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RED BANK BRACES FOR ANOTHER BLANKETING
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DPW sprayers laid down stripes of ice-inhibiting salt brine throughout Red Bank on Saturday, including Spring Street, above. (Photo by John T. Ward. Click to enlarge) Red Bank has suspendedContinue reading "RED BANK BRACES FOR ANOTHER BLANKETING"
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March 2nd, 2014 @ 10am
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SEA BRIGHT: DONOVAN’S TO REBUILD
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Donovan’s Reef as seen five days after Hurricane Sandy, above, and in better days, below. (Photo above by John T. Ward. Click to enlarge) By JOHN T. WARD Smashed toContinue reading "SEA BRIGHT: DONOVAN’S TO REBUILD"
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February 27th, 2014 @ 1pm
RED BANK: COUNCIL DIGS INTO SNOW LAW
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An unidentified man shovels snow on English Plaza in Red Bank earlier this month. (Click to enlarge) Repeatedly frustrated by an inability to clear snow-clogged streets, Red Bank officials areContinue reading "RED BANK: COUNCIL DIGS INTO SNOW LAW"
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February 26th, 2014 @ 6am
A ‘PURIMPALOOZA’ AT CBI RUMSON
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Press release from Congregation B’nai Israel It’s been called “the most enjoyable of all Jewish holidays” — and this March, Congregation B’nai Israel in Rumson is inviting all family, friendsContinue reading "A ‘PURIMPALOOZA’ AT CBI RUMSON"
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February 26th, 2014 @ 6am
FAIR HAVEN: LAMP POSTS SAFE FOR NOW
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A street lamp lies on the sidewalk in front of Fair Haven Borough Hall Tuesday, several weeks after police said it was downed by a Monmouth County snow plow, andContinue reading "FAIR HAVEN: LAMP POSTS SAFE FOR NOW"
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February 25th, 2014 @ 2pm
TORNADO WATCH ISSUED
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The Natonal Weather Service issued a tornado watch Friday afternoon, effective until 5 p.m. A pedestrian struggled with an umbrella on Broad Street at around 3:15 p.m. as winds beganContinue reading "TORNADO WATCH ISSUED"
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February 21st, 2014 @ 3pm
While most of us are relieved that rain has replaced that other, flaky kind of precipitation, the hardy members of the North Shrewsbury Ice Boat & Yacht Club have reasonContinue reading "RED BANK: THE DEEPER MEANING OF ICE"
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February 19th, 2014 @ 12pm
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
RED BANK: IS THE NIGHTMARE OVER?
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Val DeFazio clears snow from the awning of Buona Sera Ristorante on Monmouth Street in Red Bank Tuesday afternoon, when temperatures rose into the low 40s. For the first timeContinue reading "RED BANK: IS THE NIGHTMARE OVER?"
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February 19th, 2014 @ 6am
RED BANK: NO PICNIC FOR WALKERS, EITHER
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The crosswalk at Maple Avenue (Route 35) and Water/White streets in Red Bank Tuesday morning. (Click to enlarge)
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February 18th, 2014 @ 8am
RED BANK: POTHOLE-NECK ON WHITE STREET
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Never a joy to negotiate, the narrow east end of White Street at Broad in Red Bank was reduced to a single lane Tuesday morning by orange cones warning ofContinue reading "RED BANK: POTHOLE-NECK ON WHITE STREET"
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February 18th, 2014 @ 8am
RED BANK: ICE-FILLED CRATERS ABOUND
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Weeks of abuse in the form of heavy snow, thawing and refreezing have left numerous craters in the streets of Red Bank, where orange barrels are now appearing to divertContinue reading "RED BANK: ICE-FILLED CRATERS ABOUND"
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February 18th, 2014 @ 6am
RED BANK: EARLY BIRDS GET THE… CHILLS
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The annual Presidents’ Day ticket sale at Red Bank’s Count Basie Theatre, with ducats for a host of shows available for $10 each, drew its usual waiting line in spiteContinue reading "RED BANK: EARLY BIRDS GET THE… CHILLS"
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February 17th, 2014 @ 9am
RED BANK: SNOW STEPS BACK INTO PICTURE?
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After a dusting of about an inch overnight, the greater Green woke Monday to a snow-free forecast… at least until Wednesday. The Weather Channel puts the chance of snow thatContinue reading "RED BANK: SNOW STEPS BACK INTO PICTURE?"
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February 10th, 2014 @ 8am
RED BANK: ICY CONDITIONS LINGER
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Ice, slush and puddles made walking and driving in downtown Red Bank dicey Tuesday. More snow was forecast for Wednesday night. (Photos by John T. Ward. Click to enlarge) CommutersContinue reading "RED BANK: ICY CONDITIONS LINGER"
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February 5th, 2014 @ 5am
RED BANK: THEN AGAIN, THERE ARE SNOWMEN
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This guy, on Spring Street, had an umbrella embedded in his head, so he’s set for the rain and sleet forecast for Tuesday night and Wednesday morning. Below, a giantContinue reading "RED BANK: THEN AGAIN, THERE ARE SNOWMEN"
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February 4th, 2014 @ 7am
RED BANK: WINTER STREETS GET UGLY FAST
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Looks pretty on the traffic light at Broad and Front streets in Red Bank, doesn’t it? Not so much, however, at street level a block away, at East Front andContinue reading "RED BANK: WINTER STREETS GET UGLY FAST"
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February 4th, 2014 @ 6am
RED BANK: MEASURABLE EVIDENCE OF WINTER
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Another fast-falling snow blanketed the Red Bank area Monday morning, covering Broad Street in traffic-slowing slush, above, and putting a shoveler to work in English Plaza, at right. The forecast:Continue reading "RED BANK: MEASURABLE EVIDENCE OF WINTER"
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February 3rd, 2014 @ 10am
WEAR A SNUGGIE, BUT BRING AN UMBRELLA
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After a week of frigid temperatures, a sofa left at the curb on West Street in Red Bank appears all set for the first-ever cold-weather Super Bowl Sunday. But theContinue reading "WEAR A SNUGGIE, BUT BRING AN UMBRELLA"
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January 31st, 2014 @ 6am
WHERE HAVE I SEEN THIS?
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Last week’s shot featured six Adirondack chairs covered in pillowy blobs of snow but seemingly ready for a summer sunset. Did you recognize that little vignette?
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January 30th, 2014 @ 7am
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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.
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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 ...