sandy Mulheren, who raises bees, said the occupation was probablyContinue reading "JUST LET ‘EM BEE"
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April 18th, 2012 @ 7am
RED BANK YARD SALE NOW A SPRING THING
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Now in its fifth edition, the townwide event encourages the recycling of household goods, promoters say. (Click to enlarge) By JOHN T. WARD Red Bank’s Townwide Yard Sale returns inContinue reading "RED BANK YARD SALE NOW A SPRING THING"
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April 13th, 2012 @ 7am
RED BANK GARDEN PLAN NEEDS WATERING
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A narrow borough-owned lot with a disused pumping station on it needs water access before it can be transformed into a community garden, town officials say. (Click to enlarge) ByContinue reading "RED BANK GARDEN PLAN NEEDS WATERING"
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April 12th, 2012 @ 9am
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PAINT IT PURPLE?
Caption: ‘Should it be done purple?’ Perfect day. (Photo and text by Partyline contributor Chris Havens)  
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 ...
PILGRIM BAPTIST TO JAMAICA
Recently, Pilgrim Baptist Church of Red Bank traveled to Trelawny Parish of Jamaica on a Relief & Recovery Mission Trip.  The Mission T ...
SNAIL WEATHER
Overnight rains and warm humid temperatures brought out a parade of snails along the access path to the Red Bank Primary School near Locust ...
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.
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 ...