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RED BANK: WRECKED BOAT TO GO, FINALLY
The battered sailboat Layla has been junking up the view from Maple Cove for almost eight months. (Click to enlarge) By JOHN T. WARD A wrecked sailboat that’s been lodgedContinue reading "RED BANK: WRECKED BOAT TO GO, FINALLY"
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SPRING 2013: RED SKY OVER RED BANK
Sunrise on our beautiful Navesink River Wednesday, as seen from the foot of Maple Avenue in Red Bank. A pleasant day weatherwise is in store, with partial sunshine and temperaturesContinue reading "SPRING 2013: RED SKY OVER RED BANK"
YAKERS OVER THE MOON ABOUT PADDLING
When the moon isn’t busy waxing and waning, it plays host to the Exit 109 Yakers‘ monthly celebration of the sport of kayaking. The group, which comprises both newcomers lookingContinue reading "YAKERS OVER THE MOON ABOUT PADDLING"
ROWING INTO THEIR FUTURES
Akin Gaddis’s fellow Pool School participants look on as he works on basic rowing techniques using a simulator before heading into the Navesink for the real deal. (Photos by StacieContinue reading "ROWING INTO THEIR FUTURES"
SHOWDOWN UPON THE SWAN-Y RIVER
After five days of veterinary care for what was believed to be food poisoning, a mute swan was released back into the Navesink River at Maple Cove in Red BankContinue reading "SHOWDOWN UPON THE SWAN-Y RIVER"
BURNHAM TO FIGHT MUNI-COURT RULING
By JOHN T. WARD Waterfront activist Cindy Burnham says she plans to appeal a municipal court ruling that she disturbed the peace earlier this year in an incident at theContinue reading "BURNHAM TO FIGHT MUNI-COURT RULING"
Organizations that call the Navesink River home – including Monmouth Boat Club, Navesink River Rowing and a loose-knit group of kayakers and paddle-boarders who launch from Maple Cove – hosted theContinue reading "INTRO TO THE RIVER II"
KABOOMERS TOUT RETURN TO ‘FAMILY’ SHOW
Spectators watching the  2010 fireworks from outside the Red Bank Public Library. (Click to enlarge) By DUSTIN RACIOPPI The weekend extravaganza that is Kaboomfest kicks off Friday night, a three-dayContinue reading "KABOOMERS TOUT RETURN TO ‘FAMILY’ SHOW"
PAY POSTS COMING TO MAPLE COVE
The borough will install pay stations at the recently rebuilt parking lot at the north end of Maple Avenue. (Photo by Dustin Racioppi; click to enlarge) By DUSTIN RACIOPPI BeContinue reading "PAY POSTS COMING TO MAPLE COVE"
BURNHAM TICKETED FOR COVE TEAR-OUT
Cindy Burnham at Maple Cove in 2008. (Click to enlarge) Controversial Maple Cove activist Cindy Burnham is headed to Red Bank municipal court after being issued a summons for allegedlyContinue reading "BURNHAM TICKETED FOR COVE TEAR-OUT"
OFFICIALS COUNTER MAPLE COVE CHATTER
Stanley Sickels gave a brief history of the parking lot at Maple Cove Wednesday night in response to comments posted on redbankgreen. (Photo by Dustin Racioppi; click to enlarge) ByContinue reading "OFFICIALS COUNTER MAPLE COVE CHATTER"
COUNCIL STILL DUG IN AGAINST GARDEN SPOT
Community garden proponents talk to borough Administrator Stanley Sickels about their proposal after Wednesday night’s council meeting. (Photo by Dustin Racioppi; click to enlarge) By DUSTIN RACIOPPI The borough councilContinue reading "COUNCIL STILL DUG IN AGAINST GARDEN SPOT"
PARKING PERMITS MAY BE NEEDED AT COVE
Workers had installed curbs at the Maple Cove parking area by midday Friday, and plan to repave it. (Photo by Dustin Racioppi; click to enlarge) By DUSTIN RACIOPPI Free parkingContinue reading "PARKING PERMITS MAY BE NEEDED AT COVE"
COUNCIL DIGS IN AGAINST PROPOSED GARDEN
Advocates are pushing the council to allow a community garden on borough-owned property to the right of the library, above. (Photo by Dustin Racioppi; click to enlarge) By DUSTIN RACIOPPIContinue reading "COUNCIL DIGS IN AGAINST PROPOSED GARDEN"
Red Bank’s KaBoomFest kicked off its 2011 fundraising season Thursday night with a tent party on the lawn of Hovnanian Enterprises’ HQ, followed by a sample pyrotechnics show on theContinue reading "POPPING OFF AT MAPLE COVE"
MULCH ADO ABOUT MAPLE COVE, AGAIN
A request for mulch at Maple Cove digressed into a clash between Cindy Burnham and council members Tuesday. (Photo by Dustin Racioppi; click to enlarge) By DUSTIN RACIOPPI When CindyContinue reading "MULCH ADO ABOUT MAPLE COVE, AGAIN"
RED BANK, TEAR DOWN THIS WALL
The American Littoral Society would like to replace this old wooden bulkhead with a graded, natural one to help preserve wildlife. (Photo by Dustin Racioppi; click to enlarge) By DUSTINContinue reading "RED BANK, TEAR DOWN THIS WALL"
COMMUNITY GARDEN GETS IFFY SEEDING
A community garden is proposed next to Maple Cove, but officials say they need to do their homework before giving it an OK. (Click to enlarge) By DUSTIN RACIOPPI WithContinue reading "COMMUNITY GARDEN GETS IFFY SEEDING"
TASK FORCE: CHARGE FOR FIREWORKS VIEW
Spectators, like these in Riverside Gardens Park at the 2010 show, would have to pay a ‘nominal’ entry fee to watch the fireworks, a study suggests. (Click to enlarge) ByContinue reading "TASK FORCE: CHARGE FOR FIREWORKS VIEW"
RIVER’S ‘REVELATIONS’ OPEN TO ALL SEPT. 18
By DUSTIN RACIOPPI Before there was Maple Cove, Jim Crawford didn’t fully appreciate that he lived in a river town. But not long after the town council designated the undevelopedContinue reading "RIVER’S ‘REVELATIONS’ OPEN TO ALL SEPT. 18"
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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.