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WEATHER ANOMALY SWELLS NAVESINK
At the Monmouth Boat Club, the Navesink River has risen to within inches of the lower porch deck. (Click to enlarge) An unusual weather system is causing the Navesink RiverContinue reading "WEATHER ANOMALY SWELLS NAVESINK"
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November 11th, 2010 @ 2pm
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ART AND ABOUT: FEELING IN THE PINK
Clockwise from top left: Andrea “Pinky” Adubato and Lauren Bellero; a Labradoodle portrait by Pinky; a textured box creation by Bellero. By TOM CHESEK The “fall back” days of NovemberContinue reading "ART AND ABOUT: FEELING IN THE PINK"
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November 8th, 2010 @ 3pm
GOT AN EXTRA TREE LYING AROUND?
Yes, folks, it’s that time of year. The book is closed on Halloween. Jim Bruno’s crew from Powerhouse Signworks has started stringing lights in trees downtown. And the event plannersContinue reading "GOT AN EXTRA TREE LYING AROUND?"
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November 3rd, 2010 @ 1pm
SEEKING A SOLUTION FOR SHADOW LAKE
Middletown and DEP officials will meet today to discuss problems at Shadow Lake. (Photo by Dustin Racioppi; click to enlarge) By DUSTIN RACIOPPI Middletown and state Department of Environmental ProtectionContinue reading "SEEKING A SOLUTION FOR SHADOW LAKE"
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October 21st, 2010 @ 8am
CAT ORDINANCE BEGINS THIRD LIFE
A trap-spay/neuter-release program could finally get underway in Sea Bright by the end of the year. (Photo by Dustin Racioppi; click to enlarge) By DUSTIN RACIOPPI It’s been introduced, amended,Continue reading "CAT ORDINANCE BEGINS THIRD LIFE"
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October 20th, 2010 @ 9am
SHREWSBURY MULLS BOW HUNT FOR DEER
Deer on the lawn of an Elm Lane residence earlier this month. (Click to enlarge) By DUSTIN RACIOPPI Most mornings, Brian Hall wakes up to find the motion sensor outsideContinue reading "SHREWSBURY MULLS BOW HUNT FOR DEER"
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October 19th, 2010 @ 11am
SEA BRIGHT TWEAKS CAT HERDING LAW
A cat hanging out in Sea Bright. (Photo by Dustin Racioppi; click to enlarge) By DUSTIN RACIOPPI Sea Bright is moving forward on its cat control ordinance, despite warnings fromContinue reading "SEA BRIGHT TWEAKS CAT HERDING LAW"
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September 29th, 2010 @ 6am
Scenes from Paddle the Navesink Day, captured by Peter Lindner. (To enlarge the photo display, start it, then click the embiggen symbol in the lower right corner. To get backContinue reading "A PLETHORA OF PADDLING"
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September 20th, 2010 @ 1pm
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
POND DREDGING SLATED TO BEGIN TODAY
Heavy machinery on-scene at Pomphrey’s Pond yesterday. (Photo by Dustin Racioppi; click to enlarge) By DUSTIN RACIOPPI Something to be filed in the skinny folder labeled “On-Time Promises From Government?”Continue reading "POND DREDGING SLATED TO BEGIN TODAY"
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September 15th, 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
RIVER’S ‘REVELATIONS’ OPEN TO ALL SEPT. 18
By DUSTIN RACIOPPI Before there was Maple Cove, Jim Crawford didn’t fully appreciate that he lived in a river town. But not long after the town council designated the undevelopedContinue reading "RIVER’S ‘REVELATIONS’ OPEN TO ALL SEPT. 18"
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September 10th, 2010 @ 10am
ANOTHER POWER TO BE RECKONED WITH
A sign in Sea Bright warns visitors that a hurricane may threaten beachgoers later this week. (Click to enlarge) By DUSTIN RACIOPPI This week’s forecast: hot and sunny with aContinue reading "ANOTHER POWER TO BE RECKONED WITH"
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August 31st, 2010 @ 10am
ACCIDENTAL PHOTOGRAPHER: GETTING BUGGY
OK, we’re no entomologists here, but redbankgreen’s accidental photographer saw this mantis-looking fella chilling on a set of bicycle handlebars the other day and had to snap a pic. AnybodyContinue reading "ACCIDENTAL PHOTOGRAPHER: GETTING BUGGY"
