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ON MONMOUTH: SUBS, SNIPS AND CLIPS
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The Red Bank Sub Shop and House of Fades barbershop are setting up side-by-side at 8 Monmouth Street. (Click to enlarge) By JOHN T. WARD Time for a couple ofContinue reading "ON MONMOUTH: SUBS, SNIPS AND CLIPS"
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January 26th, 2012 @ 11am
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SEA BRIGHT TESTS THE WATER ON BEACH PLAN
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A concept plan for the pool club that’s envisioned for part of the beachfront, below. (Click to enlarge) By JOHN T. WARD Years in the talking, the transformation of SeaContinue reading "SEA BRIGHT TESTS THE WATER ON BEACH PLAN"
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January 23rd, 2012 @ 11am
The addition will connect two existing buildings while permitting vehicles to pass underneath. (Click to enlarge) By JOHN T. WARD Framed by talk about its positive effects on lunchtime restaurantContinue reading "‘FLOATING’ DOWNTOWN OFFICE WAFTS TO OK"
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January 20th, 2012 @ 10am
A dispute over whether a height restriction applies to the proposed hotel site will go to the zoning board for resolution. (Click to enlarge) By JOHN T. WARD In yetContinue reading "JURISDICTION QUESTION ICES HOTEL PLAN"
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January 19th, 2012 @ 8am
IN RED BANK, MAKING A LOT OF A LITTLE
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Long the home of a car dealership and later approved for an office building, the parcel is now the site of a valet-only parking lot. (Click to enlarge) By JOHNContinue reading "IN RED BANK, MAKING A LOT OF A LITTLE"
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January 18th, 2012 @ 7am
RUMSON BOATHOUSE PLAN ADVANCES
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Shells and other gear remain at the site where a boathouse is envisioned.  (Click to enlarge) By JOHN T. WARD A waterfront house acquired by Rumson three years ago wasContinue reading "RUMSON BOATHOUSE PLAN ADVANCES"
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January 16th, 2012 @ 2pm
BUILDER AGAIN REJECTED ON TREE APPEAL
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Fair Haven planning board members Larry Quigley, foreground, and Pat Drummond with board attorney James Moody at Wednesday’s hearing. (Click to enlarge) By JOHN T. WARD With members voicing unvarnishedContinue reading "BUILDER AGAIN REJECTED ON TREE APPEAL"
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January 12th, 2012 @ 11am
[UPDATE: Please see clarification at the bottom of this article] By JOHN T. WARD Heeding the sound of Red Bank’s rattling tin cup, a fifth nonprofit has made a cashContinue reading "SHELTER GIVES RED BANK A HANDOUT"
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January 12th, 2012 @ 9am
CUT DOWN, BUILDER TRIES NEW TREE PLAN
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The health of the tulip poplar at center, above, has been a pivotal issue in the dispute. Below, the developer’s latest tree plan. (Click to enlarge) By JOHN T. WARDContinue reading "CUT DOWN, BUILDER TRIES NEW TREE PLAN"
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January 11th, 2012 @ 10am
RUMSON LOTS TO BE AUCTIONED NEXT MONTH
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Two borough-owned lots are headed for the the auction block. (Click to enlarge) By JOHN T. WARD Two residential building lots created by the November demolition of Rumson’s former policeContinue reading "RUMSON LOTS TO BE AUCTIONED NEXT MONTH"
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January 11th, 2012 @ 7am
STORE CONVERSION PLAN RAISES CONCERNS
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The owner of the Welsh Farms store hopes to turn it into a 7-Eleven open around the clock. Nearby homeowner Sharon Hawthorn, below, is rallying opponents. (Click to enlarge) ByContinue reading "STORE CONVERSION PLAN RAISES CONCERNS"
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January 5th, 2012 @ 2pm
MENNA: GROWING NONPROFITS HURT TOWN
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Mayor Pasquale Menna says the loss of taxable property to nonprofits is an unfair burden on taxpayers in regional centers like Red Bank. (Click to enlarge) By JOHN T. WARDContinue reading "MENNA: GROWING NONPROFITS HURT TOWN"
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January 5th, 2012 @ 11am
WOMAN’S CLUB GETS SECRET SETTLEMENT
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That little bit of decorative cornice that overhangs the Woman’s Club fire lane cost the Bank of America. (Click to enlarge) By JOHN T. WARD What’s a couple of inchesContinue reading "WOMAN’S CLUB GETS SECRET SETTLEMENT"
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January 4th, 2012 @ 8am
By JOHN T. WARD Planning board testimony about a proposed 72-room hotel at the foot of Cooper Bridge in Red Bank was put off until mid-January Monday night after a lawyerContinue reading "HOTEL HEARING DELAYED ANOTHER MONTH"
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December 19th, 2011 @ 10pm
BROAD STREET BLOWOUT PLANNED
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John Oakley of Fantastic Signs removes Butterfly Fine Art’s name from the future home of the Glam Bar, a blowout-only hair salon. (Click to enlarge) By JOHN T. WARD ComingContinue reading "BROAD STREET BLOWOUT PLANNED"
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December 19th, 2011 @ 1pm
WEINBERG AGAIN DRUMS FOR A BUYER
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A video listing for the Weinberg estate. Below, Max Weinberg at a Middletown planning board hearing in August. (Photo by Stacie Fanelli. Click to enlarge) [See update at bottom ofContinue reading "WEINBERG AGAIN DRUMS FOR A BUYER"
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December 16th, 2011 @ 12pm
NEW RESTAURANT COMING TO STATION?
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The exterior of 78 Bridge Avenue, and below, an interior view showing the rear carriage-house doors. (Click to enlarge) By JOHN T. WARD In recent years, it’s been an ironwareContinue reading "NEW RESTAURANT COMING TO STATION?"
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December 15th, 2011 @ 12pm
Hovnanian’s national headquarters in Red Bank. (Click to enlarge) The red ink continued to flow at Red Bank homebuilder Hovnanian Enterprises in the recently ended fiscal fourth quarter, though theContinue reading "HOVNANIAN ENDURES ANOTHER LOSS"
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December 15th, 2011 @ 11am
After almost a year and a half of on-and-off debate, an effort to trim Fair Haven’s tree-protection ordinance failed Monday night, the Asbury Park Press reports. Mayor Mike Halfacre, whoContinue reading "MAYOR’S VOTE HALTS TREE-LAW SAW"
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December 13th, 2011 @ 8am
SIDEWALK SIGNS OK FOR ANOTHER YEAR
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Sandwich board signs are are here to stay – at least for another year. Though there have been some ‘issues’ of merchants posting signs away from their stores to getContinue reading "SIDEWALK SIGNS OK FOR ANOTHER YEAR"
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December 9th, 2011 @ 9am
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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.