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WHERE HAVE I SEEN THIS?
Can you identify the subject of this week’s Where Have I Seen This? Take a guess! Please send your answer to [email protected]. Last weeks’ Where was “too easy,” wrote WheregularContinue reading "WHERE HAVE I SEEN THIS?"
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Clippings took a stroll around the grounds of Christ Church in Shrewsbury on April 19, 2014, soaking in some springtime color and some history at the same.  (Video by GerdaContinue reading "CLIPPINGS: HISTORIC CHURCH IN SPRING"
BUILDING THE RANKS OF FEMALE ENGINEERS
Jacki Flor on the site of the Sea Bright municipal parking lot reconstruction, which she’s overseeing, and Christine Ballard, giving a presentation in Red Bank below, say their interest inContinue reading "BUILDING THE RANKS OF FEMALE ENGINEERS"
WHERE HAVE I SEEN THIS?
Can you identify the subject of this week’s Where Have I Seen This? Pull up a seat and ponder. Then send your answer to [email protected], please. Last week?
SEA BRIGHT: BOONDOCKS MAY DOCK HERE
Kelly McRyan, below, hopes to convert the former auto repair garage above into a takeout seafood restaurant.  (Click to enlarge) By JOHN T. WARD Red Bank’s Boondocks Fishery may soonContinue reading "SEA BRIGHT: BOONDOCKS MAY DOCK HERE"
The historic business district of Fair Haven, as seen on April 16, 2014. It’s one of America’s great little downtowns, don’t you agree? (Video by Gerda Liebmann. Click to pause.)Continue reading "CLIPPINGS: FOREVER FAIR IN FAIR HAVEN"
WHAT’S FOR LUNCH? CLAM PIZZA, IN RED BANK
Puglia’s clam pie, called the Mulberry Street. (Photo by Susan Ericson. Click to enlarge) By SUSAN ERICSON A town that has more than 20 pizza venues at any one momentContinue reading "WHAT’S FOR LUNCH? CLAM PIZZA, IN RED BANK"
WHERE HAVE I SEEN THIS?
Can you identify the subject of this week’s Where Have I Seen This? Take a guess! Please send your answer to [email protected]. Last week, you may recall, we showed youContinue reading "WHERE HAVE I SEEN THIS?"
SPRING 2014: A TOO-FAMILIAR CHILL
The National Weather Service was right about that freeze warning, as residents of the Green awoke to find a dusting of snow and scrapable ice on their windshields Wednesday. TheContinue reading "SPRING 2014: A TOO-FAMILIAR CHILL"
SPRING 2014: FREEZE WARNING? PLEASE, NO…
Abundant signs of spring to the contrary, the National Weather Service has issued a freeze warning effective from 2 a.m. to 9 a.m. Wednesday. So swaddle your sensitive and early-bloomingContinue reading "SPRING 2014: FREEZE WARNING? PLEASE, NO…"
SEA BRIGHT: MCLOONE’S OK’D TO REBUILD
McLoone’s Rum Runner in Sea Bright, destroyed by Hurricane Sandy, will be rebuilt at its Ocean Avenue location abutting the Shrewsbury River and reopen before summer 2015, according to aContinue reading "SEA BRIGHT: MCLOONE’S OK’D TO REBUILD"
SPRING 2014: KITE-FLYING IN LINCROFT
Eight-year-old twins Will and Kate Wrede, above, and 10-year-old brother Andrew, right, took advantage of a warm, gusty afternoon and a nearly empty parking lot on Half Mile Road inContinue reading "SPRING 2014: KITE-FLYING IN LINCROFT"
CLIPPINGS: SWEEPING VIEW OF FORT HANCOCK
Fort Hancock at Gateway National Recreation Area at Sandy Hook, as seen on March 11, 2014. (Video by Gerda Liebmann. Click to pause.) Check out more Clippings from the GreenContinue reading "CLIPPINGS: SWEEPING VIEW OF FORT HANCOCK"
SPRING 2014: EAR-FLAPPING WEATHER
A dog checks out the action on sunny Monmouth Street in Red Bank last Thursday. Monday’s forecast is for partly sunny skies, temperatures reaching into the high 60s and plentyContinue reading "SPRING 2014: EAR-FLAPPING WEATHER"
CLIPPINGS: STAR BRIGHT IN SEA BRIGHT
Stars of Hope adorn utility poles in Sea Bright as the oceanfront community continues its recovery from the devastation of Hurricane Sandy. Vine shot on February 28. (Video by GerdaContinue reading "CLIPPINGS: STAR BRIGHT IN SEA BRIGHT"
WHAT’S FOR LUNCH? BURGERS IN SEA BRIGHT
Premonitions of summer at Beach Burgers and Grille in Sea Bright. (Photo by John T. Ward. Click to enlarge) Thursday’s warm weather and bright sunshine found PieHole putting the topContinue reading "WHAT’S FOR LUNCH? BURGERS IN SEA BRIGHT"
SPRING 2014: A LOFTY GOAL
A mason at work under blue skies Thursday on the West Side Lofts project now rising at the corner of Bridge Avenue and West Front Street in Red Bank. ExpectContinue reading "SPRING 2014: A LOFTY GOAL"
SEA BRIGHT: PROPOSED TOWER ON THE MOVE
The town’s first cell tower would now be sited east of borough hall, against the sea wall under a plan approved Tuesday. (Photo by John T. Ward. Click to enlarge)Continue reading "SEA BRIGHT: PROPOSED TOWER ON THE MOVE"
PIEHOLE: A WEEK-PLUS OF SHORE EATS
Woody’s Ocean Grille in Sea Bright is one of several restaurants on the Green participating in Jersey Shore Restaurant Week. (Photo by Jim Willis. Click to enlarge) By JIM WILLIS JerseyContinue reading "PIEHOLE: A WEEK-PLUS OF SHORE EATS"
SEA BRIGHT: VOLUNTEERS START HOME REHABS
Americorps volunteers painting the framework of Desiree Pierce’s home Wednesday to encapsulate any lingering mold. Below, Pierce and daughter, Gigi Burke, have been displaced from their home since Hurricane Sandy.Continue reading "SEA BRIGHT: VOLUNTEERS START HOME REHABS"
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MANTIS (PRAYING) AT CHURCH
Partyliner films praying mantis at church.
SOMEWHERE OVER THE RAINBOW
Stunning rainbow over Red Bank as a big weekend storm approaches.
“FESTIVA” YACHT DOCKED AT MARINE PARK
Festiva, an 85-foot yacht, was docked at Marine Park on Friday night. Red Bank Green spoke to the owner, Everett Moore, who said that it was ...
OH NO! ELMO LOST!
A lost Elmo appears to be reaching out for help through the redbankgreen Partyline.
NAVESINK SPILLS OVER
Nor'easter stacks tides up in the Navesink, pushing the river over its (Red) banks.
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 ...