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RED BANK: ICY CONDITIONS LINGER
Ice, slush and puddles made walking and driving in downtown Red Bank dicey Tuesday. More snow was forecast for Wednesday night. (Photos by John T. Ward. Click to enlarge) CommutersContinue reading "RED BANK: ICY CONDITIONS LINGER"
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RED BANK: THEN AGAIN, THERE ARE SNOWMEN
This guy, on Spring Street, had an umbrella embedded in his head, so he’s set for the rain and sleet forecast for Tuesday night and Wednesday morning. Below, a giantContinue reading "RED BANK: THEN AGAIN, THERE ARE SNOWMEN"
RED BANK: WINTER STREETS GET UGLY FAST
Looks pretty on the traffic light at Broad and Front streets in Red Bank, doesn’t it? Not so much, however, at street level a block away, at East Front andContinue reading "RED BANK: WINTER STREETS GET UGLY FAST"
A Long Branch woman was arrested early Sunday after she kicked in the door of a Red Bank house and assaulted two of its occupants, police said. Chrissandra Lester, 26,Continue reading "RED BANK: KICKING, SWINGING LEAD TO CUFFS"
RED BANK: MEASURABLE EVIDENCE OF WINTER
Another fast-falling snow blanketed the Red Bank area Monday morning, covering Broad Street in traffic-slowing slush, above, and putting a shoveler to work in English Plaza, at right. The forecast:Continue reading "RED BANK: MEASURABLE EVIDENCE OF WINTER"
RED BANK: EFFU EYES MEADOWLANDS TOURNEY
Stephen Dunne hauls in a touchdown pass, above, and a runner heads upfield, below, during the season-ending game for Red Bank’s Eastside Flag Football Union, played at Count Basie FieldContinue reading "RED BANK: EFFU EYES MEADOWLANDS TOURNEY"
LOCAL BARS, WHERE THE GAME TAKES WING
Tommy’s Coal Fired Pizza in Red Bank’s Galleria has a few specials on tap for Sunday’s game.  By JIM WILLIS Sunday’s big game – Super Bowl XLVIII, in case you’veContinue reading "LOCAL BARS, WHERE THE GAME TAKES WING"
Ocean Township police arrested three Red Bank residents, including a 19-year-old woman, on prostitution-related charges last week, according to a report on NJ.com, the website of the Star-Ledger. The trioContinue reading "RED BANK TRIO CHARGED WITH PROSTITUTION"
A driving one-hander from the left of the key by Red Bank Regional junior Justin Gilson put the Bucs over the Rumson-Fair Haven Bulldogs in the final second of overtimeContinue reading "BUCS BEST BULLDOGS ON OT BUZZER-BEATER"
WEAR A SNUGGIE, BUT BRING AN UMBRELLA
After a week of frigid temperatures, a sofa left at the curb on West Street in Red Bank appears all set for the first-ever cold-weather Super Bowl Sunday. But theContinue reading "WEAR A SNUGGIE, BUT BRING AN UMBRELLA"
RED BANK MAN INDICTED IN BREAK-IN SPREE
A Monmouth County grand jury indicted a Red Bank man Thursday on charges related to spate of burglaries and thefts over a three-month period last year, including two in hisContinue reading "RED BANK MAN INDICTED IN BREAK-IN SPREE"
The crime and arrest reports below were provided by the Red Bank Police Department for the period of January 23 to January 30, 2014. This information is unedited. CRIMES: TheftContinue reading "RED BANK: MAN FLEES WITH LOANER iPHONE"
With temperatures in the teens, our beautiful Navesink River was a white wonderland for iceboaters and strollers willing to step out onto hardened water between Red Bank and Middletown Wednesday.Continue reading "ARCTIC COLD LINGERS"
BITING COLD CONTINUES ON THE GREEN
A sign of the times at the Galleria at Red Bank on Bridge Avenue Tuesday morning, above. Winter’s fierce grip continued Wednesday as residents of the Green woke to aContinue reading "BITING COLD CONTINUES ON THE GREEN"
RED BANK: SAYING GOODBYE TO ‘GRANDMA’
Mary Boynton with some of her freshly awakened toddler charges last week. (Photo by John T. Ward. Click to enlarge) By JOHN T. WARD Over the past 30 years, MaryContinue reading "RED BANK: SAYING GOODBYE TO ‘GRANDMA’"
The crime and arrest reports below were provided by the Red Bank Police Department for the period of January 16 to January 23, 2014. This information is unedited. CRIMES: BurglaryContinue reading "RED BANK: BREAK-IN AT RECTOR PLACE HOME"
RED BANK: ICE RETURNS TO THE NAVESINK
[slideshow_deploy id=’88184′]After a three-year absence, four-inch ice retuned to our beautiful Navesink River over the weekend, enabling members of the storied North Shrewsbury Ice Boat & Yacht Club to takeContinue reading "RED BANK: ICE RETURNS TO THE NAVESINK"
PIEHOLE: BRINGING WARMTH TO A COLD WEEK
 Good Karma Cafe’s Gail Doherty transports PieHole readers to the south of France. (Photo by Jim Willis. Click to enlarge) redbankgreen’s PieHole is all about local food and drink. If you haven’t likedContinue reading "PIEHOLE: BRINGING WARMTH TO A COLD WEEK"
RED BANK: GOOD KARMA AND ELEVATED SOCCA
Good Karma Cafe’s Gail Doherty walks PieHole through a recipe that will transport you and your tastebuds to the south of France. (Photo by Jim Willis. Click to enlarge) By JIMContinue reading "RED BANK: GOOD KARMA AND ELEVATED SOCCA"
RED BANK TO RAZE HOUSE AT BOROUGH HALL
Red Bank officials said Wednesday that they’re soliciting bids to demolish a former home at 106 Monmouth Street, which sits at the edge of the municipal complex. Owned by theContinue reading "RED BANK TO RAZE HOUSE AT BOROUGH HALL"
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BUZZ LIGHTYEAR WATCHES LINE DANCERS
redbankgreen Partyline captures Buzz Lighyear watching the line dancers on Broadwalk Monday night. 
EGRET-FUL END TO SUMMER
A great egret patrols the shallows of the Swimming River in front of the Red Bank Primary School last week. Submitted by Brian Donohue
COMMUNITY MESSAGE BOARD NOW OPEN ON HUDSON AVENUE
Community message board open! The RBPD has placed a mobile display board on Hudson Avenue. Send captions and messages you’d like to se ...
A CHIEF’S FAREWELL
Funeral services at St. James church and a large American flag suspended over Broad Street from an RBFD hook and ladder for former Red Bank ...
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.