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RAINBOW OVER OUR BEAUTIFUL NAVESINK
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A redbankgreen reader sent us this photo, taken from upper floor of the Riverview Towers highrise on Riverside Avenue in Red Bank Sunday after Hurricane Tropical Storm Irene blew through.Continue reading "RAINBOW OVER OUR BEAUTIFUL NAVESINK"
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August 28th, 2011 @ 9pm
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THREE MIDDLETOWN BRIDGES SWAMPED
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Rushing water from Shadow Lake left a gaping hole in Hubbard Avenue, above. Below, a truck fords flooding at the Poricy Pond culvert on Navesink River Road, site of aContinue reading "THREE MIDDLETOWN BRIDGES SWAMPED"
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August 28th, 2011 @ 6pm
By JOHN T. WARD Several major roadways were out of commission and an estimated 1,600 homes remained without electrical power in Little Silver Sunday evening. There’s no firm estimate onContinue reading "LITTLE SILVER HIT BY FLOODING & OUTAGES"
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August 28th, 2011 @ 5pm
Red Bank borough administrator and fire marshal Stanley Sickels, interviewed by redbankgreen in Marine Park Sunday morning, says the town escaped the wrath of Hurricane Irene. That truck in theContinue reading "RED BANK: JUST A BIT DAMP AT THE EDGES"
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August 28th, 2011 @ 3pm
A Middletown culvert that was undermined by flooding 17 months ago was overrun by water rushing downriver from Poricy Pond late Sunday morning.
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August 28th, 2011 @ 1pm
DOWNGRADED STORM LEAVES LIGHT DAMAGE
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A pickup truck drives around a downed tree limb on Navesink River Road in Middletown Sunday morning. Below, Michael and Arnold Natali kayaking behind their home on Queens Drive South,Continue reading "DOWNGRADED STORM LEAVES LIGHT DAMAGE"
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August 28th, 2011 @ 12pm
Water main break on Ocean Avenue, Sea Bright, near MerriMakers… Large tree down at Sycamore and Silverbrook in Shrewsbury… Sea Bright police having “serious radio problems.” Tree down, Pearl andContinue reading "WHAT WE’RE HEARING 1"
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August 28th, 2011 @ 7am
HELP US REPORT ON IRENE
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A bicyclist was involved in an accident with a car on Spring Street in Red Bank late Saturday. Details were not immediately available, but police said the bicyclist suffered minorContinue reading "HELP US REPORT ON IRENE"
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August 28th, 2011 @ 6am
Emergency officials have brokered a deal under which the Red Bank Salvation Army facility will provide temporary shelter for most of the 113 elderly patients of a nursing home orderedContinue reading "SALVATION ARMY TAKES IN NURSING HOME"
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August 27th, 2011 @ 4pm
Under an order to evacuate by 4 p.m. Saturday, residents and businesses owners boarded up properties, turning Sea Bright into a ghost town as Hurricane Irene approached. Photos by PeterContinue reading "SEA BRIGHT: BATTENED DOWN FOR STORM"
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August 27th, 2011 @ 2pm
RIVERSIDE NURSING HOME, APARTMENT COMPLEX ORDERED EVACUATED IN RED BANK
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Buses and ambulances on the scene at Chapin Hill at Red Bank nursing home preparing to move 113 patients, many of them wheelchair-bound. (Photo by Peter Lindner. Click to enlarge)Continue reading "RIVERSIDE NURSING HOME, APARTMENT COMPLEX ORDERED EVACUATED IN RED BANK"
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August 27th, 2011 @ 2pm
With Hurricane Irene lumbering up the East Coast packing destructive winds of 100 miles per hour, officials in Sea Bright ordered residents and visitors off the sandbar peninsula Friday.
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August 27th, 2011 @ 1am
Red Bank Mayor Pasquale Menna issued the following statement shortly after noon Friday: A Declaration of Emergency is in place in Red Bank.  You will be receiving recorded telephone notificationsContinue reading "MENNA DECLARES STATE OF EMERGENCY"
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August 26th, 2011 @ 12pm
Recent activity reports, unedited, as provided by the Middletown Township Police Department. • On August 24, 2011 at approximately 10:05 pm Patrolman Richard Belmonte was on patrol in the areaContinue reading "COPS ARREST STUMBLING TEEN"
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August 26th, 2011 @ 10am
Demolition of a former filling station and two vacant homes got underway Thursday in preparation for construction of the Courtyards at Monmouth, a 57-unit housing project approved in April forContinue reading "DEMO WORK BEGINS AT BLIGHTED CORNER"
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August 25th, 2011 @ 5pm
4B, OR NOT 4B? NOT.
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After a six-year run, Mimi James is closing 4B, her women’s clothing boutique, to concentrate on the private-service side of her business. (Click to enlarge) By JOHN T. WARD It’sContinue reading "4B, OR NOT 4B? NOT."
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August 25th, 2011 @ 12pm
RUMSON, FAIR HAVEN IN MAG’S ‘TOP TOWNS’
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River Road in Fair Haven shortly before a recent dawn. (Click to enlarge) By JOHN T. WARD In a ranking that skews heavily toward the state’s wealthiest municipalities, Rumson andContinue reading "RUMSON, FAIR HAVEN IN MAG’S ‘TOP TOWNS’"
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August 25th, 2011 @ 10am
TOWN WILL PURSUE SPRAYGROUND FUNDS
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Locust Avenue resident Leigh Kremer addresses the council as borough Engineer Christine Ballard listens. (Click to enlarge) By JOHN T. WARD Over the concerns of environmentalists, Red Bank will pursueContinue reading "TOWN WILL PURSUE SPRAYGROUND FUNDS"
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August 25th, 2011 @ 8am
WHERE HAVE I SEEN THIS?
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A double challenge this week: what does our photo show, and where was it snapped? Send answers via email, please.
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August 25th, 2011 @ 6am
FIXX BUYS TIME: 15 MINUTES FOR 90 DAYS
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Music at Fixx will be cut off at 1:30 a.m. for the next three months under a deal worked out with the borough council. (Click to enlarge) By JOHN T.Continue reading "FIXX BUYS TIME: 15 MINUTES FOR 90 DAYS"
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August 24th, 2011 @ 11pm
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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.
(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 ...