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Category Archives: Rivers & streams

RED BANK: MARINE PARK MAKEOVER DEBUT SLATED
RED BANK: Years in the works, an overhaul of Marine Park is set to make its public debut later this month, borough officials said last week.
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June 16th @ 8am
Remember: Nothing makes a Red Bank friend happier than to hear "I saw you on Red Bank Green!"
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RED BANK: BORO RELEASES PLAN FOR 40-UNIT “NAVESINK CROSSING”
A rendering of the proposed project for 26-28 Shrewbury Avenue included in the the rehabilitation plan by borough planner BFJ Planning.
Five stories with a waterfront walkway: Borough planner issues a report with development guidelines for a proposed 40 unit building on the Navesink River. (Click to read.)
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March 10th @ 2pm
RED BANK: ICE BOATERS EYE RETURN TO NAVESINK RIVER
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Is it thick enough yet? Red Bank ice boaters raring to go as deep freeze thickens Navesink River ice. (Click to read)
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January 28th @ 7pm
VIDEO: RED BANK’S CREEPY ABANDONED EXXON, WITH A GORGEOUS VIEW
Video: The old abandoned Exxon station at Red Bank's northern gateway is both creepy and beautiful. It's high profile and a near total secret. Take a tour to see what's at stake as the borough council tags the area for a rehabilitation.
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September 29th, 2025 @ 7am
AFTER CLEANUP GAINS, NAVESINK RIVER POLLUTION PERSISTS
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Efforts to reduce human and animal waste pollution in the Navesink River pollution were making headway. The pandemic was a major setback. (click to read).
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May 6th, 2025 @ 8am
RED BANK: AS SAD DEAD FISH ABOUND, NAVESINK POLLUTION UPDATE ON TAP
Bunker die-off in the Navesink - and a planned update on what's being done to reduce pollution that causes it. (click to read)
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April 24th, 2025 @ 10am
RED BANK: HOSPITAL AGREES TO PUBLIC ACCESS EASEMENT, PARKING LOT GETS OK
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Employee parking lots gets ok after hospital officials agree to an easement along the Navesink River in Red Bank. (click to read)
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January 21st, 2025 @ 12pm
WILL IT FREEZE? AS ICE COVERS NAVESINK RIVER, RED BANK ICE BOATERS WAIT AND HOPE
As a thin layer of ice forms, ice boaters hope for a long-awaited return to the Navesink River. (click to read)
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January 9th, 2025 @ 4pm
RED BANK: HOSPITAL BALKS AT RIVERFRONT ACCESS LAW
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Riverview Medical Center plans a new parking lot overlooking the Navesink River but doesn't want to include a public access easement required by Red Bank ordinance. (click to read)
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January 6th, 2025 @ 8am
RED BANK: COUNCIL MEETING STINKS
RED BANK: This is what democracy looks (and, maybe, smells) like: a water rate hike, moments of silence, and a weird exchange about body odor.
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July 13th, 2024 @ 1pm
RED BANK: SEWAGE SPILL THREATENS RIVER
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RED BANK: Contractors for a train station redevelopment project hit a major sewer line, sending sewage into the storm drains, officials said. Click for more.
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July 11th, 2024 @ 9pm
SNAPPING IN THE BREEZE
RED BANK: Blustery winds had the flags in Riverside Gardens Park snapping Monday evening.
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June 25th, 2024 @ 6am
RED BANK: INTENSE STORM GRAZES TOWN
RED BANK: Briefly interrupting the intense heat that has gripped the region for days, a strong storm left some damage here Saturday afternoon.
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June 22nd, 2024 @ 5pm
RED BANK: RIVERWALK PLANS FADE INTO HISTORY – AND PATIOS
RED BANK: A strip of riverfront land set aside for public access has been overtaken by private patios and "No Trespassing" signs. (click for more)
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June 19th, 2024 @ 7am
EVENING ESCAPE
RED BANK: Sailors in Monmouth Boat Club's weekly racing series found tranquil conditions on the Navesink River Tuesday evening.
