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SEA BRIGHT TO PUT COP ON CROSSWALK BEAT
The tiny borough plans to deploy a police officer devoted to enforcement of pedestrian safety laws. (Photo by John T. Ward. Click to enlarge) By JOHN T. WARD Sea BrightContinue reading "SEA BRIGHT TO PUT COP ON CROSSWALK BEAT"
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RED BANK TO RAZE HOUSE AT BOROUGH HALL
Red Bank officials said Wednesday that they’re soliciting bids to demolish a former home at 106 Monmouth Street, which sits at the edge of the municipal complex. Owned by theContinue reading "RED BANK TO RAZE HOUSE AT BOROUGH HALL"
RED BANK: VOTE DELAYED ON RIVER SITES
The Maple Cove parking lot during reconstruction in 2011. (Photo by John T. Ward. Click to enlarge) By JOHN T. WARD Debate over how to classify parking lots at RedContinue reading "RED BANK: VOTE DELAYED ON RIVER SITES"
The house on the northwest corner of West Front Street and Rector Place in Red Bank was demolished Monday as part of the rebuilding of nearby Hubbards Bridge into theContinue reading "RED BANK: TEARDOWN AT BRIDGE SITE"
SEA BRIGHT ISSUES: LIBRARY, REDEVELOPMENT
Engineer Jackie Flor of T&M Associates discusses the impact on a parking lot paving project necessitated by the demolition of the Sea Bright Public Library. The dormant borough school building,Continue reading "SEA BRIGHT ISSUES: LIBRARY, REDEVELOPMENT"
SEA BRIGHT LIBRARY RAZING SPARKS DEBATE
On Sunday, a backhoe sat on the slab where the library had stood until it was demolished a day earlier. Below, an architect’s rendering of a proposed combination library andContinue reading "SEA BRIGHT LIBRARY RAZING SPARKS DEBATE"
JOURNO’S RED BANK HOME IN SPOTLIGHT
T. Thomas Fortune, below, will get a month of honor in February. Meantime, efforts to save his home on Doctors Parker Boulevard continue. (Click to enlarge) By JOHN T. WARDContinue reading "JOURNO’S RED BANK HOME IN SPOTLIGHT"
RED BANK: RIVER USERS SAY KEEP COVE LISTED
Borough Administrator Stanley Sickels, in foreground, listens during the comment portion of the hearing. Below, Michael Humphries of Fair Haven called for an alternative to the borough’s proposed delisting. (PhotosContinue reading "RED BANK: RIVER USERS SAY KEEP COVE LISTED"
RED BANK: BURNHAM STILL FIERCE ON COVE
The parking lot at Maple Cove, as viewed from the library property on West Front Street. Below, Councilwoman-elect Cindy Burnham with borough Administrator Stanley Sickels at a recent fire departmentContinue reading "RED BANK: BURNHAM STILL FIERCE ON COVE"
FAIR HAVEN WARMS TO POND OFFER
Schwenker’s Pond, on River Road, empties into Shippee’s Pond and then the Navesink River. The long-vacant Doremus house, below, was demolished earlier this month. (Click to enlarge) By JOHN T.Continue reading "FAIR HAVEN WARMS TO POND OFFER"
RED BANK: PAY-TO-PLAY RULES IN PLAY
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"
RED BANK: NEW LADDER TRUCK IN THE HOUSE
Truck committee chairman Mike Welsh backs the new truck into its home on Mechanic Street Thursday. (Video by John T. Ward. Click to enlarge) By JOHN T. WARD Red Bank’sContinue reading "RED BANK: NEW LADDER TRUCK IN THE HOUSE"
RED BANK: CHIEF FACES PERIOD OF CHANGE
Tommy Welsh arrives at the Westside Hose Company following his election as Red Bank fire chief last week. Below, the borough-owned Liberty Hose firehouse is in the process of beingContinue reading "RED BANK: CHIEF FACES PERIOD OF CHANGE"
RED BANK: A DAMPER ON THE HOLIDAY SPIRIT
Thick fog settled on the Green Thursday morning, enshrouding the Christmas tree at Riverside Gardens Park in Red Bank. The Weather Channel forecasts the haze will lift by late-morning, replacedContinue reading "RED BANK: A DAMPER ON THE HOLIDAY SPIRIT"
RED BANK: TREE WORK TO REQUIRE DETOURS
Traffic into an out of downtown Red Bank via lower Broad Street will be impacted Tuesday by a blocklong closure, so if that’s part of your route, find another oneContinue reading "RED BANK: TREE WORK TO REQUIRE DETOURS"
RED BANK: LIBRARY LAUNCHES FUND DRIVE
Dozens of supporters of the Red Bank Public Library – including children’s authors John Grandits and Elise Primavera, above – turned out Tuesday night for a wine-and-cheeser to launch the FoundationContinue reading "RED BANK: LIBRARY LAUNCHES FUND DRIVE"
A PLAYGROUND GROWS IN RED BANK
It took a team of 200 volunteers less than eight hours to build a new playground at The Community YMCA on Saturday, November 2. Press release from The Communty YMCAContinue reading "A PLAYGROUND GROWS IN RED BANK"
One of four Q&As with the candidates for two, three-year terms on the Red Bank Borough Council in next weeks election. Kathy Horgan and Sharon Lee, both Democrats, are theContinue reading "RED BANK CANDIDATE: CINDY BURNHAM"
One of four Q&As with the candidates for two, three-year terms on the Red Bank Borough Council in next week’s election. Kathy Horgan and Sharon Lee, both Democrats, are theContinue reading "RED BANK CANDIDATE: SEAN DI SOMMA"
One of four Q&As with the candidates for two, three-year terms on the Red Bank Borough Council in next weeks election. Kathy Horgan and Sharon Lee, both Democrats, are theContinue reading "RED BANK CANDIDATE: KATHY HORGAN"
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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.
PORTA POTTY X-ING
redbankgreen Partyline captures porta johns moving down the railroad tracks.
(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 ...