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LITTLE SILVER STATION GOES FOR JAVA REFILL
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Rook Coffee Roasters plans to set up shop this autumn in the wood-paneled interior of the borough-owned train station. (Photos by Connor Soltas. Click to enlarge) By CONNOR SOLTAS AfterContinue reading "LITTLE SILVER STATION GOES FOR JAVA REFILL"
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July 2nd, 2012 @ 8am
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NJNG TO REPLACE ALL SIDEWALK VALVES
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The disputed gas pressure regulators are beneath steel covers like this one outside 12 Broad Street. The utility contends they should be above ground for safety, like the one outsideContinue reading "NJNG TO REPLACE ALL SIDEWALK VALVES"
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June 29th, 2012 @ 4pm
A fee moratorium has helped fill vacant spaces downtown, and should remain in effect through the rest of the year, the mayor says. (Click to enlarge) By JOHN T. WARDContinue reading "MENNA: GIVE PARKING WAIVER MORE TIME"
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June 29th, 2012 @ 8am
Juanito’s International Marqueta is the latest in a line of food-related businesses owner Juan Torres has created in town. Below, the store’s placeta-style checkout station. (Click to enlarge) By JOHNContinue reading "JUANITO’S OPENS MEGABODEGA ON WEST SIDE"
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June 27th, 2012 @ 8am
PARKING KIOSKS PROMPT GRUMBLES, TWEAKS
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Parking director Gary Watson, left, guides Lou Gaspari of Lakewood through his first encounter with Red Bank’s new parking meter system in the English Plaza lot. (Click to enlarge) ByContinue reading "PARKING KIOSKS PROMPT GRUMBLES, TWEAKS"
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June 26th, 2012 @ 10am
ELECTRICAL FAILURE SMOKES OUT FEMME
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A cleaning crew and electricians were at work at Femme By Ashley Monday afternoon after all the merchandise and drapery had been removed. (Click to enlarge) By JOHN T. WARDContinue reading "ELECTRICAL FAILURE SMOKES OUT FEMME"
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June 25th, 2012 @ 3pm
SPICING UP RED BANK, MEDITERRANEAN STYLE
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Mohamed Elbery shows his son, Karim, how to chop parsley finely enough to make tabouli, a salad featuring onion and garlic. (Photos by Stacie Fanelli. Click to enlarge) By STACIEContinue reading "SPICING UP RED BANK, MEDITERRANEAN STYLE"
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June 25th, 2012 @ 1pm
PAWS FOR CAUSE IN GALLERIA
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Yoshi (left) and Chopper (right) anxiously await a treat in front of their owners’ new pet product kiosk, Paws for a Cause. Megan Prenderville and Mike Harper opened the standContinue reading "PAWS FOR CAUSE IN GALLERIA"
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June 22nd, 2012 @ 2pm
The former home of Wicker Rose furnishings, foreground, and the Texaco station at Willow Drive and Branch Avenue are slated for demolition, the new owner says. (Click to enlarge) ByContinue reading "BUILDER PLANS TO RAZE TROUBLED CORNER"
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June 22nd, 2012 @ 12pm
SHREWSBURY JUMPS ABOARD FOR SUMMER
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5:30 p.m.: Rasheen Johnson, left, of Red Bank, with Matthew Huston of Shrewsbury at Patterson Park in Shrewsbury. Johnson said his goals this summer were to “lose weight, get someContinue reading "SHREWSBURY JUMPS ABOARD FOR SUMMER"
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June 20th, 2012 @ 8pm
NOT SO HOT: DOWNTOWN SHOPPING
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12:41 p.m. With temperatures in the mid-90s, shops in downtown Red Bank were losing the battle with Mother Nature Wednesday, with some reporting far fewer customers than on an averageContinue reading "NOT SO HOT: DOWNTOWN SHOPPING"
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June 20th, 2012 @ 3pm
WAKE UP, SMELL THE COFFEE AND HYDRANTS
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6:03 a.m.: Colin Henry, 11, checks out the coffee urns at his father’s Java Stop on River Road in Fair Haven. 6:37 a.m.: Stevie Thompson out for a walk withContinue reading "WAKE UP, SMELL THE COFFEE AND HYDRANTS"
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June 20th, 2012 @ 8am
New Jersey Natural Gas says it needs to install 88 pressure-relief regulators above ground, and has filed suit to force the borough to issue permits. (Click to enlarge) By JOHNContinue reading "RED BANK SCORES FIRST IN GAS METER SUIT"
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June 19th, 2012 @ 7am
HISTORY DAY: CENTENNIAL AND ANTIQUES
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The crew from Paul Davis Partywares in Shrewsbury setting up the tent and tables at Fair Haven Fields Thursday for Saturday’s celebration of the town’s centennial. Below, Riverbank Antiques inContinue reading "HISTORY DAY: CENTENNIAL AND ANTIQUES"
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June 15th, 2012 @ 10am
COZY GRAFFITI
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Saturday was International Yarn Bombing Day, and a clutch of local knitters and crocheters, including Rachel Griffin of Fair Haven, took the opportunity to execute a pre-dawn hit on aContinue reading "COZY GRAFFITI"
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June 11th, 2012 @ 8am
GIRLS (AND, UM, WOMEN) TO OWN THE NIGHT
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Hundreds of women are expected to flock to downtown Red Bank for the inaugural GNO Thursday night. (Photo by Danielle Tepper. Click to enlarge) By DANIELLE TEPPER Ladies, it’s timeContinue reading "GIRLS (AND, UM, WOMEN) TO OWN THE NIGHT"
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June 6th, 2012 @ 2pm
SAWTOOTH ADDS CREATIVE BITE TO RED BANK
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Sawtooth Group principals Kristie Bridges and Jay Quilty in the firm’s new third-floor space at Corporate Plaza before the move-in last weekend. (Click to enlarge) By JOHN T. WARD RedContinue reading "SAWTOOTH ADDS CREATIVE BITE TO RED BANK"
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June 6th, 2012 @ 9am
Red Bank wants the regulators, below, enclosed beneath sidewalks, like one outside 26 Monmouth Street, above.  (Click to enlarge) Three months after Red Bank borough and New Jersey Natural GasContinue reading "RED BANK GAS SPAT MOVES TO STATEHOUSE"
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June 5th, 2012 @ 9am
By JOHN T. WARD The owner of a Fair Haven antiques shop was held up at gunpoint by a robber who fled with the contents of a safe, police reportedContinue reading "ARMED ROBBER HITS FAIR HAVEN SHOP"
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June 2nd, 2012 @ 5pm
YO! WASSUP WITH ALL THE FRO-YO?
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The newest entry in Red Bank’s yogurt wars is Yo Mon, above. Below, the self-serve bar at Kravings. (Click to enlarge) By DANIELLE TEPPER Pizza counters, costume jewelers, cupcake shops,Continue reading "YO! WASSUP WITH ALL THE FRO-YO?"
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June 1st, 2012 @ 11am
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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 ...