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The board found the proposed hotel exceeds the height limits of the waterfront development zone along the Navesink River.  (Click to enlarge) By JOHN T. WARD Adding yet another twistContinue reading "ZONING BOARD RULES HOTEL TOO TALL"
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May 17th, 2012 @ 11pm
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After months of arguing that Fair Haven’s tree ordinance is unconstitutional and needs to be put through a chipper, borough Councilman Bob Marchese is now proposing that it be dugContinue reading "FAIR HAVEN TREE LAW MAY BE TRANSPLANTED"
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May 16th, 2012 @ 7am
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
LAWYERS SQUARE OFF OVER 24/7 7-ELEVEN
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The Welsh Farms store on East Front Street, site of a planned 7-Eleven, would be banned from opening all night under a law passed Wednesday night. (Click to enlarge) ByContinue reading "LAWYERS SQUARE OFF OVER 24/7 7-ELEVEN"
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May 10th, 2012 @ 10am
WHERE’D THE LOVE GO?
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The former home of Love Lane Tuxedos is one of downtown Red Bank’s most persistent large vacancies. (Click to enlarge) By MIKE BARON Where’s the love for the old LoveContinue reading "WHERE’D THE LOVE GO?"
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May 3rd, 2012 @ 8am
FOUNDATION ENVISIONS LINK TO RBPS POND
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A satellite view of the pond at the Red Bank Primary School, courtesy of Google Maps. Below, Andrew Winning, 10, demonstrates a human sun clock on the school grounds. (ClickContinue reading "FOUNDATION ENVISIONS LINK TO RBPS POND"
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May 1st, 2012 @ 1pm
The unacknowledged elephant in the room: the Welsh Farms on East Front Street, now seeking to convert to an all-day 7-Eleven. (Click to enlarge) By JOHN T. WARD Without explainingContinue reading "RED BANK AIMS TO BAN OVERNIGHT BUSINESS"
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April 26th, 2012 @ 6am
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
A CHANGE OF ADDRESS FOR PLANNED HOTEL?
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Hampton Inn attorney Marty McGann cross-examines opposition witness Gordon Gemma, center, as lawyer Ron Gasiorowski looks on Thursday night. (Click to enlarge) By JOHN T. WARD The developers of proposedContinue reading "A CHANGE OF ADDRESS FOR PLANNED HOTEL?"
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April 20th, 2012 @ 8am
LIBRARY LOVERS AT HOME IN EISNER’S HOUSE
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Guests explored the second-floor New Jersey Room, above, where uniforms produced by the Eisner factory were on display.  (Photos by Stephanie Schroepfer. Click to enlarge) By STEPHANIE SCHROEPFER Seventy-five yearsContinue reading "LIBRARY LOVERS AT HOME IN EISNER’S HOUSE"
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April 16th, 2012 @ 10am
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
FAIR HAVEN, RUMSON COMBINE ON SERVICES
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Fair Haven Fields, opposite Rumson’s Meadowridge Park on Ridge Road, would be maintained by Rumson under the deal.  (Click to enlarge) By JOHN T. WARD Three years after the wheelsContinue reading "FAIR HAVEN, RUMSON COMBINE ON SERVICES"
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April 11th, 2012 @ 8am
The recent opening of Lucki Clover, above, in a Broad Street space vacated last September, is seen as one of many indicators of a strengthening comeback.  (Click to enlarge) ByContinue reading "DOWNTOWN RED BANK COMES OFF THE ROPES"
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April 10th, 2012 @ 10am
Siena Grille filed for liquidation this week, according to court records. (Click to enlarge) By JOHN T. WARD After weeks of half-off sales seven nights a week, Red Bank’s SienaContinue reading "SIENA GRILLE CLOSES, FILES FOR BANKRUPTCY"
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March 30th, 2012 @ 5am
PITCHFORKS OUT OVER COMMUNITY GARDEN
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With organizer Cindy Burnham holding up a photo, Annie Jones argues for allowing residents to garden a 900-square-foot strip of borough property at Maple Cove. (Click to enlarge) By JOHNContinue reading "PITCHFORKS OUT OVER COMMUNITY GARDEN"
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March 29th, 2012 @ 5am
MARINA OWNER BRACES FOR BRIDGE SQUEEZE
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“There’s no money for business interruption,” says Red Bank Marina owner Steve Remaley, below, who also stands to lose land on both sides of the bridge. (Click to enlarge) ByContinue reading "MARINA OWNER BRACES FOR BRIDGE SQUEEZE"
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March 28th, 2012 @ 10am
BATTLE OVER TREE ENDS WITH REMOVAL OK
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The 100-foot tulip poplar, center, became a lightning rod for opinions about Fair Haven’s tree law.  (Click to enlarge) By JOHN T. WARD After nearly a year of controversy, aContinue reading "BATTLE OVER TREE ENDS WITH REMOVAL OK"
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March 23rd, 2012 @ 8am
BASIE TO GET ‘RED CARPET’ STREET CROSSING
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Authorities hope the crossing will centralize pedestrian movements to and from the theater on show nights. (Click to enlarge) By JOHN T. WARD Red Bank’s long-awaited plan to extend streetscapeContinue reading "BASIE TO GET ‘RED CARPET’ STREET CROSSING"
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March 21st, 2012 @ 6am
BATTLE OVER HOTEL HEIGHT DRAGS ON
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A planned six-story hotel at the longtime site of an Exxon station is the subject of a hearings at both the planning and zoning boards.   (Click to enlarge) ByContinue reading "BATTLE OVER HOTEL HEIGHT DRAGS ON"
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March 16th, 2012 @ 7am
OFFICIALS BLAST NJNG OVER GAS VALVES
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State Senator Jennifer Beck with the offending gas pressure valve on Broad Street Wednesday. (Click to enlarge) By JOHN T. WARD [SEE UPDATE TO THIS STORY AT THE BOTTOM] RedContinue reading "OFFICIALS BLAST NJNG OVER GAS VALVES"
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March 14th, 2012 @ 1pm
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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.