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While most of us are relieved that rain has replaced that other, flaky kind of precipitation, the hardy members of the North Shrewsbury Ice Boat & Yacht Club have reasonContinue reading "RED BANK: THE DEEPER MEANING OF ICE"
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February 19th, 2014 @ 12pm
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SEA BRIGHT: POST OFFICE LOT ON THE BLOCK
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Sixteen months after it was battered by Hurricane Sandy, the still-vacant building at 1030 Ocean Avenue is for sale. (Photo by John T. Ward. Click to enlarge) By JOHN T.Continue reading "SEA BRIGHT: POST OFFICE LOT ON THE BLOCK"
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February 19th, 2014 @ 8am
RED BANK: IS THE NIGHTMARE OVER?
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Val DeFazio clears snow from the awning of Buona Sera Ristorante on Monmouth Street in Red Bank Tuesday afternoon, when temperatures rose into the low 40s. For the first timeContinue reading "RED BANK: IS THE NIGHTMARE OVER?"
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February 19th, 2014 @ 6am
Walgreen’s developer Marc Steinberg talks with neighbors about the proposed store’s traffic flow at a December hearing. (Click to enlarge) By JOHN T. WARD The builder of a proposed Walgreen’sContinue reading "RED BANK: WALGREEN’S MOVES STORE"
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February 18th, 2014 @ 2pm
RED BANK: OWNERS CALL BOAT FIRE ARSON
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The charred outline of the Fiddler lies surrounded by ice in the Navesink River off Maple Cove in Red Bank Tuesday morning. (Photo by John T. Ward. Click to enlarge)Continue reading "RED BANK: OWNERS CALL BOAT FIRE ARSON"
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February 18th, 2014 @ 12pm
RED BANK: NO PICNIC FOR WALKERS, EITHER
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The crosswalk at Maple Avenue (Route 35) and Water/White streets in Red Bank Tuesday morning. (Click to enlarge)
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February 18th, 2014 @ 8am
RED BANK: POTHOLE-NECK ON WHITE STREET
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Never a joy to negotiate, the narrow east end of White Street at Broad in Red Bank was reduced to a single lane Tuesday morning by orange cones warning ofContinue reading "RED BANK: POTHOLE-NECK ON WHITE STREET"
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February 18th, 2014 @ 8am
RED BANK’S LAST CONSTABLE DIES AT 99
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Saul Diamond, the last person to hold the position of Red Bank constable, died Sunday at his home at Riverview Towers, on Riverside Avenue. He was 99 years old. Diamond’sContinue reading "RED BANK’S LAST CONSTABLE DIES AT 99"
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February 18th, 2014 @ 7am
RED BANK: ICE-FILLED CRATERS ABOUND
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Weeks of abuse in the form of heavy snow, thawing and refreezing have left numerous craters in the streets of Red Bank, where orange barrels are now appearing to divertContinue reading "RED BANK: ICE-FILLED CRATERS ABOUND"
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February 18th, 2014 @ 6am
WEEKEND NEWS: TWO FIRES, HIT & RUN
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Two residential fires less than 24 hours apart kept Middletown volunteer firefighters busy over the weekend. (Click to enlarge) A pair of house fires in Middletown and a hit-and-run accidentContinue reading "WEEKEND NEWS: TWO FIRES, HIT & RUN"
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February 17th, 2014 @ 10am
RED BANK: EARLY BIRDS GET THE… CHILLS
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The annual Presidents’ Day ticket sale at Red Bank’s Count Basie Theatre, with ducats for a host of shows available for $10 each, drew its usual waiting line in spiteContinue reading "RED BANK: EARLY BIRDS GET THE… CHILLS"
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February 17th, 2014 @ 9am
The crime and arrest reports below were provided by the Red Bank Police Department for the period of February 6 to February 13, 2014. This information is unedited. CRIMES: TheftContinue reading "RED BANK: BURGLARY, CONTEMPT, LEWDNESS"
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February 17th, 2014 @ 7am
OUR BEAUTIFUL, MOON-KISSED RIVER
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A decorative orb on the railing of the Route 35 Cooper Bridge between Red Bank and Middletown greets the full moon rising over the Navesink River on Valentine’s Day, 2014.Continue reading "OUR BEAUTIFUL, MOON-KISSED RIVER"
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February 14th, 2014 @ 6pm
PieHole checks in with area bartenders for some Valentine’s Day cocktail suggestions. (Photo by Jim Willis. Click to enlarge) redbankgreen’s PieHole is all about local food and drink. If you haven’t liked usContinue reading "PIEHOLE: VALENTINE’S TIPS, DISH AND PHO"
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February 14th, 2014 @ 3pm
Some 25 telephone landlines in the Shady Oaks over-55 condo community in Middletown remained out of service Friday, eight days after a weather-related outage, Verizon tells redbankgreen. “Verizon’s repair crewsContinue reading "MIDDLETOWN: PHONES OUT FOR EIGHT DAYS"
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February 14th, 2014 @ 3pm
RED BANK: MAPLE COVE SAVED… FOR NOW?
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The placement of the proposed border between the library parking lot and adjoining riverfront property was a subject of debate, but all of Maple Cove will remain on the openContinue reading "RED BANK: MAPLE COVE SAVED… FOR NOW?"
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February 14th, 2014 @ 11am
WHAT’S FOR LUNCH? PHO-BIOTICS FOR FLU
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Takeout Chicken Pho from Pho Le in Red Bank.  (Photo by Jim Willis. Click to enlarge) By JIM WILLIS Last week found PieHole in the grip of the grippe. WhenContinue reading "WHAT’S FOR LUNCH? PHO-BIOTICS FOR FLU"
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February 14th, 2014 @ 11am
WEEKEND: VALENTINES AND OTHER FISH TALES
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Miriam A. Hyman and Jacob Fishel in ‘As You Like It’ at the Two River Theater, above.  Scott Szegeski’s print impressions of vintage “fish surfboards” at Salon Concrete. (Top photoContinue reading "WEEKEND: VALENTINES AND OTHER FISH TALES"
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February 14th, 2014 @ 8am
RED BANK: TRASH PICKUP MAY GO PRIVATE
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Trash pickups by borough employees could end this year. (Photo by John T. Ward. Click to enlarge) By JOHN T. WARD Red Bank residents could see the end of localContinue reading "RED BANK: TRASH PICKUP MAY GO PRIVATE"
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February 14th, 2014 @ 7am
RED BANK: NOT MUCH LEFT OF BOAT TO PROBE
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“Not much of evidentiary value” remains of the icebound boat that burned on the Navesink off Red Bank early Wednesday, State Police spokeswoman Trooper Irina Spies said Thursday. “It burnedContinue reading "RED BANK: NOT MUCH LEFT OF BOAT TO PROBE"
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February 13th, 2014 @ 3pm
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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!
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 ...