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LITTLE SILVER: A BARNYARD CELEBRATION
LITTLE SILVER: Restoration work on three barns, one of them dating back to around 1790, is completed, and the town celebrates.
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LITTLE SILVER: BENEVEDIS HOUSE RAZED
LITTLE SILVER: Century-old Benevedis house, badly damaged by leak, is razed for parking.
LITTLE SILVER: TOUCH-A-FIRE-TRUCK SUNDAY
Little Silver’s historic Parker Homestead plans to honor the borough’s volunteer fire department Sunday. LSFD memorabilia will be on display inside the historic farmhouse, which will also be showing off someContinue reading "LITTLE SILVER: TOUCH-A-FIRE-TRUCK SUNDAY"
LITTLE SILVER: BARN RESTORATION STALLS
No work has been done on the barns at Little Silver’s Parker Homestead in months. (Photos by John T. Ward. Click to enlarge.) By JOHN T. WARD One year afterContinue reading "LITTLE SILVER: BARN RESTORATION STALLS"
LITTLE SILVER: OLD HOUSE TO BE RAZED
The borough-owned Benevedis house, at the entrance to Sickles Park, was badly damaged when a radiator burst during February’s cold snap, officials say. (Photo by John T. Ward. Click to enlarge) ByContinue reading "LITTLE SILVER: OLD HOUSE TO BE RAZED"
LITTLE SILVER: COOKIE TIN YIELDS GEMS
A collection of baseball cards from 1909, including two feauring Ty Cobb, found among the possessions of a former Parker family member will be on display Sunday. (Photo above byContinue reading "LITTLE SILVER: COOKIE TIN YIELDS GEMS"
RED BANK: FOUR MAYORS… AND SOME FRIENDS
The first-ever Red Bank Mayor’s Charity Ball brought together three ex-mayors, the current one and some 250 of their friends at the Oyster Point Hotel Friday night. Among those inContinue reading "RED BANK: FOUR MAYORS… AND SOME FRIENDS"
LITTLE SILVER: KEEPIN’ IT LOCAL FOR PARKER
More than 250 attendees braved drippy tents for a “farm to table’ fundraising dinner at the Parker Homestead in Little Silver Saturday night. The menu, crafted by celebrity chef  DavidContinue reading "LITTLE SILVER: KEEPIN’ IT LOCAL FOR PARKER"
LITTLE SILVER: BARNS TO BE AGE-TESTED
Archaeology students from Monmouth University plan to conduct tests on the barns at Little Silver’s Parker Homestead Friday to determine the ages of the structures. A similar examination was done onContinue reading "LITTLE SILVER: BARNS TO BE AGE-TESTED"
LITTLE SILVER: FIRST WALK THROUGH HISTORY
Dozens of visitors toured Little Silver’s Parker Homestead, which opened to the public Sunday for the first time since it was deeded to the borough in 1996. Among the displaysContinue reading "LITTLE SILVER: FIRST WALK THROUGH HISTORY"
LITTLE SILVER: DOOR TO HISTORY OPENS A BIT
A large hearth, uncovered during recent repairs, is among the historic features on display on a tour of the Parker Homestead on December 22. (Click to enlarge) By JOHN T.Continue reading "LITTLE SILVER: DOOR TO HISTORY OPENS A BIT"
LITTLE SILVER: FUNDING ARM FOR HOMESTEAD
A nonprofit organization will serve as the fundraising arm for the historic site, which dates back almost 350 years. (Click to enlarge) By ALEXIS ORLACCHIO A charitable corporation has beenContinue reading "LITTLE SILVER: FUNDING ARM FOR HOMESTEAD"
MUNI CALENDAR: COPS, ZONERS AND MORE
National Night Out features include a bounce house in Fair Haven, above, and a drunk-driving simulation in Red Bank, below. (Click to enlarge) What’s going on, civics-wise, this week inContinue reading "MUNI CALENDAR: COPS, ZONERS AND MORE"
WHERE HAVE I SEEN THIS?
Regarding last week’s Where, which showed a tumbledown red barn, reader Fred Gill wrote: Looks like the old Red Barn on Newman Springs Road, Red Bank almost to Broad Street.Continue reading "WHERE HAVE I SEEN THIS?"
PARKER HOUSE WINS REGISTER ENTRY
The Parker homestead, seen here in 2007, dates back to (Click to enlarge) By JOHN T. WARD The Parker House, Little Silver’s oldest surviving homestead, has won addition to theContinue reading "PARKER HOUSE WINS REGISTER ENTRY"
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GET YOUR MA SOMETHIN’ NICE AT THE RED BANK FARMERS MARKET
It’s a beautiful and sunny Mother’s Day for the first instance of the farmer’s market, held every Sunday, beginning in May ...
SIGN? WHAT SIGN?
Folks in Red Bank Wednesday exercising their riparian rights to access tidal waters first encoded into Roman law in 500 AD and later adopted ...
FANTASTIC MR. FOX
Partyline contributor captures photo of backyard fox.
STRIPER RUN AT MARINE PARK
An angler pulls in a striped bass from the Marine Park bulkhead Tuesday evening. (photo by Partyline contributor Boris Kofman)  
COLD AS CANADA? CHECK.
A pair of goose sculptures propped atop an air conditioning unit on River Street in Red Bank.
SUNRISE OVER A GLASSY NAVESINK
Sunrise over the Navesink River, seen from NJ Transit Train 3320. (photo by Partyline contributor Karly Swaim)  
A BLAST FROM THE PAST
NJ Transit "heritage" locomotive makes an appearance at the Red Bank station.
RBFD SNUFFS OUT SMALL APARTMENT FIRE
A small fire that started in a light fixture at the Colony House apartments in Red Bank was quickly put out by members of the Red Band Volun ...
HEAVENLY RED BANK
Rays burst from behind clouds at the sun begins to set over the Navesink River. (photo by Partyline contributor Thomas Doremus)
IN THE FLOW STATE AT RIVESIDE GARDENS
Flow artists in Riverside Gardens Park Friday night. ( photo by Partyline Contributor Karly Swaim)
MAILBOXES HEAD TO HISTORY’S SCRAP HEAP
Sign of the digital age: mailboxes hauled away from Red Bank post office to storage.
HOVERING CHOPPER
What’s going on here? Last Sunday. Hovering around for quite a while. (Photo and text by Partyline contributor Rosaleen Perry)   ...
RBMS HOOPS CHAMPS HONORED
The Red Bank Middle School girls basketball team is honored for their championship season. (click for more)
NAVESINK SUNSET
Sunset sunburst over Riverside Gardens Park (photo by Partyline contributor Thomas Doremus)
RIVERSIDE SUNSET
Sunday’s sunset shot from Riverside Gardens Park. (Photo by Partyline contributor Thomas Doremus) —
MARINE PARK SUNSET
Stunning sunset from Red Bank's Marine Park.
GULLS AND GRAY OVER MOLLY PITCHER INN
On a cold rainy spring day, bulls soared high above the Navesink River and the golden cupola of Red Bank's Molly Pitcher Inn.
Red Bank Commuters Enjoy Stunning Sunrise Over Navesink River
Thursday morning sunrise over the Navesink River, a commuter view from NJ Transit Train 3320. (photo by Partyline contributor Karly Swaim) & ...
SUNRISE OVER MONMOUTH STREET
Sunrise over Monmouth Street Thursday morning (photo by Partline contributor Thomas Doremus)
FINAL STRAW FOR MARINE PARK REMAKE
Workers place a straw covering over the now-dirt (soon to be grass) stretch of Marine Park that had been an asphalt parking lot for generati ...