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RED BANK: CLOUDED JUDGMENT
The thunderstorms that were in the forecast didn’t materialize, but the clouds put on a painterly show over Red Bank Tuesday evening, and redbankgreen photographer Trish Russoniello took to theContinue reading "RED BANK: CLOUDED JUDGMENT"
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A northern New Jersey man died late Monday, hours after he was pulled from the Atlantic Ocean off an unprotected beach in Sea Bright, NJ.com reported Tuesday. Kevin Searfoss, 18,Continue reading "SEA BRIGHT: SWIMMER DIES AFTER RESCUE"
ON THE GREEN: DROP AND GIVE ME 90
With temperatures pushing 90 degrees, a man sought out the shade of the overhead lights at Count Basie Fields to do pushups Monday afternoon. Expect plenty of shade, but moreContinue reading "ON THE GREEN: DROP AND GIVE ME 90"
ON THE GREEN: SLOW ROAST AT TOAST
With temperatures headed toward the high 80s, John Cushing of Bayonne rolled on with his work Tuesday, painting curbs outside the Toast restaurant under construction in the former Broadway DinerContinue reading "ON THE GREEN: SLOW ROAST AT TOAST"
IRON COWBOY NAILS 50-50-50 RECORD
“Iron Cowboy” James Lawrence, seen above in Sea Bright on July 4, successfully completed his 50-50-50 campaign to do a record 50 triathlon-length workouts in 50 states in 50 daysContinue reading "IRON COWBOY NAILS 50-50-50 RECORD"
ON THE GREEN: WILTING TEMPS CONTINUE
With peak temperatures in the low-to-mid 90s and high humidity levels, heat index levels were expected to hit 100 Monday afternoon for the second consecutive day, the National Weather ServiceContinue reading "ON THE GREEN: WILTING TEMPS CONTINUE"
RUMSON, SEA BRIGHT: SCENES OF SUMMER
Anchorage Beach in Sea Bright beckoned some early heat-beaters Monday morning, while on Rumson Road in Rumson, a hedge-trimmer had his work cut out for him. With daytime temperatures inContinue reading "RUMSON, SEA BRIGHT: SCENES OF SUMMER"
SEA BRIGHT: DONOVAN’S TIKI BAR REOPENS
With new access ramps over the sea wall, the restored tiki bar at Donovan’s was back in business Friday afternoon, as co-owner Chris Bowler announced via the signboard, below. (Photos byContinue reading "SEA BRIGHT: DONOVAN’S TIKI BAR REOPENS"
RUMSON: BEFORE THE NEW BRIDGE, A DIG
A crew from Richard Grubb & Associates, under contract to Monmouth County, was out doing archaeological work just east of the Rumson-Sea Bright Bridge Tuesday morning. The property, which will beContinue reading "RUMSON: BEFORE THE NEW BRIDGE, A DIG"
SEA BRIGHT: WHALE OF A DAY AT THE BEACH
Reader Betsy Lunney photographed a whale feeding in the Atlantic off the Sands Beach Club in Sea Bright Sunday afternoon. Nearby, a reported shark sighting off Driftwood Beach Club promptedContinue reading "SEA BRIGHT: WHALE OF A DAY AT THE BEACH"
SEA BRIGHT: IRON COWBOY WRAPS 29TH TRI
“Iron Cowboy” James Lawrence, who’s on a 50-day campaign to do 50 triathlon-length workouts in 50 states to call attention to the obesity epidemic, completed his 29th on Saturday, arrivingContinue reading "SEA BRIGHT: IRON COWBOY WRAPS 29TH TRI"
SANDY HOOK: IRON COWBOY MOTORS ON
Continuing his quest to complete 50 triathlon distances in 50 states in 50 days, a groggy “Iron Cowboy” James Lawrence got ready to enter Sandy Hook Bay with members of theContinue reading "SANDY HOOK: IRON COWBOY MOTORS ON"
Now almost halfway through a push to complete 50 triathlon distances in 50 states in 50 days, James Lawrence discusses his aims in the above video. James Lawrence, a record-smashingContinue reading "SEA BRIGHT: IRON “INSANITY” ON THE GREEN"
SEA BRIGHT: BRUNCH MAKES A BEACHHEAD
The dining deck at Ama, with panoramic views of the Atlantic Ocean. Below, a brunchtime bloody Mary. (Photos by Susan Ericson. Click to enlarge) By SUSAN ERICSON For many years, optionsContinue reading "SEA BRIGHT: BRUNCH MAKES A BEACHHEAD"
FARMERS MARKETS: WHERE TO GET FRESH
At the Sea Bright farmers market, Meg Paska sells locally grown produce and flowers from Seven Arrows Farm, while the Holly Hill Farm table, below, offers Rumson-grown seedlings and produce.  (PhotosContinue reading "FARMERS MARKETS: WHERE TO GET FRESH"
SEA BRIGHT: TOMMY’S DOUBLES DOWN
Tommy and Yvette Bonfiglio, below, expect to open Tommy’s Tavern + Tap on Ocean Avenue within the next month. (Photos by John T. Ward. Click to enlarge) By JOHN T.Continue reading "SEA BRIGHT: TOMMY’S DOUBLES DOWN"
SANDY HOOK: LOST RESORT REVIVED ON VIDEO
Chris Brenner, below, made the above video to shed light on a vanishing piece of Sandy Hook history.  (Photo by John T. Ward. Click to enlarge) By JOHN T. WARDContinue reading "SANDY HOOK: LOST RESORT REVIVED ON VIDEO"
SHREWSBURY RIVER: BELUGA WHALES SIGHTED
Recreational boats and a New York Water Taxi sharing the Shrewsbury River off Bahrs Landing in 2012. Below, the whales as seen in a photo posted on the Bahrs MarinaContinue reading "SHREWSBURY RIVER: BELUGA WHALES SIGHTED"
SEA BRIGHT: INSPIRATION AMONG THE WEEDS
Holly Hindin, owner of Holly Jolly Jams. Below, her dandelion jelly being readied for sale. (Photo above by John T. Ward; others by Susan Ericson. Click to enlarge) By SUSAN ERICSONContinue reading "SEA BRIGHT: INSPIRATION AMONG THE WEEDS"
MEMORIAL DAY 2015 COMMEMORATIONS
Red Bank, above, and Fair Haven, below, return with traditional Memorial Day events Monday. (Click to enlarge) RED BANK: Memorial Day Commemoration, Monday, 11 a.m., Veterans’ Monument, 51 Monmouth Street,Continue reading "MEMORIAL DAY 2015 COMMEMORATIONS"
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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 ...
MARINE PARK HOT DOGS
Red Bank's newly remade Marine Park also has a new lunch option, a newly licensed hot dog cart.
MATCHA CLOSE UP
Partyline captures a photographer working for Aura Coffee Roaster angles for the perfect shot of two iced matcha lattes on Broad Street Mond ...
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 ...