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SEA BRIGHT: SO LONG, SUMMER THRONGS
Beachgoers thronged the sands of Sandy Hook, above, and Sea Bright, right, on a hot, muggy Labor Day that marked the unofficial end of summer Monday. For locals, of course,Continue reading "SEA BRIGHT: SO LONG, SUMMER THRONGS"
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SEA BRIGHT: CHRISTIE PLEDGES SEAWALL FIX
Sea Bright will get $8.5 million from the state to repair and fill gaps in its seawall, adding protection from future storms for the downtown, Governor Chris Christie said inContinue reading "SEA BRIGHT: CHRISTIE PLEDGES SEAWALL FIX"
RED BANK: PARK CIRCLE MAY HONOR WHITE
Under an ordinance proposed by Mayor Pasquale Menna, the circle at Marine Park would be named for late Mayor Katharine Elkus White, seen below in 1948. (Photo above by TrishContinue reading "RED BANK: PARK CIRCLE MAY HONOR WHITE"
A view along Broad Street from 2012. (Photo by John T. Ward. Click to enlarge) What’s your favorite New Jersey downtown? The state chapter of the American Planning Association isContinue reading "RED BANK: IS THIS A ‘GREAT’ DOWNTOWN?"
RED BANK: BOROUGH BUILDING RAZED
Almost two weeks later than last expected, a borough-owned building next to Red Bank’s town hall on Monmouth Street was razed and cleared away Thursday. A former residence acquired asContinue reading "RED BANK: BOROUGH BUILDING RAZED"
RED BANK: HOLY DOUBLETAKE! IT’S BATMAN!
Spoiler alert for fans of the cable show ‘Comic Book Men,’ shot in and around Kevin Smith’s Jay and Silent Bob’s Secret Stash on Broad Street in Red Bank: aContinue reading "RED BANK: HOLY DOUBLETAKE! IT’S BATMAN!"
RED BANK: CRITICS HOSE SPRAYGROUND PLAN
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"
RED BANK: BELLHAVEN PLAN TO GET AIRING
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"
LITTLE SILVER: SHIRLEY YOU’VE HEARD THIS
“This is the first concert that I have played in Little Silver,” Tim McLoone, appearing with the Shirleys, told a subdued audience at the Butch Ryser Memorial Patio Sunday night,Continue reading "LITTLE SILVER: SHIRLEY YOU’VE HEARD THIS"
RED BANK: MAKING SPACE FOR MORE PARKING
A borough-owned building next to Red Bank’s town hall on Monmouth Street is set to be razed this weekend. Administrator Stanley Sickels said the removal of the house, which hasContinue reading "RED BANK: MAKING SPACE FOR MORE PARKING"
SEA BRIGHT: WEEKLY FARM MARKET DEBUTS
The market will set up in the municipal beach lot every Thursday through October, with a finale one week before Thanksgiving, an organizer says. (Photo by John T. Ward. ClickContinue reading "SEA BRIGHT: WEEKLY FARM MARKET DEBUTS"
SEA BRIGHT: TAXES, FIREHOUSE PACK COUNCIL
Mayor Dina Long, center above, helped move tables to accommodate an overflow crowd Tuesday night. John Lamia, below, was sworn to fill the unexpired term of Read Murphy. (Photo byContinue reading "SEA BRIGHT: TAXES, FIREHOUSE PACK COUNCIL"
NAVESINK RIVER: SHOVE OFF, MATEY
A rowboater used an oar to push off from a floating boom as he struggled to turn a rented boat around underneath the new Hubbards Bridge under construction between Red Bank andContinue reading "NAVESINK RIVER: SHOVE OFF, MATEY"
RED BANK: HOOPS AT THE TERRACE
After a recent facelift by donors and volunteers, the long-disused basketball court at Montgomery Terrace in Red Bank saw some action over the past three weekends, as the Community YMCAContinue reading "RED BANK: HOOPS AT THE TERRACE"
RED BANK: COUNCIL OKS HYBRID BULKHEAD
Red Bank Regional sophomore Elijah Nishiura, center, chats with Environmental Commission chairwoman Laura Bagwell, left, and Carl Alderson, a marine resources specialist at NOAA, after the council voted to restoreContinue reading "RED BANK: COUNCIL OKS HYBRID BULKHEAD"
RED BANK: BULKHEAD REBUILD ON AGENDA
Borough residents are on the hook for replacing the library bulkhead, at right, where environmentalists argue a natural shoreline should be restored.  (Photo by John T. Ward. Click to enlarge)Continue reading "RED BANK: BULKHEAD REBUILD ON AGENDA"
SEA BRIGHT: BON JOVI DONATION MISUSED?
Read Murphy in 2011. below, the fire and first aid squads were displaced from their home, which was damaged by Hurricane Sandy. (Photo above by Dustin Racioppi. Click to enlarge)Continue reading "SEA BRIGHT: BON JOVI DONATION MISUSED?"
RED BANK: COUNTRY FEST IN THE RED
They danced, but they didn’t eat much, at the country music festival last month. (Photos by Peter Lindner. Click to enlarge) By JOHN T. WARD The music was a hit,Continue reading "RED BANK: COUNTRY FEST IN THE RED"
RED BANK: INCINERATOR SITE TO GET… WHAT?
The former landfill on West Sunset Avenue. (Photo by John T. Ward. Click to enlarge) By JOHN T. WARD After years of environmental remediation, Red Bank’s former landfill is expectedContinue reading "RED BANK: INCINERATOR SITE TO GET… WHAT?"
[slideshow_deploy id=’91290′] Scenes from the  first-ever Red Bank Rockin’ Country Music Festival, a two-day food-and-tunes event that raised funds for the Red Bank Public Library Foundation, the Red Bank Volunteer FireContinue reading "RED BANK: COUNTRY FANS KICK UP DUST"
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(G&G) DOG DAYS OF SUMMER
A solid lunchtime line at the G&G hot dogs truck on Shrewsbury Avenue on Monday afternoon. Driving this stretch of road when  G&G i ...
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.