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SEA BRIGHT: MAD HATTER FINALLY RE-HATTED
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The opening-night crowd at the Mad Hatter last Friday night. (Photo by Wil Fulton. Click to enlarge) By WIL FULTON For those with an eye for irony, it may haveContinue reading "SEA BRIGHT: MAD HATTER FINALLY RE-HATTED"
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May 29th, 2013 @ 11am
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Look Back Antiques is seeking permission to do business on the town’s tiny boardwalk on weekends this summer. (Click to enlarge) By WIL FULTON Sea Bright business owners struggling toContinue reading "SEA BRIGHT: TENTS AND TRAILERS"
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May 23rd, 2013 @ 10am
RED BANK: NEW RESTAURANT OK’D
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Architect Michael Simpson, below, addresses the Red Bank planning board about expanding the use of the former Fameabilia store on Monmouth Street to accommodate a restaurant. (Photo by Sarah Klepner.Continue reading "RED BANK: NEW RESTAURANT OK’D"
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May 21st, 2013 @ 4pm
FAIR HAVEN: NEVER-ENDING WAR WITH VINES
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Jeff Dement gives a lesson in tree identification during Saturday’s walk through the Fair Haven Fields Natural Area. (Photo by Sarah Klepner. Click to enlarge) By SARAH KLEPNER The FairContinue reading "FAIR HAVEN: NEVER-ENDING WAR WITH VINES"
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May 21st, 2013 @ 12pm
SEA BRIGHT: PARTY OUT BACK
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The Mad Hatter in better days, above. The owners plan to revive the tiki bar out back next week. (Photo by Wil Fulton. Click to enlarge) By WIL FULTON TheContinue reading "SEA BRIGHT: PARTY OUT BACK"
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May 14th, 2013 @ 3pm
BOWLING SITE EYED FOR RESTAURANT, STORES
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An architect’s rendering shows spaces for three yet-to-be identified stores and a restaurant on the former site of Memory Bowling in Shrewsbury, which was destroyed in a June, 2009 fire,Continue reading "BOWLING SITE EYED FOR RESTAURANT, STORES"
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May 10th, 2013 @ 5am
SEA BRIGHT: MAD HATTER TO REOPEN MAY 23
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The Mad Hatter has given up on a proposal to operate out of a tent and plans to reopen a portion of its storm-damaged building. Below, beer bottles seen throughContinue reading "SEA BRIGHT: MAD HATTER TO REOPEN MAY 23"
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May 8th, 2013 @ 4pm
FAIR HAVEN: HOME PLAN IRKS NEIGHBORS
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Applicant Robert Conti, left, looks on as Fair Haven resident Tom Mannion raises concerns at the zoning board. (Photo by Sarah Klepner. Click to enlarge) By SARAH KLEPNER A dozenContinue reading "FAIR HAVEN: HOME PLAN IRKS NEIGHBORS"
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May 3rd, 2013 @ 2pm
SEA BRIGHT: COUNSELING SERVICE AVAILABLE
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Greg Russo records an interview with Sea Bright resident Joey, who declined to give his last name, for a video blog. Below, cubicles set up for private consultations in theContinue reading "SEA BRIGHT: COUNSELING SERVICE AVAILABLE"
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May 2nd, 2013 @ 10am
SEA BRIGHT: TINY BOARDWALK RETURNS
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Just a few hundred feet long, the borough’s rebuilt boardwalk will be supplemented by temporary restrooms. (Photo by Wil Fulton. Click to enlarge) By WIL FULTON Another familiar sight isContinue reading "SEA BRIGHT: TINY BOARDWALK RETURNS"
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May 1st, 2013 @ 9am
The two-screen Red Bank theater was among the assets put on the block a year ago by Cablevision. (Click to enlarge) Red Bank’s Clearview Cinemas theater may be getting aContinue reading "RED BANK: FAMILY CHAIN BUYING CLEARVIEW"
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May 1st, 2013 @ 7am
SHREWSBURY: SOLAR RECHARGES CHURCH
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Reverend Antonio Parenti, right, and congregant Ken Walsh with the church’s new money-saving solar power system. (Photo above by Wil Fulton. Click to enlarge) By WIL FULTON First Assembly ofContinue reading "SHREWSBURY: SOLAR RECHARGES CHURCH"
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April 30th, 2013 @ 1pm
SEA BRIGHT: ANOTHER RESTAURANT REOPENS
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Another Sea Bright business is back, six months after Sandy. Below, Amanda and Ming Zheng in their New Super Golden restaurant. (Photo by Wil Fulton. Click to enlarge) By WILContinue reading "SEA BRIGHT: ANOTHER RESTAURANT REOPENS"
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April 30th, 2013 @ 11am
Boris Kofman, above, and Michael Paul Raspanti, below, during Saturday’s riverfront cleanup on Red Bank’s West Side. (Photos by Wil Fulton, above, and Sarah Klepner. Click to enlarge) By SARAH KLEPNERContinue reading "RED BANK: REMOVING ‘CRAP’ LEFT BY OTHERS"
