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The addition will connect two existing buildings while permitting vehicles to pass underneath. (Click to enlarge) By JOHN T. WARD Framed by talk about its positive effects on lunchtime restaurantContinue reading "‘FLOATING’ DOWNTOWN OFFICE WAFTS TO OK"
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January 20th, 2012 @ 10am
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A dispute over whether a height restriction applies to the proposed hotel site will go to the zoning board for resolution. (Click to enlarge) By JOHN T. WARD In yetContinue reading "JURISDICTION QUESTION ICES HOTEL PLAN"
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January 19th, 2012 @ 8am
PRESS BACKPEDALS ON NEW HALFACRE JOB
Original headline: “Fair Haven Mayor Michael Halfacre to head NJ Division of Alcoholic Beverage Control” New one: “Fair Haven Mayor Michael Halfacre considered for Alcoholic Beverage Control post” Uh-oh. SomebodyContinue reading "PRESS BACKPEDALS ON NEW HALFACRE JOB"
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January 19th, 2012 @ 7am
TEACHER, LEAVE THEM KIDS ALONE TO JAM
The original Pink Floyd video for ‘Another Brick in the Wall.’ At the institution of higher-decibel education known as the School of Rock, there’s a tradition in which students atContinue reading "TEACHER, LEAVE THEM KIDS ALONE TO JAM"
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January 18th, 2012 @ 2pm
VANDALS SMASH CARS IN TWO TOWNS
Two of the vehicles struck overnight on East Bergen Place in Red Bank. The one below was parked on the street at the time it was attacked. (Click to enlarge)Continue reading "VANDALS SMASH CARS IN TWO TOWNS"
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January 18th, 2012 @ 10am
IN RED BANK, MAKING A LOT OF A LITTLE
Long the home of a car dealership and later approved for an office building, the parcel is now the site of a valet-only parking lot. (Click to enlarge) By JOHNContinue reading "IN RED BANK, MAKING A LOT OF A LITTLE"
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January 18th, 2012 @ 7am
ANOTHER ‘CHILD’ IS BORN, AT TRTC
NO CHILD… playwright and star Nilaja Sun is scheduled to be in attendance at Two River Theater for one of this weekend’s performances of ONE CHILD, the original stage workContinue reading "ANOTHER ‘CHILD’ IS BORN, AT TRTC"
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January 17th, 2012 @ 3pm
Recent activity reports, unedited, as provided by the Middletown Township Police Department. • Joseph Stevenson, age 22, from Woodland Avenue in Keansburg, NJ, arrested on January 15, 2012 by PatrolmanContinue reading "MIDDLETOWN POLICE BLOTTER"
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January 17th, 2012 @ 11am
FAIR HAVEN MAN VOWS FIGHT OVER POT BUST
“I’m not going to stop doing what I’m doing,” says medical marijuana advocate Eric Hafner. (Click to enlarge) By JOHN T. WARD Among those cheering at the Statehouse when NewContinue reading "FAIR HAVEN MAN VOWS FIGHT OVER POT BUST"
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January 17th, 2012 @ 9am
RUMSON BOATHOUSE PLAN ADVANCES
Shells and other gear remain at the site where a boathouse is envisioned.  (Click to enlarge) By JOHN T. WARD A waterfront house acquired by Rumson three years ago wasContinue reading "RUMSON BOATHOUSE PLAN ADVANCES"
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January 16th, 2012 @ 2pm
The crime reports below were provided by the Red Bank Police Department for the period of January 6 to January 13, 2012. This information is unedited. Criminal Mischief occurring onContinue reading "TWO DELIVERY PARCELS REPORTED STOLEN"
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January 16th, 2012 @ 6am
Recent activity reports, unedited, as provided by the Middletown Township Police Department. • On January 12, 2012 at approximately 10:00pm police responded to an armed robbery at the Quick StopContinue reading "MIDDLETOWN CONVENIENCE STORE ROBBED"
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January 13th, 2012 @ 11am
MAYOR ‘FALLING OUT OF LOVE’ WITH PARK
The Charles Williams estate overlooking the Navesink has fallen into disrepair while borough officials await a resolution of title issues, says the mayor. (Click to enlarge) By JOHN T. WARDContinue reading "MAYOR ‘FALLING OUT OF LOVE’ WITH PARK"
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January 13th, 2012 @ 10am
A COUPLE OF KINGS IN THE COUNT’S COURT
The Elvii Cometh: Scot Bruce and Mike Albert return to the Count Basie Theatre on January 20 for the eighth annual Elvis Birthday Bash. In an interview a couple ofContinue reading "A COUPLE OF KINGS IN THE COUNT’S COURT"
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January 13th, 2012 @ 7am
WHERE HAVE IS SEEN THIS?
We got an interesting mix of takes on last week’s photo, which showed a window stuffed with, well, stuffed dolls.
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January 12th, 2012 @ 7am
FIRE QUICKLY DOUSED AT MOLLY PITCHER INN
Roofers doused the fire they accidentally started, officials say. (Click to enlarge) By JOHN T. WARD A deck fire caused by a roofing torch was quickly doused without incident atContinue reading "FIRE QUICKLY DOUSED AT MOLLY PITCHER INN"
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January 11th, 2012 @ 2pm
SIZZLE & STYLE COMING TO BROAD
The former home of Zebu Forno at 20 Broad will be split into two stores: a burger place and a women’s boutique. (Click to enlarge) By JOHN T. WARD AContinue reading "SIZZLE & STYLE COMING TO BROAD"
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January 11th, 2012 @ 12pm
CUT DOWN, BUILDER TRIES NEW TREE PLAN
The health of the tulip poplar at center, above, has been a pivotal issue in the dispute. Below, the developer’s latest tree plan. (Click to enlarge) By JOHN T. WARDContinue reading "CUT DOWN, BUILDER TRIES NEW TREE PLAN"
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January 11th, 2012 @ 10am
RUMSON LOTS TO BE AUCTIONED NEXT MONTH
Two borough-owned lots are headed for the the auction block. (Click to enlarge) By JOHN T. WARD Two residential building lots created by the November demolition of Rumson’s former policeContinue reading "RUMSON LOTS TO BE AUCTIONED NEXT MONTH"
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January 11th, 2012 @ 7am
A thief or thieves broke into a Little Silver home sometime during the day, getting away with an unspecified amount of jewelry. Separately, the quiet burg’s police department also reportedContinue reading "HOME BURGLARIZED IN LITTLE SILVER"
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January 10th, 2012 @ 11am
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(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.
SUNFLOWER GAUNTLET
On the Partyline: a sunflower guantlet on River Street.