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A Middletown man was arrested yesterday on check-kiting charges that authorities say defrauded a Shrewsbury bank branch of nearly $93,000. Sandy Masselli, 48, was held on $100,000 bail and orderedContinue reading "M’TOWN MAN CHARGED WITH CHECK FRAUD"
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September 23rd, 2010 @ 2pm
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This week’s spotlight comment comes from Jen Gallagher, posted under an article about the proposed Fair Haven ordinance that would have required property owners who are denied tree-removal permits byContinue reading "ABOUT THAT TREE ORDINANCE…"
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September 20th, 2010 @ 8am
Zoe Gallagher, 13, had rallied support for the measure after trees on a Poplar Avenue property were cut down to make room for two houses. (Photo by Dustin Racioppi; clickContinue reading "FAIR HAVEN TREE ORDINANCE DIES"
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September 14th, 2010 @ 6am
File photo of the company’s headquarters overlooking the Navesink River. (Click to enlarge) Homebuilder Hovnanian Enterprises slashed its net loss in its latest fiscal quarter, but still produced more redContinue reading "HOV BEATS OUTLOOK — IN WRONG DIRECTION"
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September 2nd, 2010 @ 5am
RIVER’S EDGE OK’D; PLANS PATH TO NEW PARK
One of the houses to be torn down as part of the River’s Edge condo project, which gained approval to add more units Thursday night. (Photo by Dustin Racioppi; clickContinue reading "RIVER’S EDGE OK’D; PLANS PATH TO NEW PARK"
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August 20th, 2010 @ 1pm
CLOSED: CEDAR CROSSING WORK BEGINS
By DUSTIN RACIOPPI It took a little longer than expected, but the Cedar Crossing affordable housing project is a done deal. Just needs to be built. The Red Bank AffordableContinue reading "CLOSED: CEDAR CROSSING WORK BEGINS"
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August 19th, 2010 @ 12pm
RETURN OF THE RIVER’S EDGE
Work on a condominium project at the end of Bank Street has stopped while the developer seeks a change of plans. (Photo by Dustin Racioppi; click to enlarge) By DUSTINContinue reading "RETURN OF THE RIVER’S EDGE"
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August 19th, 2010 @ 7am
NO SIZZLE YET, BUT STEAK IS COMING
For years it was Bayshore Charlie’s, but soon this River Road establishment will be dishing out fare of a different kind. (Photo by Dustin Racioppi; click to enlarge) By DUSTINContinue reading "NO SIZZLE YET, BUT STEAK IS COMING"
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August 17th, 2010 @ 5am
JUDITH STANLEY COLEMAN HAS DIED
Judith Stanley Coleman at the opening of the Tiffany store in Red Bank in November, 2007. (Click to enlarge) Judith Stanley Coleman, an ardent land conservationist and philanthropist from Middletown,Continue reading "JUDITH STANLEY COLEMAN HAS DIED"
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August 2nd, 2010 @ 12pm
NOW OPEN: GOOD, SAFE KARMA
Tiffany Betts, left, and Gail Doherty preparing meals for customers who showed up minutes after Wednesday’s opening. (Click to enlarge) The much-anticipated return to Red Bank of vegan restaurateurs GailContinue reading "NOW OPEN: GOOD, SAFE KARMA"
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July 29th, 2010 @ 7am
OOPS: IT’S NOT HISTORIC — YET
The lot, at the corner of East Front and Washington Streets, has been vacant since a Victorian home was demolished in 2005. (Click to enlarge) Last week, redbankgreen reported thatContinue reading "OOPS: IT’S NOT HISTORIC — YET"
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July 29th, 2010 @ 6am
TALK OF TOWNHOUSES IN HISTORIC DISTRICT
An architect has drawn up plans for townouses for a vacant lot in Red Bank’s historic district, but nothing has been filed with the borough. (Photo by Dustin Racioppi; clickContinue reading "TALK OF TOWNHOUSES IN HISTORIC DISTRICT"
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July 23rd, 2010 @ 6am
Rejecting the advice of the borough planning board, the Red Bank Council last night said merchants may put sandwich-board advertising on sidewalks outside their establishments through the end of thisContinue reading "COUNCIL APPROVES SANDWICH BOARD SIGNS"
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July 13th, 2010 @ 6am
FAIR HAVEN TREE LAW GETS ANOTHER LOOK
12-year-old Zoe Gallagher made her case to the borough council Monday night to amend Fair Haven’s tree ordinance. (Photo by Dustin Racioppi; click to enlarge) By DUSTIN RACIOPPI Fair HavenContinue reading "FAIR HAVEN TREE LAW GETS ANOTHER LOOK"
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July 13th, 2010 @ 5am
RUMSON PLANS TO RAZE FORMER POLICE HQ
