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SHREWSBURY: JOB LOT STORE OPENS
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Now available: 46,000 square feet in Shrewsbury. Just ten months after the owners of Red Bank's SuperFoodtown expanded into the former Stop & Shop supermarket half a mile away on Newman Springs Road, the new store will be shut down,...
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June 3rd, 2014 @ 1pm
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SEA BRIGHT: PUTTING A BUILDING BACK IN BIZ
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Christina Galinas outside the Ocean Avenue building she brought back to life. Below, Katy Fraggos, who’s opening a dance-based workout studio on the third floor. (Photo by John T. Ward.Continue reading "SEA BRIGHT: PUTTING A BUILDING BACK IN BIZ"
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May 30th, 2014 @ 2pm
RED BANK: TENNIS, TRESTLE, PARKING & DOGS
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The Red Bank clay courts during Hurricane Sandy on October 29, 2012, above. Below, a truck stuck under the West Front Street railroad trestle last week. (Photos by Peter LindnerContinue reading "RED BANK: TENNIS, TRESTLE, PARKING & DOGS"
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May 29th, 2014 @ 8am
CHURN: YOGA WEAR, BEACH TOUCHES, HAIR
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Phil Barow, owner of Be Barow, with creative designer Bianca Freda. (Click to enlarge) By JOHN T. WARD This edition of Retail Churn trumpets these new arrivals to downtown RedContinue reading "CHURN: YOGA WEAR, BEACH TOUCHES, HAIR"
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May 27th, 2014 @ 8am
SEA BRIGHT: JUST ABOUT READY FOR SUMMER
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The newly rebuilt municipal parking lot, sans the public library that once sat in its midst, as seen earlier this week. Below, the new ramp over the sea wall underContinue reading "SEA BRIGHT: JUST ABOUT READY FOR SUMMER"
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May 23rd, 2014 @ 7am
RED BANK: LANDING, THEN PRINTING, FISH
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Max Berry silhouetted by one of his fish prints. Below, another of Berry’s works hangs on a fence outside the shop framed by a wall designed by artist Mike Ciccotello. Continue reading "RED BANK: LANDING, THEN PRINTING, FISH"
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May 21st, 2014 @ 10am
WHERE HAVE I SEEN THIS?
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Feeling walled in by Where Have I Seen This? Maybe that’s because last week’s photo also spotlighted a building wall. That one, a long red brick edifice, featured “ghost” signageContinue reading "WHERE HAVE I SEEN THIS?"
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May 15th, 2014 @ 7am
RED BANK: NEW NAME POPS UP DOWNTOWN
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•The former Fameabilia space, now approved for a restaurant, is among the Red Bank properties marketed by Joann Clark’s new brokerage. (Click to enlarge) By JOHN T. WARD For reasonsContinue reading "RED BANK: NEW NAME POPS UP DOWNTOWN"
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May 12th, 2014 @ 11am
CHURN: PUMPING NEW LIFE INTO FRONT
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Danielle Buccellato in her new fitness studio, Renaissance Pilates. Below, the facade of the long-empty Love Lane Tuxedos is about to get a makeover. (Click to enlarge) By JOHN T.Continue reading "CHURN: PUMPING NEW LIFE INTO FRONT"
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May 9th, 2014 @ 11am
RED BANK: HAMILTON CLOSING STORE
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The Princeton-based jeweler has had its store at 19 Broad Street since 2003.  (Click to enlarge) By JOHN T. WARD Hamilton Jewelers is closing its Red Bank store, the companyContinue reading "RED BANK: HAMILTON CLOSING STORE"
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May 5th, 2014 @ 6am
An unidentified Fair Haven man remained hospitalized Friday afternoon after being hit by a car in the A&P shopping center parking lot in Little Silver. Police Chief Dan Shaffery saidContinue reading "FAIR HAVEN MAN STRUCK IN LITTLE SILVER LOT"
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May 2nd, 2014 @ 3pm
By JOHN T. WARD Red Bankers with an interest in how much their local government costs them can find out where the money goes at a presentation Thursday night. That’sContinue reading "RED BANK: BUDGET IN SPOTLIGHT"
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April 24th, 2014 @ 7am
RED BANK: PLANNERS SPAR OVER FACADES
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A plan by Joe Romanowski to remove the vestibule of his new Goldtinker store on Broad Street won approval. So did Tommy’s Coal-Fired Pizza’s request to permanently enclose seasonal seatingContinue reading "RED BANK: PLANNERS SPAR OVER FACADES"
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April 22nd, 2014 @ 8am
SUGARUSH GETS ‘REWRAPPED’ ON FOOD NET
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Yes, Red Bank dessert lovers, that IS Chris Paseka and his partner, Jesse Bello, at far left and right respectively, on the set of the new Food Network Show ‘Rewrapped.’Continue reading "SUGARUSH GETS ‘REWRAPPED’ ON FOOD NET"
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April 20th, 2014 @ 5pm
RED BANK: GOURMET MAC ‘N CHEESE COMING
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Mac Attack Cheesery plans to take over the Broad Street space now occupied by Boardwalk Burgers. (Click to enlarge) By JOHN T. WARD The restaurantization of downtown Red Bank continues.Continue reading "RED BANK: GOURMET MAC ‘N CHEESE COMING"
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April 18th, 2014 @ 11am
RED BANK: McLOONE GRABS DOWNTOWN SPOT
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Tim McLoone, below, plans to open a yet-to-be-named burger restaurant in the former Murphy Style Grille on Broad Street, above. (Photo by John T. Ward. Click to enlarge) By JOHNContinue reading "RED BANK: McLOONE GRABS DOWNTOWN SPOT"
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April 16th, 2014 @ 3pm
LITTLE SILVER: SHELL TAKES EX-EXXON SPOT
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The former Exxon station at Branch Avenue and Willow Drive in Little Silver, vacant for several years, is about to reopen as a Shell station. Owner Rafi Awan could notContinue reading "LITTLE SILVER: SHELL TAKES EX-EXXON SPOT"
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April 15th, 2014 @ 3pm
RED BANK CUTTING FARM VENDOR FEE
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Red Bank officials introduced an ordinance amendment this week that will allow food vendors at the Farmers’ Market to obtain yearlong health department licenses for $350, instead of paying $50Continue reading "RED BANK CUTTING FARM VENDOR FEE"
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April 11th, 2014 @ 12pm
RED BANK: JAZZ MARKET SEEKS NEW SOLOIST
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Two years after the death of jazz-crazy butcher Ralph “Johnny Jazz” Gatta, his longtime butcher shop on Shrewsbury Avenue in Red Bank has been gutted and renovated. Building owner DonnaContinue reading "RED BANK: JAZZ MARKET SEEKS NEW SOLOIST"
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April 11th, 2014 @ 7am
SHREWSBURY: JOB LOTTER RENTS GIANT SPACE
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Now available: 46,000 square feet in Shrewsbury. Just ten months after the owners of Red Bank's SuperFoodtown expanded into the former Stop & Shop supermarket half a mile away on Newman Springs Road, the new store will be shut down,...
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April 8th, 2014 @ 9am
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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 ...