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A view from Char’s second-floor dining room of the new two-story windows overlooking Broad Street. Below, the restaurant features a waveform awning with heating elements underneath for outdoor dining inContinue reading "RED BANK: CHAR TO OPEN THIS MONTH"
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February 15th, 2013 @ 4pm
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RED BANK: SCAFFOLD TO THE HEAVENS
A workman adjusts the protective netting on a scaffold surrounding the steeple of Saint James Church on Broad Street in Red Bank Wednesday. He and his colleagues from Arthur VincentContinue reading "RED BANK: SCAFFOLD TO THE HEAVENS"
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February 15th, 2013 @ 12pm
SEA BRIGHT: KNITTING AS SANDY THERAPY
Megan Heath Gilhool first picked up her needles in the aftermath of Hurricane Sandy, when she was in “full panic mode,” she said. (Photo by Wil Fulton. Click to enlarge)Continue reading "SEA BRIGHT: KNITTING AS SANDY THERAPY"
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February 15th, 2013 @ 10am
Recent activity reports, unedited, as provided by the Middletown Township Police Department. • Thomas Henry, age 41, from Harmony Road in Middletown, NJ, arrested on February 6, 2013 by PatrolmanContinue reading "MIDDLETOWN POLICE BLOTTER"
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February 14th, 2013 @ 12pm
RED BANK SEALS BLUE COLLAR PACT
The contract applies to public utilities workers, seen here clearing snow on Broad Street last Saturday, as well as some clerical staffers at borough hall. (Click to enlarge) By JOEContinue reading "RED BANK SEALS BLUE COLLAR PACT"
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February 14th, 2013 @ 10am
WHERE HAVE I SEEN THIS?
Last week’s Where Have I Seen This? took us to the Eastern Branch of the Monmouth County Library on Broad Street in Shrewsbury. Our shot, taken at dusk, captured aContinue reading "WHERE HAVE I SEEN THIS?"
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February 14th, 2013 @ 9am
ON RED BANK’S MENU: SMOKING AND EATING
Red, above, and all other Red Bank restaurants may soon be required by ordinance to inform diners of the caloric heft of their meals. (Photo by Stacie Fanelli. Click toContinue reading "ON RED BANK’S MENU: SMOKING AND EATING"
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February 14th, 2013 @ 7am
RED BANK: STORE VACANCY ENDS IN STYLE
Salon Concrete celebrated its first business day after a move Wednesday. (Photos by Danielle Tepper. Click to enlarge) By DANIELLE TEPPER Red Bank’s Salon Concrete reopened for business Wednesday atContinue reading "RED BANK: STORE VACANCY ENDS IN STYLE"
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February 13th, 2013 @ 7pm
RUMSON: SANDY SHIFTS TAX BURDEN INLAND
Homes like these on 1st Street could see their taxes rise as a result of falling home values closer to the Navesink and Shrewsbury rivers.  (Photo by Joe Fisher. ClickContinue reading "RUMSON: SANDY SHIFTS TAX BURDEN INLAND"
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February 13th, 2013 @ 4pm
By JOHN T. WARD A Middlesex County man who injured his leg when he was struck by a moving train in Red Bank on Sunday has been charged with aContinue reading "TRAIN ACCIDENT VICTIM CHARGED AS THIEF"
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February 13th, 2013 @ 12pm
FAIR HAVEN FACING REASSESSMENT
A townwide reassessment will be the first in 10 years. (Photo by Joe Fisher. Click to enlarge) By JOE FISHER Fair Haven residents can expect a visit later this yearContinue reading "FAIR HAVEN FACING REASSESSMENT"
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February 13th, 2013 @ 10am
RED BANK: REFLOATING A LOBSTER SHACK
Kelly Ryan at her storm-damaged Red Bank restaurant on Tuesday. (Photo by Wil Fulton. Click to enlarge) By WIL FULTON “When people think of Sandy’s impact on Red Bank, mostContinue reading "RED BANK: REFLOATING A LOBSTER SHACK"
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February 13th, 2013 @ 7am
FAIR HAVEN DOCK REPAIRS SET
Part of the dock was washed up onto a neighboring yard in the hurricane. (Photo by Joe Fisher. Click to enlarge) By JOE FISHER Fair Haven’s municipal dock, washed awayContinue reading "FAIR HAVEN DOCK REPAIRS SET"
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February 12th, 2013 @ 4pm
RED BANK: CHIEF OK WITH INTERNAL PROBES
Police Chief Steve McCarthy says his department reviews training on the handling of citizen complaints “almost on a yearly basis.” (Click to enlarge) By JOHN T. WARD Red Bank policeContinue reading "RED BANK: CHIEF OK WITH INTERNAL PROBES"
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February 12th, 2013 @ 3pm
FAIR HAVEN: A COP WHO’S RIGHT AT HOME
By JOE FISHER “Being a cop in the town you grew up in can be complicated sometimes,’’ says Fair Haven Patrolman William Lagrotteria. “But it’s the best feeling in theContinue reading "FAIR HAVEN: A COP WHO’S RIGHT AT HOME"
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February 12th, 2013 @ 6am
Recent activity reports, unedited, as provided by the Fair Haven Police Department. • 01/05/13 Cpl. Waltz and S.O. Albert arrested Vincent P. Delisa, 50, of Long Branch for D.W.I. andContinue reading "FAIR HAVEN STORE BURGLARIZED"
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February 11th, 2013 @ 5pm
Recent activity reports, unedited, as provided by the Little Silver Police Department. • January 1– A resident from Sherwood Rd. reported Credit Card Fraud when he discovered that an unknownContinue reading "LITTLE SILVER POLICE BLOTTER FOR JANUARY"
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February 11th, 2013 @ 4pm
RED BANK: DESIGNER BABIES ON DARWIN DAY
Monmouth University’s Michael Palladino discusses the ethical issues of reproductive technologies at the Red Bank Charter School. (Photo by Wil Fulton. Click to enlarge) By WIL FULTON In honor ofContinue reading "RED BANK: DESIGNER BABIES ON DARWIN DAY"
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February 11th, 2013 @ 2pm
RED BANK: LIBRARIAN FINDS HER PLACE
New library Director Virginia Papandrea hopes to draw more teenagers to the facility, she says. (Photo by Wil Fulton. Click to enlarge) By WIL FULTON Meet Virginia Papandrea, the newlyContinue reading "RED BANK: LIBRARIAN FINDS HER PLACE"
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February 11th, 2013 @ 10am
The crime reports below were provided by the Red Bank Police Department for the period of February 1 to February 8, 2013. This information is unedited. Attempted theft occurring onContinue reading "RED BANK: ANOTHER CATHERINE ST. BURGLARY"
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February 11th, 2013 @ 8am
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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 ...
DANE FOR DEMOCRACY
redbankgreen Partyline captures a great dane who, all signs indicate, has had enough.