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BEWITCHED ON BRIDGE
A Manhattan transplant turned go-getter on the greater Green, stylist Glen Goldbaum hosts “a magical evening of fantasy, hair, art and more” at his two West Side salons. (Photo byContinue reading "BEWITCHED ON BRIDGE"
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October 14th, 2011 @ 9am
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REVISED LOFTS PROJECT WINS OK
The mixed-use residential, retail and restaurant project was scaled down from the version approved in 2006. (Click to enlarge) By MOLLY MULSHINE Red Bank’s zoning board has been convinced, andContinue reading "REVISED LOFTS PROJECT WINS OK"
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October 7th, 2011 @ 7am
EX-BUILDER WARMS TO BEAN ROASTING
Russ Crosson plans to remake his one-room office space on Drs. Parker Boulevard into a take-out specialty coffee shop. (Click to enlarge) By JOHN T. WARD At a recent RedContinue reading "EX-BUILDER WARMS TO BEAN ROASTING"
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September 14th, 2011 @ 8am
YARBROUGH: MEMORIES, QUESTIONS LINGER
Larry Yarbrough Sr., with a picture of his son, also shown below, who was stabbed to death in Red Bank early Sunday. (Photo by Dustin Racioppi; click to enlarge) ByContinue reading "YARBROUGH: MEMORIES, QUESTIONS LINGER"
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August 11th, 2011 @ 9am
Two Red Bank men were arrested Monday on murder charges following a knife-and-bottle fight that left a third man dead on Bank Street early Sunday morning, Monmouth County Prosecutor PeterContinue reading "TWO CHARGED IN STABBING DEATH"
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August 8th, 2011 @ 6pm
LOFTS PLAN RETURNS, TRIMMED A SMIDGEN
The proposed West Side Lofts development, at the corner of West Front Street and Bridge Avenue, is again moving forward. Below, architectural drawings. (Photos by Dustin Racioppi; click to enlarge)Continue reading "LOFTS PLAN RETURNS, TRIMMED A SMIDGEN"
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July 13th, 2011 @ 10am
THE WEEK IN REARVIEW
Pink striping down River Road in Fair Haven in celebration of Pink Week, which continues this week. (Photo by Dustin Racioppi; click to enlarge) By DUSTIN RACIOPPI You’ll notice theContinue reading "THE WEEK IN REARVIEW"
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May 2nd, 2011 @ 7am
DEVELOPER GETS REPAID, PLEDGES PROGRESS
Developer Roger Mumford is getting his money back from Red Bank, and intends to continue his Lincoln Square project soon as possible. (Photo by Dustin Racioppi; click to enlarge) ByContinue reading "DEVELOPER GETS REPAID, PLEDGES PROGRESS"
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April 29th, 2011 @ 6am
DOWNED WIRES KNOCK OUT POWER
Downed utility wires in front of Westside Hose Company in Red Bank knocked out power to a block of homes on Leighton Avenue and forced the closure of the streetContinue reading "DOWNED WIRES KNOCK OUT POWER"
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February 8th, 2011 @ 3pm
Our Comment of the Week this week is nice and simple: it’s just one resident communicating to another — and the rest of us, of course — while recalling aContinue reading "A COMMENT ON LOOKING BACK IN TIME"
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November 22nd, 2010 @ 12pm
PROWN’S 2011 CALENDAR: A WEST SIDE STORY
David Prown poses with the January 2011 photo from his store’s calendar. (Photo by Dustin Racioppi; click to enlarge) By DUSTIN RACIOPPI As soon as he set out the stacksContinue reading "PROWN’S 2011 CALENDAR: A WEST SIDE STORY"
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November 17th, 2010 @ 9am
CHIEF TALKS HOT TOPICS ON THE WEST SIDE
Red Bank Police Chief Steve McCarthy gave a crime update to West Side residents Wednesday night, part of his monthly meeting at River Street Commons. (Photo by Dustin Racioppi; clickContinue reading "CHIEF TALKS HOT TOPICS ON THE WEST SIDE"
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November 11th, 2010 @ 7am
A MEETING OF THE CREATIVE MINDS
The creative scene at NovelTeas, where a recently formed group called Red Bank Creative held its first meeting Wednesday evening at Bridge Avenue’s NovelTeas. (Photo by Peter Lindner; click toContinue reading "A MEETING OF THE CREATIVE MINDS"
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August 19th, 2010 @ 6am
DEATH RUMORS: WAY-OUTSVILLE, MAN
Ralph ‘Johnny Jazz’ Gatta at Riverview Medical Center on April 27. (Click to enlarge) Johnny Jazz is not dead. Repeat: JOHNNY JAZZ IS NOT DEAD. In fact, for a guyContinue reading "DEATH RUMORS: WAY-OUTSVILLE, MAN"
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May 8th, 2010 @ 11am
PLAN TO TRANSFORM WEST SIDE BLOCK OK’D
