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TOWER SPARED APPARENT LIGHTNING STRIKE
A flash, a boom and an an automated alarm had Red Bank volunteer firefighters scrambling to the historic town hall at 51 Monmouth Street Friday afternoon on reports that theContinue reading "TOWER SPARED APPARENT LIGHTNING STRIKE"
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July 8th, 2011 @ 4pm
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RED BANK VANDALS CAUGHT ON VIDEO
Still images of two vandals were release by Red Bank police Friday. (Image courtesy of Red Bank police; click to enlarge) By DUSTIN RACIOPPI Recognize either of these guys markingContinue reading "RED BANK VANDALS CAUGHT ON VIDEO"
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July 8th, 2011 @ 3pm
NEW LOOK FOR PRIMAS, CIGARS ON WALLACE
The new-look Primas features bright colors and luxurious merchandise at affordable prices, the owners say. (Photo by Dustin Racioppi; click to enlarge) By DUSTIN RACIOPPI Primas Home on Broad StreetContinue reading "NEW LOOK FOR PRIMAS, CIGARS ON WALLACE"
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July 8th, 2011 @ 11am
NO DECISION ON MEXICAN MARKET PLAN
Juan Torres, owner of Juanito’s restaurant, testifies about his proposal for a large grocery on Red Bank’s West Side Thursday night. (Click to enlarge) A plan for a supersized bodegaContinue reading "NO DECISION ON MEXICAN MARKET PLAN"
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July 8th, 2011 @ 7am
ROUND TWO FOR FORTUNE HOUSE
A ‘for sale’ was planted out front of the T. Thomas Fortune House on Drs. James Parker Boulevard last week. (Photo by Dustin Racioppi; click to enlarge) By DUSTIN RACIOPPIContinue reading "ROUND TWO FOR FORTUNE HOUSE"
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July 7th, 2011 @ 9am
FURNITURE STORE BIDS A HASTY ADIEU
Despite the failure of Pierre Deux, neighbors Tiffany & Co. and Garmany are doing well, says landlord Larry Garmany. (Click to enlarge) French provincial furniture retailer Pierre Deux has closedContinue reading "FURNITURE STORE BIDS A HASTY ADIEU"
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July 7th, 2011 @ 7am
WHERE HAVE I SEEN THIS?
Even our Wheregulars were nowhere to be found over the past holiday week, as we got not one response to last week’s Where Have I Seen This? Perhaps the answerContinue reading "WHERE HAVE I SEEN THIS?"
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July 7th, 2011 @ 6am
COPS: PAIR FOUND WITH WEAPONS, HEROIN
Fair Haven police arrested a man with a dagger, stun gun and heroin Sunday. (Photo by Dustin Racioppi; click to enlarge) By DUSTIN RACIOPPI A routine traffic stop early SundayContinue reading "COPS: PAIR FOUND WITH WEAPONS, HEROIN"
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July 6th, 2011 @ 10am
MEXICAN MARKET PLANNED ON SHREWSBURY
Juan Torres is looking to move his Juanito’s brand to Shrewsbury Avenue, formerly the home of Red Bank Furniture Emporium. (Photo by Dustin Racioppi; click to enlarge) By DUSTIN RACIOPPIContinue reading "MEXICAN MARKET PLANNED ON SHREWSBURY"
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July 6th, 2011 @ 5am
KABOOM ARREST NUMBERS MATCH LAST YEAR’S
A YouTube upload of a fight in Red Bank Sunday. It appears to be outside the 7-11, in which case police arrested four people for disorderly conduct. Below, police madeContinue reading "KABOOM ARREST NUMBERS MATCH LAST YEAR’S"
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July 5th, 2011 @ 5pm
The crime reports below were provided by the Red Bank Police Department for the period of June 24 to July 1, 2011. This information is unedited. Criminal Mischief occurring betweenContinue reading "CHILDREN’S VEGETABLE GARDEN BURGLARIZED"
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July 5th, 2011 @ 9am
Thunderstorms and rain made the Kaboom Fireworks on the Navesink an iffy proposition all day Sunday. But by sunset, the skies had cleared for another terrific pyrotechnics display over ourContinue reading "SKIES CLEAR AND LIGHT UP OVER THE RIVER"
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July 4th, 2011 @ 12pm
KABOOMERS TOUT RETURN TO ‘FAMILY’ SHOW
Spectators watching the  2010 fireworks from outside the Red Bank Public Library. (Click to enlarge) By DUSTIN RACIOPPI The weekend extravaganza that is Kaboomfest kicks off Friday night, a three-dayContinue reading "KABOOMERS TOUT RETURN TO ‘FAMILY’ SHOW"
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July 1st, 2011 @ 3pm
MIDDLETOWN SEEKS KABOOM COMPENSATION
A view of the Navesink River from Cooper’s Bridge, where Middletown officials are concerned more people will gather this year to see the fireworks. (Photo by Dustin Racioppi; click toContinue reading "MIDDLETOWN SEEKS KABOOM COMPENSATION"
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July 1st, 2011 @ 10am
A GUIDE TO KABOOM, COMING & GOING
Downtown will be closed to traffic beginning at 4 p.m. Sunday afternoon. The train is the easiest way in and out of town the night of the fireworks, coordinators say.Continue reading "A GUIDE TO KABOOM, COMING & GOING"
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July 1st, 2011 @ 8am
AUTOPSY: MURDER VICTIM WAS ASPHYXIATED
Viridiana Beltran-Gomez was last seen at her job at Siena Grill before her body was found last week. (Photo by Dustin Racioppi; click to enlarge) By DUSTIN RACIOPPI A missingContinue reading "AUTOPSY: MURDER VICTIM WAS ASPHYXIATED"
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June 30th, 2011 @ 11am
WHERE HAVE I SEEN THIS?
Ok, who knows this one? Drop us an email if you think you do, with the words ‘Where Have I Seen This?’ in the subject line, please.
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June 30th, 2011 @ 8am
KABOOM CLOSING IN ON FUNDRAISING GOAL
Firecracker says the Kaboom Committee is half-way to its $275,000 funding goal. (Photo by Dustin Racioppi; click to enlarge) By DUSTIN RACIOPPI In a big change from this time aContinue reading "KABOOM CLOSING IN ON FUNDRAISING GOAL"
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June 29th, 2011 @ 7am
Check out this brisk little intro to the world of Red Bank’s Cliff Galbraith, creator of Rat Bastard comic books. The video is from a series of profiles called CreateContinue reading "RED BANK ARTIST NURTURES A RAT"
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June 28th, 2011 @ 8am
A Red Bank man who worked as an organist for a Shrewsbury church faces up to five years in jail for his admission that he sexually assaulted a minor, accordingContinue reading "ORGANIST ADMITS TO CHILD-SEX CHARGE"
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June 27th, 2011 @ 5pm
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(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.
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.