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FAIR HAVEN BACKSTOPS OPEN-SPACE BID
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Borough officials are eyeing this Third Avenue property as a potential parking lot for Fair Haven Fields, which is accessible via the backyard. (Click to enlarge) By JOHN T. WARDContinue reading "FAIR HAVEN BACKSTOPS OPEN-SPACE BID"
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August 14th, 2012 @ 8am
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RED BANK TWEAKS KIOSKS FOR SHORT STAYS
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One of Red Bank’s new parking pay stations, on Wharf Avenue. (Click to enlarge) We’ll take credit for this one. Red Bank parking officials say they have reprogrammed the newContinue reading "RED BANK TWEAKS KIOSKS FOR SHORT STAYS"
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August 9th, 2012 @ 1pm
RBC TO PAY MORE FOR BASIE FIELDS TURF
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The addition of two artificial turf fields will bring the total at Count Basie Fields to three under the lights. (Click to enlarge) By JOHN T. WARD Red Bank CatholicContinue reading "RBC TO PAY MORE FOR BASIE FIELDS TURF"
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August 9th, 2012 @ 1pm
ALL-STARS BODY-CHECK HUNGER
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The Monmouth All-Stars beat Ocean 8-5 in a fundraiser for the Foodbank of Monmouth and Ocean Counties at the Red Bank Armory Sunday. (Photos by Stacie Fanelli. Click to enlarge) ByContinue reading "ALL-STARS BODY-CHECK HUNGER"
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August 6th, 2012 @ 1pm
RED BANK: CLEAN COMEDY ON A BLUE RIVER
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LAST COMIC STANDING semifinalist Erin Jackson, top, headlines Red Bank’s first-ever Comedy in the Park event, while (L-R) Tim Belford, emcee Chris Covert and Matt Perkins set the stage forContinue reading "RED BANK: CLEAN COMEDY ON A BLUE RIVER"
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July 31st, 2012 @ 5am
Peter Burnham, who resigned as president of Brookdale Community College last year amid questions over his lavish pay and perks, pleaded guilty Tuesday to defrauding the school out of $40,000,Continue reading "FORMER BROOKDALE PREZ COPS TO FRAUD"
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July 24th, 2012 @ 3pm
FAIR HAVEN OPTS FOR ‘COMPLETE STREETS’
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The intersection of River Road and Fair Haven Road boasts some key features of “Complete Streets” design, including distinctive crosswalks. (Photo by Connor Soltas. Click to enlarge) By CONNOR SOLTASContinue reading "FAIR HAVEN OPTS FOR ‘COMPLETE STREETS’"
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July 17th, 2012 @ 9am
RED BANK: BIKE-HOOP DREAMS
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Some of Red Bank’s newly decommissioned parking meters (right) could be retrofitted as lock stands for bicycles. Borough Engineer Christine Ballard tells redbankgreen that officials are awaiting word on aContinue reading "RED BANK: BIKE-HOOP DREAMS"
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July 16th, 2012 @ 9am
SONGWRITERS TAKE ROOT AT THE GARDENS
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The alternative/ Americana musical marriage known as The Mastersons inaugurates a new summer slate of free Songwriters in the Park concerts, Friday night at Riverside Gardens.   The dog-day nightsContinue reading "SONGWRITERS TAKE ROOT AT THE GARDENS"
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July 13th, 2012 @ 7am
The foot of Prospect Avenue, where Red Bank plans to rebuild a deteriorated bulkhead, as seen last December. (Click to enlarge) By JOHN T. WARD Red Bank officials consider theContinue reading "‘LIVING SHORELINE’ SWAMPED BY LEGAL ISSUE"
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July 12th, 2012 @ 11am
TOWN FIRES BACK IN GAS EQUIPMENT SPAT
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Gas utility crews have been working downtown this week to replace gas regulators in pits beneath sidewalks without moving them. (Click to enlarge) By JOHN T. WARD Escalating a disputeContinue reading "TOWN FIRES BACK IN GAS EQUIPMENT SPAT"
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July 12th, 2012 @ 9am
BULKHEAD PROJECT MAY HINGE ON DEED
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Environmentalists want to replace this old wooden bulkhead with a graded, natural one to help preserve wildlife. Below, Tim Dillingham of the American Littoral Society addresses Red Bank’s Environmental CommissionContinue reading "BULKHEAD PROJECT MAY HINGE ON DEED"
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July 11th, 2012 @ 10am
PINK LINE: RUMSON SAYS ‘PAINT IT BLACK’
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The fading pink stripe on East River Road in Rumson, as seen Wednesday morning. (Click to enlarge) By CONNOR SOLTAS As it did in the past in Red Bank, aContinue reading "PINK LINE: RUMSON SAYS ‘PAINT IT BLACK’"
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July 11th, 2012 @ 8am
Matt DePonti, below, reinstalls a bench on Broad Street in Red Bank last Friday after it was refurbished by his employer, Powerhouse Signworks. Seven benches that had been broken andContinue reading "PARK IT: DOWNTOWN BENCHES GET MAKEOVER"
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July 9th, 2012 @ 2pm
KIOSKS: PUNCHED, TWEAKED AND ACCEPTED?
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Parking lot greeter Nicholas Wilk instructs a visitor on using a pay station in the English Plaza lot. Below, a screen menu shows that half-hour parking is not an option.Continue reading "KIOSKS: PUNCHED, TWEAKED AND ACCEPTED?"
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July 6th, 2012 @ 10am
CANCELED FIREWORKS: DO YOU CARE?
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Crowds would pack West Front Street opposite Riverside Gardens Park every July 3 for a view of the annual pyrotechnics display. (Click to enlarge) By CONNOR SOLTAS Tonight would haveContinue reading "CANCELED FIREWORKS: DO YOU CARE?"
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July 3rd, 2012 @ 9am
MIDDLETOWN ADJUSTS TO WATER LIMITS
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“You don’t realize how much you use water” until the supply is restricted, said Don Cunningham, owner of Junction Bagels & Subs. Below, Charlie Rogers of Middletown’s Office of EmergencyContinue reading "MIDDLETOWN ADJUSTS TO WATER LIMITS"
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July 2nd, 2012 @ 12pm
NJNG TO REPLACE ALL SIDEWALK VALVES
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The disputed gas pressure regulators are beneath steel covers like this one outside 12 Broad Street. The utility contends they should be above ground for safety, like the one outsideContinue reading "NJNG TO REPLACE ALL SIDEWALK VALVES"
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June 29th, 2012 @ 4pm
BELLHEADS PICK UP A SIGNAL FROM THE PAST
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It was an evening of I-thought-I’d-see-you-heres as an overflow crowd of more than 100 attendees – a preponderance of them white-haired, and many once employed by Bell Labs – turnedContinue reading "BELLHEADS PICK UP A SIGNAL FROM THE PAST"
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June 29th, 2012 @ 8am
PARKING KIOSKS PROMPT GRUMBLES, TWEAKS
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Parking director Gary Watson, left, guides Lou Gaspari of Lakewood through his first encounter with Red Bank’s new parking meter system in the English Plaza lot. (Click to enlarge) ByContinue reading "PARKING KIOSKS PROMPT GRUMBLES, TWEAKS"
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June 26th, 2012 @ 10am
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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 ...
MARINE PARK HOT DOGS
Red Bank's newly remade Marine Park also has a new lunch option, a newly licensed hot dog cart.