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RED BANK: TALKING TURKEY, FALAFEL & LOVE
Café 28 regular Patrick Means says he was never a fan of eggplant until Mohamed Ebery gave him a taste of  Ismat Eggplant, named for Ebery’s mom. Below, Ebery dishesContinue reading "RED BANK: TALKING TURKEY, FALAFEL & LOVE"
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RED BANK: ARTFUL TOUCHES
It was smoldering summer day, much as it’s been here this week, and Broad Street in Red Bank was swarming with people downing iced coffees, ice cream – anything to keepContinue reading "RED BANK: ARTFUL TOUCHES"
RED BANK: O LORD, I NEED A DRINK
The merriment no longer has to wait until 11 a.m, in Red Bank bars on Sundays. (Click to enlarge) By JOHN T. WARD Six mornings a week, those with aContinue reading "RED BANK: O LORD, I NEED A DRINK"
RED BANK: DRIVE-THRU CHANGE SAILS THRU
The change will not apply to a proposed Walgreen’s store at the former site of Rassas Buick, officials said. (Photo by John T. Ward. Click to enlarge) By JOHN T.Continue reading "RED BANK: DRIVE-THRU CHANGE SAILS THRU"
RED BANK: REMEMBERING SEPTEMBER 11, 2001
The Red Bank area chapter of the Barbershop Harmony Society sang ‘The Star-Spangled Banner’ and two other tunes at Red Bank’s Riverside Gardens Park Wednesday evening for a lightly attendedContinue reading "RED BANK: REMEMBERING SEPTEMBER 11, 2001"
RED BANK: SCHOOLS HEAD MORANA TO RETIRE
Superintendent Laura Morana in her office in 2009. (Click to enlarge) Red Bank schools Superintendent Laura Morana is leaving the district at the end of the month, according to aContinue reading "RED BANK: SCHOOLS HEAD MORANA TO RETIRE"
Below are details about local memorial services planned to commemorate the 12th anniversary of the September 11, 2001 attacks.
RED BANK: AT 93, STILL WALKING THE DOG
John Barnes and his pooch, Terry, on Linden Place last week. Below, Terry meets Maggie and her owner, Anthony DeGregorio.  (Photo by Sarah Klepner. Click to enlarge) By SARAH KLEPNER He’sContinue reading "RED BANK: AT 93, STILL WALKING THE DOG"
RED BANK: GALLERY OF ‘LIFE’
‘Diner,’ above, by Demtrius Patterson, seen below with art appreciator Sharon Bergholm.  (Photo by Sarah Klepner. Click to enlarge) By SARAH KLEPNER Dozens of people passed through Red Bank’s Art AllianceContinue reading "RED BANK: GALLERY OF ‘LIFE’"
Recognize this guy? He stole a bike from a porch on Harrison Avenue in Red Bank early Labor Day morning, apparently aware of – but undeterred by – the presenceContinue reading "RED BANK: BIKE THEFT CAUGHT ON VIDEO"
[slideshow_deploy id=’84449′]Bloody Marys, ribs, wine, doughnuts, bourbon, coffee: Red Bank’s Count Basie Theatre had all that and more for hundreds of eaters and drinkers this weekend. Its four-day Appetite festivalContinue reading "RED BANK: CHOWING DOWN AT THE COUNT"
RED BANK: MAN AT WORK
Piero Vescio, general maintenance man at the Galleria at Red Bank for 23 years, repairs wooden a structure on the property in beautiful late-summer weather Monday. (Photo by Sarah Klepner.Continue reading "RED BANK: MAN AT WORK"
RED BANK: BACK TO SCHOOL DAY
Raquel Perez escorts her older son, Brendan, at right above, to his first day of fourth grade at Red Bank Middle School on Monday.  (Photo by Sarah Klepner. Click toContinue reading "RED BANK: BACK TO SCHOOL DAY"
9/11 MEMORIAL SERVICES SET
Below are details about local memorial services planned to commemorate the 12th anniversary of the September 11, 2001 attacks. (Photo by John T. Ward. Click to enlarge) Fair Haven Wednesday,Continue reading "9/11 MEMORIAL SERVICES SET"
The crime and arrest reports below were provided by the Red Bank Police Department for the period of August 29 to September 05, 2013. This information is unedited. CRIMES: ShopliftingContinue reading "RED BANK POLICE BLOTTER"
It’s a beautiful day in downtown Red Bank for the annual fire department Street Fair. (Click to enlarge)
WHAT TO DO THIS WEEKEND? SO MUCH CHOICE
The Red Bank Street Fair late summer edition returns Sunday. The Count Basie Theatre, below, is home to a weekend-long food extravaganza called ‘Appetite.’ (Click to enlarge) Friday, September 6:Continue reading "WHAT TO DO THIS WEEKEND? SO MUCH CHOICE"
RED BANK: INSTANT, ‘FREEZY’ ICE CREAM
Andrew Deming makes ice cream to order with liquid nitrogen. A regular at the Red Bank Farmers Market, the Freezy Freeze truck will have a spot in the food truckContinue reading "RED BANK: INSTANT, ‘FREEZY’ ICE CREAM"
RED BANK: COOL JAZZ FOR A COOL FEW
Turnout was light  for a show by the Nick Clemons Band – seen above from the concesssion stand – for the season-ending Jazz in the Park show at Red Bank’sContinue reading "RED BANK: COOL JAZZ FOR A COOL FEW"
INDICTMENT IN SHOOTING, RED BANK HOLDUP
A one-man, 24-hour crime spree that included a holdup of a Red Bank gas station and a shooting in Asbury Park got  a Monmouth County man indicted on federal chargesContinue reading "INDICTMENT IN SHOOTING, RED BANK HOLDUP"
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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.
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 ...