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ON TAP: MASTER PLAN CHANGES
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The Fixx, on West Front Street, is the only licensed nightclub in Red Bank. Officials plan to address the fuzzy distinctions between ‘lounge’ and ‘nightclub’ in borough ordinances. A raftContinue reading "ON TAP: MASTER PLAN CHANGES"
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July 22nd, 2009 @ 7am
Remember: Nothing makes a Red Bank friend happier than to hear "I saw you on Red Bank Green!"
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Coming soon, maybe, to the still-vacant Union Street Village: plastic surgeons. Unable to get even a nibble for its retail space, the owner of Union Street Village last night sought,Continue reading "CAN DOCTORS SAVE THIS BUILDING?"
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July 21st, 2009 @ 6am
THIRD TIME’S A CHARM ON MONMOUTH STREET
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Street-level stores with 12 apartments above and parking underground will replace a longtime service station at Monmouth and Pearl streets. After repeated tries, a scaled-back plan to replace a formerContinue reading "THIRD TIME’S A CHARM ON MONMOUTH STREET"
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July 17th, 2009 @ 9am
‘JUST PAINTING A HOUSE’
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Property owner Ray Rapcavage says he’s not interested in creating a parking lot for postal service employees on the site. But he hasn’t ruled out a farm market. What’s upContinue reading "‘JUST PAINTING A HOUSE’"
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June 30th, 2009 @ 9am
Hovnanian's headquarters on West Front Street. Red Bank-based Hovnanian Enterprises sharply cut its net loss in the quarter ended April 30, compared to year-prior levels. But the publicly traded homebuilder continued to slash prices in the face of contract cancellations...
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June 3rd, 2009 @ 6am
Ever wondered what would happen if the soil under your home or yard suddenly became contaminated with heating oil? And how much worse it would be if it wasn't even your oil? Today's Asbury Park Press has a story about...
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May 27th, 2009 @ 11am
Sale prices on existing homes in the area that includes Monmouth County plunged 11.3 percent in the first quarter, today's Absury Park Press reports. The National Association of Realtors pegged the median home price in the Central Jersey region at...
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May 13th, 2009 @ 7am
The extra floors would be tacked onto an addition already approved for the lot between the Atrium at Navesink Harbor, center, and Riverview Towers, right. The lot at left foreground would provide parking for the Atrium. The six-story six-story addition-to-the...
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April 29th, 2009 @ 11am
The owner of the Atrium at Navesink Harbor, center, wants to add six stories to a planned addition, and to use the lot in the foreground for parking. Riverview Towers is at right; the addition is to go between the...
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April 27th, 2009 @ 3pm
An architect's rendering of the six-story addition, at right above, as seen from Riverside Avenue. The owner of Navesink House, a 41-year-old high-rise senior citizens' residence on Riverside Avenue, is about to blow the dust off five-year-old plans for a...
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April 17th, 2009 @ 9am
Zoning board member Karen Waldman mulls her position on the Siros plan. The developers lopped a whole floor off their proposed building and reduced the number of condo units they wanted to build by a third. The moves left them...
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April 3rd, 2009 @ 7am
The project would be built on the site of this former service station, which was last used as skate shop. Looks as if there will be a vote by the Red Bank zoning board tonight on a project to build...
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April 2nd, 2009 @ 11am
The aim is to boost occupancy in the luxury building, a spokeswoman says. A sign at the entrance (below) now touts lease deals. (Click to enlarge) Red Bank's Metropolitan condo project, having failed to attract buyers both through conventional sales...
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March 17th, 2009 @ 10am
Hovnanian's head office, as seen from the foot of Maple Avenue. Red Bank-headquartered Hovnanian Enterprises, one of the nation's largest homebuilding companies, saw its losses accelerate in the most recent quarter. The company posted a net loss of $178.4. million...
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March 11th, 2009 @ 6am
With the disclosure, Menna delivered on a pledge he made January 1, 2008. Without fanfare, Red Bank Mayor Pasquale Menna last night released two lists he'd promised to disclose fourteen months ago: the names residential landlords with the worst records...
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March 10th, 2009 @ 6am
The law is aimed at heading off conditions that last year led to the imposition of $36,000 in fines on the owners of 179-181 Shrewsbury Avenue. More than a year after Mayor Pasquale Menna pledged to shame landlords by publishing...
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March 9th, 2009 @ 8am
The planning board advanced the idea of a high-density transit village to be built near the Red Bank rail station. Below, homeowner Neil Spencer reviews a zone map with engineer Catherine Britell while his wife, Wendy, addresses the board. (Click...
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February 19th, 2009 @ 10am
Following up on last week's redbankgreen feature about Pim Van Hemmen and his Do1Thing.org, effort, we thought readers might be interested in this Ledger Live video from yesterday. In addition to a short report on the Do1Thing event at Covenant...
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February 18th, 2009 @ 11am
Government watchdog Steve Fitzpatrick says public inattention could lead to more traffic and parking problems in Red Bank. A recommendation to let developers build 40 units where they're now limited to 16 is one of several that Red Bank residents...
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February 17th, 2009 @ 9am
Pim Van Hemmen at home in Fair Haven. By JoANN PILEGGI Just past the crack of dawn several days a week, Pim Van Hemmen can be seen running at a good clip through Fair Haven. But he's running a little...
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February 13th, 2009 @ 5am
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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 ...
THRONGS FLOCK TO RED BANK STREET FAIR
redbankgreen Partyline: Thousands fill the streets of Red Bank for street fair.