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RED BANK: JOIN IN ON FLAG DAY SINGALONG
The Elks Lodge will host a communal singing of the ‘Star Spangled Banner’ Saturday afternoon. (Photo by John T. Ward. Click to enlarge) By JOHN T. WARD Mi, mi, mi….Continue reading "RED BANK: JOIN IN ON FLAG DAY SINGALONG"
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[slideshow_deploy id=’90657′]Against a backdrop of mansions and motorboats, a replica of the Onrust (pronounced AHN-roost) spent a glorious weekend sailing the Navesink River, periodically firing its cannons and giving someContinue reading "ONRUST GRACES OUR BEAUTIFUL NAVESINK"
RED BANK: STORES REOPEN DAY AFTER FIRE
Stores, at right, were back in business as usual Monday, one day after a fire damaged a second-floor apartment at 43 Monmouth Street in Red Bank Sunday. Because customer furs areContinue reading "RED BANK: STORES REOPEN DAY AFTER FIRE"
RED BANK: ‘GOURMET’ MAC ‘N CHEESE? YEP.
The mac-and-cheese at Mac Attack. Abe Elkomey at the griddle, below. (Photos by Susan Ericson. Click to enlarge) By SUSAN ERICSON Mac Attack Gourmet Cheesery blew into Red Bank lastContinue reading "RED BANK: ‘GOURMET’ MAC ‘N CHEESE? YEP."
SPRING 2014: A GRAY WEEK CONTINUES
Fog-enshrouded sailboats moored in our beautiful Navesink River, as seen from Maple Cove in Red Bank Tuesday morning. The National Weather Service forecasts that cloudy, humid weather that arrived MondayContinue reading "SPRING 2014: A GRAY WEEK CONTINUES"
RED BANK: HEALTH FOOD RETAILER RETURNS
Khalid Channa at Healthy Habits on Monday. (Click to enlarge) By JOHN T. WARD The paper came off the windows and a six-year vacancy in downtown Red Bank ended withContinue reading "RED BANK: HEALTH FOOD RETAILER RETURNS"
RED BANK: PRIDE AND PRICE(LESS)
Tom Hanks’ Oscar winning star turn in PHILADELPHIA screens for free on Tuesday night, capping an evening of Two River Pride at the Count Basie.  Cynics insisted that filmmaker JonathanContinue reading "RED BANK: PRIDE AND PRICE(LESS)"
If you’ve never walked or biked out onto the Captain Joe Azzolina Bridge between Highlands and Sea Bright, well… here’s a taste of a magnificent, sweeping panorama that takes in theContinue reading "CLIPPINGS: THE VIEW FROM JOE’S BRIDGE"
The crime and arrest reports below were provided by the Red Bank Police Department for the period of May 15 to June 05, 2014. This information is unedited. CRIMES: BurglaryContinue reading "RED BANK CRIME & ARREST REPORTS"
RED BANK: FIRE RIPS DOWNTOWN APARTMENT
Firefighters used the roof of the Broadway Diner to access the burning building next door until aerial truck ladders were deployed. Below, Matt Tasche, center, escaped the burning apartment unharmed.Continue reading "RED BANK: FIRE RIPS DOWNTOWN APARTMENT"
RED BANK: ONRUST ARRIVES IN GRAND STYLE
The Onrust, a replica of the first deck-covered ship built in colonial America, heads up the Navesink River past the Oceanic Bridge Thursday afternoon. The vessel will spend the weekendContinue reading "RED BANK: ONRUST ARRIVES IN GRAND STYLE"
WHAT’S FOR LUNCH? ‘NOTHING AVERAGE’ BBQ
The Parrilla Mexicana at Lino’s Mexican Cafe, a $16.95 barbecue lunch for two that we’ll be returning for again and again. (Photo by Jim Willis. Click to enlarge) By JIM WILLISContinue reading "WHAT’S FOR LUNCH? ‘NOTHING AVERAGE’ BBQ"
RED BANK: BOYS & GIRLS CLUB STAYS IN FOCUS
