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RED BANK: POWER BACK ON AFTER EXPLOSIONS
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A JCP&L crew working outside RBC at about 4:35 Monday morning. (Photo by John T. Ward. Click to enlarge) By JOHN T. WARD Utility workers restored electrical power to downtownContinue reading "RED BANK: POWER BACK ON AFTER EXPLOSIONS"
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January 5th, 2015 @ 6am
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RED BANK: EXPLOSIONS ROCK BROAD STREET
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Smoke billows from one of two manholes on Broad Street Sunday afternoon. (Photo by John T. Ward. Click to enlarge) By JOHN T. WARD A series of explosions in undergroundContinue reading "RED BANK: EXPLOSIONS ROCK BROAD STREET"
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January 4th, 2015 @ 4pm
RED BANK: GAFFIGAN, BEGIN AGAIN
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It’s another triple-header engagement by Jim Gaffigan in Red Bank, as the family-friendly funnyman comes to the Count Basie for three standup shows on Thursday and Friday. He arrives backedContinue reading "RED BANK: GAFFIGAN, BEGIN AGAIN"
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January 4th, 2015 @ 12pm
FOR LUNCH: SHINIEST EATERY IN SHREWSBURY
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Chrome and other decor gleams both inside and out at the often-packed Americana Diner. Below, a matzoh ball soup starter with noodles. (Photos by Susan Ericson. Click to enlarge) By SUSANContinue reading "FOR LUNCH: SHINIEST EATERY IN SHREWSBURY"
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January 2nd, 2015 @ 10am
HUBBARD’S BRIDGE: WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW
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Beginning next Monday, or thereabouts, Hubbard’s Bridge between Red Bank and Middletown will be closed to traffic for four months as a new span, at left above, is completed, MonmouthContinue reading "HUBBARD’S BRIDGE: WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW"
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December 31st, 2014 @ 8am
Mike Nyisztor had 16 points, including a pair of three-pointers in the fourth quarter, to pace Toms River North to a 50-45 win over Red Bank Catholic in the championshipContinue reading "TRN TOPS RBC IN WOBM FINAL"
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December 31st, 2014 @ 6am
Red Bank Regional, hosting a tournament in memory of Albert Martin, the student-athlete who died in 2012, pulled off a stunning tourney closer when it beat the defending state TournamentContinue reading "RBR CAPS HOME TOURNEY WITH OT STUNNER"
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December 31st, 2014 @ 6am
RED BANK: FEEDING A HUNGRY MULTITUDE
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Laura Pena, center, and helpers prepared a feast for 1,200 guests in the kitchen of Saint Anthony’s Church. Below, every little container of salsa verde was filled by hand.  (Photos byContinue reading "RED BANK: FEEDING A HUNGRY MULTITUDE"
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December 30th, 2014 @ 12pm
In a game that went back-and-forth, the Red Bank Catholic boys’ basketball squad pulled off a 60-57 win over Freehold Township in the WOBM Christmas Classic at Toms River NorthContinue reading "BYRNE’S 23 HELP PUT RBC IN WOBM FINALS"
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December 30th, 2014 @ 6am
Red Bank Regional, hosting a tournament in memory of Albert Martin, the student-athlete who died in 2012, racked up a big 68-49 hoops win over Shore Regional Sunday. Shore SportsContinue reading "HOST RBR ADVANCES WITH WIN OVER SHORE"
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December 29th, 2014 @ 7am
Stephanie Kracz racked up 27 points as Middletown South’s girls’ basketball team notched a 59-45 victory over Red Bank Catholic in semifinal action of the WOBM Christmas Classic in Toms RiverContinue reading "M’TOWN SOUTH GIVES COACH 300TH OVER RBC"
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December 29th, 2014 @ 6am
RED BANK: ROWE TO SPEAK AT MLK BREAKFAST
