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By JOHN T. WARD Rumson officials have launched an effort to evict the residents of an addiction-recovery house following what Mayor John Ekdahl called an apparent drug overdose there earlyContinue reading "RUMSON: APPARENT OD SPARKS LEGAL ACTION"
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December 18th, 2013 @ 11am
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RED BANK: McCONNELL TO BE NAMED CHIEF
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Captain Darren McConnell is expected to be named chief of the Red Bank police department at Wednesday night’s borough council meeting, redbankgreen has learned. McConnell has been the officer inContinue reading "RED BANK: McCONNELL TO BE NAMED CHIEF"
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December 18th, 2013 @ 9am
RUMSON: EMERGENCY REPORTED AT OXFORD
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Oxford House on South Ward Avenue at about 6:30 a.m. Tuesday. (Photo by John T. Ward. Click to enlarge) By JOHN T. WARD A medical emergency at Oxford House, theContinue reading "RUMSON: EMERGENCY REPORTED AT OXFORD"
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December 17th, 2013 @ 9am
SNOW CARPETS THE GREEN AGAIN
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Snow made for some wheel-spinning and tentative driving on the Red Bank-area Green Tuesday morning, as seen above looking east along Pinckney Road in Little Silver. (Photo by John T.Continue reading "SNOW CARPETS THE GREEN AGAIN"
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December 17th, 2013 @ 7am
RED BANK: WALGREEN’S AIRS TRAFFIC PITCH
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Walgreen’s developer Marc Steinberg talks about the proposed store’s traffic flow with nearby resident Mary Todt during a break in Monday night’s planning board hearing. (Click to enlarge) By JOHNContinue reading "RED BANK: WALGREEN’S AIRS TRAFFIC PITCH"
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December 16th, 2013 @ 11pm
LITTLE SILVER: DOOR TO HISTORY OPENS A BIT
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A large hearth, uncovered during recent repairs, is among the historic features on display on a tour of the Parker Homestead on December 22. (Click to enlarge) By JOHN T.Continue reading "LITTLE SILVER: DOOR TO HISTORY OPENS A BIT"
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December 16th, 2013 @ 3pm
RED BANK: PAY-TO-PLAY RULES IN PLAY
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Elected officials would be permitted to vote on applications by their campaign contributors under a law change that’s up for a vote in Red Bank this week. And the upperContinue reading "RED BANK: PAY-TO-PLAY RULES IN PLAY"
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December 16th, 2013 @ 8am
The crime and arrest reports below were provided by the Red Bank Police Department for the period of December 5 to December 12, 2013. This information is unedited. CRIMES: CriminalContinue reading "RED BANK POLICE REPORTS"
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December 16th, 2013 @ 6am
WHAT’S FOR LUNCH? SOPPRESSATA ‘N CHEESE
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Soppressata from Citarella’s Market paired with some pickled cherry peppers from the garden and a piece cheddar cheese.  (Photo by Jim Willis. Click to enlarge) By JIM WILLIS Citarella’s Market inContinue reading "WHAT’S FOR LUNCH? SOPPRESSATA ‘N CHEESE"
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December 13th, 2013 @ 12pm
RED BANK: NEW LADDER TRUCK IN THE HOUSE
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Truck committee chairman Mike Welsh backs the new truck into its home on Mechanic Street Thursday. (Video by John T. Ward. Click to enlarge) By JOHN T. WARD Red Bank’sContinue reading "RED BANK: NEW LADDER TRUCK IN THE HOUSE"
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December 13th, 2013 @ 8am
[slideshow_deploy id=’86392′]With temperatures in the low 20s, several hundred parishoners of Red Bank’s St. Anthony of Padua Church celebrated the feast day of Our Lady of Guadalupe with their largestContinue reading "RED BANK: A PARISH CELEBRATES"
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December 13th, 2013 @ 6am
RED BANK: HOV POSTS STRONG RESULTS
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Hovnanian Enterprise’s headquarters in Red Bank. (Photo by John T. Ward. Click to enlarge) Red Bank-based homebuilder Hovnanian Enterprises reported strong growth in revenue and earnings Thursday. Revenue rose 21.5Continue reading "RED BANK: HOV POSTS STRONG RESULTS"
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December 12th, 2013 @ 12pm
SHREWSBURY: SLOW FOOD FOR WINTER
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PieHole sits down with Casey Pesce at d'jeet to learn where he turns for winter inspiration.
