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RED BANK: VALET PARKING GETS FEWER SPOTS
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A drop-off area outside Char Steakhouse has been eliminated under changes to the Broad Street valet parking program, officials said. (Photo by John T. Ward. Click to enlarge) By JOHNContinue reading "RED BANK: VALET PARKING GETS FEWER SPOTS"
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April 3rd, 2014 @ 12pm
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RED BANK: WEDDING WALKERS BRAVE CHILL
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Some 215 soon-to-be-married couples and their attendants endured a wet, chilly few hours Sunday for the latest edition Red Bank Wedding Walk, which puts the services of several dozen weddingContinue reading "RED BANK: WEDDING WALKERS BRAVE CHILL"
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March 31st, 2014 @ 3pm
RED BANK: WALGREENS RETHINKS STORE PLAN
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The former home of Rassas Buick, at Broad Street and Rumson Place. (Photo by John T. Ward. Click to enlarge) By JOHN T. WARD Just six weeks after a seriesContinue reading "RED BANK: WALGREENS RETHINKS STORE PLAN"
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March 28th, 2014 @ 4pm
RED BANK: STASH YIELDS MORE BUDS
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Robert Bruce at a Glen Goldbaum fashion event in Red Bank in 2011. A regular on “Comic Book Men,” set at the Broad Street store below, he’s about to getContinue reading "RED BANK: STASH YIELDS MORE BUDS"
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March 27th, 2014 @ 11am
CHURN: CIAO, BIAGIO, CESAR & WOULD-BE BBQ
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Biagio Wood-Fired Pizza has departed 12 Broad Street after less than a year and a half in town. (Click to enlarge) By JOHN T. WARD This edition of Retail ChurnContinue reading "CHURN: CIAO, BIAGIO, CESAR & WOULD-BE BBQ"
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March 26th, 2014 @ 8am
RED BANK: SFINGE, ZEPPOLI OR ONE OF EACH?
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Peter LaRosa gives PieHole a delicious history lesson on St. Joseph’s Day sfinges and zeppolis. (Photo by Jim Willis. Click to enlarge) By JIM WILLIS Monday’s St. Patrick’s Day celebrations mayContinue reading "RED BANK: SFINGE, ZEPPOLI OR ONE OF EACH?"
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March 18th, 2014 @ 3pm
PIEHOLE: TOMATOES, CHEESE AND BEER
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Brian Imbriale puts the finishing touches on PieHole‘s curry chicken salad sandwich at Fair Haven’s Balderose Fine Foods. (Photo by Jim Willis. Click to enlarge) redbankgreen’s PieHole is all about local food andContinue reading "PIEHOLE: TOMATOES, CHEESE AND BEER"
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March 7th, 2014 @ 3pm
WHAT’S FOR LUNCH? CURRY CHICKEN FROM BFF
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The curry chicken salad sandwich from Balderose Fine Food in Fair Haven.  (Photo by Jim Willis. Click to enlarge) By JIM WILLIS Back in January, when we last checked inContinue reading "WHAT’S FOR LUNCH? CURRY CHICKEN FROM BFF"
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March 7th, 2014 @ 12pm
RETAIL CHURN: BOOTS, FOOD AND FIT KIDS
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•After 14 years in Fair Haven, Dean Ross is ready to take on double the rent to sell shoes in Red Bank. (Click to enlarge) By JOHN T. WARD ThisContinue reading "RETAIL CHURN: BOOTS, FOOD AND FIT KIDS"
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March 7th, 2014 @ 11am
RED BANK: TOMATOES, JUST OFF THE BOAT
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Jimmy DiBartolo gives PieHole a crash course in imported Italian tomatoes. (Photo by Jim Willis. Click to enlarge) By JIM WILLIS A few months from now in the fertile fields ofContinue reading "RED BANK: TOMATOES, JUST OFF THE BOAT"
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March 3rd, 2014 @ 1pm
RED BANK: WOOLY MONMOUTH CLOSING
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•Dori Cohen Kershner with a customer at Wooly Monmouth in 2011. Kershner announced the closing of her 10-year-old Red Bank knitting store over the weekend in a post on herContinue reading "RED BANK: WOOLY MONMOUTH CLOSING"
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March 3rd, 2014 @ 8am
CHURN: POOL CUES, THRIFT & CRAFTS EXIT
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•Tuns out Lucky Break could not survive its lengthy shutdown over BYOB issues, its owner says. (Click to enlarge) By JOHN T. WARD This edition of Retail Churn reports onContinue reading "CHURN: POOL CUES, THRIFT & CRAFTS EXIT"
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February 25th, 2014 @ 8am
WHERE HAVE I SEEN THIS?
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Though the above photo may appear to have been taken indoors, Where Have I Seen This hasn’t abandoned its principles. The tableau is visible to a passerby. Do you knowContinue reading "WHERE HAVE I SEEN THIS?"
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February 20th, 2014 @ 7am
RED BANK: WALGREEN’S GETS GREEN LIGHT
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Walgreen’s developer Marc Steinberg greets neighborhood supporters after winning plan approval. Below, the revised site plan, at left, called for a smaller structure than the prior proposal, at right. TheContinue reading "RED BANK: WALGREEN’S GETS GREEN LIGHT"
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February 19th, 2014 @ 10pm
SEA BRIGHT: POST OFFICE LOT ON THE BLOCK
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Sixteen months after it was battered by Hurricane Sandy, the still-vacant building at 1030 Ocean Avenue is for sale. (Photo by John T. Ward. Click to enlarge) By JOHN T.Continue reading "SEA BRIGHT: POST OFFICE LOT ON THE BLOCK"
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February 19th, 2014 @ 8am
Walgreen’s developer Marc Steinberg talks with neighbors about the proposed store’s traffic flow at a December hearing. (Click to enlarge) By JOHN T. WARD The builder of a proposed Walgreen’sContinue reading "RED BANK: WALGREEN’S MOVES STORE"
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February 18th, 2014 @ 2pm
RED BANK: PARKING GARAGE BACK ON AGENDA
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The borough plans to hire a consultant to advise it on how to get a garage built, most likely on the site of the White Street municipal lot, says MayorContinue reading "RED BANK: PARKING GARAGE BACK ON AGENDA"
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February 13th, 2014 @ 10am
RETRO FASHION OUT, ASIAN EATERY PENDING
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Backward Glances’ owner cited rising rents and diminishing cool as factors in her decision to leave Red Bank. (Click to enlarge) By JOHN T. WARD After 28 years in RedContinue reading "RETRO FASHION OUT, ASIAN EATERY PENDING"
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February 5th, 2014 @ 12pm
RED BANK: WALGREEN’S TO REVISE PLAN
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Josephine Menna, an aunt to Mayor Pasquale Menna – who recused himself – queries Walgreen’s lawyer Marty McGann. Below, site owner Aaron Rassas confers with his team during a break. (ClickContinue reading "RED BANK: WALGREEN’S TO REVISE PLAN"
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January 24th, 2014 @ 12am
SEA BRIGHT ISSUES: LIBRARY, REDEVELOPMENT
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Engineer Jackie Flor of T&M Associates discusses the impact on a parking lot paving project necessitated by the demolition of the Sea Bright Public Library. The dormant borough school building,Continue reading "SEA BRIGHT ISSUES: LIBRARY, REDEVELOPMENT"
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January 17th, 2014 @ 5am
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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 ...