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An unidentified man took a  snooze in the sun in downtown Little Silver Monday as temperatures rose into the 70s on the last day of winter. Partly sunny skies mayContinue reading "A LITTLE LAST-MINUTE HIBERNATING"
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FOR A GENTLE WINTER, A WARM GOODBYE
Buds were bursting outside the Atrium at Navesink on Riverside Avenue in Red Bank Sunday as the unseasonably warm and nearly snowless winter 2012 wound down. Monday’s temperatures are expectedContinue reading "FOR A GENTLE WINTER, A WARM GOODBYE"
DON’T JUMP!
With just a week to go until the start of spring and temperatures expected to soar into the low 70s, a snowblower continues its long winter of unemployment atop theContinue reading "DON’T JUMP!"
SPRING AHEAD
Sunset, as seen from Parker/Sickles Farm Park in Little Silver Saturday evening. Almost worth losing an hour of sleep when clocks are set ahead in the switch to Daylight SavingContinue reading "SPRING AHEAD"
WEATHER TO BELIEVE ONE OR THE OTHER…
It was a coats-off afternoon on Monmouth Street in Red Bank Thursday, but temperatures over the next few days won’t be as conducive to t-shirts. Or so says one forecast.Continue reading "WEATHER TO BELIEVE ONE OR THE OTHER…"
BUY-IN ON NEW SEA BRIGHT BRIDGE ELUSIVE
Below, dozens of local residents turned out in Sea Bright Monday for a midday presentation of options for dealing with the “serious” condition of the Rumson-Sea Bright Bridge. (Click toContinue reading "BUY-IN ON NEW SEA BRIGHT BRIDGE ELUSIVE"
A TASTE OF SPRING IN FEBRUARY
Lunchtime strollers in downtown Red Bank found conditions right for light jackets and shirtsleeves Wednesday. It will be even warmer Thursday and Friday, says the weatherbot. (Click to enlarge) TheContinue reading "A TASTE OF SPRING IN FEBRUARY"
CALM HEADS SOUGHT FOR EMERGENCY TEAM
Tommy Welsh and Ernie Van Pelt with an all-weather truck Red Bank’s emergency services operation acquired for free last year from Long Branch. (Click to enlarge) By JOHN T. WARDContinue reading "CALM HEADS SOUGHT FOR EMERGENCY TEAM"
SEA BRIGHT TO SHARE IN MILLIONS FOR SAND
Federal money will be used to replenish beaches in Sea Bright and Monmouth Beach. (Click to enlarge) By JOHN T. WARD Sea Bright is in for some sand to replenishContinue reading "SEA BRIGHT TO SHARE IN MILLIONS FOR SAND"
WHERE HAVE I SEEN THIS?
On rainy days, the Grove at Shrewsbury, on Route 35, puts out baskets of umbrellas for temporary use by shoppers. No doubt some of those umbrellas never return. But withContinue reading "WHERE HAVE I SEEN THIS?"
FORECAST: WET SNOW WON’T LAST
Juggling hot beverages, a young woman heads into the wind-driven snow on Broad Street in Red Bank Wednesday afternoon. The National Weather Service forecasts we’re in for up to aContinue reading "FORECAST: WET SNOW WON’T LAST"
Today is Groundhog Day in Punxsutawney, Pennsylvania, Which means it’s time for Punxsutawney Phil‘s annual sunrise photo op outside his burrow for his long-range weather forecast. According to lore, ifContinue reading "GROUNDHOG SEES ITS GRAPHIC & SHRUGS"
RAINBOW OVER RED BANK
As seen from Madison Avenue, looking west, at 7:25 a.m. Wednesday. (Click to enlarge)
SPRINGLIKE WARMTH CONTINUES TODAY
A runner enjoyed a trot on River Road in Fair Haven as temperatures rose to the mid-60s Tuesday. (Click to enlarge) By JOHN T. WARD Tuesday brought an early tasteContinue reading "SPRINGLIKE WARMTH CONTINUES TODAY"
SEA BRIGHT MAYOR DIVES INTO WORK
Mayor Dina Long up to her ankles after a rainstorm flooded the street outside her home earlier this month. (Click to enlarge) By JOHN T. WARD Right off the bat,Continue reading "SEA BRIGHT MAYOR DIVES INTO WORK"
SLUSHY START TO THE WEEK
The snow left a filigree of ice along a railing at Maple Cove in Red Bank. (Click to enlarge) The Green’s first snowfall of 2012 on Saturday becomes workaday slushContinue reading "SLUSHY START TO THE WEEK"
