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RED BANK LOADS UP ON POTHOLE FIXER
A Red Bank DPW worker fills potholes at East Front Street and Washington Street with cold patch last week. (Click to enlarge) By JOHN T. WARD It’s white-knuckle driving seasonContinue reading "RED BANK LOADS UP ON POTHOLE FIXER"
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TORNADO WATCH ISSUED
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"
RED BANK: WALGREEN’S GETS GREEN LIGHT
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"
RED BANK: IS THE NIGHTMARE OVER?
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?"
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"
RED BANK: NO PICNIC FOR WALKERS, EITHER
The crosswalk at Maple Avenue (Route 35) and Water/White streets in Red Bank Tuesday morning. (Click to enlarge)
RED BANK: POTHOLE-NECK ON WHITE STREET
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"
RED BANK: ICE-FILLED CRATERS ABOUND
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"
RED BANK: TRASH PICKUP MAY GO PRIVATE
Trash pickups by borough employees could end this year. (Photo by John T. Ward. Click to enlarge) By JOHN T. WARD Red Bank residents could see the end of localContinue reading "RED BANK: TRASH PICKUP MAY GO PRIVATE"
RED BANK: PARKING GARAGE BACK ON AGENDA
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"
RED BANK: NO TICKETS ISSUED OVERNIGHT
A Red Bank snow plow navigates around parked cars on Madison Avenue shortly before 9 a.m. Thursday. Police Chief Darren McConnell says no tickets were issued for overnight parking violationsContinue reading "RED BANK: NO TICKETS ISSUED OVERNIGHT"
RED BANK: SNOW STEPS BACK INTO PICTURE?
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?"
RED BANK: MAPLE COVE TO RETAIN SAFEGUARD
Maple Cove and the public library as seen in 2011. (Photos by John T. Ward. Click to enlarge) By JOHN T. WARD Red Bank officials are abandoning a controversial planContinue reading "RED BANK: MAPLE COVE TO RETAIN SAFEGUARD"
SEA BRIGHT TO PUT COP ON CROSSWALK BEAT
The tiny borough plans to deploy a police officer devoted to enforcement of pedestrian safety laws. (Photo by John T. Ward. Click to enlarge) By JOHN T. WARD Sea BrightContinue reading "SEA BRIGHT TO PUT COP ON CROSSWALK BEAT"
RED BANK: ICY CONDITIONS LINGER
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"
RED BANK: THEN AGAIN, THERE ARE SNOWMEN
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"
RED BANK: WINTER STREETS GET UGLY FAST
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"
RED BANK: MEASURABLE EVIDENCE OF WINTER
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"
With temperatures in the teens, our beautiful Navesink River was a white wonderland for iceboaters and strollers willing to step out onto hardened water between Red Bank and Middletown Wednesday.Continue reading "ARCTIC COLD LINGERS"
BITING COLD CONTINUES ON THE GREEN
A sign of the times at the Galleria at Red Bank on Bridge Avenue Tuesday morning, above. Winter’s fierce grip continued Wednesday as residents of the Green woke to aContinue reading "BITING COLD CONTINUES ON THE GREEN"
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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 ...