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Category Archives: Home & Garden

RED BANK: LITTLE PROGRESS ON GARDEN
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RED BANK: What's Going On since community garden was shut down over contamination concerns 13 months ago? We have an update.
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September 17th, 2020 @ 2pm
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RED BANK: BIKING LANDSCAPER NEEDS WHEELS
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RED BANK: Landscaper who hauls his equipment around by bike needs new set of wheels, so friends launch a Go Fund Me campaign to help.
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September 9th, 2020 @ 11am
RED BANK: POOL CLOSURE PROMPTS RENT CASE
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RED BANK: With the pool and gym closed by COVID-19, some Grandville Towers tenants want a rent reduction under borough ordinance.
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August 28th, 2020 @ 7am
RED BANK: WALK-THRU MARKET TO RESUME
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RED BANK: After three weeks as a drive-thru, the Galleria's farm market resumes walk-thru shopping Sunday, with masks and social distancing required.
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June 9th, 2020 @ 10am
FAIR HAVEN: BRUSH GRINDING SITE GRATES
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FAIR HAVEN: Neighbors say they've had it with a noisy brush-grinding operation that jams narrow streets with 18-wheelers, endangering kids.
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June 5th, 2020 @ 2am
RED BANK: MARKET REOPENS AS DRIVE-THRU
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RED BANK: The Galleria's farm market reopens as a drive-thru only. Here's some initial feedback from vendors, customers, and one unhappy pedestrian.
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May 18th, 2020 @ 11am
FAIR HAVEN: HARDWARE SHOP REOPENS
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FAIR HAVEN: Independent hardware store, closed for a month after owner was "spooked" about COVID-19, reopens, with rules for employees and customers.
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May 5th, 2020 @ 11am
RED BANK: MARKET RETURNING AS DRIVE-THRU
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RED BANK: The Galleria's farm market plans to open May 17, with a host of new rules for the COVID-19 era. Rule number one: it'll be drive-thru only.
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May 4th, 2020 @ 12pm
RED BANK: CRISIS DELAYS FARMERS’ MARKET
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RED BANK: Still five weeks off, the traditional Mother's Day opening of the popular Farmer's Market has been postponed by the COVID-19 crisis.
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April 1st, 2020 @ 10am
RED BANK: DEP EXPANDS GARDEN SOIL TESTS
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RED BANK: What's Going On since community garden shutdown over contamination concerns? Tests that could involve properties hundreds of feet away.
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March 10th, 2020 @ 10am
RED BANK: HOMEWARES SHOP MOVES RIGHT IN
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RED BANK: In this edition of Retail Churn, a homewares store relocates from Bellworks after one of the downtown's quickest deals in recent memory.
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February 28th, 2020 @ 2pm
MIDDLETOWN: GEORGE BOWDEN DIES
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MIDDLETOWN: George Bowden, longtime Red Bank resident and champion of historic preservation, died Sunday. He was 92 years old.
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December 11th, 2019 @ 9am
RED BANK: OLD BRICK BUILDINGS REVIVED
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RED BANK: Two red brick buildings with deep histories have gotten new leases on life in recent days – with assists from Brooklyn and Seattle.
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November 22nd, 2019 @ 1pm
RED BANK: CONCERNS AIRED OVER LEAD TESTS
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RED BANK: Community gardeners air concerns about borough's "sense of urgency" following facility's closure over presence of lead in soil.
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September 26th, 2019 @ 9am
RED BANK: TESTS DETAIL GARDEN LEAD LEVELS
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RED BANK: Tests of community garden soil finds elevated lead in one sample, but at a depth NJDEP says requires "no immediate response." More tests expected.
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September 3rd, 2019 @ 6pm
RED BANK: CONTAMINATION SHUTS GARDEN
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RED BANK: Borough shuts community garden in "abundance of caution" after neighbor's testing of its soil appear to show lead contamination, Shehady says.
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August 12th, 2019 @ 1pm
RED BANK: POWER SWITCH IN THE WORKS
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RED BANK: Borough kicks off public awareness effort after council begins transition to electricity program said to reduce bills from JCP&L level.
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April 26th, 2019 @ 9am
MIDDLETOWN: Longtime Red Bank resident and volunteer Gladys Bowden, injured by a fire in her Shadow Lake condo last month, has died. She was 88.
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January 14th, 2019 @ 7am
MIDDLETOWN: FUNDRAISER FOR BOWDENS
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MIDDLETOWN: A GoFundMe account seeks to help an elderly couple, former Red Bank volunteers, who were injured by a fire in their home earlier this month.
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December 24th, 2018 @ 7am
RED BANK: RAMPING UP CODE ENFORCEMENT
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RED BANK: Borough ramps up code enforcement, business administrator says in response to complaint about homeowners being "threatened" with summonses.
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September 20th, 2018 @ 12pm
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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 ...