CHRISTMAS IS COMING, BUT THE LIGHTS ARE GOING

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December 19th, 2023 @ 5pm

“Even Charlie Brown’s Christmas Tree Had Lights!” remarked one bystander.

Update 12/20 @ 8pm: The tree has been relit. The source of the outage was a blown fuse, according to RBPD on Tuesday evening.

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By: Kenny Katzgrau

Dec 19, 2023 - 5:50 pm

Remember: Nothing makes a Red Bank friend happier than to hear "I saw you on Red Bank Green!"

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CURB YOUR ROADRUNNER

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CURB YOUR SNOWMAN

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SANTA AND SMILES LIGHT THINGS UP

Holiday Light Fun with the Holiday Express and Santa. Downtown Red Bank (photo by Partyline contributor Adam Kaplan)

SWIMMING RIVER SUNSET

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RED BANK, RED CHAIR, ORANGE SKY

A Red living room chair sits on the shore of the Swimming River as the sun sets Sunday. (photo by Brian Donohue)

BROAD STREET GETS LITTY

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BLACK FRIDAY HITS JACK’S

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👀 THANKSGIVING EVE FESTIVITIES IN FULL SWING

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EARLY THANKSGIVING AT ELSIE’S

Elsie’s Thanksgiving Sub is almost as iconic as Elsie’s itself. On special for $10.99. It even has the cranberry sauce.

MONDAY MORNING QB

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BRING THAT SHEET RIGHT IN HERE

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ELUSIVE SHADOW “MURAL” APPEARS

This pic is a little tricky because it only appears during a sunny day. It is next to 117 Monmouth St in an empty lot awaiting construction. ...

RED BANK FARMERS MARKET: ONE LAST WEEK

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RED BANK SUNRISE

View of the sun rising over Red Bank Friday morning taken from the docks at Swimming River Park. (photo by Partyline contributor Karly Swaim ...

HAWKISH OUTLOOK

A normally skittish species, this red-tailed hawk allowed humans to walk directly under the light pole on which it was perched in the aftern ...

ARMLESS MAILBOX GUARDIAN

This character was seen guarding the mail atop a mailbox on River St.

YOU LOSE YA SHOES?

A pair of size 12 blue Italian-made Bugatchi shoes were left next to the trash can at Peters Place and Broad Street. Slightly worn, but stil ...

HOLIDAY EXPRESS KICKS OFF SEASON

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WINTERIZING WALK

With rowing season now over, Navesink River Rowing member Trish Russoniello and her husband, John Ward, carried her 25-foot rowing shell to ...