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Pix from the 2013 edition of Artiepalooza, which attracted some 85 vessels at its peak, organizers say. (Photos by Peter Lindner. Click to enlarge) By JOHN T. WARD Among theContinue reading "NAVESINK RIVER: ARTIEPALOOZA RETURNS"
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RED BANK: BOONDOCKS IN THE SPOTLIGHT
Eyewitness News anchor Lauren Glassberg interviews Boondocks diners  – including Sugarush owner Chris Paseka, at right.  (Photo by Susan Ericson. Click to enlarge) By SUSAN ERICSON Back from the devastation ofContinue reading "RED BANK: BOONDOCKS IN THE SPOTLIGHT"
Crime and arrest reports, unedited, as provided by the Shrewsbury Police Department for the period of June 28 to July 3, 2014. Report of Forgery in the area of FamousContinue reading "SHREWSBURY POLICE BLOTTER"
RED BANK: SIGN CRACKDOWN SPARKS IRE
Neon signs in store windows at the City Centre strip mall on White Street. Cluck U Chicken, above left, got a warning, but Psychic Advisor Gina on Monmouth Street, below,Continue reading "RED BANK: SIGN CRACKDOWN SPARKS IRE"
WHERE HAVE I SEEN THIS?
Hey, summer fruititarians: can you identify the location of this week’s Where Have I Seen This? Take a guess! Please send your answer to [email protected]. Last week’s photo was ofContinue reading "WHERE HAVE I SEEN THIS?"
RED BANK: SALES SOARING FOR DRONES
Alan Placer of Hobbymasters gives a quick demo of drone flying. Below, a matchbox-sized drone without a camera. (Photo and video by John T. Ward. Click photo to enlarge) ByContinue reading "RED BANK: SALES SOARING FOR DRONES"
SEA BRIGHT: CATCHING THE BIG ONE AT YUMI
The fresh and aptly named Sea Bright roll at Yumi (Photo by Susan Ericson. Click to enlarge) By SUSAN ERICSON A horde of moviegoers filled the public beach in Sea BrightContinue reading "SEA BRIGHT: CATCHING THE BIG ONE AT YUMI"
RED BANK: INCINERATOR SITE TO GET… WHAT?
The former landfill on West Sunset Avenue. (Photo by John T. Ward. Click to enlarge) By JOHN T. WARD After years of environmental remediation, Red Bank’s former landfill is expectedContinue reading "RED BANK: INCINERATOR SITE TO GET… WHAT?"
RUMSON: EDGEWOOD HOME PLAN NIXED
 A proposal to subdivide the property at 9 Edgewood Place, below, drew nearly two dozen opponents Monday night.  (Photo by John T. Ward. Click to enlarge) By JOHN T. WARDContinue reading "RUMSON: EDGEWOOD HOME PLAN NIXED"
A Middletown cop suffered a hand injury in a hit-and-run while he directed traffic on Route 35 Monday morning, police reported. Patrolman Thomas Hughes was treated and released from RiverviewContinue reading "MIDDLETOWN: COP STRUCK IN HIT-AND-RUN"
WHAT’S FOR LUNCH? INBETWEEN BREAKFAST
The Inbetween aces the hollandaise sauce on the Smoked Salmon Eggs Benedict. (Photo by Susan Ericson. Click to enlarge) By SUSAN ERICSON Sharing a table at Red Bank’s Inbetween Café isContinue reading "WHAT’S FOR LUNCH? INBETWEEN BREAKFAST"
Kevin Barry, operations manager of the Molly Pitcher Inn in Red Bank, gets the once-over from Clippings on June 26, 2014 as he looks out onto the Navesink River fromContinue reading "CLIPPINGS: HOTELIER WITH A VIEW"
The crime and arrest reports below were provided by the Red Bank Police Department for the period of June 26 to July 3, 2014. This information is unedited. CRIMES: CriminalContinue reading "RED BANK CRIME & ARREST REPORTS"
RED BANK: CAR FLIPS DOWNTOWN
Firefighters examine the wreckage after they rescued a motorist trapped in an overturned Jeep Cherokee on Broad Street in Red Bank around 7 p.m. Thursday. According to police Chief DarrenContinue reading "RED BANK: CAR FLIPS DOWNTOWN"
SEA BRIGHT: MURPHY QUITS COUNCIL
Read Murphy with television reporters shortly before Hurricane Sandy hit Sea Bright. He’s expected to be succeeded by John Lamia, below, who outpolled him in last month’s GOP primary. (PhotoContinue reading "SEA BRIGHT: MURPHY QUITS COUNCIL"
Red Bank police arrested a mother and son on drug charges Wednesday, according to Chief Darren McConnell. Following a monthlong investigation by Lieutenant Robert Clayton, police executed a narcotics searchContinue reading "RED BANK COPS BUST MOTHER & SON"
Beachgoers beat a retreat from Beach E at Sandy Hook following the cancellation of a weekly concert because of an approaching storm Wednesday evening. Forecasts indicate that Hurricane Arthur willContinue reading "SOGGY START TO HOLIDAY WEEKEND?"
WHERE HAVE I SEEN THIS?
Last week’s Where showed the landscape along Crescent Drive in Middletown, as reflected in the gold glass windows of 10 Route 35, or what many of us known as theContinue reading "WHERE HAVE I SEEN THIS?"
RED BANK: A TALE OF TWO SMOOTHIES
Rob Bianchini gives PieHole the rundown on Healthy Habits’ smoothie and juice menu. (Photo by Jim Willis. Click to enlarge) By JIM WILLIS With Healthy Habits Natural Foods setting up shopContinue reading "RED BANK: A TALE OF TWO SMOOTHIES"
RED BANK: SOCCER THRILLER AT BASIE
Red Bank-area soccer fans half-filled the Count Basie Theatre Tuesday afternoon for a free live screening of the World Cup match between the United States and Belgium, won in extraContinue reading "RED BANK: SOCCER THRILLER AT BASIE"
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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.
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 ...
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!