2011 TO BLOW OUT ON CLOUDS
Canada geese flying over the white-capped Navesink between Fair Haven and Middletown Wednesday. (Click to enlarge) The wind that whipped the Green over the past two days has blown through,Continue reading "2011 TO BLOW OUT ON CLOUDS"
PROWN’S 2012 CALENDAR: A MINOR DISASTER
A bicyclist passes Prown’s Home Improvements on Monmouth Street in Red Bank, where enlargements from the 2012 calendar are on display. (Click to enlarge) By JOHN T. WARD Who amongContinue reading "PROWN’S 2012 CALENDAR: A MINOR DISASTER"
FOG GIVES WAY TO RAIN
Headlights cut the fog on Sycamore Avenue in Shrewsbury Monday night. (Click to enlarge) A daylong Monday fog – the literal kind, not the ‘I forgot how to do routineContinue reading "FOG GIVES WAY TO RAIN"
FUZZY METEOROLOGY
A persistent fog swathed the greater Green in gray Monday, despite forecasts that it would end by midmorning. Above, the view from Tower Hill in Red Bank looking east alongContinue reading "FUZZY METEOROLOGY"
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PIANO TRASHED
Left out to take at 83 River Street. Property owner is a touring musician. Studio and home. (Photo and text by Partyline contributor Chris H ...
FALL COLORS IN RED BANK
redbankgreen's Partyline captures peaking fall foliage on a Red Bank street corner.
FALL AT THE COURTS OF RED BANK
On the Partyline: stunning foliage at Red Bank's "medieval office park."
WALK FOR DEMOCRACY
The T. Thomas Fortune Cultural Center led a "Walk for Democracy" Sunday from Riverside Gardens Park to the cultral center on Drs. James Park ...
Go big or go home
On the redbankgreen Partyline: Gourd display at Lighthouse on its penultimate night of the season.
MARIGOLDEN SUNSHINE
Partyline photo captures October sunshine hitting marigolds for sale ahead of Dia de Los Muertos.
KENNY KATZGRAU TEACHES CODING TO MAGAZINE PUBLISHERS
Kenny Katzgrau, publisher of Red Bank Green and creator of Broad Street, was teaching City and Regional Magazine Association publishers how ...
LET’S SEE YOUR KINDLE DO THIS
A stack of books served as a chock while a motorist changed a flat tire on Branch Avenue Wednesday afternoon. Submitted by John T. Ward
NEW WELCOME SIGN INSTALLED
A new "Welcome to Red Bank" sign has gone up at the northern Route 35 entrance to town at the foot of Cooper's Bridge.
JUNIOR BUCS WRESTLING WELCOMES YOUNG ATHLETES FOR 22ND SEASON
Junior Bucs Wrestling is preparing for its 22nd season, offering boys and girls from Red Bank, Shrewsbury, and Little Silver an opportunity ...
TIME FOR SCHOOL, DEER
Fall has arrived and so have the middle school loving deer!
JUST IN TIME FOR THE FALL CLASSIC
Just in time for the start of the World Series later this week baseball-themed paintings by artist Max Maxon hang in the windows of the Art ...
DINNER PLANS?
Chipotle in Red Bank Sunday evening will donate a quarter of proceeds from sales Sunday to the volunteer Red Bank Fire Department auxiliary.
KENNY KATZGRAU TEACHES VIBE CODE SESSION AT LOCAL NEWS CAMP
Kenny Katzgrau, publisher of Red Bank Green, is running a vibe code session, teaching other publishers to vibe code at Blue Engine Collectiv ...
Her Majesty visits Red Bank
Navesink Queen docked at the Molly Pitcher Marina. (Photo and text by Partyline contributor Boris Kofman)  
RED BANK DINER MONEY TREE
On the redbankgreen Partyline: sunshine and a money tree at the Red Bank Diner.
NAVESINK LIGHTS
Riverview Hospital lights up the Navesink. (Text and photo by Partyline contributor Terry Franco)  
HALF BAKED BROAD STREET
Broad Street repaving begins with road subject to overnight closures.
COLOR RUN AT RED BANK PRIMARY SCHOOL
redbankgreen Partyline happens upon a cloud of color at annual color run event at Red Bank Primary School.
I’LL EAT IT HERE, THANKS
A squirrel goes all-in for a popular autumn flavor on Madison Avenue in Red Bank Sunday morning.
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