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An 81-year-old Lincroft man was burned in a fire started when he was doing plumbing work with a torch, police said Wednesday. The fire, at 6 Rimwood Drive, reported atContinue reading "LINCROFT FIRE INJURES HOMEOWNER, 81"
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April 16th, 2013 @ 2pm
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TINTON FALLS: SMOKE REPORTED AT RANNEY
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[Update: The Asbury Park Press reports that an electrical fire damaged the roof of the GPA Building, which will be closed for repairs, but the school will open as normalContinue reading "TINTON FALLS: SMOKE REPORTED AT RANNEY"
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April 11th, 2013 @ 9pm
LITTLE SILVER: BUSTED PIPE CLOSES STORE
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A busted sprinkler system supply line poured water into the produce section of the Little Silver A&P supermarket shortly after 8 p.m. Monday, forcing an evacuation of the store, saidContinue reading "LITTLE SILVER: BUSTED PIPE CLOSES STORE"
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March 26th, 2013 @ 8am
SEA BRIGHT DOUSES SECOND FIRE OF DAY
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Sea Bright firefighters on the scene of a vacant-house fire at the Carriage House Marina. (Click to enlarge) A portion of Ocean Avenue in Sea Bright was closed to trafficContinue reading "SEA BRIGHT DOUSES SECOND FIRE OF DAY"
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March 7th, 2013 @ 1pm
Recent activity reports for the period of February 2 to February 7, 2013, unedited, as provided by the Shrewsbury Police Department. • Residential structure fire occurring at 469 Sycamore AveContinue reading "SHREWSBURY POLICE BLOTTER"
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February 11th, 2013 @ 8am
SHREWSBURY MANSION DATED TO THE 1840s
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A backhoe begins demolition on the fire-ravaged house, above. Below. furniture salvaged by firefighters. (Click to enlarge) By JOHN T. WARD In a matter of hours, a raging fire endedContinue reading "SHREWSBURY MANSION DATED TO THE 1840s"
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February 4th, 2013 @ 10pm
SHREWSBURY HOUSE FIRE TAKES HEAVY TOLL
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A view of the fire from the home’s back yard. Below, Shrewsbury firefighters prepare to attack the blaze from above. (Click to enlarge) By JOHN T. WARD More than twoContinue reading "SHREWSBURY HOUSE FIRE TAKES HEAVY TOLL"
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February 4th, 2013 @ 4pm
FIRE RIPS SHREWSBURY MANSION
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Firefighters from multiple towns were on the scene of a stubborn, wind-fueled fire that broke out in a Shrewsbury mansion early Monday afternoon. There were reports of “a large amountContinue reading "FIRE RIPS SHREWSBURY MANSION"
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February 4th, 2013 @ 2pm
The young son of new fire department Chief TD Doremus makes a beeline for his dad at Tuesday’s swearing-in. Below, Councilman Mike DuPont takes the oath of office, administered byContinue reading "RED BANK: NEW YEAR, FAMILIAR FACES"
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January 2nd, 2013 @ 11am
FIFTH-GENERATION FIREMAN ELECTED CHIEF
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Chief-elect TD Doremus, facing camera, with his father, Tom, center, and Chief Josh Sanders at the fire department election party. (Photo by Wil Fulton. Click to enlarge) By WIL FULTONContinue reading "FIFTH-GENERATION FIREMAN ELECTED CHIEF"
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December 10th, 2012 @ 1pm
RED BANK: FIRE RIPS THROUGH RESIDENCE
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Below, property owner Lee Jasper Rogers talks with Fire Marshal Stanley Sickels. (Click to enlarge) By JOHN T. WARD Fire tore through a Red Bank home and filled a street-levelContinue reading "RED BANK: FIRE RIPS THROUGH RESIDENCE"
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November 25th, 2012 @ 6pm
FIREFIGHTERS IGNITE FUN AND FIRE SAFETY
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Delayed a week by weather, volunteer firefighters put on Red Bank’s annual Fire Prevention Fair in the White Street Parking lot Sunday to educate the community about the importance ofContinue reading "FIREFIGHTERS IGNITE FUN AND FIRE SAFETY"
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October 15th, 2012 @ 9am
BIG WEEKEND FOR FIRE BUFFS
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Liberty Hose Company’s first motorized fire truck debuted in the 1910s. (Click to enlarge)  By STACIE FANELLI When the Navesink Hook & Ladder Company Number 1 formed in 1872, fire hydrantsContinue reading "BIG WEEKEND FOR FIRE BUFFS"
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October 5th, 2012 @ 1pm
SMOKE EMPTIES SHREWSBURY BUILDING
