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RED BANK: BOATS, BONDS & BUREAUCRACY
The newly rebuilt marina at Marine Park will no longer be reserved exclusively for Red Bank residents. (Click to enlarge) Boat slips at Marine Park, a bond to cover pensionContinue reading "RED BANK: BOATS, BONDS & BUREAUCRACY"
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BIG GREEN HAT FOR A BIG GREEN DAY
In Fair Haven, six-year-old Will Beausoleil gears up for a big St. Patrick’s Day. “We’re going to meet a friend in the woods. We’re having a little parade by ourselves,”Continue reading "BIG GREEN HAT FOR A BIG GREEN DAY"
LOCATION AN ISSUE FOR COMMUNITY GARDEN
Councilwoman Sharon Lee details her objections to a request to create a community garden at the Red Bank Public Library. (Click to enlarge) A push for the creation of aContinue reading "LOCATION AN ISSUE FOR COMMUNITY GARDEN"
SNOW GETS SOME BLAME FOR TAX HIKE
A borough plow stuck in the snow on Mechanic Street on December 27. The cost of the storm is about to sock Red Bank property owners. (Click to enlarge) RedContinue reading "SNOW GETS SOME BLAME FOR TAX HIKE"
Six months after he was arrested on charges of trying to defraud a Shrewsbury bank branch out of $93,000, a Middletown man has been indicted on related charges. Sandy Masselli,Continue reading "MIDDLETOWN MAN INDICTED FOR BANK FRAUD"
BUONA SERA LANDS ACCESS TO PRIZED LOT
Buon Sera now has dibs on a primo parking lot in downtown Red Bank. (Click to enlarge) By DUSTIN RACIOPPI A parking lot once coveted by Red Bank officials isContinue reading "BUONA SERA LANDS ACCESS TO PRIZED LOT"
‘IMAGINE’ NATION, AT TEEN ARTS 2011
A sampling of featured works from recent presentations of the Monmouth County Arts Council’s annual Teen Arts Festival — the 2011 edition of which opens with a reception tonight atContinue reading "‘IMAGINE’ NATION, AT TEEN ARTS 2011"
New Jersey’s state appeals court has upheld the dismissal of a lawsuit brought by a back-injury patient who claimed doctors at Riverview Medical Center failed to inform him of x-raysContinue reading "RIVERVIEW GETS PASS ON KIDNEY-STONE SUIT"
By DUSTIN RACIOPPI Three years’ worth of student achievements at the Red Bank Charter School put the school at the top of a national list to receive a heavy infusionContinue reading "CHARTER TEACHERS TO SHARE IN $100K GRANT"
WANTED: STREETLIFE PERFORMERS
Buskers, like this unidentified trio from Streetlife 2009, are warming up their pipes for the 2011. (Click to enlarge) By DUSTIN RACIOPPI Dust off yer geetar, groom your rabbit andContinue reading "WANTED: STREETLIFE PERFORMERS"
A TURKEY OF A CAPTION
Something you don’t see every day in Red Bank: Julie Cassidy snapped this cellphone shot of five wild turkeys on McLaren Street Monday morning. There’s a wisecrack somewhere in thisContinue reading "A TURKEY OF A CAPTION"
ROUNDING UP WOMEN TO HELP GIRLS
Go-getter Nicole Corre pauses for a moment on Broad Street in Red Bank. (Click to enlarge) Nicole Corre, an inveterate helper-outer, needs some help. Somewhere between finishing up a master’sContinue reading "ROUNDING UP WOMEN TO HELP GIRLS"
The crime reports below were provided by the Red Bank Police Department for the week of March 4 to March 11, 2011. The information appears here unedited. Criminal Mischief occurringContinue reading "DRUG BUST NEAR SCHOOL NABS TWO"
TRADER JOE’S FANS REVEL IN NEW STORE
Customers got the aloha treatment, complete with leis, at the opening of the new Trader Joe’s store in Shrewsbury Friday morning. (Photo by Dustin Racioppi; click to enlarge) By DUSTINContinue reading "TRADER JOE’S FANS REVEL IN NEW STORE"
FAR-LEFT PEACENIK AL STRASBURGER DIES
Al Strasburger, a lifelong Red Banker widely recognized for his presence at antiwar, antinuke and pro-labor demonstrations, died early Thursday, redbankgreen has learned. An affable and unrepentant “revolutionary socialist ”Continue reading "FAR-LEFT PEACENIK AL STRASBURGER DIES"
LINCROFT HOUSING PLAN RATTLES NEIGHBORS
A proposal to build more than 300 townhomes at a former Avaya property in Lincroft has neighbors worried. (Photo by Dustin Racioppi; click to enlarge) By DUSTIN RACIOPPI A planContinue reading "LINCROFT HOUSING PLAN RATTLES NEIGHBORS"
WHERE HAVE I SEEN THIS?
We think we speak for the majority when we say we have seen quite enough snow this winter and hope to make it to spring without seeing another flake, letContinue reading "WHERE HAVE I SEEN THIS?"
Peter Burnham quit his job as Brookdale Community College president Tuesday, the Asbury Park Press reports. Under fire for lavish pay and perks, and under investigation over questions about spending,Continue reading "UNDER FIRE, BURNHAM QUITS BROOKDALE"
Riverview plans to add two surgical suites to handle a growing number of surgeries, officials say. (Click to enlarge) Red Bank’s Riverview Medical Center is planning a $15 million upgradeContinue reading "RIVERVIEW PLANS $15M SURGICAL MAKEOVER"
The crime reports below were provided by the Red Bank Police Department for the week of February 25 to March 4, 2011. The information appears here unedited. Criminal Mischief occurringContinue reading "RED BANK POLICE BLOTTER"
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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 ...