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The borough council ordered up an appraisal on the disused borough parking lot at the foot of Maple Avenue last month, with an eye toward a possible sale. Pushback on Red Bank Mayor Pasquale Menna's plan to sell a disused...
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By TOM CHESEK Long before there was a Two River Theater or even anything resembling a nightlife in downtown Red Bank, there was Phoenix Productions, an intrepid little troupe of weekend warriors who sought only to put on a show...
The former home of the Visiting Nurse Association on Bodman Place falls to the wrecking claw this morning. The longtime home of the Visiting Nurse Association of Central Jersey on Bodman Place is being torn down today. The building hasn't...
Michael Gilson Jr., 7, gets a kiss from his father after the Chubby's owner won zoning board approval to erect a new restaurant on the West Front Street site. A plan to replace the seen-better-days Chubby's Waterside Café on West...
Rumson officials last night moved closer toward replacing the town's Memorial Hall with a contract award for parking lot work, today's Asbury Park Press reports. The Borough Council also voted to bond an additional $1 million for the overall project,...
The borough parking lot on White Street, as seen last September. Here's a story that will gladden the hearts of many Red Bank retailers and restaurateurs while no doubt raising hackles in other quarters. The Asbury Park Press is reporting...
The Courtyard at Monmouth project, which exists only on paper, is on the block. Little more than a week after he won approval for plan to transform a grubby corner of Red Bank into a little hunk 'o Hoboken, would-be...
Two views of the disused borough parking lot at the foot of Maple Avenue that may come up for sale this year. Click to enlarge images. Hoping to trim a proposed budget that would otherwise sock property owners with a...
Red Bank officials last night introduced a proposed 2008-'09 budget that would increase the local portion of the typical homeowner's property taxes by $311.20 per year. The figure is just a starting point for several weeks of refining and public...
An aerial view of Harding Road and Prospect Avenue, marked up with possible changes and a data box describing current conditions. Engineers recommended a less extensive fix than the one shown. Click to enlarge. The troubled intersection of Prospect Avenue...
Red Bank-based Hovnanian Enterprises reported its sixth consecutive quarterly loss yesterday, this time a $131 million shortfall that was double the year-prior amount. The publicly traded homebuilder, which operates in 19 states, managed to sell more units in its lastest...
The lawsuit that redbankgreen reported Red Bank officials had authorized over the Children's Cultural Center has not been filed, and the two sides are continuing to talk, today's Asbury Park Press reports. From the story: The fingers of borough officials...
A view along Monmouth Street of the proposed Courtyard at Monmouth project. The entrance to the underground garage is on West Street, seen at right. An eyesore parcel of Red Bank that went through several development plans and bitter litigation...
Oh, brother: this one's headed to Freehold. The Red Bank council has authorized Borough Attorney Tom Hall to file a suit against the Community YMCA over that organization's plan to sell the Children's Cultural Center, redbankgreen has learned. At issue,...
Four-year old Maya Williams, center, examines a display at the one-night Black History Month exhibit last night. Maya was joined by her sister Kayla, 10, at left and Amani Cureton, also 10. About 150 people gathered Wednesday evening at the...
Borough facilities could be in for a wholesale upgrade, with this beachfront parking lot playing a starring role. By LINDA G. RASTELLI Sea Bright's public buildings don't exactly show the tiny seaside borough in the best light. Scattered along a...
Might there be another summer of cocktails on the beach after all? By LINDA G. RASTELLI For the second time in six months, the owners of Donovan's Reef are back to square one in their effort to sell the beachfront...
An architect's rendering of The Bank, the proposed sports bar on the present site of Chubby's. A Zoning Board hearing on the proposal to raze Chubby's Waterside Café and replace it with a new sports bar and restaurant catering to...
Red Bank officials appear to be building a case that the Community YMCA may sell its Children's Cultural Center on Monmouth Street only to another educational or cultural non-profit. Otherwise, Mayor Pasquale Menna tells today's Asbury Park Press, the property...
The Bistro's George Lyristis: "You can't always ask somebody else to fix the problem." Business is tough these days for many Red Bank restaurants. And it's not simply a matter of the winter blahs. The economy has soured. Would-be patrons...
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KAYAKERS CLEAR RIVER JUNK
Partyline photo: "The Navesink Nymphs" clear floating tires from the river.
PAINT IT PURPLE?
Caption: ‘Should it be done purple?’ Perfect day. (Photo and text by Partyline contributor Chris Havens)  
MANTIS (PRAYING) AT CHURCH
Partyliner photographs praying mantis at church.
SOMEWHERE OVER THE RAINBOW
Stunning rainbow over Red Bank as a big weekend storm approaches.
“FESTIVA” YACHT DOCKED AT MARINE PARK
Festiva, an 85-foot yacht, was docked at Marine Park on Friday night. Red Bank Green spoke to the owner, Everett Moore, who said that it was ...
OH NO! ELMO LOST!
A lost Elmo appears to be reaching out for help through the redbankgreen Partyline.
NAVESINK SPILLS OVER
Nor'easter stacks tides up in the Navesink, pushing the river over its (Red) banks.
BUZZ LIGHTYEAR WATCHES LINE DANCERS
redbankgreen Partyline captures Buzz Lighyear watching the line dancers on Broadwalk Monday night. 
EGRET-FUL END TO SUMMER
A great egret patrols the shallows of the Swimming River in front of the Red Bank Primary School last week. Submitted by Brian Donohue
COMMUNITY MESSAGE BOARD NOW OPEN ON HUDSON AVENUE
Community message board open! The RBPD has placed a mobile display board on Hudson Avenue. Send captions and messages you’d like to se ...
A CHIEF’S FAREWELL
Funeral services at St. James church and a large American flag suspended over Broad Street from an RBFD hook and ladder for former Red Bank ...
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)