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FIVE YEARS IN BLACK AND WHITE AND DENIM
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Alex Rosen has kept an illustrated log of each day for five years. (Photo by Dustin Racioppi; click to enlarge) By DUSTIN RACIOPPI For a 22-year-old, there’s something a littleContinue reading "FIVE YEARS IN BLACK AND WHITE AND DENIM"
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April 21st, 2011 @ 11am
Remember: Nothing makes a Red Bank friend happier than to hear "I saw you on Red Bank Green!"
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RUMSON DPW GETS SOME LOVE AT WORK
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Privacy and mobility have not been at a premium at the public works building, but that’s going to change, says director Mark Wellner. (Photo by Dustin Racioppi; click to enlarge)Continue reading "RUMSON DPW GETS SOME LOVE AT WORK"
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April 20th, 2011 @ 9am
PUMPS BACK ON IN RED BANK
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The former Raceway gas station on Riverside Avenue is back in business under another name. (Photo by Dustin Racioppi; click to enlarge) By DUSTIN RACIOPPI Seems so long ago —Continue reading "PUMPS BACK ON IN RED BANK"
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April 20th, 2011 @ 6am
FAKE WRECK FOR TRAINING IN SEA BRIGHT
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Local firefighters trained in Sea Bright yesterday using extrication tools and methods. (Photo by Dustin Racioppi; click to enlarge) By DUSTIN RACIOPPI One car t-boned another. A third car wasContinue reading "FAKE WRECK FOR TRAINING IN SEA BRIGHT"
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April 19th, 2011 @ 1pm
PROBE INTO DEADLY FIRE CONTINUES
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The scene at 135 Statesir Place Tuesday morning. (Click to enlarge) By DUSTIN RACIOPPI The Monmouth County Prosecutor’s Office continues to investigate the deadly fire that ripped through a StatesirContinue reading "PROBE INTO DEADLY FIRE CONTINUES"
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April 19th, 2011 @ 10am
By DUSTIN RACIOPPI A Rumson man was arrested Friday on charges of possessing and distributing child pornography, the Monmouth County Prosecutor’s Office said Tuesday. Matthew Marass, 23, of Forrest Avenue,Continue reading "RUMSON MAN ARRESTED FOR CHILD PORN"
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April 19th, 2011 @ 10am
GUN WAVER AMONG M’TOWN ARRESTEES
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By DUSTIN RACIOPPI One man was arrested for waving a gun and threatening to use it, another was arrested for stealing from a food store and two were cuffed afterContinue reading "GUN WAVER AMONG M’TOWN ARRESTEES"
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April 19th, 2011 @ 6am
ANOTHER ACCIDENT SENDS TWO TO HOSPITAL
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Two were sent to the hospital in an accident at the intersection of Spring Street and Towerhill Avenue Monday, a block away and less than an hour after another crashContinue reading "ANOTHER ACCIDENT SENDS TWO TO HOSPITAL"
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April 18th, 2011 @ 7pm
By DUSTIN RACIOPPI A 28-year-old man was killed in a motorcycle accident in Middletown Sunday night, police said. Grzegorz Przybojewski, of Franklin, was pronounced dead on the scene after hisContinue reading "MIDDLETOWN MOTORCYCLE CRASH KILLS MAN"
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April 18th, 2011 @ 3pm
A QUICK RUN-THROUGH FOR EASTER
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On a cold, wind-whipped afternoon, it took borough children all of about 90 seconds to charge through Eastside Park and collect all the eggs during Red Bank’s annual Easter EggContinue reading "A QUICK RUN-THROUGH FOR EASTER"
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April 18th, 2011 @ 8am
THE WEEK IN REARVIEW
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A catcher’s mitt at Rumson Little League’s opening day. (Photo by Dustin Racioppi; click to enlarge) By DUSTIN RACIOPPI Break-ins were the breaking news that dominated locally last week, toppedContinue reading "THE WEEK IN REARVIEW"
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April 18th, 2011 @ 6am
SPRING 2011: PINK NEAR THE NAVESINK
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Spring is suddenly busting out all over, as in the front yard of this home on River Road in Fair Haven. (Photo by Dustin Racioppi; click to enlarge)
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April 15th, 2011 @ 5pm
COPS: JEWELRY THIEF HIT BON JOVI MANSION
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A gate to the Bon Jovi mansion, as seen in 2008. (Click to enlarge) By DUSTIN RACIOPPI Turns out the 21-year-old accused of burglarizing four Navesink River Road homes overContinue reading "COPS: JEWELRY THIEF HIT BON JOVI MANSION"
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April 15th, 2011 @ 2pm
BON JOVI FINDS NEW KITCHEN SPACE IN RB
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Plans for Jon Bon Jovi’s Soul Kitchen will keep the bay doors for now. (Photo by Dustin Racioppi; click to enlarge) By DUSTIN RACIOPPI Bon Jovi’s Soul Kitchen has foundContinue reading "BON JOVI FINDS NEW KITCHEN SPACE IN RB"
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April 15th, 2011 @ 12pm
FOR RETIRED CARPENTER, IT’S HAMMER TIME
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Frank Scordo with one of his favorite conversation pieces, a double-handled hammer. Some 1,200 tools from his collection are on display at the Shrewsbury Historical Society. (Photo by Dustin Racioppi;Continue reading "FOR RETIRED CARPENTER, IT’S HAMMER TIME"
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April 15th, 2011 @ 6am
SPRING 2011: IN BLOOM IN RUMSON
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A flower box outside Brennan’s Delicatessan on River Road in Rumson. (Photo by Dustin Racioppi; click to enlarge)
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April 14th, 2011 @ 2pm
RBR STUDENT DANCES HIS WAY INTO JULLIARD
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By DUSTIN RACIOPPI The chances were about as good as getting struck by lightning, but a Red Bank Regional senior has made his way to one of the country’s mostContinue reading "RBR STUDENT DANCES HIS WAY INTO JULLIARD"
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April 14th, 2011 @ 9am
By DUSTIN RACIOPPI Mater Dei High School‘s former dean of students was arrested by Middletown police Tuesday on sexual assault charges. Police say William Miltner, who worked at the schoolContinue reading "MATER DEI DEAN CHARGED IN SEXUAL ASSAULT"
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April 14th, 2011 @ 6am
NO-SHOWS NIX RED BANK COUNCIL SESSION
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The council couldn’t hold its regular meeting Wednesday night because of a lack of a quorum. (Photo by Dustin Racioppi; click to enlarge) By DUSTIN RACIOPPI Red Bank’s regular councilContinue reading "NO-SHOWS NIX RED BANK COUNCIL SESSION"
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April 14th, 2011 @ 5am
IT’S LONG v. KALAKA-ADAMS IN SEA BRIGHT
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Former Mayor Jo-Ann Kalaka-Adams, seen here in 2007, will face councilwoman Dina Long, below, in this year’s mayoral election. (Click to enlarge) By DUSTIN RACIOPPI Seeing an opportunity to keepContinue reading "IT’S LONG v. KALAKA-ADAMS IN SEA BRIGHT"
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April 13th, 2011 @ 12pm
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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 ...
THRONGS FLOCK TO RED BANK STREET FAIR
redbankgreen Partyline: Thousands fill the streets of Red Bank for street fair.