Dozens of charitably-minded area residents, and a few eyewear shoppers, mingled at an indoor-outdoor cocktail party fundraiser for the Boys & Girls Club of Monmouth County at the offices ofContinue reading "RED BANK: BOYS & GIRLS CLUB STAYS IN FOCUS"
RED BANK: OWNER VOWS ‘NOT ANOTHER FIXX’
Gotham Lounge will have a dress code, a partner in the business said. (Photo by John T. Ward. Click to enlarge) By JOHN T. WARD Hoping to head off misconceptions,Continue reading "RED BANK: OWNER VOWS ‘NOT ANOTHER FIXX’"
RED BANK: MINTON RESIGNS, HANLON BAILS
Sean Di Somma, above at lower right, on election night last November. Below, Jack Minton, center, with candidate Joe Mizzi and then-Councilwoman Grace Cangemi in 2010. (Photo by John T.Continue reading "RED BANK: MINTON RESIGNS, HANLON BAILS"
RED BANK: NIGHTCLUB EYES BROAD STREET
Gotham Lounge would feature bars on two floors. (Photo by John T. Ward. Click to enlarge) By JOHN T. WARD Vacant for just a month, the former Red Bank homeContinue reading "RED BANK: NIGHTCLUB EYES BROAD STREET"
WHERE HAVE I SEEN THIS?
Do you know Where this week’s photo was shot? Take a guess! Please send your answer to [email protected]. The answer to last week’s Where…
RED BANK: BY ALL MEANS, HELP YOURSELF
One of our pet peeves: u-turners on Broad Street in Red Bank. What traffic violation gets you grrr? (Photo by John T. Ward. Click to enlarge)
RED BANK: HOMEBUILDER POSTS LOSS
Hovnanian Enterprise’s headquarters in Red Bank. (Photo by John T. Ward. Click to enlarge) Hovnanian Enterprises delivered fewer homes and a net loss in its latest fiscal quarter, the RedContinue reading "RED BANK: HOMEBUILDER POSTS LOSS"
RED BANK: GIRL’S WISH IS TO ENABLE OTHERS
Eight-year-old Kasey Kennedy, a student at St. James School in Red Bank, with the members of the Red Bank Catholic Making Wishes Club – plus her little brother, Colin. (PhotoContinue reading "RED BANK: GIRL’S WISH IS TO ENABLE OTHERS"
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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.
VIGIL FOR 68 DEAD
About 100 people attended a Saturday vigil at Johnny Jazz Park in Red Bank as part of a nationwide series of events to mourn the lives of pe ...
LITTERBUGS HIT MARINE PARK
Partyline PSA: Please don't leave your trash in our nice new park!
PARKING SUCCESS AT RED ROCK
All these people found parking for the Cliffs at Red Rock!
SHO AND TELL
A peak inside Sho Asian Table a new restaurant still under construction and slated to open later this summer at 8 West Front Street in Red B ...
“Night of the Living Nick” Halloween Car Turns Heads
Nick Brown, a special effects artist from the Atlantic Highlands, was seen driving his creatively decorated Halloween car around Red Bank th ...
“HOLY F***!” LIGHTNING STRIKE FROM WASHINGTON STREET BACKYARD
Lightning struck during Saturday’s storms in the backyard of Washington Street resident Kimberly Johnson. The strike obviously caught ever ...
SMOKY NAVESINK SUNRISE
redbankgreen's partyline photographer Karly Swaim captured the sun rising through hazy, smoky skies above the Navesink River from NJ Transit ...
MAGGIE’S HEAT WAVE HAIRCUT
Maggie, a golden doodle who belongs to Sara Horan, shows off her new shorter-for-summer hair cut outside Fins & Feathers on Monmouth Street ...
PEACE, LOVE AND JUGGLING
Music and flow arts filled Riverside Gardens Park Friday night at the free flow arts meetup hosted by Cirque de Peace, with guest band Sweet ...