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TIME TO GET WET
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Sea Bright Fire Department’s newest addition. (Photo by Dustin Racioppi; click to enlarge) By DUSTIN RACIOPPI Since buying a new fire truck this summer, Sea Bright’s fire department has putContinue reading "TIME TO GET WET"
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October 8th, 2010 @ 9am
Remember: Nothing makes a Red Bank friend happier than to hear "I saw you on Red Bank Green!"
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BUDGET STILL MIDDLETOWN’S HOT TOPIC
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Sean Byrnes prodded his fellow committee members to reassess its budget planning process Monday night. (Photo by Dustin Racioppi; click to enlarge) By DUSTIN RACIOPPI Now that Middletown has aContinue reading "BUDGET STILL MIDDLETOWN’S HOT TOPIC"
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October 8th, 2010 @ 6am
TIKI TAKE-OFF
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Beach bar season is officially over, as Donovan’s Reef had its tiki bar craned off the beach in Sea Bright Thursday morning. It’ll go into winter storage. (Photo by DustinContinue reading "TIKI TAKE-OFF"
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October 7th, 2010 @ 1pm
RED GINGER FINDS A NEW HOME
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Red Ginger Home is relocating from Monmouth Street to Broad Street at the end of the month. (Photo by Dustin Racioppi; click to enlarge) By DUSTIN RACIOPPI Five years ago,Continue reading "RED GINGER FINDS A NEW HOME"
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October 7th, 2010 @ 10am
OLDEST HOME GETS ITS HISTORICAL DUE
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Red Bank’s oldest house, on South Street, was finally put on the state’s list of historic places last week. (Photo by Dustin Racioppi; click to enlarge) By DUSTIN RACIOPPI AContinue reading "OLDEST HOME GETS ITS HISTORICAL DUE"
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October 7th, 2010 @ 7am
WAITING FOR RETIREMENTS, ROUND TWO
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Middletown is anticipating a second wave of retirements, especially among police officers. (Photo by Dustin Racioppi; click to enlarge) By DUSTIN RACIOPPI With more retirement pension reform pending in theContinue reading "WAITING FOR RETIREMENTS, ROUND TWO"
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October 6th, 2010 @ 9am
SEA BRIGHT MAYOR SUFFERS MILD STROKE
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Council President William Keeler is filling the role of mayor while Maria Fernandes recovers from a mild stroke. (Photo by Dustin Racioppi; click to enlarge) By DUSTIN RACIOPPI Sea BrightContinue reading "SEA BRIGHT MAYOR SUFFERS MILD STROKE"
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October 6th, 2010 @ 8am
A RED BANK WEDDING, TELEVISED
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Stephanie Agresta and Chris McCaffrey used only local businesses for their wedding, which took place at Oyster Point Hotel, and their journey will be televised tonight. (Photo by Dustin Racioppi;Continue reading "A RED BANK WEDDING, TELEVISED"
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October 5th, 2010 @ 12pm
LOANS TARGETED TO BUYERS WHO WORK HERE
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Tony Marchetta, executive director of the state Housing and Mortgage Finance Agency, introduced the Live Where You Work Program in Red Bank Friday. (Photo by Dustin Racioppi; click to enlarge) ByContinue reading "LOANS TARGETED TO BUYERS WHO WORK HERE"
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October 5th, 2010 @ 10am
CRAWLIN’ FOR A CAUSE
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More than 200 people registered for Saturday’s breast cancer research fundraiser in Red Bank Saturday. (Photo by Dustin Racioppi; click to enlarge) By DUSTIN RACIOPPI As Susan Kinslow, a lifelongContinue reading "CRAWLIN’ FOR A CAUSE"
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October 4th, 2010 @ 11am
CITING RISKS, MEGO QUITS CROSSING GUARDS
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John Mego’s last day as a crossing guard is today. (Photo by Dustin Racioppi; click to enlarge) By DUSTIN RACIOPPI He’s in line to be Red Bank’s next fire chief,Continue reading "CITING RISKS, MEGO QUITS CROSSING GUARDS"
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October 1st, 2010 @ 7am
TRIATHLON SUNDAY IN RED BANK
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Athletes will take off from Marine Park in Sunday’s first Sandy Hookers Triathlon. (Photo by Dustin Racioppi; click to enlarge) By DUSTIN RACIOPPI For some people, there’s nothing like aContinue reading "TRIATHLON SUNDAY IN RED BANK"
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October 1st, 2010 @ 6am
RUMSON CUTS FAIR HAVEN FROM REC SPORTS
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The change affects kids in the rowing program at Victory Park, above, and a lacrosse program. (Click to enlarge) By DUSTIN RACIOPPI Citing capacity issues, Rumson has dropped Fair HavenContinue reading "RUMSON CUTS FAIR HAVEN FROM REC SPORTS"
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September 30th, 2010 @ 12pm
COUNCIL UNLIKELY TO FILL LEHNERT’S SEAT
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Two weeks before he took his own life, Councilman John Lehnert had informed Mayor Mike Halfacre that he was ending his re-election bid, Halfacre says. By DUSTIN RACIOPPI Though FairContinue reading "COUNCIL UNLIKELY TO FILL LEHNERT’S SEAT"
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September 29th, 2010 @ 1pm
COMING SOON: SEA BRIGHT POOL CLUB PLANS
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Plans are moving forward to develop the site that once was the Peninsula House. (Photo by Dustin Racioppi; click to enlarge) By DUSTIN RACIOPPI There’s a reason Read Murphy wentContinue reading "COMING SOON: SEA BRIGHT POOL CLUB PLANS"
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September 29th, 2010 @ 10am
SEA BRIGHT TWEAKS CAT HERDING LAW
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A cat hanging out in Sea Bright. (Photo by Dustin Racioppi; click to enlarge) By DUSTIN RACIOPPI Sea Bright is moving forward on its cat control ordinance, despite warnings fromContinue reading "SEA BRIGHT TWEAKS CAT HERDING LAW"
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September 29th, 2010 @ 6am
FILM REGS PAUSED; TAXI TALK RETURNS
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A film crew tied up the Broad Street sidewalk earlier this month to shoot a commercial. (Photo by Dustin Racioppi; click to enlarge) By DUSTIN RACIOPPI A proposal to implementContinue reading "FILM REGS PAUSED; TAXI TALK RETURNS"
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September 28th, 2010 @ 6am
A LOCAL FEST, PLUS GUINNESS AND OYSTERS
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Scenes from Saturday’s Only One Red Bank Guinness Oyster Festival, captured by Peter Lindner. (To enlarge the photo display, start it, then click the embiggen symbol in the lower rightContinue reading "A LOCAL FEST, PLUS GUINNESS AND OYSTERS"
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September 28th, 2010 @ 5am
MIDDLETOWN DAY BOUNCES BACK
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Moonbounces and other rubbery, bouncy things were heavily used by children for Saturday’s Middletown Day. (Photo by Dustin Racioppi; click to enlarge) By DUSTIN RACIOPPI To the casual observer, MiddletownContinue reading "MIDDLETOWN DAY BOUNCES BACK"
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September 27th, 2010 @ 11am
WITH TURF JOB DONE, RED BANK WANTS MORE
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Red Bank is going after  grant money to fund more upgrades at Count Basie Field. Above, a rendering for a baseball and field hockey/soccer field. (Photo by Dustin Racioppi; clickContinue reading "WITH TURF JOB DONE, RED BANK WANTS MORE"
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September 27th, 2010 @ 10am
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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 ...