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FREE REDBANKGREEN SHIRTS, NEW COMMENT POLICY
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A few important messages, an opportunity to contribute, and free t-shirts! From the publisher of Redbankgreen. (click to read)
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May 24th, 2024 @ 3pm
Remember: Nothing makes a Red Bank friend happier than to hear "I saw you on Red Bank Green!"
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YELLOW RAINCOAT DAY
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On a rainy May morning, the only golden sight on Broad Street this morning were the matching raincoats of Eileen and her dog Benny.
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May 16th, 2024 @ 8am
Feline fortunes on Monmouth Street
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Christopher Russell and feline pal Princess take in some fresh air on a warm May night Thursday in the doorway of Gina’s Psychic Boutique on Monmouth Street. The family runContinue reading "Feline fortunes on Monmouth Street"
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May 10th, 2024 @ 9am
Honeybee swarm carted away
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Beekeeper Tanya Ptak of Ptak’s Apiary inspects a swarm of honeybees that chose a flower pot in the courtyard of Red Bank Primary School to spend the night Monday. BeeContinue reading "Honeybee swarm carted away"
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April 30th, 2024 @ 9am
“IT’S A PARTY AT WAWA!”
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You wish you could vibe like Brian, who lives on the other side of Hubbard’s Bridge. He caught redbankgreen’s attention in Red Bank’s best parking lot for people watching, outsideContinue reading "“IT’S A PARTY AT WAWA!”"
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April 20th, 2024 @ 3pm
DOUBLE DYLAN IN RED BANK
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Trucks for a production company filming what one worker said was a Bob Dylan biography have lined Monmouth Street the past two days with crews going in and out ofContinue reading "DOUBLE DYLAN IN RED BANK"
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April 12th, 2024 @ 1pm
CONE OF UNCERTAINTY
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Asked by a redbankgreen reporter why these cones were on top of cars, the owner of the car in the foreground responded: “That’s my job.”  He then walked away withContinue reading "CONE OF UNCERTAINTY"
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April 11th, 2024 @ 1pm
PUT ME IN COACH!
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Red Bank T-Ball kicked off at East Side park on Saturday morning. The brisk weather proved to be no deterrent to the young players, ranging from 3 to 6 yearsContinue reading "PUT ME IN COACH!"
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April 6th, 2024 @ 10am
IT’S A SIGN!
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Once proudly declaring its all-but-certain arrival in Spring 2019, the project previously known as Azalea Gardens springs to life again with a new sign of progress. The property was previouslyContinue reading "IT’S A SIGN!"
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April 5th, 2024 @ 7pm
EARTHQUAKE SHAKES REGION
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No reports of damage or power losss in Red Bank so far from morning earthquake, police say.
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April 5th, 2024 @ 11am
SPRINGTIME MEMORIES OF CARL
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The Easter Bunny getup and St. Patrick’s Day hat that belonged to longtime Red Bank crossing guard and neighborhood smile-creator Carl Colmorgen on display inside Red Bank Borough Hall.  TheContinue reading "SPRINGTIME MEMORIES OF CARL"
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March 30th, 2024 @ 12pm
CREATIVE COVER UP
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The windows of Pearl Street Consignment on Monmouth Street were smashed when a driver crashed their car through them injuring an employee last month. The opening is now covered byContinue reading "CREATIVE COVER UP"
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March 28th, 2024 @ 2pm
THEY’RE BACK!
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Ospreys returned to the skies over Red Bank this week for the first time since they migrated to warmer climes in late fall. With temperatures below freezing this morning thisContinue reading "THEY’RE BACK!"
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March 22nd, 2024 @ 10am
RED BANK’S FINEST – AND NEWEST
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Red Bank Police Officer Eliot Ramos was sworn in as the force’s newest patrolman Thursday, and if you’re doing a double take thinking Eliot Ramos was already a police officerContinue reading "RED BANK’S FINEST – AND NEWEST"
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March 18th, 2024 @ 3pm
EASTER EGG MAYHEM AT THE PARK
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An errant whistle spurred an unexpectedly early start to the Spring Egg Hunt on Sunday, which had been scheduled to begin at eggsactly 11am at Count Basie Park. According toContinue reading "EASTER EGG MAYHEM AT THE PARK"
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March 17th, 2024 @ 2pm
CORNED BEEF AND DISCO FRIES?
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It’s Friday, and smart Lent-observing Leprechauns know the pot of gold at the end of Red Bank’s rainbow is actually the delicious fried flounder sandwich served up at The RedContinue reading "CORNED BEEF AND DISCO FRIES?"
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March 15th, 2024 @ 9am
SURFBOARD DITCHED
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It’s a violation of etiquette in surfing to ditch your board.  (it could hit another surfer and hurt them). But someone appears to have ditched theirs into an actual ditch.Continue reading "SURFBOARD DITCHED"
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March 12th, 2024 @ 3pm
ELSIE, TAKE ME WITH YOU!
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Soaked by pouring rain with the temperature hovering in the low 40’s, this sign in the window of Elsie’s Subs on Monmouth Street conjures up daydream notions of chowing downContinue reading "ELSIE, TAKE ME WITH YOU!"
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March 6th, 2024 @ 6pm
WALK THIS WAY
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PARTYLINE: Before-and-afters of a sidewalk cleanup on West Street.
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March 4th, 2024 @ 5am
HOME DELIVERY
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RED BANK: After a subdivision, an instant house rises on a new Catherine Street lot.
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February 29th, 2024 @ 11am
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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 ...