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RED BANK: POWER BACK ON AFTER EXPLOSIONS
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A JCP&L crew working outside RBC at about 4:35 Monday morning. (Photo by John T. Ward. Click to enlarge) By JOHN T. WARD Utility workers restored electrical power to downtownContinue reading "RED BANK: POWER BACK ON AFTER EXPLOSIONS"
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January 5th, 2015 @ 6am
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RED BANK: EXPLOSIONS ROCK BROAD STREET
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Smoke billows from one of two manholes on Broad Street Sunday afternoon. (Photo by John T. Ward. Click to enlarge) By JOHN T. WARD A series of explosions in undergroundContinue reading "RED BANK: EXPLOSIONS ROCK BROAD STREET"
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January 4th, 2015 @ 4pm
FOR LUNCH: SHINIEST EATERY IN SHREWSBURY
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Chrome and other decor gleams both inside and out at the often-packed Americana Diner. Below, a matzoh ball soup starter with noodles. (Photos by Susan Ericson. Click to enlarge) By SUSANContinue reading "FOR LUNCH: SHINIEST EATERY IN SHREWSBURY"
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January 2nd, 2015 @ 10am
HUBBARD’S BRIDGE: WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW
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Beginning next Monday, or thereabouts, Hubbard’s Bridge between Red Bank and Middletown will be closed to traffic for four months as a new span, at left above, is completed, MonmouthContinue reading "HUBBARD’S BRIDGE: WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW"
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December 31st, 2014 @ 8am
Mike Nyisztor had 16 points, including a pair of three-pointers in the fourth quarter, to pace Toms River North to a 50-45 win over Red Bank Catholic in the championshipContinue reading "TRN TOPS RBC IN WOBM FINAL"
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December 31st, 2014 @ 6am
Red Bank Regional, hosting a tournament in memory of Albert Martin, the student-athlete who died in 2012, pulled off a stunning tourney closer when it beat the defending state TournamentContinue reading "RBR CAPS HOME TOURNEY WITH OT STUNNER"
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December 31st, 2014 @ 6am
RED BANK: FEEDING A HUNGRY MULTITUDE
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Laura Pena, center, and helpers prepared a feast for 1,200 guests in the kitchen of Saint Anthony’s Church. Below, every little container of salsa verde was filled by hand.  (Photos byContinue reading "RED BANK: FEEDING A HUNGRY MULTITUDE"
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December 30th, 2014 @ 12pm
MIDDLETOWN: WOMAN STRUCK AND KILLED
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A 75-year-old Middletown woman died Monday evening when she was struck crossing Route 35, township police said Tuesday. Nadra Sourial was stuck as she crossed the highway from east toContinue reading "MIDDLETOWN: WOMAN STRUCK AND KILLED"
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December 30th, 2014 @ 11am
LITTLE SILVER: CORNER RAZED. NOW WHAT?
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The former site of Wicker Rose furnishings, foreground below, and a Texaco station on Willow Drive near Branch Avenue in Little Silver was cleared of its vacant structures earlier thisContinue reading "LITTLE SILVER: CORNER RAZED. NOW WHAT?"
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December 30th, 2014 @ 9am
A former State Trooper from Little Silver who was criminally prosecuted for falsifying audit reports has had his pension reduced, NJ.com reports. Glenn Mannino, 52, a former sergeant and assistantContinue reading "LITTLE SILVER: EX-TROOPER’S PENSION CUT"
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December 30th, 2014 @ 6am
In a game that went back-and-forth, the Red Bank Catholic boys’ basketball squad pulled off a 60-57 win over Freehold Township in the WOBM Christmas Classic at Toms River NorthContinue reading "BYRNE’S 23 HELP PUT RBC IN WOBM FINALS"
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December 30th, 2014 @ 6am
Red Bank Regional, hosting a tournament in memory of Albert Martin, the student-athlete who died in 2012, racked up a big 68-49 hoops win over Shore Regional Sunday. Shore SportsContinue reading "HOST RBR ADVANCES WITH WIN OVER SHORE"
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December 29th, 2014 @ 7am
Stephanie Kracz racked up 27 points as Middletown South’s girls’ basketball team notched a 59-45 victory over Red Bank Catholic in semifinal action of the WOBM Christmas Classic in Toms RiverContinue reading "M’TOWN SOUTH GIVES COACH 300TH OVER RBC"
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December 29th, 2014 @ 6am
LITTLE SILVER: STRETCH OF HARDING TO CLOSE
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Harding Road between Prospect Avenue and Ridge Road in Little Silver was expected to be closed starting at 8 a.m. Monday for sewer work, according to the borough website. TheContinue reading "LITTLE SILVER: STRETCH OF HARDING TO CLOSE"
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December 28th, 2014 @ 7pm
WHAT’S FOR LUNCH? ROAST BEEF ON A ROLL
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Red Bank Sub Shop was full of pleasant surprises from the good sandwich combinations, to the soda selection but mostly it was the quality of the Italian sub that will have us returning to the Monmouth Street sandwich shop.
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December 26th, 2014 @ 7am
RED BANK COPS “HAVE AN IDEA” OF SHOOTERS
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Residents packed a hastily organized community meeting on the recent shootings Tuesday night. (Photo by John T. Ward. Click to enlarge) By JOHN T. WARD Red Bank police believe theyContinue reading "RED BANK COPS “HAVE AN IDEA” OF SHOOTERS"
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December 23rd, 2014 @ 10pm
‘TWAS THE NIGHTSHIRT BEFORE CHRISTMAS…
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Seen outside a home on Hubbard Avenue in Middletown Monday. The sign at right reads “Claus Bed & Breakfast.” (Photo by Trish Russoniello. Click to enlarge)
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December 23rd, 2014 @ 5pm
Recent arrest reports, unedited, as provided by the Middletown Township Police Department. Scott Rubman, age 45, from Heights Terrace in Middletown, NJ, arrested on November 21, 2014 by Corporal LawrenceContinue reading "MIDDLETOWN: WHO’S BEEN BUSTED"
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December 23rd, 2014 @ 1pm
A string of shootings on the West Side, including one Monday night, has prompted Red Bank officials to schedule a community meeting for Tuesday night. From an announcement sent outContinue reading "RED BANK: COMMUNITY MEETING SLATED"
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December 23rd, 2014 @ 12pm
KEEP IT LOCAL FOR LAST-MINUTE FOOD GIFTS
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Chocolate-covered pretzels dressed up and party-ready happen to be hyperlocal. (Photo by Susan Ericson. Click to enlarge) By SUSAN ERICSON Looking for a last-minute Christmas gift with some culinary influence?Continue reading "KEEP IT LOCAL FOR LAST-MINUTE FOOD GIFTS"
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December 23rd, 2014 @ 12pm
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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.
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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 ...
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!