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The parking lot in the foreground and adjacent river access are no longer under consideration for sale, Red Bank officials have confirmed. A combination of public opposition and anemic support have forced Red Bank officials to drop a proposal to...
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April 25th, 2008 @ 2pm
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Vacant houses on, Drs. Parker Boulevard (left) and opposite sides of Bank Street (center and right) would be razed and replaced with 11 townhouse condos under the newest plan. Click images to enlarge. A West Side townhouse plan with a...
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April 25th, 2008 @ 11am
Bob Sickles Sr. riding high on his 1948 John Deere MT tractor. Eighty years old, and with a still-thick crop of hair, Bob Sickles Sr. sits at his son Bob's desk and picks through a boxful of documents in his...
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April 23rd, 2008 @ 6am
Trash hauled up from the banks of the Swimming River awaits pickup at the western end of Drs. James Parker Boulevard Saturday. "No dead bodies" were found, says Boris Kofman, of the Red Bank Environmental Commission, but a handful of...
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April 21st, 2008 @ 6am
The Highlands Bridge and overpass to Sandy Hook as they appeared in mid-February, shortly after the arrival of construction equipment. By SUE MORGAN The stroke of a state official's pen has Sea Bright officials on edge about who or what...
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April 17th, 2008 @ 8am
Cindy Burnham checks out a tax map at the foot of Maple Avenue prior to last night's council meeting. Despite protests from boaters, environmentalists and others, Red Bank officials have not ruled out a proposal to sell one of the...
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April 15th, 2008 @ 7am
Max Weinberg, at right, on the set of 'Late Night with Conan O'Brien.' The real estate market may be plummeting, but Max Weinberg, drummer for Bruce Springsteen and Conan O'Brien, is hoping for some magic as he plans to sell...
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April 14th, 2008 @ 7am
Middletown's tax assessor may be benched for 15 days this summer for failing to submit the township data on time to Monmouth County officials, today's Asbury Park Press reports. From the article: Should the state Division of Taxation sign off...
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April 10th, 2008 @ 8am
Preliminary site work for the construction of Rumson's new borough hall has begun, and the town last night awarded the $5.8 million construction contract for the job, today's Asbury Park Press reports. Mayor John Ekdahl told the Press that "The...
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April 9th, 2008 @ 6am
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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April 3rd, 2008 @ 8am
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...
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April 2nd, 2008 @ 12pm
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...
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March 27th, 2008 @ 11am
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...
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March 21st, 2008 @ 6am
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,...
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March 19th, 2008 @ 6am
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...
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March 18th, 2008 @ 8am
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...
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March 13th, 2008 @ 10am
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...
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March 12th, 2008 @ 12pm
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...
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March 11th, 2008 @ 10am
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...
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March 11th, 2008 @ 6am
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...
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March 11th, 2008 @ 6am
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SNEAKERS OVER BROAD
On the redbankgreen Partyline: sneakers hanging from the overhead wires on Broad Street.
PIANO TRASHED
Left out to take at 83 River Street. Property owner is a touring musician. Studio and home. (Photo and text by Partyline contributor Chris H ...
FALL COLORS IN RED BANK
redbankgreen's Partyline captures peaking fall foliage on a Red Bank street corner.
FALL AT THE COURTS OF RED BANK
On the Partyline: stunning foliage at Red Bank's "medieval office park."
WALK FOR DEMOCRACY
The T. Thomas Fortune Cultural Center led a "Walk for Democracy" Sunday from Riverside Gardens Park to the cultral center on Drs. James Park ...
Go big or go home
On the redbankgreen Partyline: Gourd display at Lighthouse on its penultimate night of the season.
MARIGOLDEN SUNSHINE
Partyline photo captures October sunshine hitting marigolds for sale ahead of Dia de Los Muertos.
KENNY KATZGRAU TEACHES CODING TO MAGAZINE PUBLISHERS
Kenny Katzgrau, publisher of Red Bank Green and creator of Broad Street, was teaching City and Regional Magazine Association publishers how ...
LET’S SEE YOUR KINDLE DO THIS
A stack of books served as a chock while a motorist changed a flat tire on Branch Avenue Wednesday afternoon. Submitted by John T. Ward
NEW WELCOME SIGN INSTALLED
A new "Welcome to Red Bank" sign has gone up at the northern Route 35 entrance to town at the foot of Cooper's Bridge.
JUNIOR BUCS WRESTLING WELCOMES YOUNG ATHLETES FOR 22ND SEASON
Junior Bucs Wrestling is preparing for its 22nd season, offering boys and girls from Red Bank, Shrewsbury, and Little Silver an opportunity ...
TIME FOR SCHOOL, DEER
Fall has arrived and so have the middle school loving deer!
JUST IN TIME FOR THE FALL CLASSIC
Just in time for the start of the World Series later this week baseball-themed paintings by artist Max Maxon hang in the windows of the Art ...
DINNER PLANS?
Chipotle in Red Bank Sunday evening will donate a quarter of proceeds from sales Sunday to the volunteer Red Bank Fire Department auxiliary.
KENNY KATZGRAU TEACHES VIBE CODE SESSION AT LOCAL NEWS CAMP
Kenny Katzgrau, publisher of Red Bank Green, is running a vibe code session, teaching other publishers to vibe code at Blue Engine Collectiv ...
Her Majesty visits Red Bank
Navesink Queen docked at the Molly Pitcher Marina. (Photo and text by Partyline contributor Boris Kofman)  
RED BANK DINER MONEY TREE
On the redbankgreen Partyline: sunshine and a money tree at the Red Bank Diner.
NAVESINK LIGHTS
Riverview Hospital lights up the Navesink. (Text and photo by Partyline contributor Terry Franco)  
HALF BAKED BROAD STREET
Broad Street repaving begins with road subject to overnight closures.
COLOR RUN AT RED BANK PRIMARY SCHOOL
redbankgreen Partyline happens upon a cloud of color at annual color run event at Red Bank Primary School.
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