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FAIR HAVEN: NEIGHBOR WANTS SHOW SNUFFED
They sure looked pretty, but last year’s fireworks showered Mary Ylangan’s yard and others with debris, some of which she brought to a council meeting last week. (Photos by JohnContinue reading "FAIR HAVEN: NEIGHBOR WANTS SHOW SNUFFED"
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RED BANK: OLDEST LADDER MEETS NEWEST
On display at the Navesink Hook & Ladder Company’s christening of a new million-dollar ladder truck in Red bank Sunday afternoon is the borough’s first ladder truck, above, which wasContinue reading "RED BANK: OLDEST LADDER MEETS NEWEST"
RED BANK: FIT PEOPLE TRI HARD
Several hundred competitors took to the waters and roads of the greater Green for the Red Bank Triathlon Sunday, which for those taking on the Olympic challenge included a 1.5Continue reading "RED BANK: FIT PEOPLE TRI HARD"
RUMSON: GUN BUYBACK ‘BRISK’
Sergeant Rocco Santorsola shows off a MAC 10 assault weapon exchanged for $200 at the gun buyback in Rumson Friday morning. (Photo by John T. Ward. Click to enlarge) ByContinue reading "RUMSON: GUN BUYBACK ‘BRISK’"
The crime and arrest reports below were provided by the Red Bank Police Department for the period of May 8 to May 15, 2014. This information is unedited. CRIMES: CriminalContinue reading "RED BANK CRIME & ARREST REPORTS"
RED BANK: LIBRARY TO ADD HOURS
The library’s trustees, below, agreed to add seven hours to the weekly schedule. (Photos by John T. Ward. Click to enlarge) By JOHN T. WARD When will the Red BankContinue reading "RED BANK: LIBRARY TO ADD HOURS"
RED BANK: BULKHEAD, BELLHAVEN DEBATED
The council approved a bond to pay for a bulkhead to halt erosion at North Prospect Avenue, above. A change to another bond, for a possible spray park at BellhavenContinue reading "RED BANK: BULKHEAD, BELLHAVEN DEBATED"
A Little Silver pedestrian was struck by a car Thursday morning, police said. Richard Chrampanis, whose age was not immediately available, was struck by a 2004 Lexus RX3 driven by BrynaContinue reading "LITTLE SILVER: PEDESTRIAN STRUCK"
Somebody flushed a mop head down a toilet. That feat of hydraulic waste removal and others, including the flushing of a towel, led to a three-day crash of a RedContinue reading "RED BANK: FLUSHING AWAY TAX DOLLARS"
It was feeding time for bluefish and striped bass, and bunker was on the menu, when Max Berry of Pride Fishing and Tackle in Red Bank went out on theContinue reading "FEEDING FRENZY IN THE NAVESINK"
WHERE HAVE I SEEN THIS?
Feeling walled in by Where Have I Seen This? Maybe that’s because last week’s photo also spotlighted a building wall. That one, a long red brick edifice, featured “ghost” signageContinue reading "WHERE HAVE I SEEN THIS?"
RED BANK: TWO SAFE AFTER KITCHEN FIRE
A fire in the second-floor apartment at 218 Mechanic Street in Red Bank drove its two tenants out into the street shortly before 9 p.m. Wednesday. The blaze, which wasContinue reading "RED BANK: TWO SAFE AFTER KITCHEN FIRE"
The Nautigals, a group of women who race at Red Bank’s Monmouth Boat Club, are looking for new blood. Here’s a video that talks about the history of women’s sailingContinue reading "RED BANK: HEY, SAILORS: NAUTIGALS WANTED"
SEA BRIGHT: PAINT JOB TO END WITH BLAST
Sea Bright’s business district is getting a free paint job this week, courtesy of Benjamin Moore, and the town plans to celebrate with a party this Saturday. The free event,Continue reading "SEA BRIGHT: PAINT JOB TO END WITH BLAST"
A Red Bank-based band, Young Rising Sons, released this debut video this week to a fair amount of acclaim, including praise from blogger who says ‘High’ “has everything you wouldContinue reading "RED BANK: YOUNG RISING SONS MAKE SPLASH"
SEA BRIGHT GETS A HAND FROM EMIRATIS
A dozen volunteers from the United Arab Emirates, including government worker Tuaiba Aldarmaki, above, are in Sea Bright this week working with Habitat for Humanity to build a new houseContinue reading "SEA BRIGHT GETS A HAND FROM EMIRATIS"
FAIR HAVEN: BUFFING UP FOR BOAT SEASON
Mike Wiehl of Fair Haven Yacht Works polishes up a beauty on a beautiful spring morning on the Navesink Tuesday. (Photo by John T. Ward. Click to enlarge)
Recent crime and arrest reports, unedited, as provided by the Middletown Township Police Department. Gurdeep Singh, age 51, from Campbell Avenue in Belford, NJ, arrested on May 3, 2014 byContinue reading "MIDDLETOWN POLICE BLOTTER"
Gretchen Rell with a bird she called “Monty” in a selfie posted on her Facebook page in January. (Click to enlarge) A volunteer animal rescuer who kept hundreds of deadContinue reading "LITTLE SILVER: DEAD BIRD HOARDER INDICTED"
SHREWSBURY: TWO SAFE AFTER HOUSE FIRE
The scene at 165 Spruce Drive shortly before dawn. (Photo by John T. Ward. Click to enlarge) [Update: Homeowner Lori Blahut tells us there were four people in the houseContinue reading "SHREWSBURY: TWO SAFE AFTER HOUSE FIRE"
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FALL COLORS IN RED BANK
redbankgreen's Partyline captures peaking fall foliage on a Red Bank street corner.