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December 12th, 2013 @ 8am
WHERE HAVE I SEEN THIS?
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Recognize this? If you don’t know, take a guess at Where it is. Send your answer to [email protected], please.
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December 12th, 2013 @ 8am
Crime and arrest reports, unedited, as provided by the Shrewsbury Police Department for the period of November 30 to December 6, 2013. •Report of Theft in the area of Harmon’sContinue reading "SHREWSBURY CRIME REPORTS"
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December 12th, 2013 @ 7am
RED BANK: CHIEF FACES PERIOD OF CHANGE
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Tommy Welsh arrives at the Westside Hose Company following his election as Red Bank fire chief last week. Below, the borough-owned Liberty Hose firehouse is in the process of beingContinue reading "RED BANK: CHIEF FACES PERIOD OF CHANGE"
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December 11th, 2013 @ 2pm
RUMSON: LEVITTOWN ON A TABLE TOP
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Debbie Bagnell and this year’s output of gingerbread cookie houses. (Photo by Jim Willis. Click to enlarge) This time every year, Rumson’s Debbie Bagnell becomes “the gingerbread house lady,” andContinue reading "RUMSON: LEVITTOWN ON A TABLE TOP"
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December 11th, 2013 @ 9am
RUMSON: MEET THE GINGERBREAD HOUSE LADY
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Debbie Bagnell of Rumson, aka “The Gingerbread House Lady,” at her dining room table, where she’s building more than gingerbread houses. (Photo by Jim Willis. Click to enlarge) By JIM WILLISContinue reading "RUMSON: MEET THE GINGERBREAD HOUSE LADY"
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December 11th, 2013 @ 9am
WEATHER TOYS WITH FORECASTERS
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Main roads on the Green were clear at midday Tuesday, as seen here looking east along Harding Road from Tower Hill in Red Bank. Forecasters, meanwhile, seemed in a scrambleContinue reading "WEATHER TOYS WITH FORECASTERS"
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December 10th, 2013 @ 1pm
How’s this for gratitude? After Red Bank police gave an Ocean County man a ride to the to the borough train station Monday evening, he became belligerent and wound upContinue reading "UNGRATEFUL, UNRULY & UNDER ARREST"
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December 10th, 2013 @ 11am
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YACHT FESTIVA DOCKED AT MARINE PARK
Festiva, an 85-foot yacht, was docked at Marine Park on Friday night. Red Bank Green spoke to the owner, Everett Moore, who said that it was ...
OH NO! ELMO LOST!
A lost Elmo appears to be reaching out for help through the redbankgreen Partyline.
NAVESINK SPILLS OVER
Nor'easter stacks tides up in the Navesink, pushing the river over its (Red) banks.
BUZZ LIGHTYEAR WATCHES LINE DANCERS
redbankgreen Partyline captures Buzz Lighyear watching the line dancers on Broadwalk Monday night. 
EGRET-FUL END TO SUMMER
A great egret patrols the shallows of the Swimming River in front of the Red Bank Primary School last week. Submitted by Brian Donohue
COMMUNITY MESSAGE BOARD NOW OPEN ON HUDSON AVENUE
Community message board open! The RBPD has placed a mobile display board on Hudson Avenue. Send captions and messages you’d like to se ...
A CHIEF’S FAREWELL
Funeral services at St. James church and a large American flag suspended over Broad Street from an RBFD hook and ladder for former Red Bank ...
COIFFING GUARD
redbankgreen Partyline captures super cool crossing guard just chilllin'.
SURF TACO RE-OPENS NEW LOOK DINING ROOM
Partyliner captures Surf Taco's new look dining room.
STEEPLETOP RAVEN
redbankgreen Partyline: a raven calls out from atop the steeple of St. James Church.
CARPENTER OR COMPETITOR? HOT DOG TRUCK RIVALS EMERGE IN RED BANK
On the redbankgreen Partyline: with two new hot dog vendors opening this summer, even a carpenter's box truck makes one wonder.
BOONDOCKS SWAN
redbankgreen Partyline: Swan on the Navesink River as seen from Boondocks restaurant.
9/11 TRIBUTE
Bailey Bryce Holiday and her father Bobby Holiday Jr. paint the lawn at Riverside Gardens Park Tuesday in preparation for the upcoming comme ...
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.