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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
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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
FOR A RED BANK BUNKER, IT’S DOOMSDAY
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“I’d almost rather be incinerated than have to live down here,” says Suellen Sims, below inspecting her new home’s fallout shelter, built beneath an earthen berm alongside Harris Park. (ClickContinue reading "FOR A RED BANK BUNKER, IT’S DOOMSDAY"
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March 9th, 2012 @ 11am
By JOHN T. WARD Red Bank-based homebuilder Hovnanian Enterprises notched a 6.7-percent sales gain in the first fiscal quarter from a year ago, the company reported Tuesday morning. The closely-heldContinue reading "HOV BOOSTS REVENUE, SHRINKS LOSS"
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March 7th, 2012 @ 9am
RED BANK: CHINESE EATERY DOUBLES DOWN
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Victor Kuo’s Temple Gourmet Chinese won approval Monday night to take over half the storefront used by Jonathan Salon, which has consolidated into lesser space. (Click to enlarge) By JOHNContinue reading "RED BANK: CHINESE EATERY DOUBLES DOWN"
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March 6th, 2012 @ 12pm
RED BANK: 7-ELEVEN CHALLENGED OVER 24/7
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Planning consultant Rob Freud, representing 7-Eleven, answers a question from resident John Garofalo, left. Below, Freud with the site plan. (Click to enlarge) By JOHN T. WARD A  proposal toContinue reading "RED BANK: 7-ELEVEN CHALLENGED OVER 24/7"
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March 6th, 2012 @ 8am
MYSTERY HAMPTON INN PLAN OPPONENT ID’D
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Lawyer Ron Gasiorowski, left, said the owners of a Tinton Falls hotel have been paying his fees for representing Hampton Inn opponent Stephen Mitchell, right. (Click to enlarge) By JOHNContinue reading "MYSTERY HAMPTON INN PLAN OPPONENT ID’D"
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March 2nd, 2012 @ 7am
LATE-NIGHT BURGERS COMING TO RED BANK
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Jr.’s owner Mike DeSimone put together a group of investors to buy the yellow building in the background so he could expand his West End-based hamburger business there. (Click toContinue reading "LATE-NIGHT BURGERS COMING TO RED BANK"
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February 29th, 2012 @ 10am
BUY-IN ON NEW SEA BRIGHT BRIDGE ELUSIVE
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Below, dozens of local residents turned out in Sea Bright Monday for a midday presentation of options for dealing with the “serious” condition of the Rumson-Sea Bright Bridge. (Click toContinue reading "BUY-IN ON NEW SEA BRIGHT BRIDGE ELUSIVE"
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February 28th, 2012 @ 9am
PED/BIKE RAMP PLANNED FOR NEW BRIDGE
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Monmouth County Engineer Joe Ettore traces the path of the planned walkway, which continues off the proposed new bridge (in yellow) and up a series of ramps along the theContinue reading "PED/BIKE RAMP PLANNED FOR NEW BRIDGE"
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February 23rd, 2012 @ 8am
The Parker house stands at an entrance to what is now the Sickles Market and remnants of the original working farm on Rumson Road. (Click to enlarge) Five months afterContinue reading "PARKER HOMESTEAD GETS HISTORIC SEAL"
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February 23rd, 2012 @ 6am
WEIGH IN ON POSSIBLE BRIDGE REPLACEMENT
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Monmouth County officials will hold two public-input sessions on whether to repair or replace the Rumson-Sea Bright bridge.   (Click to enlarge) By JOHN T. WARD A new bridge toContinue reading "WEIGH IN ON POSSIBLE BRIDGE REPLACEMENT"
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February 20th, 2012 @ 11am
‘EYESORE’ HAS MAKEOVER APPOINTMENT
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The long-vacant former home of Surray Luggage is set for a spruce-up and a new tenant, Salon Conrete. (Click to enlarge) By JOHN T. WARD It’s months away, but anContinue reading "‘EYESORE’ HAS MAKEOVER APPOINTMENT"
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February 17th, 2012 @ 8am
BANK VOWS TO BUILD COURTYARDS THIS YEAR
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Demolition of a gas station at the corner of Monmouth and West streets was completed in August to clear the way for 57 new homes. (Click to enlarge) By JOHNContinue reading "BANK VOWS TO BUILD COURTYARDS THIS YEAR"
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February 17th, 2012 @ 7am
OLD KISLIN’S SPACE TO GET PORTRAIT STUDIO
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One-third of the ground-floor at 8 East Front Street has been leased to Kramer Portraits. (Click to enlarge) By JOHN T. WARD Four months after LoBoudoir Photography sexed-up a long-vacant RedContinue reading "OLD KISLIN’S SPACE TO GET PORTRAIT STUDIO"
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February 16th, 2012 @ 10am
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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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