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RED BANK: HEIGHT REMAINS STICKING POINT
RED BANK: After another round of shrinkage, PRC still faces zoning board concerns over height of proposed addition above Pazzo.
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RED BANK: PROJECT REVIEW GETS UNDERWAY
RED BANK: Hearing on massive development proposed for West Front Street block gets underway with hints of concern about size, height and traffic impacts.
FAIR HAVEN: GOP HOLDS ONTO COUNCIL
FAIR HAVEN: Voters stick with familiar names as Republicans maintain mayoralty and 5-1 council control in Tuesday's elections.
FAIR HAVEN: Q&A with incumbent Mayor Ben Lucarelli, who's running for another term unopposed in the November 6 election.
FAIR HAVEN: JIM BANAHAN Q&A
FAIR HAVEN: Q&A with Jim Banahan, one of six contenders for three seats on the borough council in the November 6 election.
FAIR HAVEN: EVAN HUGHES Q&A
FAIR HAVEN: Q&A with Evan Hughes, one of six contenders for three seats on the borough council in the November 6 election.
FAIR HAVEN: ELIZABETH KOCH Q&A
FAIR HAVEN: Q&A with incumbent Betsy Koch, one of six contenders for three seats on the borough council in the November 6 election.
FAIR HAVEN: JACQUIE RICE Q&A
FAIR HAVEN: Q&A with Jacquie Rice, one of six contenders for three seats on the borough council in the November 6 election.
FAIR HAVEN: CAMERON SPECTOR Q&A
FAIR HAVEN: Q&A with Cameron Spector, one of six contenders for three seats on the borough council in the November 6 election.
FAIR HAVEN: CAROLYN WILLIAMS Q&A
FAIR HAVEN: Q&A with Carolyn Williams, one of six contenders for three seats on the borough council in the November 6 election.
FAIR HAVEN: COUNCIL TAKES AIM AT POT, GUNS
FAIR HAVEN: Council takes action on two hot issues, calling for zoning ban on recreational pot sales and demanding action on assault weapons.
FAIR HAVEN: TOWN TAKES UP POT DEBATE
FAIR HAVEN: Borough joins broadening debate among Shore municipalities on how to deal with possible marijuana legalization.
FAIR HAVEN: WALK & BIKE PLAN ON TABLE
FAIR HAVEN: The borough closing in on new walking-and-biking plan that officials say could serve as a blueprint for generations to come.
By DUSTIN RACIOPPI In Fair Haven’s great tree debate, the borough council has gone back and forth for months, trying to find middle ground on revisions that would satisfy advocatesContinue reading "FAIR HAVEN TREE LAW PUT IN THE SHADE"
TREE LAW SPLITS FAIR HAVEN COUNCIL
Workers cut down a tree in front of a Third Street home in Fair Haven Monday. (Photo by Dustin Racioppi; click to enlarge) By DUSTIN RACIOPPI Months of discussion andContinue reading "TREE LAW SPLITS FAIR HAVEN COUNCIL"
FAIR HAVEN MAY TRIM TREE LAW
Hance Road in Fair Haven. (Photo by Dustin Racioppi; click to enlarge) By DUSTIN RACIOPPI Councilman Bob Marchese’s got his axe ready, and it looks like changes to Fair Haven’sContinue reading "FAIR HAVEN MAY TRIM TREE LAW"
FAIR HAVENITES QUACK OVER PET DUCKS
Nicole Stover, left, and her mother, Dawn, make their case to the borough council to keep six ducks as pets. (Photo by Dustin Racioppi; click to enlarge) By DUSTIN RACIOPPIContinue reading "FAIR HAVENITES QUACK OVER PET DUCKS"
COUNCILMAN WANTS TO AXE TREE ORDINANCE
By DUSTIN RACIOPPI Is Fair Haven Councilman Bob Marchese barking up the wrong tree? The second-year councilman, shown right, told his counterparts Monday night that he wants to see theContinue reading "COUNCILMAN WANTS TO AXE TREE ORDINANCE"
FAIR HAVEN TREE LAW GETS ANOTHER LOOK
12-year-old Zoe Gallagher made her case to the borough council Monday night to amend Fair Haven’s tree ordinance. (Photo by Dustin Racioppi; click to enlarge) By DUSTIN RACIOPPI Fair HavenContinue reading "FAIR HAVEN TREE LAW GETS ANOTHER LOOK"
WATER EMERGENCY CONFOUNDS LOCALS
Rumson is among local towns being asked to conserve water. (Photo by Dustin Racioppi; click to enlarge) By DUSTIN RACIOPPI High temperatures and a lack of rain prompted the area’sContinue reading "WATER EMERGENCY CONFOUNDS LOCALS"
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CARS, BARS AND VANS
Middletown resident Rob King was cruising through the Red Bank municipal parking lot behind the Dublin House Saturday night in his 1969 Plym ...
