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LINCROFT: MOTORCYCLIST DIES IN CRASH
By JOHN T. WARD [Update, May 17: The victim in this crash was Marc Gardner, 62, of Long Branch, police said.] A motorcyclist was killed in a one-vehicle crash inContinue reading "LINCROFT: MOTORCYCLIST DIES IN CRASH"
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MIDDLETOWN: WILD TURKEY KILLING PROBED
Wild turkeys in Fair Haven in 2011. (Click to enlarge) By JOHN T. WARD Middletown police are investigating a report that a man killed a wild turkey with a policeContinue reading "MIDDLETOWN: WILD TURKEY KILLING PROBED"
The accident occurred on Oak Hill Road near Princeton Street, police said. A 20-year-old Middletown woman died in a single-vehicle crash on Oak Hill Road in the township early Saturday,Continue reading "MIDDLETOWN WOMAN, 20, DIES IN CRASH"
‘EVERYTHING WAS RIGHT’ IN CYCLIST’S LIFE
Megan Porter at her Shrewsbury home earlier this month. Her husband, Cole, below, on the morning of his fatal accident. (Click to enlarge) By JOHN T. WARD He was goingContinue reading "‘EVERYTHING WAS RIGHT’ IN CYCLIST’S LIFE"
A 27-year-old Red Bank woman died after being struck by a vehicle while walking in a Middletown parking lot Monday morning, township police said. Janet Ramos-Morales, whose street address wasContinue reading "RED BANK WOMAN DIES AFTER ACCIDENT"
COW PUT DOWN AFTER RIVER PLAZA ACCIDENT
One of the two cows that got loose in lower Middletown early Tuesday. Her half-sister was destroyed by police after she was struck by a car. (Photo courtesy of MaryContinue reading "COW PUT DOWN AFTER RIVER PLAZA ACCIDENT"
CIRCUMSTANCES OF TEEN’S DEATH A MYSTERY
A roadside memorial to Jillian Dinger, below, at the scene of the accident in which she was fatally injured. (Click to enlarge) By JOHN T. WARD A 19-year-old Fair HavenContinue reading "CIRCUMSTANCES OF TEEN’S DEATH A MYSTERY"
DRIVER PLEADS GUILTY IN PRINCIPAL’S DEATH
Students and parents mourn the death of Markham Place School principal Donald Merce in May, 2008. (Click to enlarge) By JOHN T. WARD The motorist who killed Little Silver middleContinue reading "DRIVER PLEADS GUILTY IN PRINCIPAL’S DEATH"
COPS: BODY FOUND, BOAT DRIVER WAS DRUNK
The command center in front of the mansion at 36 Northover Place in Middletown, where the victims of the boating accident came ashore, as seen at about 5 a.m. Sunday.Continue reading "COPS: BODY FOUND, BOAT DRIVER WAS DRUNK"
THE WEEK IN REARVIEW
Sea Bright Fire Chief Chad Murphy looks at a mock vehicle accident just before his and two other volunteer departments started extrication drills last week. (Photo by Dustin Racioppi; clickContinue reading "THE WEEK IN REARVIEW"
GAS LINE DUG UP AT MIDDLETOWN FIRE SCENE
Four people are reported to have died in a fire that destroyed the house at 135 Statesir Place. Below, a gas meter removed by a crew from New Jersey NaturalContinue reading "GAS LINE DUG UP AT MIDDLETOWN FIRE SCENE"
Four people have died in a house fire in Middletown, the Asbury Park Press reports on its website Tuesday. The fire occurred on Statesir Place, between Pine and Chestnut Streets,Continue reading "PRESS: FOUR DEAD IN MIDDLETOWN FIRE"
State police have charged an Ocean County man with drunken driving after an accident that killed a Middletown man on the Garden State Parkway Saturday night, NJ.com reported Sunday. KevinContinue reading "MIDDLETOWN MAN DIES IN PARKWAY CRASH"
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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 ...
THRONGS FLOCK TO RED BANK STREET FAIR
redbankgreen Partyline: Thousands fill the streets of Red Bank for street fair.