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RED BANK: BROAD STREET BIDS GOODBYE
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If any one person outside of Tiffany & Co. is responsible for the jeweler's decision to open a gleaming outpost in downtown Red Bank today, it's Larry Garmany, who has a habit of making high-risk business moves that tend to...
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July 29th, 2015 @ 11am
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RED BANK: CLOTHIER LARRY GARMANY, 62
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If any one person outside of Tiffany & Co. is responsible for the jeweler's decision to open a gleaming outpost in downtown Red Bank today, it's Larry Garmany, who has a habit of making high-risk business moves that tend to...
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July 27th, 2015 @ 7pm
RED BANK: WALGREENS NEIGHBORS SEEK HELP
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Area residents say they’re concerned about the impact of a new Walgreens on local road safety. (Photo by John T. Ward. Click to enlarge) By JOHN T. WARD Motorists using a shortcut alongContinue reading "RED BANK: WALGREENS NEIGHBORS SEEK HELP"
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July 23rd, 2015 @ 4pm
RED BANK: MYSTERY-FILLED “HOUSE” TO OPEN
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Anthony ‘Tone’ Purzycki plans to create an immersive, puzzle-driven entertainment facility in the former Dunlap Locksmith building, at right above. Below, the front door.  (Photo by John T. Ward. ClickContinue reading "RED BANK: MYSTERY-FILLED “HOUSE” TO OPEN"
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July 16th, 2015 @ 8am
CHURN: 10TH AVE. NEARS OPENING DATE
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Signage is now up at 10th Ave. Burrito on West Front Street. (Photo by John T. Ward. Click to enlarge) By JOHN T. WARD With the restaurantization of Red BankContinue reading "CHURN: 10TH AVE. NEARS OPENING DATE"
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July 15th, 2015 @ 9am
LITTLE SILVER: OFFICE BUILDING PLANNED
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A warehouse-style office building is planned for the vacant lot on Willow Drive near Branch Avenue. Below, council members examining developer Ray Smith’s plans Monday night. (Photos by John T. Ward. ClickContinue reading "LITTLE SILVER: OFFICE BUILDING PLANNED"
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July 7th, 2015 @ 8am
RED BANK: READY TO (NOT?) FLY AGAIN
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Back in the indoor skies at Red Bank’s Hobbymasters store: a giant post-World War I replica biplane that was returned to its post of 30 years Wednesday after a two-monthContinue reading "RED BANK: READY TO (NOT?) FLY AGAIN"
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July 2nd, 2015 @ 7am
RED BANK: WEST SIDE BISTRO SET TO OPEN
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Chef Cesare ‘Chez’ De Chellis, right, with general manager Andrew Rasizer at B2 Bistro + Bar on Wednesday.  (Photos by John T. Ward. Click to enlarge) By JOHN T. WARDContinue reading "RED BANK: WEST SIDE BISTRO SET TO OPEN"
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June 17th, 2015 @ 2pm
RED BANK: BREWERY, ICE CREAM SHOP SLATED
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A beer brewery plans to set up operation in what’s now a taxi dispatch office next door to the train station. (Click to enlarge) By JOHN T. WARD Here’s somethingContinue reading "RED BANK: BREWERY, ICE CREAM SHOP SLATED"
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June 5th, 2015 @ 7am
FAIR HAVEN: FITNESS, FASHION AND FLOWERS
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Lisa Tave shows off the gym bag she created, which gave rise to her new shop of the same name: Physhion. (Photo by John T. Ward. Click to enlarge) ByContinue reading "FAIR HAVEN: FITNESS, FASHION AND FLOWERS"
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June 3rd, 2015 @ 11am
By JOHN T. WARD Two hot topics were removed from the Red Bank council agenda Wednesday night: • a proposed $2 million bond to pay for replacing every residential andContinue reading "RED BANK: METERS AND MORATORIUM TABLED"
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May 28th, 2015 @ 7am
FAIR HAVEN: HALFACRE QUITS ABC
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Mike Halfacre in 2008. (Click to enlarge) [Update: On June 30, 2015, the Newark law firm Genova Burns announced that Halfacre was joining it as counsel, doing work on commercialContinue reading "FAIR HAVEN: HALFACRE QUITS ABC"
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May 21st, 2015 @ 5pm
RED BANK: PARK IT HERE, JAZZ LOVERS
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John Gatta wields giant scissors as he dedicates the new park named for his late brother, Ralph ‘Johnny Jazz’ Gatta Jr. (seen below), as Councilwoman Linda Schwabenbauer applauds. (Photo byContinue reading "RED BANK: PARK IT HERE, JAZZ LOVERS"
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May 12th, 2015 @ 9am
RED BANK: PARK TO GET JOHNNY JAZZED UP
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Anyone who ever had the pleasure of getting an earful of bebop – and a history lesson in jazz – while picking up a pound of ground chuck at the now-goneContinue reading "RED BANK: PARK TO GET JOHNNY JAZZED UP"
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May 11th, 2015 @ 9am
RED BANK: LANDMARK BUILDING SOLD
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The upper two floors of 74 Broad Street have been vacant for years. (Photo by John T. Ward. Click to enlarge) By JOHN T. WARD One of downtown Red Bank’sContinue reading "RED BANK: LANDMARK BUILDING SOLD"
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May 6th, 2015 @ 11am
A view down Broad Street from 2012.  (Click to enlarge) By JOHN T. WARD Three years after its selection by Smithsonian Magazine as the third-best small town in America, RedContinue reading "RED BANK ON BALLOT FOR MAGAZINE HONOR"
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May 5th, 2015 @ 7am
RED BANK: AFTER 26 YEARS, BARR ZONES OUT
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Zoning officer Donna Smith Barr leaves the job this week after 26 years. (Photo by John T. Ward. Click to enlarge) By JOHN T. WARD The cliches compete: it’s temptingContinue reading "RED BANK: AFTER 26 YEARS, BARR ZONES OUT"
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April 29th, 2015 @ 11am
RED BANK: HIGH-END ANTIQUES SHOP DEBUTS
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Paul Gallagher, left, and Ron Knox in their new art and antiques shop, which opens Friday.  (Photo by John T. Ward. Click to enlarge) By JOHN T. WARD Red Bank’sContinue reading "RED BANK: HIGH-END ANTIQUES SHOP DEBUTS"
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April 24th, 2015 @ 12pm
CHURN: FRESH STARTS DOWNTOWN
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The building at 14 West Front Street, center above, has changed hands. The white one next door is the site of a proposed roof deck for the Downtown, at farContinue reading "CHURN: FRESH STARTS DOWNTOWN"
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April 14th, 2015 @ 1pm
RED BANK: COFFEE, CARS AND CLUCK U
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Dan Salazar and his wife, Grisel, at right, with Grisel’s sister, Adela Carrazana, the new owners of No Joe’s Coffee House.  (Click to enlarge) By JOHN T. WARD This editionContinue reading "RED BANK: COFFEE, CARS AND CLUCK U"
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April 10th, 2015 @ 12pm
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MANTIS (PRAYING) AT CHURCH
Partyliner films 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)
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 ...