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A family of Canada geese appeared flummoxed by the detour at Bridge Avenue and Oakland Street in Red Bank Friday afternoon. Filmmaker Bill Day caught their meanderings on video. TheContinue reading "RED BANK: MIGRATION ROUTE DETOUR"
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May 2nd, 2014 @ 2pm
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WHO FIXED THE NAVESINK OSPREY NEST?
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The osprey nest as see Friday morning, above, and a year ago, below. (Photo by John T. Ward. Click to enlarge) A precariously leaning home to ospreys in the NavesinkContinue reading "WHO FIXED THE NAVESINK OSPREY NEST?"
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May 2nd, 2014 @ 2pm
SPRING 2014: ROADSIDE COLOR
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A burst of yellow lit up a bit of Harding Road in Little Silver on Sunday. Monday will be sunny with temperatures reaching about 57 degrees, the National Weather ServiceContinue reading "SPRING 2014: ROADSIDE COLOR"
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April 21st, 2014 @ 5am
After 33 years, the Fair Haven Community Garden goes by tacit rules of etiquette. Others, though, have written rules.. (Photo by Susan Ericson. Click to enlarge) By SUSAN ERICSON Hey,Continue reading "KEEPING ‘COMMUNITY’ IN SHARED GARDENS"
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April 15th, 2014 @ 8am
SEA BRIGHT: MCLOONE’S OK’D TO REBUILD
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McLoone’s Rum Runner in Sea Bright, destroyed by Hurricane Sandy, will be rebuilt at its Ocean Avenue location abutting the Shrewsbury River and reopen before summer 2015, according to aContinue reading "SEA BRIGHT: MCLOONE’S OK’D TO REBUILD"
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April 15th, 2014 @ 8am
RED BANK: SPRAYGROUND RETURNS
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Critics contend the sprayground would be built in an environmentally sensitive wetland.  (Click to enlarge) By JOHN T. WARD A proposed children’s “sprayground” installation that environmentalists say would encroach onContinue reading "RED BANK: SPRAYGROUND RETURNS"
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April 9th, 2014 @ 12pm
LITTLE SILVER: BARNS TO BE AGE-TESTED
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Archaeology students from Monmouth University plan to conduct tests on the barns at Little Silver’s Parker Homestead Friday to determine the ages of the structures. A similar examination was done onContinue reading "LITTLE SILVER: BARNS TO BE AGE-TESTED"
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April 9th, 2014 @ 7am
A LITTLE SLIVER OF SPRING IN LITTLE SILVER
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Signs of spring abounded over the weekend, including this tree bud about to pop at the corner of South Silverton Drive and Branch Avenue in Little Silver Sunday. Monday’s forecastContinue reading "A LITTLE SLIVER OF SPRING IN LITTLE SILVER"
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April 7th, 2014 @ 5am
SPRING 2014: HAS WINTER FINALLY CROAKED?
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Sunshine, temperatures solidly in the mid-50s, not a brine track in sight… could our long winter finally be over? These crocuses on River Road in Fair Haven vote ‘yes.’ (ClickContinue reading "SPRING 2014: HAS WINTER FINALLY CROAKED?"
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April 1st, 2014 @ 2pm
RED BANK: POND CLEARED FOR TROUT SEASON
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About a dozen members of Monmouth County sportsmen’s clubs turned out in a cold drizzle to clear debris and phragmites from Red Bank’s Mohawk Pond Sunday morning, in anticipation ofContinue reading "RED BANK: POND CLEARED FOR TROUT SEASON"
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March 31st, 2014 @ 6am
Sunset on our beautiful Navesink River, looking east from the Oceanic Bridge in Rumson, on  March 30, 2014. (Video by Gerda Liebmann. Click to enlarge)
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March 30th, 2014 @ 11am
SANDY HOOK: FAT, HAPPY SEALS ON THE BEACH
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Reader William Healey spied this pod of seals sunning on the bay side of Sandy Hook Sunday afternoon. Joe Reynolds of the environmental blog Shore11.org reports they’ve been there sinceContinue reading "SANDY HOOK: FAT, HAPPY SEALS ON THE BEACH"
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March 10th, 2014 @ 10am
NAVESINK RIVER OSPREY NEST NEEDS TLC
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The osprey nest as seen last May. Below, adult ospreys sunning on a Red Bank dock last April. (Photo by John T. Ward. Click to enlarge) Wildlife conservationists are lookingContinue reading "NAVESINK RIVER OSPREY NEST NEEDS TLC"
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March 7th, 2014 @ 6am
GIANTS ON ICE, AS ROCKET MEETS JACK FROST
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The Rocket, above in foreground, with the Jack Frost.  (Photo by John Oakley of Fantastic Signs. Click to enlarge) The New York Times has a story in Monday’s edition onContinue reading "GIANTS ON ICE, AS ROCKET MEETS JACK FROST"
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March 3rd, 2014 @ 9am
SEA BRIGHT: DONOVAN’S TO REBUILD
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Donovan’s Reef as seen five days after Hurricane Sandy, above, and in better days, below. (Photo above by John T. Ward. Click to enlarge) By JOHN T. WARD Smashed toContinue reading "SEA BRIGHT: DONOVAN’S TO REBUILD"
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February 27th, 2014 @ 1pm
SEA BRIGHT RISING TO HELP REBUILD HOMES
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Sea Bright homes being elevated last June. Officials estimate 80 percent of the town’s homes are still vacant. Below, Chris Wood, flanked by Pete Forlenza and Zack Rosenburg, addresses aContinue reading "SEA BRIGHT RISING TO HELP REBUILD HOMES"
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February 26th, 2014 @ 1pm
SEA BRIGHT: FREE BEACH TO GET COSTLY LAV
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A four-stall restroom with a ramp over the seawall is expected to be completed by Memorial Day, officials say. (Photo by John T. Ward. Click to enlarge) By JOHN T.Continue reading "SEA BRIGHT: FREE BEACH TO GET COSTLY LAV"
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February 21st, 2014 @ 1pm
By JOHN T. WARD A Sea Bright man pleaded guilty to ripping off the Federal Emergency Management Administration via hotel charges he didn’t deserve, authorities announced Tuesday. Bill Nagle, 52,Continue reading "SEA BRIGHT MAN GUILTY OF SANDY FRAUD"
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February 18th, 2014 @ 6pm
OUR BEAUTIFUL, MOON-KISSED RIVER
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A decorative orb on the railing of the Route 35 Cooper Bridge between Red Bank and Middletown greets the full moon rising over the Navesink River on Valentine’s Day, 2014.Continue reading "OUR BEAUTIFUL, MOON-KISSED RIVER"
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February 14th, 2014 @ 6pm
RED BANK: MAPLE COVE SAVED… FOR NOW?
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The placement of the proposed border between the library parking lot and adjoining riverfront property was a subject of debate, but all of Maple Cove will remain on the openContinue reading "RED BANK: MAPLE COVE SAVED… FOR NOW?"
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February 14th, 2014 @ 11am
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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.