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Borough officials maintain the language of a 1937 deed requires that the existing bulkhead be maintained. (File photo. Click to enlarge) By SARAH KLEPNER Though there’s a dirt-cheap alternative thatContinue reading "RED BANK PLANS $600K BULKHEAD BOND"
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The brick fascia of a retaining wall at Riverside Gardens Park in Red Bank collapsed recently during a heavy rainstorm, eight months after it was undermined by Hurricane Sandy, publicContinue reading "RED BANK: PARTIAL WALL COLLAPSE IN PARK"
RED BANK: PITCHER TOSSED FROM BASIE
[See update at bottom of story, 3:27 p.m.] A major league pitcher was “kicked out” of the Counting Crows concert at the Count Basie Theatre Monday night, according to aContinue reading "RED BANK: PITCHER TOSSED FROM BASIE"
RED BANK: CLUB OFFERS KIDS A HAVEN
Children line up for pre-dinner clean-hands inspection at the Boys and Girls Club. (Photos by Sarah Klepner. Click to enlarge) By SARAH KLEPNER After five p.m. on a recent afternoon,Continue reading "RED BANK: CLUB OFFERS KIDS A HAVEN"
Michael Frissora, wearing a headcam, recorded his retrieval of a wallet and keys from the spillway at Schwenker’s Pond. (Click to enlarge) By JOHN T. WARD Adept use of aContinue reading "FAIR HAVEN: REELING IN A WALLET AND KEYS"
NEIGHBORS OPPOSING RED BANK WALGREEN’S
Melissa Grieves, seated at right, addresses neighbors concerned about the planned redevelopment of the former Rassas car lot, below, into a mega-drugstore.  (Photo by Sarah Klepner. Click to enlarge) ByContinue reading "NEIGHBORS OPPOSING RED BANK WALGREEN’S"
SHREWSBURY: DOG LEFT IN CAR BRINGS COPS
Shrewsbury police questioned an unidentified man outside Trader Joe’s after two witnesses complained that he had left a dog inside his car for a significant length of time as temperatureContinue reading "SHREWSBURY: DOG LEFT IN CAR BRINGS COPS"
Recent activity reports, unedited, as provided by the Middletown Township Police Department. John Angioletti, age 29, from Tatum Drive in Middletown, NJ, arrested on June 15, 2013 by Sergeant FirstContinue reading "MIDDLETOWN POLICE BLOTTER"
GOP CLUB CLAIMS WEBSITE HACKING
The GOP says its website was hacked to include a link to a site for Democrat Ed Zipprich, below.  (Click to enlarge) By JOHN T. WARD Why does the MonmouthContinue reading "GOP CLUB CLAIMS WEBSITE HACKING"
The crime reports below were provided by the Red Bank Police Department for the period of June 13 to June 20, 2013. This information is unedited. Theft reported on JuneContinue reading "RED BANK POLICE BLOTTER"
RED BANK: STATION PLACE WORK BEGINS
After years of zoning hearings, lawsuits and aborted plans, shovels finally went into the ground last week for what’s now dubbed Station Place, 45 luxury apartments and 12 affordable unitsContinue reading "RED BANK: STATION PLACE WORK BEGINS"
LITTLE SILVER: TWO ARRESTED AFTER DISPUTE
Little Silver police taking the two unidentified men into custody on Grant Place Sunday afternoon. (Click to enlarge) Two men were arrested on a leafy Little Silver street Sunday afternoonContinue reading "LITTLE SILVER: TWO ARRESTED AFTER DISPUTE"
RED BANK: LINING UP FOR THEIR LeBRONS
Nearly a dozen “certified sneakerheads,” in the words of one, waited outside Rare Breed Footwear on White Street in Red Bank Saturday morning for the debut of the new, limited-editionContinue reading "RED BANK: LINING UP FOR THEIR LeBRONS"
HARVARD-BOUND RBMS ALUM INSPIRES GRADS
The Red Bank Middle School class of 2013, at their graduation ceremony, above, heard from 2009 graduate Mohammed Ors, who earned a full-ride scholarship to Harvard, below.  (Photo by SarahContinue reading "HARVARD-BOUND RBMS ALUM INSPIRES GRADS"
SUMMER 2013: SOAK IT IN
An egret takes in the first day of summer, 2013, on our beautiful Navesink River in Red Bank Friday morning. The solstice occurred at 1:04 a.m., according to National Geographic.Continue reading "SUMMER 2013: SOAK IT IN"
Adam Sobel, in striped bandana, says, “I want to get people excited about vegan. It’s not all brown rice and steamed vegetables.” (Photos by Jim Willis.) By JIM WILLIS AdamContinue reading "RED BANK: CINNAMON SNAIL ON VEGAN ROLL"
The Fab Faux play the Beatles’ ‘White Album’ at the Basie Saturday night. Navesink River Rowing offers free introductions to the sport Sunday. (Click to enlarge) By ALEXIS ORLACCHIO Friday,Continue reading "WEEKEND: WHERE TO GO, WHAT TO DO…"
RED BANK: FIRE DAMAGES DOCKED BOAT
Mechanic Chris Davison reboards the boat after the fire. (Click to enlarge) Fire damaged a yacht docked at a Red Bank marina early Thursday afternoon. Quick action by two employeesContinue reading "RED BANK: FIRE DAMAGES DOCKED BOAT"
SEA BRIGHT: OZ FANS PEEK BEHIND CURTAIN
Dr. Oz channeled the Beatles and Bruce in Sea Bright Wednesday. (Photo by Wil Fulton. Click to enlarge) By WIL FULTON There was no yellow-brick road, but local fans ofContinue reading "SEA BRIGHT: OZ FANS PEEK BEHIND CURTAIN"
STUDIO OUT, SUGARUSH IN, RETAILER BACK
Chris Paseka, above, and partner Jesse Bello-Paseka plan to double the size of Sugarush, taking over space vacated by the Kathryn Barnett School of Dance.  (Click to enlarge) By JOHNContinue reading "STUDIO OUT, SUGARUSH IN, RETAILER BACK"
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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 ...
TREE BRANCH VS CAR
A tree branch fell on a parked car on Chestnut Street near Pearl Street Sunday. Submitted by Brian Donohue
APOSTROPHE CATASTROPHE
As a curmudgeonly curator of terrible punctuation on public signs, I’ve seen and shaken my head at a lot of gratuitous quotation marks ...