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DOWNGRADED STORM LEAVES LIGHT DAMAGE
A pickup truck drives around a downed tree limb on Navesink River Road in Middletown Sunday morning. Below, Michael and Arnold Natali kayaking behind their home on Queens Drive South,Continue reading "DOWNGRADED STORM LEAVES LIGHT DAMAGE"
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Caption on YouTube video says ‘Hurricane Irene Flooding at McLoone’s Rum Runner in Sea Bright.’ Telephone pole snapped in half between first and second bridges to Barley Point Island, Rumson,Continue reading "WHAT WE’RE HEARING 4"
Tree down, wires arcing, tree on fire, Seven Bridges Road, area of Little Silver Point School… 7 am Storm drain clogged with leaves, entrance to Count Basie Park, Red Bank…Continue reading "WHAT WE’RE HEARING 2"
Water main break on Ocean Avenue, Sea Bright, near MerriMakers… Large tree down at Sycamore and Silverbrook in Shrewsbury… Sea Bright police having “serious radio problems.” Tree down, Pearl andContinue reading "WHAT WE’RE HEARING 1"
HELP US REPORT ON IRENE
A bicyclist was involved in an accident with a car on Spring Street in Red Bank late Saturday. Details were not immediately available, but police said the bicyclist suffered minorContinue reading "HELP US REPORT ON IRENE"
Locals and visitors in Red Bank, Rumson and Fair Haven, rated their anxiety levels about Hurricane Irene on Friday. Check out more videos at redbankgreen’s YouTube channel.
Emergency officials have brokered a deal under which the Red Bank Salvation Army facility will provide temporary shelter for most of the 113 elderly patients of a nursing home orderedContinue reading "SALVATION ARMY TAKES IN NURSING HOME"
Under an order to evacuate by 4 p.m. Saturday, residents and businesses owners boarded up properties, turning Sea Bright into a ghost town as Hurricane Irene approached. Photos by PeterContinue reading "SEA BRIGHT: BATTENED DOWN FOR STORM"
RIVERSIDE NURSING HOME, APARTMENT COMPLEX ORDERED EVACUATED IN RED BANK
Buses and ambulances on the scene at Chapin Hill at Red Bank nursing home preparing to move 113 patients, many of them wheelchair-bound. (Photo by Peter Lindner. Click to enlarge)Continue reading "RIVERSIDE NURSING HOME, APARTMENT COMPLEX ORDERED EVACUATED IN RED BANK"
With Hurricane Irene lumbering up the East Coast packing destructive winds of 100 miles per hour, officials in Sea Bright ordered residents and visitors off the sandbar peninsula Friday.
Red Bank Mayor Pasquale Menna issued the following statement shortly after noon Friday: A Declaration of Emergency is in place in Red Bank.  You will be receiving recorded telephone notificationsContinue reading "MENNA DECLARES STATE OF EMERGENCY"
GULP.
Have they got your attention now? The front page of today’s Star-Ledger is dominated by a single story, headlined “N.J.’s MOST DEVASTATING STORM EVER?’ (Click to enlarge) From NJ.com, theContinue reading "GULP."
GAS & JUICE: KNOW HOW TO TURN THEM OFF
Knowing how to shut off your home’s utilities in advance can prevent a natural disaster from becoming a catastrophic event. From the Federal Emergency Management Administration web page on utilityContinue reading "GAS & JUICE: KNOW HOW TO TURN THEM OFF"
KNOW YOUR EVAC ROUTE
The National Weather Service recommends the following as part of a think-ahead in the event that residents must leave their homes in advance of a hurricane: Develop a family hurricaneContinue reading "IN THE EVENT OF EVACUATION"
Weather experts recommend people in the path of a hurricane make up a plan in advance for ensuring the safety of all members of households. The National Weather Service saysContinue reading "FAMILY DISASTER PLANNING"
The National Weather Services recommends residents in the path of a hurricane put together disaster supply kits consisting of the following: Water – at least 1 gallon daily per personContinue reading "DISASTER SUPPLY KIT"
Weather forecasters have included the coastal region up to Sandy Hook in the hurricane warning area for Hurricane Irene, the National Weather Service reported Friday morning. Though Irene’s strength droppedContinue reading "SHORE NOW IN HURRICANE WARNING AREA"
SAILOR’S DELIGHT NOT IN THE FORECAST
A sailor’s-delight sunset backlit a group of kids on bikes at Red Bank’s Riverside Gardens Park Wednesday night. But a sailor’s-warning sunrise, and data-reading by the National Weather Service, foretellContinue reading "SAILOR’S DELIGHT NOT IN THE FORECAST"
A VIEW FROM THE BRIDGE
Puffy clouds lingered after several days of rain, but the view of Sandy Hook and the Manhattan skyline from the Route 36 bridge over the Shrewsbury River was unimpeded TuesdayContinue reading "A VIEW FROM THE BRIDGE"
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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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