Roger Mumford discusses his plan at Thursday’s zoning board hearing. Below, a view of the homes to be built along the east side of Bridge Avenue; the current site ofContinue reading "PLAN TO TRANSFORM WEST SIDE BLOCK OK’D"
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May 7th, 2010 @ 8am
Ralph Gatta at Riverview Medical Center yesterday, and a note to his customers, below. Ralph Gatta, a butcher and grocer known as ‘Johnny Jazz’ to generations of Red Bank’s WestContinue reading "‘JOHNNY JAZZ’ ENDS FIVE-DECADE SOLO"
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April 28th, 2010 @ 9am
FIRE RIPS THROUGH WEST SIDE RENTAL
A volunteer firefighter crouches on the porch roof to avoid a spray of water from inside. (Click to enlarge) The occupants of a rental on Red Bank’s West Side safelyContinue reading "FIRE RIPS THROUGH WEST SIDE RENTAL"
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April 3rd, 2010 @ 5am
BUILDER FLOATS WEST SIDE STRIP MALL
An architect’s concept for a shopping center at the corner of Shrewsbury Avenue and Drs. James Parker Boulevard in Red Bank. The view is to the southwest. (Click to enlarge)Continue reading "BUILDER FLOATS WEST SIDE STRIP MALL"
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March 10th, 2010 @ 11am
WEST SIDERS GETTING SOME OVERDUE TLC
Danny Murphy, outside his Bridge Avenue restaurant, is leading an effort to boost the Arts & Antiques District’s profile. For years, a cluster of businesses west of Red Bank’s downtownContinue reading "WEST SIDERS GETTING SOME OVERDUE TLC"
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January 15th, 2010 @ 12pm
WEST SIDE CLEANUP, TOYS FOR SEAN & MORE
An effort to spruce up the streets of Red Bank’s West Side in April 2008, above, will be reprised this Saturday. A West Side cleanup effort, a toy drive forContinue reading "WEST SIDE CLEANUP, TOYS FOR SEAN & MORE"
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June 17th, 2009 @ 10am
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CARS, BARS AND VANS
Middletown resident Rob King was cruising through the Red Bank municipal parking lot behind the Dublin House Saturday night in his 1969 Plym ...
TWO SHORTS IN FILMONEFEST
Leonardo Morales Pitalua, a 20-year-old animator who lived in Red Bank until February, will have two short films shown at FilmOneFest in Hig ...
LONG DOGGONE WAIT
Partyline photo: The driver of an e-bike and his human passenger wait at the Monmouth Street train crossing while a northbound NJ Transit tr ...
WE’RE LICHEN THIS FUNGHI!
A mushroom sprouts from the mouth-like hole in this lichen-covered tree on the grounds of Red Bank Primary School Tuesday morning.
HELL STRIP FIREWORKS
Revelers launched fireworks from the hell strip in front of a home on Drs. James Parker Boulevard on July 4, one of many impromptu and quest ...
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SWIMMING, ER, SCULLING RIVER?
Partyline photo captures a single rower working their way up the Swimming River.
SUMMER SUNRISE
A stunning Sunrise on the Navesink River in Red Bank Tuesday June 30.
BRAZEN LAWLESSNESS?
Who does this? One of those famously (and, yes apocryphally) illegal-to-remove mattress tags lies on the plaza outside the Count Basie Cente ...
SUNNY SKIES, JAZZY VIBES AT RED BANK ARTS FEST
A jazz combo comprised of current and former students of the Red Bank-based Jazz Arts Project performed at the first Red Bank Arts Festival ...
COOL JUNE BRIDE RIDE
It’s a wedding thing. (Photo and text by Rosann Dal Pra)  
RED BANK CLASSIC 5k
Runners at the starting line of the Red Bank Classic 5k Saturday morning.
WORLD CUP WATCH PARTY AT COUNT BASIE FIELD
Solid turnout, festive vibes and a huge Mexico win: Count Basie Park World Cup Watch Party photos. (Click to read)
DOUBLE RAINBOW OVER RED BANK
Partyline contributor captures stunning double rainbow over Red Bank.
RED BANK: SINKHOLE ON SHREWSBURY AVE
Emergency sinkhole repairs closed Shrewsbury Avenue northbound traffic for most of the day Wednesday.
NAVESINK SUNRISE
Partyliner captures stunning sunrise over the Navesink River in Red Bank.
DRONES SCRUB BANK BUILDING
Partyline photo: A power washing drone was used to clean the exterior of the Ocean First Bank Building at 110 West Front Street recently.
MESSAGE TO READERS
Please stand by: A quick message to readers about a pause in news coverage.
IN THE DISTANCE, NEW STATUE UNVEILED
A new monument commemorating the 250th anniversary of US Independence is unveiled in a park that only has a Red Bank mailing address.
CARPY DIEM
From the redbankgreen Partyline: A pair of large carp cruise the shallows under Hubbard's Bridge (Senator Kyrillos Bridge) on Front Street T ...
BIBS ON FOR OPENING DAY
Partyline: Two longtime neighbors re-unite for lobsters on the Boondocks Fishery opening day.