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FORMER FIRE CHIEF PLEADS GUILTY TO DWI
Emergency workers hustle Shaun Foley to an ambulance moments after rescuing him from the Navesink River on November 22. By DUSTIN RACIOPPI Fair Haven’s former fire chief pleaded guilty toContinue reading "FORMER FIRE CHIEF PLEADS GUILTY TO DWI"
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To enlarge the photo display, start it, then click the embiggen symbol in the lower right corner. To get back to redbankgreen, hit your escape key. Mother Nature dropped aboutContinue reading "MORNING BLIZZARD WHITES OUT THE GREEN"
By DUSTIN RACIOPPI Former Fair Haven Fire Chief Shaun Foley is scheduled to appear in Rumson Municipal court late Monday afternoon to answer charges arising from a November 22 carContinue reading "FOLEY TO FACE DWI CHARGES MONDAY"
FAIR HAVEN CUTS ADMINISTRATOR’S HOURS
Administrator Mary Howell at Monday’s council meeting, where her hours were cut and some of her duties were handed off to Clerk Allyson Cinquegrana, in background. (Photo by Dustin Racioppi)Continue reading "FAIR HAVEN CUTS ADMINISTRATOR’S HOURS"
GET READY TO KEEL OVER IN THE KITCHEN
This Rumson kitchen is one of five stops on the tour. Admit it: Two-story foyers, sweeping stairways and high-end family entertainment suites just don’t do it for you. No, You’reContinue reading "GET READY TO KEEL OVER IN THE KITCHEN"
Because of a weather forecast calling for rain, Fair Haven has postponed its Tree Lighting and Open House scheduled for tomorrow until Saturday, December 12.
[EDITOR’S NOTE: See update below] A redbankgreen reporter was threatened with arrest by Fair Haven police today when he tried to photograph the wrecked fire department vehicle of former fireContinue reading "POLICE THREATEN REPORTER WITH ARREST"
FOLEY CRASH WAS SECOND IN 20 MONTHS
The sheared stump of the utility pole struck by Foley’s car on East River Road was still there Monday, more than a week after the accident. By DUSTIN RACIOPPI [EDITOR’SContinue reading "FOLEY CRASH WAS SECOND IN 20 MONTHS"
Shaun Foley has quit his post as Fair Haven’s fire chief following a bizarre series of incidents Sunday night that began with a car crash and ended with a massiveContinue reading "PRESS: FOLEY RESIGNS, FACES DUI CHARGE"
IN oRBit: A NEW ELISE ON LIFE
Her characters breeze through some often outlandish situations with spunk and spirit and a take-charge creativity that you’ve got to figure are part of their creator’s makeup as well. ButContinue reading "IN oRBit: A NEW ELISE ON LIFE"
The man who jumped into the Navesink River from the Oceanic Bridge in an apparent suicide attempt Sunday night was Shaun Foley, chief of the volunteer fire department in neighboringContinue reading "JUMPER WAS FAIR HAVEN FIRE CHIEF"
Maxwell Smith, a 69-year-old financial advisor and Fair Haven resident, pleaded guilty to fraud charges yesterday, admitting he stole at least $8 million from clients. He faces up to 20Continue reading "FAIR HAVEN MAN ADMITS $8 MILLION SCAM"
IT’S ALL-GOP IN FAIR HAVEN
A voter who asked not to be identified signs in with her daughter at her side at the Fair Haven Fire House yesterday. (Photo by Dustin Racioppi) By a wideContinue reading "IT’S ALL-GOP IN FAIR HAVEN"
FAIR HAVEN GOP: FOCUSED ON FINANCE
Bob Marchese and Ben Lucarelli in Lucarelli’s Red Bank office. (Photo by Dustin Racioppi) By DUSTIN RACIOPPI This year’s Republican candidates for Fair Haven borough council haven’t gotten caught upContinue reading "FAIR HAVEN GOP: FOCUSED ON FINANCE"
FAIR HAVEN DEMS: BETTER SCRUTINY NEEDED
Margo Tikijian and Matthew Cohen on River Road. (Photo by Dustin Racioppi) By DUSTIN RACIOPPI One might think that the historical odds are stacked against any Democrat running for FairContinue reading "FAIR HAVEN DEMS: BETTER SCRUTINY NEEDED"
POLICE: TEEN CURFEW WORKS
This year, for the first time since 1998, the Mischief Night/Halloween combo falls on a Friday and Saturday. Does that portend trouble in the form of tissued utility lines, eggedContinue reading "POLICE: TEEN CURFEW WORKS"
SADNESS AND BITTERNESS MARK CLOSING
The church property, which includes adjoining buildings, will be put up for sale, officials say. (Click pix to enlarge) Among the remains of 45 congregants lying beneath a tree inContinue reading "SADNESS AND BITTERNESS MARK CLOSING"
Let’s see: we’ve got an Amy Winehouse, a Beyoncé,  a pair of Spice Girls, a Marc Anthony, a Jennifer Lopez, two Flavor Flavs and a Willie Nelson. Yep, we gotContinue reading "CELEBRITY SIGHTINGS BETWEEN CLASSES"
FAIR HAVEN CHURCH TO END 125-YEAR RUN
The River Road church’s doors will be locked by the end of the month and the property will be put up for sale. (Click photos to enlarge) By DUSTIN RACIOPPIContinue reading "FAIR HAVEN CHURCH TO END 125-YEAR RUN"
By DUSTIN RACCIOPPI The days of sticking a piece of cheddar in the basement to bait a rat into a gory, spring-loaded death-by-trap are over. The best way to getContinue reading "TALKIN’ RATS IN FAIR HAVEN"
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SNEAKERS OVER BROAD
On the redbankgreen Partyline: sneakers hanging from the overhead wires on Broad Street.
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.
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