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Press release from The Community YMCA Pastor Jacquelyn Rowe of St. Thomas Episcopal Church in Red Bank will be the keynote speaker at the 26th Annual Dr. Martin Luther King,Continue reading "RED BANK: ROWE TO SPEAK AT MLK BREAKFAST"
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December 29th, 2014 @ 6am
From press materials furnished by Two River Theater Company For the next production in a series presented under the title A Little Shakespeare,Two River Theater Company is seeking students inContinue reading "RED BANK: SEEKING YOUNG SHAKESPEAREANS"
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December 29th, 2014 @ 6am
Press release from Red Bank Charter School In a recent announcement, Red Bank Charter School (RBCS), a non-profit, non-partisan, K-8 public school, named 4 pm on January 13, 2015 asContinue reading "RBCS ANNOUNCES LOTTERY DEADLINE"
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December 26th, 2014 @ 7am
RED BANK ELKS ANNOUNCE HOOPSHOOT
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Press release from Red Bank Elks Lodge Elks believe that sporting activities for youngsters provide spirited competition, develop character, and help make new friendships. So, the Red Bank Elks LodgeContinue reading "RED BANK ELKS ANNOUNCE HOOPSHOOT"
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December 26th, 2014 @ 6am
RED BANK COPS “HAVE AN IDEA” OF SHOOTERS
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Residents packed a hastily organized community meeting on the recent shootings Tuesday night. (Photo by John T. Ward. Click to enlarge) By JOHN T. WARD Red Bank police believe theyContinue reading "RED BANK COPS “HAVE AN IDEA” OF SHOOTERS"
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December 23rd, 2014 @ 10pm
A string of shootings on the West Side, including one Monday night, has prompted Red Bank officials to schedule a community meeting for Tuesday night. From an announcement sent outContinue reading "RED BANK: COMMUNITY MEETING SLATED"
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December 23rd, 2014 @ 12pm
KEEP IT LOCAL FOR LAST-MINUTE FOOD GIFTS
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Chocolate-covered pretzels dressed up and party-ready happen to be hyperlocal. (Photo by Susan Ericson. Click to enlarge) By SUSAN ERICSON Looking for a last-minute Christmas gift with some culinary influence?Continue reading "KEEP IT LOCAL FOR LAST-MINUTE FOOD GIFTS"
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December 23rd, 2014 @ 12pm
RED BANK: COPS WERE NEAR SHOOTING SCENE
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A view east along West Westside Avenue, the scene of Tuesday night’s shooting, in which a parked car was struck by two bullets and at least eight shots were fired.Continue reading "RED BANK: COPS WERE NEAR SHOOTING SCENE"
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December 23rd, 2014 @ 10am
By JOHN T. WARD A shooting in which a vehicle was struck by at least one bullet Monday night is believed to be related to two shootings in November, RedContinue reading "RED BANK: SHOOTING ‘TARGETED,’ MENNA SAYS"
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December 23rd, 2014 @ 7am
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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.
VIGIL FOR 68 DEAD
About 100 people attended a Saturday vigil at Johnny Jazz Park in Red Bank as part of a nationwide series of events to mourn the lives of pe ...
LITTERBUGS HIT MARINE PARK
Partyline PSA: Please don't leave your trash in our nice new park!
PARKING SUCCESS AT RED ROCK
All these people found parking for the Cliffs at Red Rock!
SHO AND TELL
A peak inside Sho Asian Table a new restaurant still under construction and slated to open later this summer at 8 West Front Street in Red B ...
“Night of the Living Nick” Halloween Car Turns Heads
Nick Brown, a special effects artist from the Atlantic Highlands, was seen driving his creatively decorated Halloween car around Red Bank th ...
“HOLY F***!” LIGHTNING STRIKE FROM WASHINGTON STREET BACKYARD
Lightning struck during Saturday’s storms in the backyard of Washington Street resident Kimberly Johnson. The strike obviously caught ever ...
SMOKY NAVESINK SUNRISE
redbankgreen's partyline photographer Karly Swaim captured the sun rising through hazy, smoky skies above the Navesink River from NJ Transit ...