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RED BANK: DEMS SWEEP
Red Bank Democrats celebrating at campaign headquarters on West Front Street Tuesday night. (Click to enlarge) Democratic incumbents Kathy Horgan and Sharon Lee coasted to victory in the Red BankContinue reading "RED BANK: DEMS SWEEP"
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LEE: DOWNTOWN NEEDS A PARKING GARAGE
NAME : Sharon Lee (Democrat, incumbent) AGE: 55 OCCUPATION:  Asst. Budget Planner LENGTH OF RESIDENCE IN TOWN:  Life long General Questions: 1. What do you see as the top threeContinue reading "LEE: DOWNTOWN NEEDS A PARKING GARAGE"
LOMBARDI: RESTORE FREE SATURDAY PARKING
Name: Robert Lombardi (Republican) Age: 30 Occupation: Architect Length of Residence in Town: This question implies who “ cares” more based on length of occupancy. That is impossible to know.Continue reading "LOMBARDI: RESTORE FREE SATURDAY PARKING"
MIZZI: ASSESSMENT LEVELS ‘UNREALISTIC’
NAME: Joseph M. Mizzi (Republican) AGE: 34 OCCUPATION: Senior Business Analyst and Economics Professor LENGTH OF RESIDENCE IN TOWN: 4 Years 1. What do you see as the top threeContinue reading "MIZZI: ASSESSMENT LEVELS ‘UNREALISTIC’"
Earlier this month, redbankgreen emailed questionnaires to local candidates for public office in towns with contested elections on November 2. We began running the replies last Friday, starting with thoseContinue reading "CANDIDATE Q&As: SEA BRIGHT"
FISHER: BEACHFRONT FIRST CONCERN
NAME Margaret C Fisher – I prefer Meg (Democrat) AGE 61 OCCUPATION Pediatrician LENGTH OF RESIDENCE IN TOWN 8 years General Questions: 1. What do you see as the topContinue reading "FISHER: BEACHFRONT FIRST CONCERN"
KELLY: PUT EMPHASIS ON BEACH REVENUE
NAME: Brian Kelly (Republican, incumbent) AGE: 42 OCCUPATION: CEO of a Solar Design and Installation Company LENGTH OF RESIDENCE IN TOWN: 10 years General Questions: 1. What do you seeContinue reading "KELLY: PUT EMPHASIS ON BEACH REVENUE"
Our Comment of the Week comes from beneath the story “LEHNERT LAID TO REST,” about the funeral of the late Fair Haven Councilman John Lehnert. The very publication of theContinue reading "RECALLING “A GOOD DOSE OF HUMOR”"
LEHNERT SUICIDE INVESTIGATION CONTINUES
The house in Jackson Township where John Lehnert killed himself in the front yard early Tuesday. (Click to enlarge) Law enforcement authorities remained mum Wednesday on the suicide of FairContinue reading "LEHNERT SUICIDE INVESTIGATION CONTINUES"
Zoe Gallagher, 13, had rallied support for the measure after trees on a Poplar Avenue property were cut down to make room for two houses. (Photo by Dustin Racioppi; clickContinue reading "FAIR HAVEN TREE ORDINANCE DIES"
COURT SHARING SPARKS DEBATE
Sea Bright officials dispute how well a new shared service with Oceanport is working out. (Photo by Dustin Racioppi; click to enlarge) By DUSTIN RACIOPPI There are  two ways SeaContinue reading "COURT SHARING SPARKS DEBATE"
SEA BRIGHT BOROUGH HALL CRACKING UP
The building’s eastern wall has damage that will end up costing the borough tens of thousands to fix. (Photo by Dustin Racioppi; click to enlarge) By DUSTIN RACIOPPI Sea BrightContinue reading "SEA BRIGHT BOROUGH HALL CRACKING UP"
RUMSON TO APPEAL ARBITRATION AWARD
Rumson’s police union and the borough council have been at an impasse since December, 2006. (Photo by Dustin Racioppi; click to enlarge) By DUSTIN RACIOPPI For nearly four years, RumsonContinue reading "RUMSON TO APPEAL ARBITRATION AWARD"
Rejecting the advice of the borough planning board, the Red Bank Council last night said merchants may put sandwich-board advertising on sidewalks outside their establishments through the end of thisContinue reading "COUNCIL APPROVES SANDWICH BOARD SIGNS"
NEW IDEA IN FAIR HAVEN: SENIOR HOUSING
The project would extend from the cul-de-sac at Colonial Court west to Hance Avenue. Below, a suggested floor plan for a “cottage” envisioned on the site. (Photo by Dustin Racioppi;Continue reading "NEW IDEA IN FAIR HAVEN: SENIOR HOUSING"
ALL-DEM COUNCIL PLEDGES ‘ACCOUNTABILITY’
Mayor Pasquale Menna arrives at Sunday’s reorganization meeting, followed by Council President Art Murphy. (Click to enlarge) Entering a year in which the electoral prize will be Red Bank’s mayoralty,Continue reading "ALL-DEM COUNCIL PLEDGES ‘ACCOUNTABILITY’"
DEMS: IT’S OVER, AND WE WON IT
Councilman Mike DuPont at Democratic HQ on election night. [Editor’s note: This article was updated at 12:27p with a statement from Kim Senkeleski] A count of disputed ballots from lastContinue reading "DEMS: IT’S OVER, AND WE WON IT"
RED BANK GOP HEARTENED BY CLOSE FINISH
Candidates Rob Lombardi, left, and Kim Senkeleski were joined by former Councilman Jim Giannell as the returns came in at Senkeleski’s home. (Photo by Dustin Racioppi) By DUSTIN RACIOPPI Tuesday’sContinue reading "RED BANK GOP HEARTENED BY CLOSE FINISH"
COUNCIL CANDIDATE: SENKELESKI
[audio:https://redbankgreen.s3.amazonaws.com/redbankgreen/wp-content/uploads/2009/10/senkeleski.mp3] Today, redbankgreen brings you the fourth and final installment in a series of unedited audio interviews with each of the four candidates for two seats on the Red BankContinue reading "COUNCIL CANDID ...
COUNCIL CANDIDATE: MURPHY
[audio:https://redbankgreen.s3.amazonaws.com/redbankgreen/wp-content/uploads/2009/10/murphy.mp3] Today, redbankgreen brings you the third in a series of unedited audio interviews with each of the four candidates for two seats on the Red Bank Council up forContinue reading "COUNCIL CANDIDATE: MURPHY"
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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.