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A view of the North Jersey Coast Line northward from the Red Bank station in 2014. (Photo by John T. Ward. Click to enlarge.) Jersey Central Power & Light isContinue reading "RED BANK: JCP&L REVIVES POWER LINE PLAN"
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The deadline to register to vote in the June 7 New Jersey Primary Elections is Tuesday, May 17. Residents of the Greater Red Bank Green may register at their respective town halls during regularContinue reading "LAST DAY TO REGISTER FOR PRIMARY VOTING"
COUNTY CREATES SPECIAL-NEEDS DATABASE
Sea Bright is among the towns that have already established voluntary registries for residents with special needs. (Photo by John T. Ward. Click to enlarge) Press release Wednesday by the MonmouthContinue reading "COUNTY CREATES SPECIAL-NEEDS DATABASE"
Former Brookdale Community College president Peter Burnham, who went to prison for defrauding the Lincroft institution, is out and talking about what led him there, NJ.com Tuesday. “There’s a fine line between confidenceContinue reading "LINCROFT: BURNHAM COPS TO ‘ARROGANCE̵ ...
RED BANK: BELLHAVEN SPLASH PAD SPUTTERS
An entrance to Bellhaven Natural Area on Locust Avenue. A proposed playground would be sited within the of loop the path shown above. (Photo by John T. Ward. Click to enlarge)Continue reading "RED BANK: BELLHAVEN SPLASH PAD SPUTTERS"
RED BANK: MENNA WANTS OUT OF REVAL
Mayor Pasquale Menna called the Press findings “disturbing” and “somewhat surreal.” (File photo by John T. Ward. Click to enlarge) By JOHN T. WARD The Red Bank council took steps toContinue reading "RED BANK: MENNA WANTS OUT OF REVAL"
The deadline to register to vote in the November 3 General Election is fast approaching. Registration must be completed by Tuesday, October 13. Residents of the Greater Red Bank Green may registerContinue reading "VOTER REGISTRATION DEADLINE IS NIGH"
A Red Bank man was indicted Friday for a spending spree financed by credit cards stolen from cars in Rumson and Fair Haven, the Monmouth County Prosecutor’s office said. Carl W.Continue reading "RUMSON, FAIR HAVEN: THEFT SPREE ALLEGED"
RED BANK: HERE’S WHY YOU’RE STUCK, AGAIN
Traffic was heavy on Bridge Avenue and other roads surrounding Hubbard’s Bridge during Wednesday’s morning rush. Below, an unidentified worker carries a granite block, one of many such paving stones and oldContinue reading "RED BANK: HERE’S WHY YOU’RE STUCK, AGAIN"
RED BANK: BOE MEMBER SLAMS TAX NOTICE
Board of ed member Sue Viscomi, left, criticized the borough’s handling of the tax adjustment notice. (Photo by John T. Ward. Click to enlarge) By JOHN T. WARD After an adjustmentContinue reading "RED BANK: BOE MEMBER SLAMS TAX NOTICE"
RED BANK: TAX BILLS SOAR ON ADJUSTMENT
Though the Red Bank board of ed adopted a budget with a 6.95-percent tax increase, a recalculation based on new data boosted that to 12.7 percent. (Photo by John T. Ward. Click toContinue reading "RED BANK: TAX BILLS SOAR ON ADJUSTMENT"
RED BANK: AUDIT FINDS FISCAL IMPROVEMENT
Red Bank auditor David Kaplan, seen here in 2014, said the borough’s financial strength improved last year. (Photo by John T. Ward. Click to enlarge) By JOHN T. WARD Debt isContinue reading "RED BANK: AUDIT FINDS FISCAL IMPROVEMENT"
Red Bank property owners will have until August 25 to pay their third-quarter tax bills without incurring a penalty, under a resolution past by the borough council Wednesday night. The graceContinue reading "RED BANK: DEADLINE ON TAXES EXTENDED"
RUMSON: BEFORE THE NEW BRIDGE, A DIG
A crew from Richard Grubb & Associates, under contract to Monmouth County, was out doing archaeological work just east of the Rumson-Sea Bright Bridge Tuesday morning. The property, which will beContinue reading "RUMSON: BEFORE THE NEW BRIDGE, A DIG"
RED BANK & LITTLE SILVER: COMMUTER ALERT
[Update: This post has been updated to reflect a change in the dates of the closure.] Monmouth County plans closings of Branch Avenue between Hudson Avenue in Red Bank andContinue reading "RED BANK & LITTLE SILVER: COMMUTER ALERT"