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April 30th, 2013 @ 7am
Six months after it was all but obliterated by Hurricane Sandy, Sea Bright is gradually getting back on its feet, as evident in the extensive repair and rebuilding underway. redbankgreenContinue reading "SEA BRIGHT: SHAKING OFF SANDY"
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April 29th, 2013 @ 7am
A recently enacted state law aimed at culling ‘fake farmer‘ landowners “will eventually give local tax officials the power to force out fakers,” but doesn’t go far enough, the Star-LedgerContinue reading "SLEDGER: FAKE-FARMER LAW NEEDS TEETH"
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April 26th, 2013 @ 7am
A plan to remove an exterior staircase and enclose the facade in glass was approved after changes requested by the zoning board.  (Click to enlarge) By SARAH KLEPNER Another buildingContinue reading "RED BANK: LOOKING GLASSY, 7 BROAD"
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April 23rd, 2013 @ 10am
RED BANK ZONERS NIX TRAINING OFFICE
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Shore House consultant Pauline Nicholls, board president Susan Sandlass and attorney Phillip San Filippo at the zoning board hearing. (Photo by Sarah Klepner. Click to enlarge) By SARAH KLEPNER Red BankContinue reading "RED BANK ZONERS NIX TRAINING OFFICE"
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April 19th, 2013 @ 9am
RED BANK: VALET PARKING GOES WEST
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Curbside valet service is expected to ease parking pressures resulting from the construction of the West Side Lofts. (Click to enlarge) By WIL FULTON Like Broad Street, Bridge Avenue inContinue reading "RED BANK: VALET PARKING GOES WEST"
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April 12th, 2013 @ 12pm
RED BANK: AFTER 83 YEARS, RASSAS TO CLOSE
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Aaron Rassas outside his Red Bank auto dealership. Below, the original location, at 21 Mechanic Street, in 1934. (Click to enlarge) By JOHN T. WARD Born in the Great Depression,Continue reading "RED BANK: AFTER 83 YEARS, RASSAS TO CLOSE"
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April 10th, 2013 @ 2pm
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PIANO TRASHED
Left out to take at 83 River Street. Property owner is a touring musician. Studio and home. (Photo and text by Partyline contributor Chris H ...
FALL COLORS IN RED BANK
redbankgreen's Partyline captures peaking fall foliage on a Red Bank street corner.
FALL AT THE COURTS OF RED BANK
On the Partyline: stunning foliage at Red Bank's "medieval office park."
WALK FOR DEMOCRACY
The T. Thomas Fortune Cultural Center led a "Walk for Democracy" Sunday from Riverside Gardens Park to the cultral center on Drs. James Park ...
Go big or go home
On the redbankgreen Partyline: Gourd display at Lighthouse on its penultimate night of the season.
MARIGOLDEN SUNSHINE
Partyline photo captures October sunshine hitting marigolds for sale ahead of Dia de Los Muertos.
KENNY KATZGRAU TEACHES CODING TO MAGAZINE PUBLISHERS
Kenny Katzgrau, publisher of Red Bank Green and creator of Broad Street, was teaching City and Regional Magazine Association publishers how ...
LET’S SEE YOUR KINDLE DO THIS
A stack of books served as a chock while a motorist changed a flat tire on Branch Avenue Wednesday afternoon. Submitted by John T. Ward
NEW WELCOME SIGN INSTALLED
A new "Welcome to Red Bank" sign has gone up at the northern Route 35 entrance to town at the foot of Cooper's Bridge.
JUNIOR BUCS WRESTLING WELCOMES YOUNG ATHLETES FOR 22ND SEASON
Junior Bucs Wrestling is preparing for its 22nd season, offering boys and girls from Red Bank, Shrewsbury, and Little Silver an opportunity ...
TIME FOR SCHOOL, DEER
Fall has arrived and so have the middle school loving deer!
JUST IN TIME FOR THE FALL CLASSIC
Just in time for the start of the World Series later this week baseball-themed paintings by artist Max Maxon hang in the windows of the Art ...
DINNER PLANS?
Chipotle in Red Bank Sunday evening will donate a quarter of proceeds from sales Sunday to the volunteer Red Bank Fire Department auxiliary.
KENNY KATZGRAU TEACHES VIBE CODE SESSION AT LOCAL NEWS CAMP
Kenny Katzgrau, publisher of Red Bank Green, is running a vibe code session, teaching other publishers to vibe code at Blue Engine Collectiv ...
Her Majesty visits Red Bank
Navesink Queen docked at the Molly Pitcher Marina. (Photo and text by Partyline contributor Boris Kofman)  
RED BANK DINER MONEY TREE
On the redbankgreen Partyline: sunshine and a money tree at the Red Bank Diner.
NAVESINK LIGHTS
Riverview Hospital lights up the Navesink. (Text and photo by Partyline contributor Terry Franco)  
HALF BAKED BROAD STREET
Broad Street repaving begins with road subject to overnight closures.
COLOR RUN AT RED BANK PRIMARY SCHOOL
redbankgreen Partyline happens upon a cloud of color at annual color run event at Red Bank Primary School.
I’LL EAT IT HERE, THANKS
A squirrel goes all-in for a popular autumn flavor on Madison Avenue in Red Bank Sunday morning.
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