The property will be sold as two building lots, officials say. (Click to enlarge) By EVAN SOLTAS With its new municipal complex completed, Rumson plans to demolish its historic CenterContinue reading "RUMSON PLANS TO RAZE FORMER POLICE HQ"
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July 12th, 2010 @ 1pm
COURT ORDERS MORE BEACH ACCESS AT CLUB
The club was the last holdout defendant in a lawsuit dating back four years, and lost. (Click to enlarge) A state Superior Court in Freehold has ordered the oceanfront SeabrightContinue reading "COURT ORDERS MORE BEACH ACCESS AT CLUB"
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July 12th, 2010 @ 8am
The specialty food store has filed plans to take over more than 12,000 square feet in Treasure Island Plaza, according to a report. After a brief dalliance with Red BankContinue reading "TRADER JOE’S PLANS SHREWSBURY STORE"
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July 9th, 2010 @ 6am
ANOTHER COURTYARDS PLAN WINS VARIANCES
As Ray Mass (background) and Deborah Marks listened, zoning board member Vincent Light details his objection to granting variances for the proposed Courtyards at Monmouth housing project, below. (Click toContinue reading "ANOTHER COURTYARDS PLAN WINS VARIANCES"
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July 2nd, 2010 @ 6am
FH COUNCIL TAKES FLAK ON TWO ISSUES
More than 50 residents filled the borough council chambers Monday night for a chance to be heard on two separate hot-button issues in town. (Photo by Dustin Racioppi; click toContinue reading "FH COUNCIL TAKES FLAK ON TWO ISSUES"
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June 29th, 2010 @ 5am
A BIT LATE, FAIR HAVEN GIRL TESTS TREE LAW
Zoe Gallagher, 12, in front of the Poplar Avenue property where trees are being cut down to make room for two houses. (Photo by Dustin Racioppi; click to enlarge) ByContinue reading "A BIT LATE, FAIR HAVEN GIRL TESTS TREE LAW"
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June 22nd, 2010 @ 8am
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APOSTROPHE CATASTROPHE
As a curmudgeonly curator of terrible punctuation on public signs, I’ve seen and shaken my head at a lot of gratuitous quotation marks ...
DANE FOR DEMOCRACY
redbankgreen Partyline captures a great dane who, all signs indicate, has had enough.
SUNFLOWER GAUNTLET
On the Partyline: a sunflower guantlet on River Street.
VIGIL FOR 68 DEAD
About 100 people attended a Saturday vigil at Johnny Jazz Park in Red Bank as part of a nationwide series of events to mourn the lives of pe ...
LITTERBUGS HIT MARINE PARK
Partyline PSA: Please don't leave your trash in our nice new park!
PARKING SUCCESS AT RED ROCK
All these people found parking for the Cliffs at Red Rock!
SHO AND TELL
A peak inside Sho Asian Table a new restaurant still under construction and slated to open later this summer at 8 West Front Street in Red B ...
“Night of the Living Nick” Halloween Car Turns Heads
Nick Brown, a special effects artist from the Atlantic Highlands, was seen driving his creatively decorated Halloween car around Red Bank th ...
“HOLY F***!” LIGHTNING STRIKE FROM WASHINGTON STREET BACKYARD
Lightning struck during Saturday’s storms in the backyard of Washington Street resident Kimberly Johnson. The strike obviously caught ever ...
SMOKY NAVESINK SUNRISE
redbankgreen's partyline photographer Karly Swaim captured the sun rising through hazy, smoky skies above the Navesink River from NJ Transit ...
MAGGIE’S HEAT WAVE HAIRCUT
Maggie, a golden doodle who belongs to Sara Horan, shows off her new shorter-for-summer hair cut outside Fins & Feathers on Monmouth Street ...
PEACE, LOVE AND JUGGLING
Music and flow arts filled Riverside Gardens Park Friday night at the free flow arts meetup hosted by Cirque de Peace, with guest band Sweet ...
IMMIGRATION PROTESTS CONTINUE
Protests against a wave of immigration arrests in Red Bank and nationwide continued for a third and fourth straight day on Shrewsbury Avenue ...
CARS, BARS AND VANS
Middletown resident Rob King was cruising through the Red Bank municipal parking lot behind the Dublin House Saturday night in his 1969 Plym ...
TWO SHORTS IN FILMONEFEST
Leonardo Morales Pitalua, a 20-year-old animator who lived in Red Bank until February, will have two short films shown at FilmOneFest in Hig ...
LONG DOGGONE WAIT
Partyline photo: The driver of an e-bike and his human passenger wait at the Monmouth Street train crossing while a northbound NJ Transit tr ...
WE’RE LICHEN THIS FUNGHI!
A mushroom sprouts from the mouth-like hole in this lichen-covered tree on the grounds of Red Bank Primary School Tuesday morning.
HELL STRIP FIREWORKS
Revelers launched fireworks from the hell strip in front of a home on Drs. James Parker Boulevard on July 4, one of many impromptu and quest ...
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SWIMMING, ER, SCULLING RIVER?
Partyline photo captures a single rower working their way up the Swimming River.
SUMMER SUNRISE
A stunning Sunrise on the Navesink River in Red Bank Tuesday June 30.