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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...
[GIF] FRIDAY NIGHT SLEDDING DOWN TOWER HILL
Tower Hill was in the right condition for sledding on Friday night, and with forecasted highs to stay below freezing temperature for the weekend, it’s likely to stay that way. Partyline is an experimental way to let readers text message news stories to redbankgreen to get posted (after editorial...
RED BANK: EARLY SCENES FROM THE STORM
A husky or similar-breed dog peered out from a car at a charging station on Monmouth Street in Red Bank as a predicted snowstorm began Friday morning. Snow covered holly berries and leaves on Reckless Place. (Photos by Brian Donohue. Click to enlarge.) A snowstorm that’s forecast to dump between...
RED BANK: ELKS ADD USED-BOOK BIN
Red Bank Elks Lodge #233 now has a Book Bin out front, next to its Flag Drop Box. What’s the Book Bin all about? Under an arrangement with New Legacy Books, a for-profit company launched by two Monmouth University graduates, donated books in good condition are resold, the company says on its website.
RED BANK: GEARING UP FOR ‘HEAVY’ SNOW
A Red Bank public works truck laid down ice-melting brine on roadways for the second time this week as another winter storm bore down on the region Thursday. With snow expected to fall Friday, the borough invoked a townwide ban on street parking, and schools began announcing closures. Late in...
RED BANK: MORE SNOW ON THE WAY
Just two days after its first snowfall in more than year, the Greater Red Bank Green is in for more Friday, a. ccording to the National Weather Service. With “heavy snow and/or sleet accumulation,” the region can expect 3 to 5 inches between 4 a.m. and 10 p.m., the agency said in a forecast early Thursday.
RED BANK: TREE MAP ON AGENDA
This month’s meeting of the Red Bank Shade Tree Committee, originally scheduled for Tuesday night, was canceled because of icy conditions. So the committee will meet next Tuesday night, 7 p.m., at borough hall, 90 Monmouth Street. Here’s the agenda, which includes discussion of the updated tree inventory map...
RED BANK: CRIME & ARREST REPORTS
The crime and arrest reports below were provided by the Red Bank Police Department for December, 2023. This information is unedited; see below for additional information. Theft: On 12/05/2023 a patrol unit took a report of theft of a bicycle. In the area of Monmouth St., the owner reported that a gray in color 10 speed Trek brand bicycle was stolen. The bicycle was valued at $1500.00. Lt. Beau Broadley.
RED BANK: PRESERVATION LAW ADVANCES
The borough’s Washington Street Historic District, the location of many applications the HPC reviews, was created in 2009. (Photo by John T. Ward. Click to enlarge) A proposed overhaul of Red Bank’s historic preservation ordinance advanced without much resistance Tuesday. The planning board met via Zoom. At at...
RED BANK: KING CELEBRATION GROWS
Rabbi Douglas Sagal, at right, leading a portion of the celebration. (Photo by Brian Donohue. Click to enlarge.) Pilgrim Baptist Church of Red Bank’s annual Martin Luther King Jr. Day celebration has long been an event that makes your heart swell – with pride in community, and with conviction to carry out King’s legacy in whatever ways we can.
RED BANK: SNOW. HOW COULD WE FORGET?
Early morning Red Bank scenes from Broad Street, above, and Shrewsbury Avenue, below. It’s been what, more than a year, since the Greater Red Bank Green had to deal with accumulated snow?. However long, locals reverted to form early Tuesday, pulling on their boots and getting through it, as...
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