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June 12th, 2024 @ 6am
RED BANK: DUCKLING RESCUED FROM SEWER
RED BANK: The best 90 seconds of video you'll see today: firefighters rescue duckling from 100-foot-long storm sewer pipe.
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May 30th, 2024 @ 2pm
CHECK IT OUT
A bench outside the Red Bank Public Library provided a serene view of our beautiful Navesink River Monday evening.
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May 21st, 2024 @ 6am
THREE ON TOUR
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RED BANK: Three borough sites will participate in a weekend of self-guided tours of 52 historic locations in Monmouth County May 4 & 5.
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April 25th, 2024 @ 7am
RIVER RANGERS RETURN
River Rangers, a summer canoeing program offered by the Navesink Maritime Heritage Association, returns this summer for up to 20 participants.
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April 15th, 2024 @ 11am
RAIL RIDER’S VIEW
A commuter's view of Cooper's Bridge and the Navesink River from North Jersey Coast Line train 3320 out of Red Bank Tuesday morning.
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April 10th, 2024 @ 7am
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CARS, BARS AND VANS
Middletown resident Rob King was cruising through the Red Bank municipal parking lot behind the Dublin House Saturday night in his 1969 Plym ...
TWO SHORTS IN FILMONEFEST
Leonardo Morales Pitalua, a 20-year-old animator who lived in Red Bank until February, will have two short films shown at FilmOneFest in Hig ...
LONG DOGGONE WAIT
Partyline photo: The driver of an e-bike and his human passenger wait at the Monmouth Street train crossing while a northbound NJ Transit tr ...
WE’RE LICHEN THIS FUNGHI!
A mushroom sprouts from the mouth-like hole in this lichen-covered tree on the grounds of Red Bank Primary School Tuesday morning.
HELL STRIP FIREWORKS
Revelers launched fireworks from the hell strip in front of a home on Drs. James Parker Boulevard on July 4, one of many impromptu and quest ...
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SWIMMING, ER, SCULLING RIVER?
Partyline photo captures a single rower working their way up the Swimming River.
SUMMER SUNRISE
A stunning Sunrise on the Navesink River in Red Bank Tuesday June 30.
BRAZEN LAWLESSNESS?
Who does this? One of those famously (and, yes apocryphally) illegal-to-remove mattress tags lies on the plaza outside the Count Basie Cente ...
SUNNY SKIES, JAZZY VIBES AT RED BANK ARTS FEST
A jazz combo comprised of current and former students of the Red Bank-based Jazz Arts Project performed at the first Red Bank Arts Festival ...
COOL JUNE BRIDE RIDE
It’s a wedding thing. (Photo and text by Rosann Dal Pra)  
RED BANK CLASSIC 5k
Runners at the starting line of the Red Bank Classic 5k Saturday morning.
WORLD CUP WATCH PARTY AT COUNT BASIE FIELD
Solid turnout, festive vibes and a huge Mexico win: Count Basie Park World Cup Watch Party photos. (Click to read)
DOUBLE RAINBOW OVER RED BANK
Partyline contributor captures stunning double rainbow over Red Bank.
RED BANK: SINKHOLE ON SHREWSBURY AVE
Emergency sinkhole repairs closed Shrewsbury Avenue northbound traffic for most of the day Wednesday.
NAVESINK SUNRISE
Partyliner captures stunning sunrise over the Navesink River in Red Bank.
DRONES SCRUB BANK BUILDING
Partyline photo: A power washing drone was used to clean the exterior of the Ocean First Bank Building at 110 West Front Street recently.
MESSAGE TO READERS
Please stand by: A quick message to readers about a pause in news coverage.
IN THE DISTANCE, NEW STATUE UNVEILED
A new monument commemorating the 250th anniversary of US Independence is unveiled in a park that only has a Red Bank mailing address.
CARPY DIEM
From the redbankgreen Partyline: A pair of large carp cruise the shallows under Hubbard's Bridge (Senator Kyrillos Bridge) on Front Street T ...
BIBS ON FOR OPENING DAY
Partyline: Two longtime neighbors re-unite for lobsters on the Boondocks Fishery opening day.