FALL AT THE COURTS OF RED BANK
On the Partyline: stunning foliage at Red Bank's "medieval office park."
WALK FOR DEMOCRACY
The T. Thomas Fortune Cultural Center led a "Walk for Democracy" Sunday from Riverside Gardens Park to the cultral center on Drs. James Park ...
Go big or go home
On the redbankgreen Partyline: Gourd display at Lighthouse on its penultimate night of the season.
MARIGOLDEN SUNSHINE
Partyline photo captures October sunshine hitting marigolds for sale ahead of Dia de Los Muertos.
KENNY KATZGRAU TEACHES CODING TO MAGAZINE PUBLISHERS
Kenny Katzgrau, publisher of Red Bank Green and creator of Broad Street, was teaching City and Regional Magazine Association publishers how ...
LET’S SEE YOUR KINDLE DO THIS
A stack of books served as a chock while a motorist changed a flat tire on Branch Avenue Wednesday afternoon. Submitted by John T. Ward
NEW WELCOME SIGN INSTALLED
A new "Welcome to Red Bank" sign has gone up at the northern Route 35 entrance to town at the foot of Cooper's Bridge.
JUNIOR BUCS WRESTLING WELCOMES YOUNG ATHLETES FOR 22ND SEASON
Junior Bucs Wrestling is preparing for its 22nd season, offering boys and girls from Red Bank, Shrewsbury, and Little Silver an opportunity ...
TIME FOR SCHOOL, DEER
Fall has arrived and so have the middle school loving deer!
JUST IN TIME FOR THE FALL CLASSIC
Just in time for the start of the World Series later this week baseball-themed paintings by artist Max Maxon hang in the windows of the Art ...
DINNER PLANS?
Chipotle in Red Bank Sunday evening will donate a quarter of proceeds from sales Sunday to the volunteer Red Bank Fire Department auxiliary.
KENNY KATZGRAU TEACHES VIBE CODE SESSION AT LOCAL NEWS CAMP
Kenny Katzgrau, publisher of Red Bank Green, is running a vibe code session, teaching other publishers to vibe code at Blue Engine Collectiv ...
Her Majesty visits Red Bank
Navesink Queen docked at the Molly Pitcher Marina. (Photo and text by Partyline contributor Boris Kofman)  
RED BANK DINER MONEY TREE
On the redbankgreen Partyline: sunshine and a money tree at the Red Bank Diner.
NAVESINK LIGHTS
Riverview Hospital lights up the Navesink. (Text and photo by Partyline contributor Terry Franco)  
HALF BAKED BROAD STREET
Broad Street repaving begins with road subject to overnight closures.
COLOR RUN AT RED BANK PRIMARY SCHOOL
redbankgreen Partyline happens upon a cloud of color at annual color run event at Red Bank Primary School.
I’LL EAT IT HERE, THANKS
A squirrel goes all-in for a popular autumn flavor on Madison Avenue in Red Bank Sunday morning.
POP UP TACOS DRAW CROWD
How’s this for a train station redevelopment idea? The pop-up taco vendors Tacos Los Mandones, known on social media as El Mandoon, dr ...
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