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Category Archives: Streets & Roads

Police closed down Galloping Hill at Van Schoick roads after the accident, which occurred shortly after 10 a.m. A two-car accident near the Middletown-Holmdel border claimed the lives of aContinue reading "MIDDLETOWN MAN AND SON KILLED IN CRASH"
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October 1st, 2012 @ 5am
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INLAID-GLASS SIDEWALK ENDS LONG RUN
A stretch of glass-embedded sidewalk on Monmouth Street is slated for removal. Below, Teresa Manning with a sample of the original glass. (Click to enlarge) By JOHN T. WARD EasilyContinue reading "INLAID-GLASS SIDEWALK ENDS LONG RUN"
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September 27th, 2012 @ 11am
WAIST-DEEP IN WORK
A workman on an East and West Front Street pedestrian improvement project in Red Bank goes the extra mile to shore up a manhole at the intersection of Broad StreetContinue reading "WAIST-DEEP IN WORK"
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September 27th, 2012 @ 7am
NO GREEN LIGHT YET FOR RED-LIGHT CAMS
The intersection of Broad Street and Shrewsbury Avenue is one of two under consideration by borough officials for red-light cameras. (Photo by Rebecca Desfosse. Click to enlarge) By REBECCA DESFOSSEContinue reading "NO GREEN LIGHT YET FOR RED-LIGHT CAMS"
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September 26th, 2012 @ 11am
LITTLE SILVER: A 5K THAT’S READY TO RUN
The leaders near the turn onto Rumson Road during the 2011 edition of the race. Below, race co-organizer Dawn Wilcox at the RBR track. (Click to enlarge) By JOHN T.Continue reading "LITTLE SILVER: A 5K THAT’S READY TO RUN"
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September 25th, 2012 @ 6am
The intersection of Shrewsbury Avenue and Drs. James Parker Boulevard is slated for $225,000 in pedestrian safety improvements. One of Red Bank’s busiest intersections has been singled out for aContinue reading "WEST SIDE CROSSING TO GET SAFETY UPGRADE"
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September 24th, 2012 @ 1pm
WHERE HAVE I SEEN THIS?
Was last week’s Where just too obvious to bother writing in about? Or did we stump even our Wheregulars?
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September 20th, 2012 @ 7am
LITTLE SILVER BRACES FOR DETOUR WALLOPS
A map showing the overlay detours that take effect with the reopening of Little Silver schools on Thursday. (Click to enlarge) By JOHN T. WARD Drivers who ignore a widelyContinue reading "LITTLE SILVER BRACES FOR DETOUR WALLOPS"
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September 5th, 2012 @ 6pm
IN RED BANK, A HORNET’S NEST OF ACTIVITY
Rich Hardy, of Red Bank’s public works department, warily eyes a hornet’s nest that a borough patrolman found lying in the roadway on Drs. James Parker Boulevard at Leighton AvenueContinue reading "IN RED BANK, A HORNET’S NEST OF ACTIVITY"
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September 5th, 2012 @ 10am
MONMOUTH STREET SET TO REOPEN
Contractors prepare to lay down striping on the newly paved Monmouth Street in Red Bank shortly before 4 p.m. Thursday following a two-day closure of the stretch between Broad StreetContinue reading "MONMOUTH STREET SET TO REOPEN"
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August 23rd, 2012 @ 4pm
MONMOUTH STREET SHUT FOR REPAVING
Monmouth Street in Red Bank was closed to vehicular traffic for milling and repaving between Broad Street and Maple Avenue Wednesday. The work is expect to be completed by 4Continue reading "MONMOUTH STREET SHUT FOR REPAVING"
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August 22nd, 2012 @ 12pm
METROVATION KILLS ANDERSON PROJECT
The developer has officially abandoned its approval for condos in the former West Side warehouse – temporarily serving as a display location in the ‘Heads’ outdoor art installation – but plansContinue reading "METROVATION KILLS ANDERSON PROJECT"
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August 20th, 2012 @ 1pm
RED BANK: OFF-THE-INTERIOR-WALL ART
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August 20th, 2012 @ 7am
FAIR HAVEN RINGS ITS BELLS FOR BIKERS
The annual Tour de Fair Haven raced into that century-old town Sunday, complete with tailgating spectators, a bike-themed house decorating contest and hard-charging professional cyclists. redbankgreen‘s Stacie Fanelli was there withContinue reading "FAIR HAVEN RINGS ITS BELLS FOR BIKERS"
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August 13th, 2012 @ 3pm
OLD FRIENDS ROCK THE BLOCK
Generations of  former and present Red Bank residents gathered on Drs. James Parker Boulevard over Saturday for a block-party style “family reunion,” complete with street fair food, jewelry for sale andContinue reading "OLD FRIENDS ROCK THE BLOCK"