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August 27th, 2010 @ 12pm
COUPLE DAYS IN THE CLOUDS
A couple lays out a blanket at Marine Park Tuesday evening for a view of the Navesink. Forecasters say it’ll be the last good opportunity for such a view forContinue reading "COUPLE DAYS IN THE CLOUDS"
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August 18th, 2010 @ 6am
FRAGILE MONARCHS HEAD SOUTH
The release gave children, including the young girl below, a chance to see the butterflies up close. (Photos by Peter Lindner. Click to enlarge) Sickles Market in Little Silver heldContinue reading "FRAGILE MONARCHS HEAD SOUTH"
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August 16th, 2010 @ 8am
Employees from the Red Bank public utilities department took on a large beehive near the entrance to the borough hall parking lot on Monmouth Street one day last week, andContinue reading "THE BUZZ ON MONMOUTH STREET"
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August 4th, 2010 @ 10am
RIVER PARK PLAN TAKES SHAPE IN FAIR HAVEN
An informal committee met at the former Charles Williams estate Monday to discuss its future. (Photos by Dustin Racioppi; click to enlarge) By DUSTIN RACIOPPI It’s a simple plan, withContinue reading "RIVER PARK PLAN TAKES SHAPE IN FAIR HAVEN"
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August 3rd, 2010 @ 7am
POND DREDGING DELAYS RILE RUMSONITES
State officials say Pomphrey’s Pond, across East River Road from borough hall, will get its long-awaited dredging later this year. (Photo by Dustin Racioppi; click to enlarge) By DUSTIN RACIOPPIContinue reading "POND DREDGING DELAYS RILE RUMSONITES"
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July 14th, 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
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RBG CUB SIGHTING
A Partyline contributor positioned on the dais at Thursday's meeting of the Zoning Board of Adjustment captured redbankgreen reporter intern ...
DOWNPOUR STRAINS DRAIN
Partyline captures video of a flooded intersection during Tuesday's afternoon thunderstorm.
STILL ‘OPEN’ SPACE
Next to Fins and Feathers, very surprised to see an overgrown parking lot that still sits there…overgrown and with blacktop. (Photo and te ...
DARK COMEDY BY JERSEY DIRECTOR OPENS FILM FEST
Indie Street Film Festival kicks off with "In Memoriam," a dark comedy about an actor with six months to live.
Indie Street Film Festival Kicks Off
Indie Street Film Festival kicks off.
KUDOS FOR RBCS FINANCE WHIZZES
Monmouth County Board of Commissioners and Borough Council honor Red Bank Charter School students who took second place in a national financ ...
MARINE PARK HOT DOGS
Red Bank's newly remade Marine Park also has a new lunch option, a newly licensed hot dog cart.
MATCHA CLOSE UP
Partyline captures a photographer working for Aura Coffee Roaster angles for the perfect shot of two iced matcha lattes on Broad Street Mond ...
SOUTH STREET AUTHOR TO READ AT LIBRARY SATURDAY
South Street resident Scott Robertson will read selections from his book, Contents of a Curious Mind, Saturday, Aug. 8, from 11:30 a.m. to 1 ...
EARTH SPIRIT FOUNDER DIES
Jocelyn Ruth Midose, longtime owner of Earth Spirit New Age Center has died.
A PERFECT NATIONAL NIGHT OUT
The annual National Night Out event organized by the Red Bank Police Department drew hundreds to frolic amid the green grass and cotton cand ...
Blackhawk Helicopter Arrives for National Night Out
The Blackhawk helicopter has arrived. Everyone’s favorite part of each National Night Out hosted by the Red Bank Police Department jus ...
PARKING METER MOMENT
Patty Bishop of Verona was halfway through her haircut at Fox & Jane when she realized she needed to feed the parking meter. After she p ...
JOIN US AT JJ’S – PLEASE!
A doe-eyed sect of sentient boba teas sweetly beseeches us to join their adorable cult outside of JJ Delicacies this sticky August Sunday!
NEIGHBORS GATHER AT TINO’S
Chris Havens of River Street gathered group of Red Bankers for dinner on Thursday night. The gathering was in the back patio of Tino’s Mex ...
TREE BRANCH VS CAR
A tree branch fell on a parked car on Chestnut Street near Pearl Street Sunday. Submitted by Brian Donohue
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 ...