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Shrewsbury volunteer firefighters, joined by others from Eatontown and Oceanport, were on the scene of an electrical fire that filled a warehouse at 1163 Shrewsbury with smoke at around 2:20Continue reading "SMOKE EMPTIES SHREWSBURY BUILDING"
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September 27th, 2012 @ 3pm
The first aiders are looking for help responding to more than 800 EMS calls a year. (Click to enlarge) This edition of Done Good focuses on appeals for help fromContinue reading "EMERGENCY RESPONDERS SEEK HELP"
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September 19th, 2012 @ 6am
LITTLE SILVER HOUSE FIRE CONTAINED
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The second story of an addition to the house was heavily damaged. (Click to enlarge) By JOHN T. WARD About 15 volunteer firefighters stopped an early-morning fire that heavily damagedContinue reading "LITTLE SILVER HOUSE FIRE CONTAINED"
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September 1st, 2012 @ 8am
FIREHOUSE COLORING BOOK TO LIGHT UP FAIR
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Lisa Toohey at the writing desk in which she created her coloring book about the Fair Haven Firemen’s Fair, below.  (Click to enlarge) By JOHN T. WARD For Lisa TooheyContinue reading "FIREHOUSE COLORING BOOK TO LIGHT UP FAIR"
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August 24th, 2012 @ 9am
TRUCK FIRE DOUSED IN TINTON FALLS
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Firefighters quickly doused a fire that sent smoke billowing across Shrewsbury Avenue from a burning car carrier on Gilbert Street West in Tinton Falls Monday afternoon. No information about the causeContinue reading "TRUCK FIRE DOUSED IN TINTON FALLS"
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August 6th, 2012 @ 3pm
TAKING A BITE OUT OF CRIME
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Scenes from the Fair Haven National Night Out in 2009, above, and Red Bank’s 2011 edition, below. (Click to enlarge) By DANIELLE TEPPER Since 1984, the National Association of TownContinue reading "TAKING A BITE OUT OF CRIME"
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August 2nd, 2012 @ 9am
A stove fire involving candle wax left a Red Bank woman with significant burns to both hands Monday morning, borough police report. Susan Frieri, 51, of Branch Avenue, was transportedContinue reading "RED BANK WOMAN BURNED IN WAX FIRE"
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July 2nd, 2012 @ 3pm
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MANTIS (PRAYING) AT CHURCH
Partyliner films praying mantis at church.
SOMEWHERE OVER THE RAINBOW
Stunning rainbow over Red Bank as a big weekend storm approaches.
“FESTIVA” YACHT DOCKED AT MARINE PARK
Festiva, an 85-foot yacht, was docked at Marine Park on Friday night. Red Bank Green spoke to the owner, Everett Moore, who said that it was ...
OH NO! ELMO LOST!
A lost Elmo appears to be reaching out for help through the redbankgreen Partyline.
NAVESINK SPILLS OVER
Nor'easter stacks tides up in the Navesink, pushing the river over its (Red) banks.
BUZZ LIGHTYEAR WATCHES LINE DANCERS
redbankgreen Partyline captures Buzz Lighyear watching the line dancers on Broadwalk Monday night. 
EGRET-FUL END TO SUMMER
A great egret patrols the shallows of the Swimming River in front of the Red Bank Primary School last week. Submitted by Brian Donohue
COMMUNITY MESSAGE BOARD NOW OPEN ON HUDSON AVENUE
Community message board open! The RBPD has placed a mobile display board on Hudson Avenue. Send captions and messages you’d like to se ...
A CHIEF’S FAREWELL
Funeral services at St. James church and a large American flag suspended over Broad Street from an RBFD hook and ladder for former Red Bank ...
COIFFING GUARD
redbankgreen Partyline captures super cool crossing guard just chilllin'.
SURF TACO RE-OPENS NEW LOOK DINING ROOM
Partyliner captures Surf Taco's new look dining room.
STEEPLETOP RAVEN
redbankgreen Partyline: a raven calls out from atop the steeple of St. James Church.
CARPENTER OR COMPETITOR? HOT DOG TRUCK RIVALS EMERGE IN RED BANK
On the redbankgreen Partyline: with two new hot dog vendors opening this summer, even a carpenter's box truck makes one wonder.
BOONDOCKS SWAN
redbankgreen Partyline: Swan on the Navesink River as seen from Boondocks restaurant.
9/11 TRIBUTE
Bailey Bryce Holiday and her father Bobby Holiday Jr. paint the lawn at Riverside Gardens Park Tuesday in preparation for the upcoming comme ...
PILGRIM BAPTIST TO JAMAICA
Recently, Pilgrim Baptist Church of Red Bank traveled to Trelawny Parish of Jamaica on a Relief & Recovery Mission Trip.  The Mission T ...
SNAIL WEATHER
Overnight rains and warm humid temperatures brought out a parade of snails along the access path to the Red Bank Primary School near Locust ...
ECHOES OF THE PAST IN TILE
Next to Playa Bowls. Always fascinated how this has stood here this long. (Submitted by Joseph Jakub)
VIVA LA ELSIE’S
redbankgreen Partyline captures French visitor enjoying a pickle sub from Elsie's.
Truck strike downs pole
A truck struck a utility pole at the intersection of Catherine Street and Shrewsbury Avenue at about 8 am Monday morning. The pole wss compl ...