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August 13th, 2012 @ 5am
HOTEL LAWSUIT III: THIS TIME, IT’S PERSONAL
Lawyer Ron Gasiorowski clashing with Councilman Mike DuPont last week, above, and relaxing at Zebu Forno on Monday. (Click to enlarge) By JOHN T. WARD As an attorney, Ron GasiorowskiContinue reading "HOTEL LAWSUIT III: THIS TIME, IT’S PERSONAL"
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July 31st, 2012 @ 8am
AN OASIS OF COLOR
The traffic island at Monmouth Street and Bridge Avenue in Red Bank, home to a rail-crossing gate, was lush and bright with well-tended plantings Thursday. Anybody know who gets theContinue reading "AN OASIS OF COLOR"
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July 27th, 2012 @ 7am
THE AXEMAN COMETH
An unidentified axe-wielding man, one of two on the scene, chops away at a tree that fell across Harding Road just east of Spring Street in a thunderstorm that blewContinue reading "THE AXEMAN COMETH"
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July 26th, 2012 @ 9pm
COUNCIL RAISES HEIGHT LIMIT AT HOTEL SITE
Attorney Ron Gasiorowski, with a rendering of the proposed Hampton Inn hotel he opposes, awaits the start of Wednesday’s Red Bank council meeting. (Click to enlarge) By JOHN T. WARDContinue reading "COUNCIL RAISES HEIGHT LIMIT AT HOTEL SITE"
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July 26th, 2012 @ 8am
FAIR HAVEN OPTS FOR ‘COMPLETE STREETS’
The intersection of River Road and Fair Haven Road boasts some key features of “Complete Streets” design, including distinctive crosswalks. (Photo by Connor Soltas. Click to enlarge) By CONNOR SOLTASContinue reading "FAIR HAVEN OPTS FOR ‘COMPLETE STREETS’"
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July 17th, 2012 @ 9am
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RBG CUB SIGHTING
A Partyline contributor positioned on the dais at Thursday's meeting of the Zoning Board of Adjustment captured redbankgreen reporter intern ...
DOWNPOUR STRAINS DRAIN
Partyline captures video of a flooded intersection during Tuesday's afternoon thunderstorm.
STILL ‘OPEN’ SPACE
Next to Fins and Feathers, very surprised to see an overgrown parking lot that still sits there…overgrown and with blacktop. (Photo and te ...
DARK COMEDY BY JERSEY DIRECTOR OPENS FILM FEST
Indie Street Film Festival kicks off with "In Memoriam," a dark comedy about an actor with six months to live.
Indie Street Film Festival Kicks Off
Indie Street Film Festival kicks off.
KUDOS FOR RBCS FINANCE WHIZZES
Monmouth County Board of Commissioners and Borough Council honor Red Bank Charter School students who took second place in a national financ ...
MARINE PARK HOT DOGS
Red Bank's newly remade Marine Park also has a new lunch option, a newly licensed hot dog cart.
MATCHA CLOSE UP
Partyline captures a photographer working for Aura Coffee Roaster angles for the perfect shot of two iced matcha lattes on Broad Street Mond ...
SOUTH STREET AUTHOR TO READ AT LIBRARY SATURDAY
South Street resident Scott Robertson will read selections from his book, Contents of a Curious Mind, Saturday, Aug. 8, from 11:30 a.m. to 1 ...
EARTH SPIRIT FOUNDER DIES
Jocelyn Ruth Midose, longtime owner of Earth Spirit New Age Center has died.
A PERFECT NATIONAL NIGHT OUT
The annual National Night Out event organized by the Red Bank Police Department drew hundreds to frolic amid the green grass and cotton cand ...
Blackhawk Helicopter Arrives for National Night Out
The Blackhawk helicopter has arrived. Everyone’s favorite part of each National Night Out hosted by the Red Bank Police Department jus ...
PARKING METER MOMENT
Patty Bishop of Verona was halfway through her haircut at Fox & Jane when she realized she needed to feed the parking meter. After she p ...
JOIN US AT JJ’S – PLEASE!
A doe-eyed sect of sentient boba teas sweetly beseeches us to join their adorable cult outside of JJ Delicacies this sticky August Sunday!
NEIGHBORS GATHER AT TINO’S
Chris Havens of River Street gathered group of Red Bankers for dinner on Thursday night. The gathering was in the back patio of Tino’s Mex ...
TREE BRANCH VS CAR
A tree branch fell on a parked car on Chestnut Street near Pearl Street Sunday. Submitted by Brian Donohue
APOSTROPHE CATASTROPHE
As a curmudgeonly curator of terrible punctuation on public signs, I’ve seen and shaken my head at a lot of gratuitous quotation marks ...
DANE FOR DEMOCRACY
redbankgreen Partyline captures a great dane who, all signs indicate, has had enough.
SUNFLOWER GAUNTLET
On the Partyline: a sunflower guantlet on River Street.
VIGIL FOR 68 DEAD
About 100 people attended a Saturday vigil at Johnny Jazz Park in Red Bank as part of a nationwide series of events to mourn the lives of pe ...