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RED BANK: FORGET-IT FRIDAY
The Red Bank Train Station was nearly devoid of riders as North Jersey Coast Line 3320 rolled in Friday morning. The station is often quiet on Fridays, as commuters with the option choose to work from home. And a forecast of a cold, rainy day? Just one more reason to just Zoom it.
RED BANK: “RIVER OF EAST BERGEN” MYSTIFIES RESIDENTS
East Bergen Place resident Walter Lau gazes at the “River of East Bergen.” (Photo by Brian Donohue. Click to enlarge.) A never-ending – and growing – stream of water that has flowed down the street 24/7 for several years is baffling residents of East Bergen Place in Red Bank.
RED BANK: CROONING YOUR LOVE
Imagine a quartet of impeccably dressed gentlemen showing up at your beloved’s home, workplace or favorite restaurant to serenade them with enchanting four-part harmonies. That’s a Valentine’s Day service available locally, courtesy of the Chorus of the Atlantic, the Red Bank area chapter of the Barbershop Harmony Society.
RED BANK: BLACK RIVER ROLLS ON
Black River 752, a freight engine, crossing Drs. James Parker Boulevard in Red Bank last Friday. The engine, built in 1956 to pull tourist cars through the Pacific Northwest, is now used by the Delaware and Raritan River Railroad to haul freight between Red Bank and Lakewood. It runs several...
RED BANK: ‘MONDAY SWEAT’ MEETS
Undaunted by cold and wind, members of the Hazlet Running Club joined the Red Bank Run Club for the weekly “Monday Sweat” workout at Count Basie Field Monday night. Runners of all levels are welcome. Participants choose their workouts, which include track work and “shake and bake” strength training.
RED BANK: VETERANS MONUMENT RESTORATION PITCHED
(Photo by Brian Donohue. Click to enlarge.) When you walk past the Red Bank Veterans Monument on Monmouth Street maybe you take a quick notice of its plaques and three stone figures. Perhaps you give a mental nod to the heroism that inspired it. Or maybe you just notice the soldiers’ outdated clunky uniforms.
RED BANK: CARD SALE BOOSTS GYM DRIVE
To help fund the construction of a gymnasium, the Red Bank Charter School Foundation is offering Valentines cards designed by a student. For a $50 donation to the RBCS Foundation gymnasium initiative by January 31, supporters will receive five cards to share with loved ones in time for Valentines Day.
RED BANK: LOVE IS IN THE… WINDOW
Partyline contributor Karly Swaim found Walter Myers of Sign Concepts painting the windows of Red Bank Chocolate Shoppe Saturday. With Valentine’s Day just around the corner, the shop aims to entice those hungry for love and homemade chocolate through its doors on White Street. Do you value the news...
CLOSING THE BOOK ON A GREAT CAREER
The Red Bank mayor and council honored with a resolution Linda Hewitt (in red) on her retirement from the Red Bank Public Library at Thursday’s council meeting. Hewitt, who is retiring January 31, has worked at the library for more than 15 years, serving circulation supervisor and adult programming and community outreach coordinator. Among her proudest accomplishments was the creation of the “Let’s Talk About Race” program.
RED BANK: COUNCIL STEERS CLEAR OF GAZA RESO
Red Bank resident Georgina Shanley addresses the borough council. (Photo by Brian Donohue. Click to enlarge.) Should the governing body of a small New Jersey town take an official stance on the war between Israel and Hamas?. Or is the issue so politically divisive – and so far from their...
RED BANK: RAIL COMMUTER’S VIEW
A commuter’s view of the Route 35 Cooper’s Bridge over the Navesink River, as seen from North Jersey Coast Line train 3320 out of Red Bank Friday morning. Partyline contributor Karly Swaim often documents the conditions of train windows on Facebook. “This last week has had improvements in window transparency on the train, which have been frequently clouded the past year,” she said.
PEDESTRIAN DEATH SPARKS GRIDLOCK
A pedestrian was killed by a train in Little Silver this evening, according to Red Bank Police and NJ Transit social media posts. The incident caused railroad crossing gates to remain closed for an extended period of time in Red Bank, snarling traffic during the evening rush hour. Red Bank...
RED BANK: PROMISING PROMS
Lunch Break volunteer Fatima with a prom dress donated for the Red Bank social service nonprofit’s 8th Annual Prom Giveaway. Yes, it’s the dead of winter, but prom season approaches once again. And Lunch Break steps up to give new life to fancy dresses and gowns to make the night special for those who wear them.
WOODSTOCK ERA STAR, RBR ALUM “MELANIE” DIES
Melanie signing autographs at a Red Bank food festival in 2018. (Photo by John T. Ward. Click to enlarge.) Melanie Safka, the famous Woodstock-era singer songwriter and a member of the Red Bank Regional High School Distinguished Alumni Hall of Fame, died Wednesday. Melanie at RBR in 2015. (Photo by...
RED BANK: THOUSANDS ENJOY 1905 ICE FEST
Del Fisher competed in several races, and won the Monmouth County half-mile. On January 25, 1905, readers of the Red Bank Register read about an event many of them had attended four days earlier. And in this, the first entry of redbankgreen‘s new “Throwbacks” feature, you can, too....
RED BANK: DOWN BY THE RIVER
New Partyline contributor Karly Swaim captured a gloomy mix of fog and melting snow on the boardwalk in Red Bank’s Riverside Gardens Park Wednesday evening. Want to be a Partyline contributor? Let’s talk. Drop us a line at [email protected]. Do you value the news coverage provided by...
RED BANK: JAWS DROP OVER CHEESY WINDOWS
Facade work in downtown Red Bank drew lots of heat this week for replacing a classic glass storefront with cheesy residential windows. (Photos by John T. Ward. Click to enlarge.) The building’s owner and the head of Red Bank RiverCenter were among those expressing astonishment – and not the good...
RED BANK: LEAD PIPES, SIDEWALKS TOP AGENDA
Workers replacing a lead service line on Bank Street Tuesday morning. (Photo by Brian Donohue. Click to enlarge.) Red Bank’s council will decide this week whether to issue bonds to pay for sidewalk and safety improvements around the train station and to cover the growing cost of replacing lead water lines.
RED BANK: LUNCH BREAK “TRANSFORMATION” REVEALED
The newly renovated and larger dining room inside Lunch Break, part of an expansion that will allow the agency to meet the growing need for more social services for more people. (Photo by Brian Donohue. Click to enlarge.) Lunch Break, a community pillar and perhaps Red Bank’s largest social service...
RED BANK: WINTER EASES ITS GRIP
After a week marked by two snowstorms and deep cold, weather conditions on the Greater Red Bank Green will edge back to normal this week, according to the National Weather Service. . While blustery winds whipped snow off a Broad Street roof (top photo), a postal worker hoofed it Bermuda...
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