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WHERE HAVE I SEEN THIS?
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It seems that KaBoomfest is becoming two events in one: a night of drunken rowdiness, largely among teenagers who hang out on Red Bank’s West Front and Broad streets duringContinue reading "KABOOM: BRILLIANCE BEFORE & AFTER DARK"
DRAWING A PLAN FOR A WATERFRONT FUTURE
Unclaimed boats and kayaks will be removed next month from the beach at the former Charles Williams estate, Fair Haven officials say. (Click to enlarge) By DUSTIN RACIOPPI By thisContinue reading "DRAWING A PLAN FOR A WATERFRONT FUTURE"
PADDLIN’ WITH PASQUALE
Cindy Burnham and her newest water mate, Mayor Pasquale Menna, who spent Saturday morning kayaking on the Navesink. (Photo by Dustin Racioppi; click to enlarge) By DUSTIN RACIOPPI Red BankContinue reading "PADDLIN’ WITH PASQUALE"
DWI CHARGED AFTER CAR LANDS IN NAVESINK
A member of the Red Bank Fire Department’s scuba and dive team inspects the vehicle after it smashed through a fence at the foot of Maple Avenue. (Photo by CarlContinue reading "DWI CHARGED AFTER CAR LANDS IN NAVESINK"
DAM SITE REPAIR OFFICIAL: ‘WE’LL MAKE IT’
David Yegelwel, in brown pants at center, watches preparations for the installation of storm drain Wednesday. (Click to enlarge) The mishap-plagued replacement of an earthen dam on Navesink River RoadContinue reading "DAM SITE REPAIR OFFICIAL: ‘WE’LL MAKE IT’"
TEMPS IN MID-NINETIES FORECAST
Members of the Monmouth Boat Club, including Taugh Lynch of Little Silver, below, got in a couple of races on the Navesink River before threatening skies ended the fun TuesdayContinue reading "TEMPS IN MID-NINETIES FORECAST"
A culvert collapse at Poricy Pond, marked by the blue bubble, has closed Navesink River Road between Hubbard Avenue and Poricy Lane for the past 12 weeks. Monmouth County officialsContinue reading "MORE WOES IN ROAD FIX AS KABOOM LOOMS"
WHERE HAVE I SEEN THIS?
Hey, it’s almost the last day of the week. School’s almost out. Summer’s almost here. Time to get on your walking shoes. Now, if you could just remember Where youContinue reading "WHERE HAVE I SEEN THIS?"
The Rumson fireworks, as seen from Victory Park in 2007. (Click to enlarge) By DUSTIN RACIOPPI For the first time in its short life, Rumson’s annual fireworks display came closeContinue reading "RUMSON GETS ITS FIREPOWER BACK"
NO TAKERS FOR TAINTED PROPERTIES
The former Hunter’s Texaco station and the onetime home of the Wicker Rose, in background, failed to attract any bids at a bankruptcy auction Tuesday. (Click to enlarge) Three LittleContinue reading "NO TAKERS FOR TAINTED PROPERTIES"
SILVER LINING AT LITTLE SILVER CORNER?
Both the former Wicker Rose building,  foreground, and the abandoned Texaco station in the background have “substantial” environmental issues. (Click to enlarge) Three adjoining Little Silver properties with the taintContinue reading "SILVER LINING AT LITTLE SILVER CORNER?"
Contributions on the day of the show put the 2009 KaBoom fireworks barely into the black, but this year’s edition needs more public support, organizers say. (Click to enlarge) IndependenceContinue reading "KABOOM NEEDS BIG BUCKS, BUT WILL GO ON"
LET’S DO LUNCHMUSIC
The Andreach-Chrepta Jazz Duo opened up the summer-long LunchMusic series at Riverside Gardens Park on Wednesday. (Photo by Dustin Racioppi; click to enlarge) By DUSTIN RACIOPPI A couple of weeksContinue reading "LET’S DO LUNCHMUSIC"
ROAD REOPENING STILL A MONTH AWAY
Repair work underway on the culvert Tuesday morning. The view is toward the south. (Click to enlarge) “Another round of unexpected delays” will push back the reopening of the westernContinue reading "ROAD REOPENING STILL A MONTH AWAY"
BOAT CLUB OPENS ITS SPRUCED-UP HOUSE
The Monmouth Boat Club’s newly reshingled clubhouse on the Navesink in Red Bank. (Click to enlarge) All spiffed up for another half-century or so, the Monmouth Boat Club opens itsContinue reading "BOAT CLUB OPENS ITS SPRUCED-UP HOUSE"
THE BRIDGE TO SUMMER SUCCESS?
The state DOT has plans to ease traffic jams at the Sea Bright-Highlands bridge construction site this summer. (Photo by Dustin Racioppi; click to enlarge) By DUSTIN RACIOPPI In 34Continue reading "THE BRIDGE TO SUMMER SUCCESS?"
FOOD FESTIVAL MAY RETURN TO MARINE PARK
Marine Park will play host to some sort of summer event next year, officials say. (Photo by Dustin Racioppi; click to enlarge) By DUSTIN RACIOPPI Business owners and Red BankContinue reading "FOOD FESTIVAL MAY RETURN TO MARINE PARK"
CABLE SATIRIST FINDS A HOME IN RED BANK
House of Stewart: TV funnyman Jon Stewart, below, paid $3.8 million for this house on the Navesink, records indicate. (Click to enlarge) Take that, Rumson! Eat our shorts, Navesink sectionContinue reading "CABLE SATIRIST FINDS A HOME IN RED BANK"
IT’S ‘MAPLE COVE,’ OFFICIALLY
The Navesink Maritime Heritage Association donated the above sign to be installed at Maple Cove next weekend. (Photo by Dustin Racioppi; click to enlarge) By DUSTIN RACIOPPI Nature enthusiasts receivedContinue reading "IT’S ‘MAPLE COVE,’ OFFICIALLY"
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PEACE, LOVE AND JUGGLING
Music and flow arts filled Riverside Gardens Park Friday night at the free flow arts meetup hosted by Cirque de Peace, with guest band Sweet ...
IMMIGRATION PROTESTS CONTINUE
Protests against a wave of immigration arrests in Red Bank and nationwide continued for a third and fourth straight day on Shrewsbury Avenue ...
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 ...
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.