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RED BANK: GOP CALLS FOR TELE-DEBATE
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Republicans Linda Schwabenbauer and Sean Di Somma had a full-house audience at River Street Commons to themselves Tuesday night. (Photo by John T. Ward. Click to enlarge) By JOHN T.Continue reading "RED BANK: GOP CALLS FOR TELE-DEBATE"
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October 29th, 2014 @ 1pm
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RED BANK: NO DEBATE AS DEMS ARE NO-SHOWS
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The River Street Commons had a full house for the event, hosted by the Westside Community Group. Alecia Wilkerson, below, asked a question from the audience. (Photo by John T.Continue reading "RED BANK: NO DEBATE AS DEMS ARE NO-SHOWS"
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October 28th, 2014 @ 11pm
RED BANK: WEST SIDERS MARCH IN PROTEST
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About three dozen protesters marched through Red Bank Saturday morning to object to rising property taxes, a proposed spray park at Bellhaven Nature Area, borough hiring practices and what theyContinue reading "RED BANK: WEST SIDERS MARCH IN PROTEST"
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October 27th, 2014 @ 6am
RED BANK: DEMS GET PRICKLY OVER BALLOONS
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Legos with legs were among the parade participants who accepted GOP balloons from candidate Linda Schwabenbauer, below. (Photo above by Peter Lindner. Click to enlarge) By JOHN T. WARD AContinue reading "RED BANK: DEMS GET PRICKLY OVER BALLOONS"
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October 21st, 2014 @ 7am
David Burstein gives a TEDx talk on the power of Millenials. Press release from LWV of NJ On Saturday, October 11, the League of Women Voters of New Jersey willContinue reading "LINCROFT: MEET THE NEXT-GEN LEADERS"
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September 23rd, 2014 @ 6am
RED BANK: SCHWABENBAUER TO FILL GOP SLOT
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Linda Schwabenbauer outside borough hall, where she hopes to win a council seat. (Photo by John T. Ward. Click to enlarge) By JOHN T. WARD Red Bank Republicans may notContinue reading "RED BANK: SCHWABENBAUER TO FILL GOP SLOT"
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September 3rd, 2014 @ 8am
RED BANK: CRITICS HOSE SPRAYGROUND PLAN
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Kathleen Gasienica, an environmentalist and next-door neighbor to the nature area, brought a boatload of visuals to bolster her critique of the plan. Borough Engineer Christine Ballard showed a photoContinue reading "RED BANK: CRITICS HOSE SPRAYGROUND PLAN"
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August 14th, 2014 @ 9am
RED BANK: BELLHAVEN PLAN TO GET AIRING
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Bellhaven is located on the Swimming River, at the western terminus of Locust Avenue.  (Click to enlarge) By JOHN T. WARD After several months of quiet, a controversial project originallyContinue reading "RED BANK: BELLHAVEN PLAN TO GET AIRING"
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August 13th, 2014 @ 10am
4 A.M. CAMPAIGN CALL PROMPTS INDICTMENT
A Facebook image of Dwayne Horner, a Texas man indicted for alleged dirty politics in Monmouth County.  (Click to enlarge) A predawn political robocall campaign intended to stir up voterContinue reading "4 A.M. CAMPAIGN CALL PROMPTS INDICTMENT"
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August 12th, 2014 @ 6pm
SEA BRIGHT: MURPHY QUITS COUNCIL
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Read Murphy with television reporters shortly before Hurricane Sandy hit Sea Bright. He’s expected to be succeeded by John Lamia, below, who outpolled him in last month’s GOP primary. (PhotoContinue reading "SEA BRIGHT: MURPHY QUITS COUNCIL"
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July 3rd, 2014 @ 4pm
RED BANK: MINTON RESIGNS, HANLON BAILS
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Sean Di Somma, above at lower right, on election night last November. Below, Jack Minton, center, with candidate Joe Mizzi and then-Councilwoman Grace Cangemi in 2010. (Photo by John T.Continue reading "RED BANK: MINTON RESIGNS, HANLON BAILS"
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June 5th, 2014 @ 11am
The Democratic Clubs of Eatontown, Fair Haven, Freehold, Ocean Township, Red Bank and Shrewsbury have combined their resources to present a very special program entitled “The Middle Class and Unions:Continue reading "AREA DEMS CLUBS TEAM UP FOR CONFERENCE"
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May 16th, 2014 @ 6am
SEA BRIGHT: LONG DROPS ‘DEMOCRAT’ LABEL
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Mayor Dina Long with Governor Chris Christie in Sea Bright last August 28. (Photo by John T. Ward. Click to enlarge) By JOHN T. WARD Sea Bright Mayor Dina Long,Continue reading "SEA BRIGHT: LONG DROPS ‘DEMOCRAT’ LABEL"
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May 7th, 2014 @ 6am
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
Sean Di Somma has paired up with electoral politics newcomer Brian Hanlon for his second council try. (Photo by John T. Ward. Click to enlarge) Republican Sean Di Somma isContinue reading "RED BANK: Di SOMMA TRIES AGAIN"
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March 31st, 2014 @ 12pm
From press materials furnished by the League of Women Voters of Greater Red Bank The intersection of election politics and big money is an increasingly controversial topic — one thatContinue reading "MONEY, POLITICS, AND BREAKFAST"
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March 4th, 2014 @ 6am
SEA BRIGHT: LONG MUM ON CHRISTIE
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Mayor Dina Long with Governor Chris Christie in Sea Bright last August 28. (Photo by John T. Ward. Click to enlarge) By JOHN T. WARD In the midst of theContinue reading "SEA BRIGHT: LONG MUM ON CHRISTIE"
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January 15th, 2014 @ 2pm
RED BANK: BURNHAM, NEW CFO TAKE OFFICE
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Cindy Burnham recites the oath of office as Red Bank council member as her daughters Emily, Samantha and Kate look on. Below, Tommy Welsh was greeted by Councilman Mike DuPontContinue reading "RED BANK: BURNHAM, NEW CFO TAKE OFFICE"
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January 2nd, 2014 @ 12pm
WEEKEND: WHAT ARE YOU DOING OLD YEAR’S?
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The Ribeye Brothers (above) bring their scrappy brand of “detached garage rock” back upside the Dub for a Sunday night see-off to the Year That Was. The annual performance ofContinue reading "WEEKEND: WHAT ARE YOU DOING OLD YEAR’S?"
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December 27th, 2013 @ 9am
RED BANK: PAY-TO-PLAY RULES IN PLAY
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Elected officials would be permitted to vote on applications by their campaign contributors under a law change that’s up for a vote in Red Bank this week. And the upperContinue reading "RED BANK: PAY-TO-PLAY RULES IN PLAY"
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December 16th, 2013 @ 8am
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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 ...