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ON THE GREEN: WARMER WEATHER, BRIEFLY
Rising from the single digits, temperatures should peak in the low 30s Wednesday, with mostly sunny skies melting off some the ice and snow left behind on Tuesday, including theseContinue reading "ON THE GREEN: WARMER WEATHER, BRIEFLY"
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MIDDLETOWN MAN DIES IN CRASH
The accident occurred at Shadow Lake Drive and Hubbard Avenue. (Map by Google Maps. Click to enlarge) A Middletown man was killed Tuesday morning when he car struck a utilityContinue reading "MIDDLETOWN MAN DIES IN CRASH"
Rumson-Fair Haven Regional’s boys cruised to an opening-round win in the Shore Conference Tournament Tuesday. It was the only game played in either bracket as morning snow cancelled school acrossContinue reading "R-FH STEAMROLLS ST. ROSE, 72-35"
FAIR HAVEN: $8,000 WATCH REPORTED STOLEN
Crime and arrest reports, unedited, as provided by the Fair Haven Police Department for the period of January 1 to January 31, 2015. 1/1/15 A resident of Oxford Ave., reportedContinue reading "FAIR HAVEN: $8,000 WATCH REPORTED STOLEN"
Crime and arrest reports, unedited, as provided by the Shrewsbury Police Department for the period of February 6 to February 13, 2015. Report of Theft by Deception in the areaContinue reading "SHREWSBURY POLICE BLOTTER"
ON THE GREEN: DELAYS AND CANCELLATIONS
A bicyclist takes advantage of the empty sidewalk along Broad Street in Red Bank in the bitter cold Monday morning. A fresh blanket of snow fell overnight into Tuesday morning,Continue reading "ON THE GREEN: DELAYS AND CANCELLATIONS"
FAIR HAVEN: TEACHER PLACED ON ADMINISTRATIVE LEAVE
FAIR HAVEN: A middle-school teacher here has been placed on administrative leave following a complaint over satirical web videos in which he appeared.
ON THE GREEN: BITTER COLD
Yes, it was 1 degree above zero, with winds up to 21 miles per hour knocking it down to 18 below zero, on the Greater Red Bank Green at 5:30Continue reading "ON THE GREEN: BITTER COLD"
CHURN: ON TIME FOR RED, BUT LATE FOR BLU
La Orquidea opened for business Thursday, just in time for the Valentine’s Day rush. (Photo by John T. Ward. Click to enlarge) By JOHN T. WARD This edition of redbankgreen‘sContinue reading "CHURN: ON TIME FOR RED, BUT LATE FOR BLU"
The crime and arrest reports below were provided by the Red Bank Police Department for the period of February 5 to February 12, 2015. This information is unedited. CRIMES TheftContinue reading "RED BANK CRIME & ARREST REPORTS"
FOR LUNCH: SUPER GOLDEN TO THE RESCUE
Soups delivered by Super Golden Chinese Restaurant saved lunchtime for a hungry group of women at the Jon Lori Salon, including Pam Guzzo, below.  (Photo by Susan Ericson. Click to enlarge)Continue reading "FOR LUNCH: SUPER GOLDEN TO THE RESCUE"
Recent arrest reports, unedited, as provided by the Middletown Township Police Department. Steven Ciufo, age 38, from Shoal Harbor Court in Port Monmouth, NJ, arrested on January 25, 2015 byContinue reading "MIDDLETOWN: NINE FACE DWI CHARGES"
Among the watering holes featured as NJ.com, the website of the Star-Ledger, searches for New Jersey’s Best Bars is Murphy’s Tavern, the Prohibition-era speakeasy hidden in the basement of aContinue reading "RUMSON: NEW JERSEY’S BEST BAR?"
RED BANK: PREMATURE ON PAID PARKING?
Visitors to Bridge Avenue shops, above, and the western stretch of Monmouth Street may soon have to pay to park. (Photo by Trish Russoniello. Click to enlarge) By JOHN T.Continue reading "RED BANK: PREMATURE ON PAID PARKING?"
RED BANK: MINUTES IN HISTORY
Workers from the digital archiving company DRS Group roll up old plats on the floor of the planning and zoning office in Red Bank Wednesday afternoon for transfer to aContinue reading "RED BANK: MINUTES IN HISTORY"
ON THE GREEN: EAT YOUR HEART OUT, LOVER
Carrie Zensinger shows off one of the several heart-shaped cakes available at Carlo’s Bakery in Red Bank, above. ArtSea Gallery in Sea Bright carries chocolate Kewpie dolls, below. (Photos by Susan Ericson.Continue reading "ON THE GREEN: EAT YOUR HEART OUT, LOVER"
SEA BRIGHT: PLAN FOR SCHOOL’S NOT COOL
Vacant since 1978, the old Sea Bright School, below, would be refashioned into a 12-unit apartment building, as shown in the rendering above. (Photo by John T. Ward. Click toContinue reading "SEA BRIGHT: PLAN FOR SCHOOL’S NOT COOL"
Rumson-Fair Haven girls basketball coach George Sourlis became the Shore Conference’s all-time winningest coach Tuesday in a game that also saw Villanova-bound senior Grace Stant score her 1,000th career point.Continue reading "RFH: SOURLIS, STANT MARK MILESTONES"
On Monday night’s edition of the Daily Show, Red Banker Jon Stewart weighed in on the controversy over NBC News anchor Brian Williams, whose embellished account of an incident earlyContinue reading "STEWART RIPS MEDIA’S WILLIAMS REAX"
RED BANK: HIGH SCHOOL THESPIANS OF OLD
  Now playing in the lobby display case at Red Bank borough hall: photos of Red Bank High School thespians, believed to have been taken in the 1950s. The exhibit, theContinue reading "RED BANK: HIGH SCHOOL THESPIANS OF OLD"
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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.
PORTA POTTY X-ING
redbankgreen Partyline captures porta johns moving down the railroad tracks.
(G&G) DOG DAYS OF SUMMER
A solid lunchtime line at the G&G hot dogs truck on Shrewsbury Avenue on Monday afternoon. Driving this stretch of road when  G&G i ...
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 ...