The Middletown police department is one of three in Monmouth County that will test the feasibility of video cameras worn on the uniforms of patrol officers, county Prosecutor Chris GramiccioniContinue reading "MIDDLETOWN COPS TO TEST BODY CAMERAS"
OCEANIC BRIDGE: CLOSURE BEGINS
Boaters and kayakers shared the Navesink River with a construction barge at the Oceanic Bridge on Monday, Memorial Day. The 75-year-old span, which links Rumson and Middletown, was scheduled toContinue reading "OCEANIC BRIDGE: CLOSURE BEGINS"
RED BANK: MARKET OPENS SUNDAY
A week later than its customary Mother’s Day opening, the Red Bank Farmers’ Market returns Sunday to kick off its 16th run through summer and fall. Among the returning vendorsContinue reading "RED BANK: MARKET OPENS SUNDAY"
OCEANIC BRIDGE: FULL CLOSURE FOR REPAIRS
The 75-year-old span will be closed to all but marine traffic for three weeks starting May 26. (Photo by John T. Ward. Click to enlarge) By JOHN T. WARD PreviouslyContinue reading "OCEANIC BRIDGE: FULL CLOSURE FOR REPAIRS"
RUMSON ROAD REPAVING SCHEDULED
Users of Rumson Road in Rumson and Little Silver should prepare for disruption to their routines starting Wednesday. Monmouth County plans to repave the road between Branch Avenue and BinghamContinue reading "RUMSON ROAD REPAVING SCHEDULED"
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RBG CUB SIGHTING
A Partyline contributor positioned on the dais at Thursday's meeting of the Zoning Board of Adjustment captured redbankgreen reporter intern ...
DOWNPOUR STRAINS DRAIN
Partyline captures video of a flooded intersection during Tuesday's afternoon thunderstorm.
STILL ‘OPEN’ SPACE
Next to Fins and Feathers, very surprised to see an overgrown parking lot that still sits there…overgrown and with blacktop. (Photo and te ...
DARK COMEDY BY JERSEY DIRECTOR OPENS FILM FEST
Indie Street Film Festival kicks off with "In Memoriam," a dark comedy about an actor with six months to live.
Indie Street Film Festival Kicks Off
Indie Street Film Festival kicks off.
KUDOS FOR RBCS FINANCE WHIZZES
Monmouth County Board of Commissioners and Borough Council honor Red Bank Charter School students who took second place in a national financ ...
MARINE PARK HOT DOGS
Red Bank's newly remade Marine Park also has a new lunch option, a newly licensed hot dog cart.
MATCHA CLOSE UP
Partyline captures a photographer working for Aura Coffee Roaster angles for the perfect shot of two iced matcha lattes on Broad Street Mond ...
SOUTH STREET AUTHOR TO READ AT LIBRARY SATURDAY
South Street resident Scott Robertson will read selections from his book, Contents of a Curious Mind, Saturday, Aug. 8, from 11:30 a.m. to 1 ...
EARTH SPIRIT FOUNDER DIES
Jocelyn Ruth Midose, longtime owner of Earth Spirit New Age Center has died.
A PERFECT NATIONAL NIGHT OUT
The annual National Night Out event organized by the Red Bank Police Department drew hundreds to frolic amid the green grass and cotton cand ...
Blackhawk Helicopter Arrives for National Night Out
The Blackhawk helicopter has arrived. Everyone’s favorite part of each National Night Out hosted by the Red Bank Police Department jus ...
PARKING METER MOMENT
Patty Bishop of Verona was halfway through her haircut at Fox & Jane when she realized she needed to feed the parking meter. After she p ...
JOIN US AT JJ’S – PLEASE!
A doe-eyed sect of sentient boba teas sweetly beseeches us to join their adorable cult outside of JJ Delicacies this sticky August Sunday!
NEIGHBORS GATHER AT TINO’S
Chris Havens of River Street gathered group of Red Bankers for dinner on Thursday night. The gathering was in the back patio of Tino’s Mex ...
TREE BRANCH VS CAR
A tree branch fell on a parked car on Chestnut Street near Pearl Street Sunday. Submitted by Brian Donohue
APOSTROPHE CATASTROPHE
As a curmudgeonly curator of terrible punctuation on public signs, I’ve seen and shaken my head at a lot of gratuitous quotation marks ...
DANE FOR DEMOCRACY
redbankgreen Partyline captures a great dane who, all signs indicate, has had enough.
SUNFLOWER GAUNTLET
On the Partyline: a sunflower guantlet on River Street.
VIGIL FOR 68 DEAD
About 100 people attended a Saturday vigil at Johnny Jazz Park in Red Bank as part of a nationwide series of events to mourn the lives of pe ...