TWO SHORTS IN FILMONEFEST
Leonardo Morales Pitalua, a 20-year-old animator who lived in Red Bank until February, will have two short films shown at FilmOneFest in Hig ...
LONG DOGGONE WAIT
Partyline photo: The driver of an e-bike and his human passenger wait at the Monmouth Street train crossing while a northbound NJ Transit tr ...
WE’RE LICHEN THIS FUNGHI!
A mushroom sprouts from the mouth-like hole in this lichen-covered tree on the grounds of Red Bank Primary School Tuesday morning.
HELL STRIP FIREWORKS
Revelers launched fireworks from the hell strip in front of a home on Drs. James Parker Boulevard on July 4, one of many impromptu and quest ...
SWIMMING, ER, SCULLING RIVER?
Partyline photo captures a single rower working their way up the Swimming River.
SUMMER SUNRISE
A stunning Sunrise on the Navesink River in Red Bank Tuesday June 30.
BRAZEN LAWLESSNESS?
Who does this? One of those famously (and, yes apocryphally) illegal-to-remove mattress tags lies on the plaza outside the Count Basie Cente ...
SUNNY SKIES, JAZZY VIBES AT RED BANK ARTS FEST
A jazz combo comprised of current and former students of the Red Bank-based Jazz Arts Project performed at the first Red Bank Arts Festival ...
COOL JUNE BRIDE RIDE
It’s a wedding thing. (Photo and text by Rosann Dal Pra)  
RED BANK CLASSIC 5k
Runners at the starting line of the Red Bank Classic 5k Saturday morning.
WORLD CUP WATCH PARTY AT COUNT BASIE FIELD
Solid turnout, festive vibes and a huge Mexico win: Count Basie Park World Cup Watch Party photos. (Click to read)
DOUBLE RAINBOW OVER RED BANK
Partyline contributor captures stunning double rainbow over Red Bank.
RED BANK: SINKHOLE ON SHREWSBURY AVE
Emergency sinkhole repairs closed Shrewsbury Avenue northbound traffic for most of the day Wednesday.
NAVESINK SUNRISE
Partyliner captures stunning sunrise over the Navesink River in Red Bank.
DRONES SCRUB BANK BUILDING
Partyline photo: A power washing drone was used to clean the exterior of the Ocean First Bank Building at 110 West Front Street recently.
MESSAGE TO READERS
Please stand by: A quick message to readers about a pause in news coverage.
IN THE DISTANCE, NEW STATUE UNVEILED
A new monument commemorating the 250th anniversary of US Independence is unveiled in a park that only has a Red Bank mailing address.
CARPY DIEM
From the redbankgreen Partyline: A pair of large carp cruise the shallows under Hubbard's Bridge (Senator Kyrillos Bridge) on Front Street T ...
BIBS ON FOR OPENING DAY
Partyline: Two longtime neighbors re-unite for lobsters on the Boondocks Fishery opening day.